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Thanks for the great music you created.

Forever cool and hip. Happy Birthday, Dennis!

If this was a Facebook status update I would 'like' it because I agree but don't have much substantial to add. I'm glad the POB reissue brought him substantially more recognition and positive reappraisal, however, as he and his music definitely deserved that. (Thanks in no small way, of course, to your own efforts, Mr. Stebbins!)

Happy birthday, you magnificent bastard you  ;D

Happy birthday Dennis! 66 Big Ones today...you are missed, brother.

Listening back just now to the radio interview Dennis gave to an FM station in Eugene, Oregon in late '77 reminds me what a truly special soul he was:  spiritual, engaged, thoughtful, funny, both reverant & irreverant at the same time!  Shine on, DW.

Dennis Wilson.

That's all you need to know.  ;D

Jon, I recently saw a television show on the "car guy" side of Steve McQueen.  I remember reading (dreaming?)  about Steve and Dennis hanging out, maybe racing somewhere or driving along the California coast.  Maybe read it in your book or somewhere else.


Do you have any stories to share on this aspect of DW's life?    I'd love to hear them.  I'm sure others here would as well.

Happy Denny Day to one and all! It's a good day to break out POB and Dennis Wilson Forever.

Happy Birthday to quite possibly the coolest person that ever lived :dennis We miss you Dennis!!!

Happy Birthday Dennis. May you enjoy your special day with all the other great Rock and Rollers that are with you. Thank you for giving us the magic you created with your 2 brothers. You'd be proud of Brian if you were here with us today.  ;D

Donald, I'm sure you saw this in the DVD "Dennis Wilson Forever" by Billy Hinsche.  IIRC, the story was told by Dean Torrence.

If Donald read my Dennis Wilson book then he saw the Steve McQueen story there first as told by Gregg Jakobson...page 90.

Ah...close to ten years since I read "The Real Beach Boy" cover-to-cover as opposed to maybe three years since I last watched "Dennis Wilson Forever"...apologies, Jon!  :)