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from his facebook:


"The Beach Boys will be performing this Saturday (Feb 5) at A Concert for America – A Tribute to Ronald Reagan. We played at President Reagan's 2nd inaugural and thought it would be appropriate to honor him for his centennial birthday celebration in light of our anniversary coming up later this year. Brian and I were both invited by Mike...more details soon on how you can watch this concert online!"

http://www.facebook.com/#!/alanjardine

I just saw this and rushed here to find out more information!!  This seems to be so out of the blue!!  Did any of our honored guests know about this?  Andrew, did you know?  Very cool, indeed.  Hopefully, this is only just the beginning of the 50th anniversary plans!  I really hope Mike invited David Marks as well.

Not much time for preparation, it's this Saturday.

Read about 'The Beach Boys' doing some kind of gig for Reagan a few days ago and like most, just thinking it would be Mike and Bruce gig. Wow...lets see what the media have to say. Could be a way to gauge interest for something else.

A mention about Carls passing anniversary being the next day would be fitting.

http://superbowlblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2011/01/ronald-reagan-to-get-super-bow.html

Well considering they are sharing the bill, they will probably only play a handful of songs so it's not like they need to rehearse a full tour. I would guess one of them would be Hearts Were Full of Spring since they performed that at the inaugural and Mike dedicates it to Reagan still.

Now that song would take some practice. Could Al and Brian just fit in?

Looking forward to watching this online!!

Remember this?

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,7791.0.html

wow i forgot about that. If this has been in the works that long...makes you wonder what else might be in the works

 ;)

20-minute set.  Brian looks unlikely but never say never.

aha...in my excitment i forgot that it only says brian was asked, not confirmed...

I guess we shall see then.  I guess Al never actually says Brian will be there, but he did word his statement cleverly to make it seem as if a reunion were taking place.

As Alan clearly states, Brian was invited.

Gotcha, I broke Beach Boy fan rule #1 and let the excitement get the best of me before all parties agreed to get together.

A tribute to Ronald Reagan? I would hope a reunion would be in some other context. I know Mike and Bruce (and maybe some of the others) were friendly with the Reagans, but...don't make this the big reunion.

My current understanding is, no Brian.

Whole year lies before us, summer as yet untouched... and anyway, the technical 50th - release of first record - is in November. Patience.

Thank god.  Just my opinion.  :)

Now if Nancy were to call Melinda! ;D

Dear Melinda, Just Say No.

From the Brit site.

Andrew:
I found the 1983 photo of the band and the Reagan's on the Reagan Library site. It's unfortunate that the view of Carl and Brian is blocked but at least we are all smiling!
We're playing an extremely short set Saturday night (20 minutes) but the program is two hours long.
I'm glad we were asked to be there and it will be fun to play with Al. I hope Brian is part of this event......

Bruce Johnston
February 2, 2011
Montecito, California

It makes me cringe sometimes when I think that these guys were in any capacity buddy-buddy with Reagan. Ugh.

So Bruce posted this tomorrow?

And even if they didn't know, do you think they would tell you they didn't?

Interesting times ahead...would love everyone to reunite for a show, let's just wait and see !

Said picture?

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/1/14/20090620091513!Reagans_with_the_Beach_Boys.jpg)

Reminds me of the funniest caption IMO from the Ego Board.

Reagan...'Which one of you f****d my daughter?'
Mike....'We all did!'

 ;D

ok so no Brian (being realistic) but Al Mike and Bruce on a stage is a BIG deal still

When was the last time Al got onstage with Mike & Bruce?

Not to malign someone who led California into some better days as our Governor, someone who had earlier in his career helped make a star out of Bonzo, went on to become President not only of the Screen Actors Guild, but of the whole-dang U.S. of A, and eventually allow my buddy Dennis a funeral normally reserved for Admirals & the like, but let's not forget how he developed such a close relationship with The Boys... 
For further research, dig out a copy of daughter Patti Davis' autobiography, "The Way I See It"; to wit:  "And, to save you page-flipping to find out who the Reagans' wild daughter claims she has slept with or been otherwise romantically entangled with: actors Timothy Hutton (short involvement) and Peter Strauss (longer); doomed Beach Boy Dennis Wilson (intermittent, crisscrossing-lives sort of thing); Eagles member Bernie Leadon (live-in); singer Kris Kristofferson (interviewed him for a TV show in his hotel room, spent the night, drove Secret Service bonkers)."
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-05-06/features/1992127123_1_patti-davis-ronald-reagan-kris-kristofferson

 

July 1998?

God, that nearly made me choke on my coffee I laughed so hard!  :lol

May 9th, American Cancer Society Benefit, Detroit MI. Bruce played two shows that day, btw.

Yup - there's a lot about Bruce no-one knows...  ;D

corrected as usual...this is why i proceed my posts with a question mark lol

That's the main reason I put 10452 up - so's I don't have to remember all this sh*t.  ;D

a place as significant as the fabled library of Alexandria to fans such as i

Don't you love different time-zones?  :)

But maybe Bruce was/is ahead of his time as well?

Yeah, and look what happen to that...  :(

Why do I have this uncomfortable feeling that Stamos is going to show at this bash ?  Crap, I hope not.

Please, no Adrian Baker, either.  ;D

No chance.

If Al shows up, neat. But pleeeeease, I hope Brian doesn't. Besides the fact that I don't want The Beach Boys to reunite for Ronald Reagan, I just think that would play Brian directly into Mike's hand. A short set? Ah, how convenient. Just time probably for the classic, scrubbed-clean, fun in the sun hits from 62-64, plus maybe "Kokomo". How about lets wait for a full fledged reunion, and do this the right way.

David Marks??

I think sort of a small concert like this could be good for the guys becoming okay with th "new" situation. So therefor I think Brian should be part of this. If this concert is good and everybody enjoys it then we can hope for a real reunion-concert.

I respectfully disagree with Jim. I hope Brian does show up, I hope David shows up, I even hope everybody who has ever been part of the BBs/BB band shows up. Probably not logistically practical or desirable, fine, whatever. I would just prefer that what I define as the actual core BBs only [Brian, Mike, Al, Bruce, David] would be out front carrying the vocal load. Maybe with a little discreet help from the back row. I would even love for Dennis and Carl to be present and participating by video and recording.

They say I'm a dreamer but...

On the contrary, I think it's tailor-made for Brian:

1 - 20 minute set, so five songs tops...

2 - they'll be songs he can sing in his sleep...

3 - close enough to drive to, he can be home in time for bed...

4 - big media event, good publicity...

5 - he can forget about it the next morning (if he wants to...).

Absolutely agree. My god, if it were to come true... one last (?) time hearing the vocals melt into a sum greater than its parts... I think even with Denny and Carl missing, it could be praeternaturally beautiful.

Perhaps it all depends on: have the guys more or less come to terms with their own mortality? That is, I think, a conditio sine qua non to forget any childish and petty in-fighting, and arrogant declining of taking part in an occasion that will never ever return.

I mean, if it happened, I'd be as ecstatic as anyone. But I want, for once, the band to present themselves to the public in a way befitting of all the great music they made.

I guess what I'm saying is I just hope they do a proper reunion concert type thing.

But anyways, I wonder what the set-up would be if Brian ends up being there? Would he have his protective keyboard like his solo shows? Or do they throw him to the grand piano on the side of the stage again?

You mean, with a pack of Marlboro's and a mirror with the marching powder at the ready? No, please... :smokin

For the record, I couldn't care less what your politics are, nor you mine.  Can we all agree to keep that out of our discussions on BB reunions?

I don't want Brian to be there, because it's too late for me to catch a plane to California.  :lol

Good point!

Brian or no Brian, I for one will set the alarm for 04:00 Central European Time - this will be great (I wish and hope and pray).

So, who can get closest to the set list they'll play? Here's my guess:

1. California Girls
2. Surfer Girl (Al middle eight)
3. Help Me Rhonda
4. Barbara Ann
5. Surfin' USA
 

I predict a very oldies heavy setlist...It'll be interesting to see how many songs they do that Al or Bruce were not involved in the orig. recording. Surfer Girl, Little Deuce Coupe, Surfin USA, Surfin Safari, etc...and apparently the guy who WAS on those songs was not invited. Not cool if you ask me.

Here’s mine:

Cabinessence
Brian’s Back
Students’ Demonstration Time
Ms. O’Leary’s Cow (2004)
Shortenin’ Bread

Thanks Ed,  I saw Mike and Bruce at a small venue in Indiana (last spring) and Mike dedicated "Their hearts were full of spring" to Ronald Reagan.

Don, that could actually give them more publicity than the usual hits that everybody expects:

"The one-time leader of the band, Brian Wilson, who arrived late, reportedly because he had to wait for the right moment to sneak out of the house due to his wife not wanting him to perform, then launched in to a rendition of the nursery rhyme 'Shortenin' Bread'. When, after seven minutes in, he still showed no signs of finishing the repetitive groove, security dragged him of the stage. A security guard, who wish to remain anonymous, claims that Wilson shouted 'but I was just going to play 'Proud Mary' even as the doors closed behind him."

 :lol very good, sir!

Brian announced on facebook, that he's in the studio this week....

"California Girls," "I Get Around," "Surfer Girl," "Good Vibrations," "Fun, Fun, Fun"

Disney? Or Pleasure Island?

Still; Al and Bruce have sung those same songs live hundreds of times more than Dave ( it's OK to mention his name Jon)   
After all, they're not doing the original recordings, they're performing them live.  :)
Apparently Mike, for all his past love for Dave, doesn't consider him an integral part of the reunion mix. 
Or maybe he just forgot.

Isn't the show on the 5th? 
If you REALLY want to be there, it's not too late.
Heck, you can probably charter a private jet "Friday Night", if you want to get there in style. ;)

Didn't say

Disney, as it was a month ago.

No David I guess. He wasn't around in 1983 -1984, when the BB were "associated" with Reagan.

Mike, Bruce and Alan on one stage: great development IMO. Here's hoping for more.

I know it probably wasn't in Brian's best interest to announce that he might play or record with The Beach Boys in 2011 while talking about BWRG, so I could see why he would say he wasn't gonna do it, but does anybody think it is possible that he actually might not play a concert with them at all, or do any kind of recording or DVD special with them?

I mean, he has shows in the fall already scheduled right? And he is recording for his Disney project. And I would assume any real solid reunion would require a bit of work, so I'm kinda nervous about the prospects of a reunion featuring Brian.

"Popeye & Son"
"Kill Your Television"
"The Ballad Of Tom Jones"
"O Superman"
"Ghostbusters"

OK, I'll play along.

5. "Kiss Me, You Inflatable Doll"
4. "Let Me Go Or I'll Call The Cops"
3. "You Make Me Crazy Like Dirty Diapers On My Head"
2. "A Song About Reconstituted Meat Byproducts"
1. "Your Love Sucks Like A Vacuum Cleaner On Dope"

Replace 'Surfin' USA' with 'Long Tall Texan' for me. Complete with Mike's dancing of course.  ;D

In all seriousness: I think you hit the nail on the head with that list.

I'm not saying David should be there at the exclusion of Bruce or Al. Its cool they are getting together. Not cool that David wasn't asked. I know he'd go if he was asked, and he'd play the guitar parts to those songs as well or better than anybody who will be there. Sorry, call me crazy, but I do prefer to hear the guys who were actually on the hit recordings. I think its a spiritual thing, and it makes it more fun. You can spin it all you want, but there is no good reason to leave him out.

You are correct sir; there is no good reason to leave him out of any real Beach Boys reunions.
On the other hand, when has good reason ever entered into any decisions on the Beach Boys made by Mike?

That said, as another poster pointed out, Dave didn't play at the original Reagan show; so it's not as if he's being excluded from a reunion based on that criteria.
If the Beach Boys do any Actual Reunions for their 50th, Dave should definitely be a part

They have 20 minutes, correct, I think it will be more than 5 songs.  I am guessing the setlist will be:

1. Wrinkles
2. Rock N Roll Survivor
3. PT Cruiser
4. At The Hop '85 Outtake version
5. California Energy Blues (with participation from Arnold)
6. Be True To Your Bud
7. 5 minute speech about TM
Encore
8. Problem Child (Dedicated to Patti Reagan)

I love David as much as any of us, but he DID quit the Beach Boys after all, right?

Have any of you ever quit a band? I have and can tell you, it causes some problems for situations such as this.

That said, I hope he's there and at any future reunions.

I also wish he'd never quit!

The two guitar Carl and David attack was simply awesome.

This thread is heading towards a subject that has been covered many times before here. How about we discuss this 'Reunion Lite' for what it is. Al playing with Mikes band for 20 minutes. Maybe this will start the 50th and it will build from there.

Brian should come for the birthday cake IMO. ;D

I'm guessing this will be their set:

1. Help me Rhonda
2. Lady Lynda
3. Sumahama
4. Looking At Tomorrow
5, Disney Girls
6. Pitter Patter
7. Fun Fun Fun!  :angel:

I agree 100% with Jon. For instance, I watched Dave play the leads to 409 and Shut Down TO THE NOTE the same as the records. To me, it's a no-brainer that he be on stage with Mike & Bruce for regular shows and upcoming reunion shows if they materialize. The guy can sing pretty damn good, too!

Fo sho!   :o

Yeah but BB's and quitting are part of the routine.  Al quit the band in '62, he came back in '63. Bruce quit the band in '72, he came back '78. David quit the band in '63, he was asked back in '71 but declined, and came back in '97. He quit again in '99, and he came back and played the '08 tour of the British Isles as a special guest. Brian quit, sort of, came back, sort of, quit again...and stuff...Carl quit and came back, Dennis, out and back in a couple of times. I think Mike is the ONLY Beach Boy who never quit (or was never kicked out) right? Why does David having quit stand out in your mind?

Erik, also keep in mind, when David quit in 1999 it was because he was dying of hepatitis C and was given 6 months to a year to live.  The fact he's even alive 11 years later, never mind healthy and still playing the hell out the guitar is a miracle.  So, I'm not sure its totally fair to hold his current status as 'former' Beach Boy against him considering the alternative to him leaving the road in the late 90's would have been a suicide mission.

Back to Al, though...its great he will be playing with Mike again, and finger's crossed there will be an opportunity for all 5 of them to play together sometime in the not too distant future!

I just mean because he quit and was gone for so long!

My view on David is, it's one of the major tragedies in the Beach Boys saga that David didn't stay with the band. I think if he had, the Beach Boys would've stayed more of a band band, David probably would have been all over  those records in the mid/late 60's 70's onward and the two guitar attack would have remained a core part of their sound. But then again, I would think that because my all-time favorite stuff is their first few albums, and David's guitar is a huge part of those albums.

Actually, there is a good reason to leave David out, but it's the same reason why Brian, if he was "officially invited", should not appear.  

Why??  Although this performance is significant in Beach Boys history, it should not signify the official reunion of the surviving members.  If it did, any subsequent reunion performances would be significantly diluted in terms of publicity, as it would be impossible to promote a future performance as "the reunion of the Beach Boys, including Brian Wislon."

Yeah, I'd like to see David there, and obviously to a greater extent, Brian, but it doesn't make sense in that this upcoming performance should be the official first 40th anniversary reunion show.  The PR possibilities are just not there.  But, that being said, the BBs have such a dumbass history of failing to understand public relations and how come across as being hip (related, in much more than satirical terms, to "How to Speak Hip" (or is it "How to Speak Hip-Hop?"  Oops, as Mike Love said 42 years ago, "Lost my head!" -- and if you don't get that one, you really don't understand the dynamic behind The Beach Boys as a group) -  but I digress).

The biggest downside to Al's post about him performing with Mike and Bruce, and that Brian has been invited, but may not show up, is that it seems to indicate that the Beach Boys still can't come up with a cohesive plan and get it all together.  They are Windows rather than Mac.  What does that mean?  It means that the BBs and their publicity machine still don't understand how to present themselves and their incredible musical accomplishments to the media and the public.  It's a no-brainer (or is it a "no-Brianer?) that Brian should not be at the Reagan tribute performance.  The big question is, is anybody in the BB organization smart enough, with enough control, (if that is, in fact, possible in BB land), to understand how a 40th anniv BB reunion should be rolled out in 2011 and 2012?

The Rolling Stones are already talking about a 2012 tour for their 40th anniversary. Can the BBs get it together and come across as cool as the Rolling Stones?  History tells us that they can do it only with some significant cooperation and planning.  And who knows, maybe that's what they're up to now.  

In any event, it's great that Al is reuniting with Mike and Bruce.  Hope the guys are not so clueless that they haven't already planned for the official reunion including Brian and Dave.  And if they haven't, they need to get off their butts and come up with a plan now.

--

I thought David did not want to play alongside Mike after some disgusting event a few years back.

Anyways... the Beach Boys that I love include Al Jardine in the vocal blend.

Perhaps the elusiveness surrounding my explanation as to why David was no longer sitting in during local shows (something fans in the NY/ NJ / CT area came to expect for a few years there) has caused some to fill-in the blanks based around my partial statement that ultimately, David's feelings had been hurt.  But, time heals and David doesn't hold grudges...and hopefully there is no further cause for him to be treated with anything less than respect by the organization.  He deserves that! So, I will repeat what I've said multiple times since then: there is a big difference between him participating in a reunion-related event with all the surviving Beach Boys and being a part-time (unpaid) special guest at Mike's east coast shows.

Now, like TheOtherAnonymous said, this thread is about CURRENT plans for Saturday, not to re-hash what happened 2 years ago.  I will be playing with my Ronald Reagan paper dolls in honor of his 100th birthday!  What will you be doing?  Watching the live webcast? 

Both the Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones are approaching their 50th anniversary. A bit daunting, actually, as I got started close to fifty years ago as well!

Beach Boys and Rolling Stones celebrating their respective 50ths -- Blondie Chaplin should have no shortage of work in 2012!   8)

Blondie just played a great solo gig in NYC and reportedly gave props to Dennis Wilson for being "soulful" during his set.

You are absolutely correct, it's the upcoming 50th anniversary of both bands.  In my rambling post above I incorrectly stated it was the 40th.  This error was most likely a result of the fact that it was late at night and I'd been enjoying some Jack Daniels, coupled with the fact that it's hard to believe it's been almost half a century since the formation of The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones.  (In addition to blaming the chronological error on the late hour and the Jack, I am also blaming the rambling nature of my post on those two factors.)

In vain!

I know...  :thud

nevermind...

You beat me to it! Just in case folks need a link to view the concert tonight, here it is...

http://www.reaganfoundation.org/live-webcasts.aspx

While I was attempting to be whimsical in the above statement, initially egged on by an earlier post,
 
"Reminds me of the funniest caption IMO from the Ego Board.
Reagan...'Which one of you f****d my daughter?'
Mike....'We all did!' "

Still and all, I had second thoughts upon awaking the next day, wondering if this wasn't in poor taste - all the while knowing that the old cowboy himself would have gotten a kick out of it!

Well, this morning I was jolted awake by this recent Sarah Palin nonsense, which I was happy to see 'young' Ron Reagan quickly shoot down.  (By the way, guess he's not so young anymore, but I've known him since he was a teenager...)
"Sarah Palin casts herself in Reagan mold, blasts Obama administration"
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-palin-reagan-20110205,0,5876331.story
But his son, Ron Reagan, tells The Associated Press he doesn't see anything in common between his dad and the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate, "Sarah Palin is a soap opera, basically. She's doing mostly what she does to make money and keep her name in the news," Reagan says.  "She is not a serious candidate for president and never has been!"

Finally, in a hopefully much more respectful mention of our President who would have turned 100 tomorrow, here are reviews of 2 documentaries that are about to air:  By Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times Television Critic

Ronald Reagan would have been 100 years old Sunday, an observation that is slightly ridiculous — he won't be, of course, because he died in 2004. And yet, it's significant enough to have launched his son Ron's new book, "My Father at 100," and two new documentaries that examine the legend of both the president and his first lady.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv/la-et-reagans-20110205,0,856687.story
 

I can't wait for the day that Reagan is not held up as some kind of paragon of 'good President'. He was very obviously not, jeez.

or very obviously not is he's seen like that.

i think you can only judge presidents relative to other ones.

And even if you do that, Reagan was still a horrible President. I mean, like most politicians they all did some stuff that makes me hesitant to really like any of them but... Reagan is especially awful.

Ronald Reagan ? The actor ?

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Gqx3U3ECe9U/TNYhbuyMOVI/AAAAAAAAACw/bFvmYSfwpwE/s1600/DocBrown.jpg)

"Then who's vice-president? Jerry Lewis?"

 ;D

Quit it yer killing me!   :lol

so i guess this thing starts soon eh

10-12 eastern

oh it's pacific time. gotcha. i'm in central. so a couple hours still.

Sorry to be a numbnuts , but to my UK friends what time can we expect it to be on-line OUR TIME !!! (Iam  logged onto to the Reagan site) ????
AGD , help me out man  as i have had a couple of ciders tonight :-))))))

Ok, so who is recording this?  I'm experiencing audio issues..

Well its 3.30 am here in the UK and the on-line stream is rather damn good 'Lonestar' now on (whoever there are), not recording BUT no doubt the BB set will be on You Tube in the next 24 Hours

As soon as I hear them announced, I will start recording.

Great Pancake!!


Ok, enough with this band already..



(5:40AM over here...)

the way the lonestar dude was rocking the ear mic and keytar....idk.  it's just so lame.  

As of now, this (Roger Williams' rambling) is agony.

This is gonna be a long night.

Waiting for the other people to go through their sets, I mean.

Only 45 minutes left, right? And BBs have a 20 minute set. So it can't be too much longer.

Getting sick of this. A GE commercial... Oh, the things I do to catch a glimpse of Stamos.

 ;D

45 Mins left ?? I hope Luther , I'm on my 4th cup of coffee and in dire need of bed !! This is like watching a 3rd rate Cabaret show (i.e. damn hard work)

I believe so. I think it was supposed to be 7-9 PT. But coffee? That's your mistake, sir. I'm finding wine makes the schlock less horrific.

"Ladies and Gentlemen: A message from a guy who once loaned Ronald Reagan twelve dollars!"

Now that fmr press secretary is a good looking man. Sort of like a fat, white Yoda.

This reminds me of the time I woke up early to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade for HOURS just to see Mike & Bruce lipsync 10 seconds of Little Saint Nick.

"a president who spoke with an infection" lol

and now the person who supplied THAT CIGAR to some bird for Pres Clinton :-))

When is my 100 please do not organize anything like this...

That's a nice purple shirt this guy has.

Oh god, the Jonas Brothers...

Jonas Bros!

 :thud

That was a nice puffy vest one of those Jonases had.

Now I don't care if the set is just Mike Love farting into a microphone for a straight 20 minutes, anything'll be better than what's going on right now.

The audio crapped out on me. Is anybody else having problems?

omgssshhhhh HURRRY UUUP

I like musicals as much as the next guy. Actually probably way more than the next guy, in this case. But the prerecorded cheesetrax (tm) following the old men's rambling, I don't know. I want a midget. I want Al Jardine.

Is that a trick question? Because my audio does indeed sound like crap.

pretty sure this girl is filipino.  random note.

The feed suddenly started getting really slow and choppy for me, I hope it gets fixed soon.

Good God , this is getting worse AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH , who the bloody hell is this girl ??? please pass me a bucket !!
 " I wasn't born when Pres Reagan was in" , ok then girl BYE

I can't take it anymoooreee....

Me too, but it's ok now, from my end.

Yeah it's not as choppy anymore.

I don't mind this singer, she's not particularly bad.

looove hearing hearing her go off key on the low notes. GAWD I LOVE IT SO MUCH

Obviously I think we're all watching this on stream, but in case someone missed it:

http://www.livestream.com/reaganlibrary?utm_source=lsplayer&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=footerlinks (http://www.livestream.com/reaganlibrary?utm_source=lsplayer&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=footerlinks)

There is a red gibson in the background. I hope that's a good sign.

Finally.

oh jeez, now i have to watch a washington redskin talk.

OK, this is my favorite part. This is truly a glorious example of mind-numbingly bad public speaking.

When I heard "welcome, two members of..." my heart almost stopped.

 :lol

And now a mic problem! Fantastic.

testing, testing, one two

SAME

Oh please kill me!

i dont' find our miss usa that attractive

Not gonna lie, when that woman first showed up on screen, I thought it was that girl from High School Musical, Vanessa Hudgens.

Sorry but i dont care about Al , that girl is HOT !!!! And i bet she sings a mean 'Rhonda'

MUST BE NOOOW

I'm thinking Miss USA is pretty fucking hot, too.

For what it's worth, at least they're saving the best for last.

DAMMIT! Did I miss the Jonas Brothers!?!?

Well, I'm logging out...my whole night is ruined.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Ladies and Gentlemen, Ladies and... :thud

STAMOS.

i saw bongos.  so i'm dreading kokomo.

This. Is. Unpleasant.

Help Me Rendezvous with Destiny...

I'm about ready to fall asleep.

BEACH BOYS NOW PLEASE?  :-\

OH GO AWAY RICK PERRY.

Let's just hope that Brian Wilson's centennial celebration (you know there's gonna be one) is more dignified than this.

What the hell, it's supposed to be over in 15 mins

Ronald WILSON Reagan , didn't know that !!!

Banging. Head. On. Desk.

Dear God, only a two hour set of 'Shortnin' Bread' led by a robed Brian Wilson could make up for this nightmare.  :deadhorse

I blame Roger Williams and his fucking seemingly never-ending, rambling stories.

rick perry is full of himself.

Who wants to bet that they'll end the program with Good Vibrations...with the damn credits going?

FINAAALLY

I'd call that an insult to everyone involved (especially Reagan himself), but that'd be giving all other insults a bad name.

YESSSSSS

Alright, finally here they are!

Press REC!

If only they would wear the outfits they wore in that early 80s clip...

FINALLY!

California Girls leads it off.

No Brian?

i swear mike sounds like he's holding a fart.

Nope. They confirmed that earlier today.

I hate to say it but these guys are REALLY aging  :(

Bruce doesn't sound great...

*Crossing Fingers* Please play cabinessence, Please play cabinessence, Please play cabinessence, *Crossing Fingers*

I'm still trying to figure out how Al's voice has survived the test of time. That man made a deal with the devil  :lol

Al sounds good, Mike and Bruce not so much.  They should have locked Kirsch in a broom closet and let Matt Jardine sing the falsetto  

Ladies and gents...

MITOSIS!

Was that Dave in the sunglasses and the baseball hat?

Sam Donaldson!

brian's voice is in better condition than mike.

Oh God.

STAAAAAAAAAAAAAMOS!

Oh and here's Kokomo. I don't care what you guys say, I like Kokomo  :P

Am I the only one who got horribly depressed when it wasn't carl on lead on GB? I know he's gone, but seeing Mike, bruce, Al,...and some random dude.  :'(
 

I thought Bruce sounded good, or at least better than some of the other recent videos I've seen of him.

That is mike's son, Christian

with Al present, they almost sound like the Beach Boys again!  Al adds a huge degree of authenticity to the group.

Actually, I'm really digging this live version. It doesn't sound as....fake. Plus, there's no sax.

Mike really isn't singing well. In some ways, not a lot different than Brian and his band: he's being supported. It's fine. One thing, it certainly seemed during Sloop John B that Mike and Al were enjoying singing together. So that's nice. And now we have Stamos, which is of course nicer still.

When he was on screen, this is what I was thinking:

"Who's this guy? Wait a minute-nasal voice, big forehead, receding hairline - that's gotta be Mike's son". He's a dead ringer.

Stamos takes to the drums for Rhonda.

Now we're talking. RHONDA!

It seems like Al doesn't want to be there. Mike looked over to him and smiled, and Al was facing the keyboard.

I'm sorry, but I just turned the damn thing off. That was awful. Al was OK but disengaged from the others, the backing musicians didn't seem into it, Mike had no energy, Bruce was negligible. I hate to make this a Brian Vs. Them thing, but when you see this compared to Brian's live show - even his poorer ones - geez, I can see why he stayed away.

A 50th anniversary tour in this state would be a sorry affair indeed. Mike looks like he's got nothing left to give. Give us a boxset and a documentary I say, instead of parading this sad soulless zombie band around under the banner of what should be one of the most loved and respected bands of all time.

actually their voices are improving with the show

help me rhonda is pretty good

Imagine watching this as a non-fan. Someone who only has a passing acquaintance with the Beach Boys through radio. Seriously, what would you be thinking.

Al is propping them up.

Personally, I think they sound GREAT. Kokomo isn't exactly a favorite, but even that was really well done. I really hope they keep performing together! Welcome back, Al!

Mike seems to be getting more energized as the show goes on imo.

disagree. Seems happy to me.

Mike sounds almost better than when I saw them in 1992.

This music is timeless. Love it. What a great show!

this is ending pretty good

They are definitely more energetic than when the show started. Mike looked like he was asleep in the beginning.

"Stamos isn't chopped liver." I may have a new sig.

Overall, not a bad set.

Picked up near the end. Also:
Audience: ENCORE!
Beach Boys: NOPE! BEDTIME!

To bad it wasn't a full concert. They started to sound pretty damn good near the end.  :)

I can't believe no one here has mentioned Matt yet.

Al seemed to be having some problems with his guitar. He kept on fiddling with his amp and whenever he didn't have to sing he was facing the amp.

But overall, this was awesome. Al's presence makes the band so much more authentic. Even just hearing him say "Michael Edward!" at the end of Kokomo made it better. I saw Matt Jardine in the background, he should've played the congas when Stamos wasn't, that would've be really cool.

Some thoughts:

*It was great hearing Al in the vocal blend.
*Bruce sounded good.
*They were by far the most dignified act of the night, and a good deal more dignified than they usually are nowadays.
*They looked at least somewhat happy to be together again.
*I seriously gotta wonder what's making Mike Love's voice sound so bad - old age isn't much of a reason given how much better Brian and Al sound.

yeah that was pretty great at the end.  help me rhonda was the highlight

Mike looked like he was unwell at the beginning, but he got better.
So good to see Al there, he really makes the difference.  And so did Matt Jardine.

Give him 37 years or so. He'll get the settings just right.

Great to see Al up there with them.  I had the crappiest experience with that stream though, it was like I was on dial-up.  Hope it ends up on youtube.

I'm glad they didn't make a point of announcing a "reunion" with Al. Al was, is, and always will be a Beach Boy. I'm glad that they didn't try to "seperate" Al from them.

I thought both Mike and Al looked they had a good time. And yeah, Rhonda was great! Certainly worth staying up until 6:20.

not the worse (bar far) and certainly not the best BB show , but lets not forget that there were a few nerves up there tonight for all concerned !! Proud of you all , now get Al in the band for whats left of this voyage know as the BB's and lets hope to see him in the UK/Europe in July with the rest of the band...................

It's 6:20?  
Wow.  I liked Rhonda and FFF. Before that I was thinking Mike might be going into cardiac arrest.  
Somebody should watch over him tonight...

Seconded.

This was well worth the wait. (got up at 4AM especially for this...). Loved it, above all for the historical aspect of it. Great to see Al Mike and Bruce on one stage again. Let's hope this is just the start of a fantastic 2011!

And what's happening on this board here? Never seen that many posts in 2 hours!  :o   ;D

It's only 12:29AM here. Unless I lost a day.  ;D

local time here in The Netherlands, Jay, local time....

"What a difference a day makes"

over-touring maybe

Captured it, but there were some glitches during "Rhonda" and "Fun".  I'll have to re-record them from the website's archive or YouTube and put the whole thing together.

Not a bad set - Mike has sounded out of breath the last couple of times I've seen him, but he's not a kid.  Al sounded as good as he did when I saw him with Brian a few years back.  A nice historical document, but not something I see myself listening to with any regularity.

Yes, a place in time. worth watching once, but again?  Not much to revisit for, methinks.

I was out at a party and unfortunately unable to watch, does anyone know of a place to watch the clip?? I figured the Reagan website would have it, but nothing.

same here, was at a show tonight and missed the webcast. my brother watched it and is giving me "an advanced warning," but i still want to see it.

http://www.youtube.com/user/shutdownvol3#p/u/2/P7xwvOT865c (http://www.youtube.com/user/shutdownvol3#p/u/2/P7xwvOT865c)

http://www.youtube.com/user/shutdownvol3#p/u/1/llGPKlR4PHI (http://www.youtube.com/user/shutdownvol3#p/u/1/llGPKlR4PHI)

I'll add this to the mix, if anyone's interested in burning the show to CD. It's a tracked WAV conversion from my stereo capture last night. I'll leave it up for a few days.  :)

http://lukpac.org/~dave/Beach%20Boys%20%20-%20A%20Concert%20For%20America%20-%202-5-2011%20-%20Simi%20Valley,%20CA/