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Hi it's Brian. Next Monday at 11:00 in the morning, California time,  I'm gonna be right here to answer your questions. At 11:30, I'm gonna switch over to my own message board and answer questions there, so that will be kinda cool. See you then.

i'll be here...  :)

Thanks Brian!! I'm sure we all can't wait!!

That's very much appreciated, Mr. Wilson :hat

Just a heads up, I have many to ask but don't expect you to waste so much time replying to one person. You can answer whatever you feel like.

I'm so looking forward to this.

BW is the man! ;D

Finally something cool happens on a Monday.

Talk soon, Brian!  ;D

Hi Brian ,

I am sure we just 'maybe' have the most members on-line come next Monday , permitting of course where on the planet they reside.

Many many thanks in advance 

wow, can't wait.

I'll start thinking of questions now  ;D

Dude, you gotta lend me some good ones, I'm totally blank!

W :tm N D E R F U L

 thanks again Brian!

I can't wait!

Thanks Brian, that's awfully nice of you to come hang with us for a while.  :)

Thank you for gracing us with your presence, Mr. Wilson! Your music and beautiful, soulful voice have provided irreplaceable spiritual sustenance for me in difficult times and I thank you profusely, from the bottom of my heart.

That should be great for all those who can make it at that time-frame both here and at Brian's site.  Wish I could join you all but I will have fun reading all of the Q and A's after the fact. :hat

Advice?  Keep the Q's short  and on target so that Brian can answer as many as possible.  Some of the Q's in the thread started yesterday may have been a little wordy.  Brian, based on his post, REALLY wants to talk about his new album.  Want a response?  That's the direction to take because that is what he's interested in promoting  at this particular juncture in the festivities.

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Oh...I see he modified his message.  I guess that opens the door up a little bit.  Have a great time.

the guys on here a couple times and he's already a honored guest. I'm along for the ride. Really this is nice for all!  Hope this brings some peace to the board. The new material is always great to hear, I can't believe the luck of so much material that I could only wished would happen and it found itself our way the last few years.  This is more icing on the cake.  Hope Brian enjoys us as much as we do him. Do I have to go to the back of the line if I make a mistake that day?

Great news!

Count me in Brian!

This. You can tell Brian likes the shorter questions better.

Can't wait!

So when will No Pier Pressure be out and what can you tell us about it?

Looking forward to it!


-- David

That's eight in the evening in the Netherlands, I reckon.

No questions from me----I think Brian will be quite busy enough as it is with a mere thirty minutes at his disposal! 

Dammit..I'll be at work :(

Hey, if somebody can copy/paste my questions from the other thread, I'll be happy 8)

Well who-da thunk it?

Good luck to everyone asking questions! I teach a class during that time, so I can't participate, but I look forward to reading about it.

I like the idea of keeping the questions short.  I'm viewing this more as an act of generosity than "promo."  Seriously, a single ad would get a lot more sales than a half-hour Q&A on a Board with a limited number of avid fans - fans who saw fit to have over 100 pages on a thread of speculations about the up-coming record.  Also, since a single FB Post can be shared almost endlessly, I have to view this as Brian doing a nice thing for his fans here...like any of us weren't going to buy the record anyway?  Thanks, Brian!

So how will this work? Will we ask in the thread set up on Monday realtime or do we put questions in a thread and he'll pick them out?

Oh and thanks for taking the time to do this Brian.

So cool, you are the best Brian!

This weekend I'm buying a lotto ticket and investing my winnnngs in premium bonds. I'm betting on a 200-1 outsider and spending those winnings on some random stocks and shares. The winnings from all of this I'm going to gamble on Martians entering the White House on Monday morning (Wilson Time).

I mean, what are the odds?

Think I'll ask about him wanting to do something with the Beach Boys somewhere down the line, it's something I'm curious about.

He'll get enough questions about the new album.

I like Brian Wilson.

What's your favourite movie?

Welcome to the smiley board Brian. I'm looking forward to the new album as I always do. I think this one will be a little bit special. I've only got about half a million questions to ask you! Best wishes.

Blimey, Brian's two threads have drawn more than 7,000 views already.

I press F5 quite a bit

We expect we can give you all more details on that later this week

So mods or whoever's in the know....how are the questions gonna be asked?

Are we submitting questions like now or something....or are we just gonna have a free-for-all on Monday? Hopefully it'll be something somewhat structured. I think this could be very, very interesting if done well.

*And as I post I see SMiLE Holland's post. So there we go.

Might prove to be difficult..

Game plan better be good  ;D

Thanks Brian.  Looking forward to your Q&A!

Lee

Great! Look forward to it.

Being in a glass is half empty mood today I have to comment that while its cool 'Brian' has stopped by, a lot of these posts over Brian are real Blue Board 'fan boy' in style. Sure it will be great if he answers some interesting questions with interesting replies but I wouldn't hold your breath. In the past these Q&A's have been pretty weak all round.

Said my piece so happy to cop some flack.

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Wow this is great news, thank you

Still feels surreal that Brian is here among us. It's like a dream come true.  :3d

That's not glass half-empty stuff, it's calm and realistic. Hopefully it'll be fun tho' and no harm done, only good.  There-  the bar's open and the glasses are being refilled!  :D

Wow can't wait to hear from Brian... Going to have to think of a question over the next few days  ;D

Great news. Blimey - what to ask though?!

Mods - is it to be one question per person? Seems like the fairest approach.

I'd say you deserve some flack.  What a 'prickish' thing to say.  The pomposity of your need to dump on the blueboard and on what else BBB too if they enter into the picture?...is just so typical...because, IN FACT, there really is NO difference in terms of the fandom...or of the excitment when it comes to having a chance to spend a little time with Brian...whether it be in concert or on-line.  Geez.  It's not like it happens once a month!!!

As you MAY have read along the way over these past many days here...Brian is never big on confrontation.  Upsets his apple-cart a little.  NO ONE likes to be crowded so the visit will be orderly.  He'll answer as many questions as he can...while someone else saves everyone time by doing the typing of the words he, in fact, says.  Short questions will work better for him...and in many cases the answers will probably be pretty short too.  He's goin to want to react to as many folks as possible so make it easy for him to succeed.

Who knows...if it goes WELL...he may very well come back again.  It's ALL up to us.

[just a little advice from someone who has benefited greatly from a long association with the BLUE BOARD.]

"Remember...'member when you were with the Beach Boys?"

"Yeah..."



"That was awesome."

:lol :lol :lol

Don't mind the comments Add Some. My point I guess is on the Blue Board I expect pro- Brian comments. His site with his rules. Here I hope for a better balance with some decent manners however. Reading some of the comments I feel these are not in the SS message board style. I'm just not the fawning type I guess, but that's my problem.

Forgive me for being gracious towards my favorite musician. What a strange thing to complain about. He's the main reason all of us are here, we want him to like it and want to come back...and somebody's complaining we're being *too nice* to him? Is this a joke?

And to everyone who's brought it up, I realize in-depth, nuanced answers regarding SMiLE or Smiley or VDP or Daro or any of that are probably a pipe dream. A man can dream, I guess. I'll be happy with whatever Brian chooses to answer.

I'll be neck deep in work and can't join chat. Will there be a means to get brother Bri questions for those of us that cannot be present and counted?

speaking strictly for myself...

Brian happens to be my personal hero. His music literally saved my life and gave me a reason to live at a time where I had very little going for me otherwise. Have I ever been critical? Hell yeah...I'd like to think I'm one of the most fair-minded balanced observers here. I had been a champion for the rest of the band back when the Boys were considered to be 'Brian Wilson and the five assholes'. For goodness sake, I'm one of maybe three people who actually really likes Looking Back with Love.  I'd long held that GIOMH was the worst BB solo album by a long shot (until I heard Going Public, that is), and my less-than-glowing thoughts on Imagination have been well expounded upon. That said, at the end of the day, despite being as human and flawed as the rest of us, I'm a diehard  obsessive Brian Wilson fan.  And even more than his music, I'm a fan of Brian Wilson the person, the guy who despite all of his hardships and struggles, still managed to pull through and rise above. The man who showed me that no matter how bad things may get, one can still persevere and come out on top. That's amazingly inspiring to me. So yeah, call it fawning, call it what you will, but Brian is to me what Phil Spector was to Brian, and nothing in this world could ever change that.

If I ever meet him (it's on my bucketlist), inside I'd probably be as giddy as a teen girl meeting whomever the hell is popular with teen girls these days, but really I'd like to shake his hand and say 'thank you for the badass sounds'.

Of course, I say that now, but truthfully I'd probably freeze up  and be all like 'uh,  gee Mr. Wilson, who do you pick in the Series this year' or 'umm...golly...uhh...so...what's your favorite deli meat', sh*t myself, and run away crying, but hey. :lol

monkee knutz...me too. Missing out live burns me inside like a flaming sack of dog sh*t, but I'll be here in spirit!

 :rock

I get the worship, don't have a problem with those who go for that, but if you haven't already read it check out the Carl story from today. That's the real deal of human nature and not some puff piece written by some marketing department. I see the best and worst of people everyday and feel quite sorry for celebrities having to put on some front for our sake.

The truth about Monday? Brian would prefer reading 'The Weirdest Mike Picture Thread' more than answering questions here but could never say it.

I'd like to also say I stuck it to most doing the M&G's during the C50. I just don't go for that stuff. Its the burden I must carry. Baaa Humbug!

I can only imagine how annoying it must be answering questions that could be deeply personal for the sake of strangers. But he's doing it for us fans. Let's be grateful for it and not piss all over a nice gesture. What's the point of being "realistic" about something like this. It's a beach boys fan board and for the first time, the leader of the band is doing something cool for us. Just take it for what it is and be thankful that even though he probably would rather look at the Mike thread, he's here doing this for us for an hour.

Fine...But can we keep a little self respect and SS spirit and not lay it on so thick?

I seriously have no idea WTF you're talking about with this "SS spirit" and "laying it on so thick."

Honestly, some of you on this board are never happy. It's like...what's there to complain about? People getting excited about a Beach Boy visiting a Beach Boys forum...oh the indignity! It's the downfall of the board!

Will be here, Brian. After 52 years, I wouldn't miss it. Thank you! :listening

I guess I see this site and the old Ego site with some 'balls' compared to others. I dread some of the questions on both this and the blue come Monday.

BTW. He's introduced himself as 'Brian' twice now so that's how he is most comfortable I expect. This 'Mr Wilson' and 'sir' probably shows respect but I doubt if it is him.

I'm on a hiding to nothing so will leave it at that.

Young guy here, can't wait! Thanks Brian!

The same story that referred to Al Jardine as their cousin, spelled Ricky's name wrong, and claimed Dennis was wasted despite that being a period of sobriety for him?

Fine. But after almost 40 years as a fan I've read more than enough accurate encounters to make up for one shoddy one.

Oh yeah, no doubt. I think a majority of us have, whether reading them or actually first hand.

When I met Brian, it was a very short and quiet encounter; really hoping to ask a question to my idol! :D

So, what "attitude" is a correct Smiley Smile attitude? I'd sure hate to get it wrong and be labeled a Blue Board fangirl. Let me give some samples, and you guys tell me which one to adopt:

The Mike and Bruce Smiley fan: Wooooooo! The 50th anniversary of Fun, Fun, Fun on the Smiley Board! And cousin Brian!!! He did drugs, you know.

The 70's only Smiley fan:  Brian? He's okay, I guess. But, Ricky and Blondie were the real movers and shakers of the Beach Boys. Let me know when they decide to show, m'kay?

The Pet Sounds/Smile only Smiley Fan: Pffft! Where's Van Dyke?  That's what I want to know.

The Fan Who Knows Every Bootleg By Heart: Brian!! Did you really burn the tapes of the 50th remix of "Do You Like Worms?"

The Dennis fan: Brian, what do you think of Pacific Ocean Blue? Really.

The I'm Better than the Bloo fan:  I'm not a snob. I just happen to think that people who are fans should never actually act like fans. Instead, they should insult the object of their fandom and complain about everything they do.

OSD:  :woot :woot :woot

Halblaineisgood: .




Nah. I'm a fan and I don't mind acting like one. I'll be there with some silly question that the intelligentsia at the Smiley  board can't bear to look at. And, if it bothers them, as we say in the south, "suck it up, buttercup!"

Seriously. Thank you. I feel like everything I say and do here rubs SOMEBODY the wrong way, but I've learned to cope. Still, you'd think BRIAN FRIGGIN WILSON coming for a Q&A would be something we could all get excited for without complaint or in-fighting. Jeez

Exactly Mujan!

As I recall from earlier 1/2 hour Q&A's at the bloo, only a handful of answers were forthcoming from a shitload of questions. Be prepared for short answers and predominantly only about the new album. I have to admit though that it is very cool that our board is included for this Q&A. We've hit the big time. :)

I haven't posted lately, because it's just been fascinating to watch this all unfold. And my thoughts have been mixed on nearly everything -- including the Daro thread deletion.

The presence of someone like Brian -- it would be the same for any of the other guys, really -- is something to be treated with care. I am as excited as the next board member that he decided to post. But SS's freewheeling nature is indeed what makes it special and, ultimately, respected. Too much group-think, and a board withers. Too much conflict, and it does likewise. There is a careful balance to be maintained.

Frankly, I feel ... peculiar ... about using a board like this for promotional purposes. Folks like Ray, Debbie, Desper and (in the day) Mark L. posted because they're genuinely fans, have real knowledge that no one else has and are willing to contribute on the board's terms. They didn't have a record to sell. If Brian plans to drop by now and then for the next few years, that's one thing. But if this is more or less a marketing move, even a sincere and well-intentioned one, well ...

I'm not unhappy, I'm not resentful, I'm not saying he shouldn't do it. I will show up to read Monday's revelations, too. But I am curious to see what becomes of us.

Better than the cluttered disaster that was his Facebook Q&A at least

Sounds like a treat to me. :) Saw the FB announcement before I saw it here - expect there'll be plenty of new members registering in the coming days.

Not sure I'll have a question though. I'm a sap who falls into the 'want to give him a hug and say thanks' category.

You are absolutely correct about that. Gawd-awful!

definitely hit the big time. We're on the radar, and not just in BW/BB circles. You'd be surprised who's lurked here....

Yeah, but the NSA doesn't count. They're spying on everybody.

Macca? Is that you?

Nobody THAT big :lol


I think.

What becomes of us?  What are you thinking?  That things'll change here?  I don't know.  There's sure lots going on.  I find it very cool...and interesting.  There's more unfolding here at this site than I've seen previously...anywhere.  But enough about me...what's pullin' at you?
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Or are you merely referring to how 'we'll' collectively do with the questions...and compliments?

Am I the only one thinking it might be more than a coincidence that Mike admits he reads Smiley Smile then Brian posts here a few days later?

Let's put it this way. I visited this board before it was this board. Back then, it was the message board of the Smile Shop (this is disputed by some, but let's not get distracted). This board has then gone through several incarnations, some much more crotchety than others.

It just seems to me that we are on the cusp of another transformation. It feels like this board could potentially turn into something else. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but something to watch and understand.

Yeah, I'm not sure one little half hour Q and A is any kind of game changer. We've known for ages that this board is "watched" by the parties in question, and that hasn't fazed us.  Whenever one of our special guests pops on, people who were all snarky two posts ago get all gushy until they leave, then they go back to their usual sneering. Take a look at any Mike thread that Scott or Cowsill posts in.

If the concern is that Brian's involvement is more about self promotion, well so what if it is? Actually, he doesn't really need to promote himself here or on the Bloo. We're already the converted and can quote the Brianista prayer by heart. Maybe he just wants to get in touch with the fans again. Whatever his reason, it'll be a fun little interaction. If he stays to contribute more, great. If not, that's okay too. I'm pretty sure there are other special guests who are here because it benefits them in some way.

But, whatever happens Monday, the most I expect is a higher level of politeness on here for a half hour. Then, it's back to the free for all.

Agreed.

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God Bless Google Image Search, lol

lol....

Nope...

Now Mike has the chance to ask Brian a question.  :)

Okay, so, brass tacks -- is the Q&A going to be in this thread, the existing "ask a question" one, or a brand-new thread for that purpose?  Just so I'm not floundering around going "huh, where" at 11AM sharp...

Cheers,
Jon Blum

I would agree with this...but for one thing...There is a new album about to 'drop'.  Brian did this type of on-line promotion before when 'BWPS' was about to hit the shelves.  'No Pier Pressure' is, so we're told...and as the evidence would seem to indicate...VERY important to Brian.  The coincidence [not that I think that there's any such thing as a coincidence], to me, is that Mike showed up in 'Smileyville' just prior to the new album seeing the light of day.  Perhaps there IS some degree of peer pressure? :smokin

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,19587.msg494754.html#msg494754

On Brian's facebook page they posted about the Q&A.  Be prepared for the swarm of people come Monday!

I know I'm not Paul McCartney.

Brilliant news, Brian!

Crap on a stick!!!  So THAT means I'm not Ringo? :-[

Weird time to have it. 11am on a Monday, probably a lot of people wont be able to make it between work or school.

Still, the place will be a mad house

This is his way of repaying his European fans, who stuck with him and the Boys when times were tough at home. :=)

Being European I have no issue with this  ;D

Love and Mercy and F5!

Hi Brian.  Will you write a song entitled Diaphanous Moiety?

 :smokin

I wonder will the number of people online on Monday outbeat the February record of 383? I wish so. :3d

Then again, the quieter the board, the more chance of getting one's own question answered! ;D