[Nelson recalled that when he returned with the police to Dolphin’s office, Johnston was making a deal with Ivy to have some songs recorded when he got released from prison.]

Nelson recalled that when he returned with the police to Dolphin’s office, Johnston was making a deal with Ivy to have some songs recorded when he got released from prison.

I don't know why this part strikes me as absurdly funny, but it does.

Good...I'm not the only one!  Just seems too bizarre to picture Bruce (or anyone) carrying on per schedule, oblivious to the rigor mortis behind the desk and the smoking gun! Almost Monty Pythonesque, no?

Bad vibes, man.
I want to see both B-Wilson families joining daddy for an encore with Melinda & Marilyn sharing one Mic together. I prefer that to a BB reunion.

Uh oh, sounds like another reality show in the works...   

Speaking of lip synching, what about the dialogue piece that followed?  From the clip shown in the AAB video/DVD,  I've noticed Mike's mouth doesn't move when his voice replies "17.50" to Jack Benny's "...for 14.50?"   

(Is it too late for me to make a killing selling my POB CD on eBay to finance buying multiples of this?) 

On EBay last night, I couldn't help noticing no POB CDs, but several Carl solo CDs all of a sudden.  Dunno if that's a hint it's over or just coincidence.

[ROTFL....the zinger du jour, garcon]

There was a Celebrity Death Match featuring Mike Love vs. Dignity. They both lost.   

ROTFL....the zinger du jour, garcon!

["Even dead, Dennis remains cooler than Mike."]

Such great news, but i won't hold my breath.

Maybe 'looking back with love' next  

Reminds me of a statement I read somewhere:   "Even dead, Dennis remains cooler than Mike."         

Might as well be in invisible ink for me, too.  Even against grey or black, it's almost impossible to see.   

Pffft--ha ha ha!  I wouldn't give Hannah Montana the time of day until you brought this up!

Had a looksee, hit pause...and...doubt it.  However, sure is a very reasonable fascimile, isn't he?  Wonder if he gets asked that a lot?

Good eye to spot that, duke.

Sheriff...yer makin' me bark like a dawg!  Gotta open a window ~ just got mighty warm here... 

Ahem, now then, I'd agree with Billy Ram's assessment of the new lid.  Dumping spray and mousse make it too plasticky -- we wanna see Brian Wilson, not Mattel's Ken for criminy's sake!  Also, you can only fool people so long by darkening it.  Ever see seniors with jet black hair then when you get closer, you see the crow's feet and wrinkles covering a ghostly white face?  Ewww!

...Ah, okay, I found the info. The KC announced that Paul was a recipient in 2002, and then Paul became the first person ever to say he could not attend, citing an "inescapable personal obligation." (It was a wedding.)   He was expected to be named as an honoree again in 2003, but the Kennedy Center issued a statement saying, "Paul McCartney will not be receiving a Kennedy Center Honor." I guess you don't snub the Kennedy Center. I hope McCartney gets the honor (the KC would look pretty stupid to ignore him for much longer), but I'm glad Brian got it before him.

Interesting...another way the KCH is more prestigious than other awards shows.  That "not here so I/we accept on his behalf" scene will never happen.

A day after the Kennedy Center Awards, there was a Congratulations-message on the BW.com startpage with a special photo gallery. Taken down within a few hours.

From early December - I remember that, Jasper.  That was cool while it lasted. My guess is someone (dare I say even Brian or Melinda?) was uncomfortable with a TLOS track being used as background music long before the official CD is released.  Hence, the short shelf life on that.

How they could say the things they did about Brian is totally beyond me.
Donna (former Blueboard participant)

Bottom line is this: When you are a public figure, people are going to talk about you, and you are not going to like everything they say.  It's part of the territory.  And i don't think Melinda has figured that out yet.

Agreed, but the bigger problem is that a large number of Blooies still don't, after all this time, have the first idea what Brian is really like day-to-day, or the nature of his problems. They expect him to react like a normal person in any given situation. Now how dumb is that ?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but thinking back, I don't remember many regular/long-time "blueys" responsible for posting most of the really ruder comments that happened after the KCH.  There were a few new names. Who knows, maybe one or two weren't even fans -- just yahoos stirring the pot who wouldn't be embarassed by Melinda's scolding.

As you say, AGD, in this day and age, I don't know how even a newbie fan can be unaware of his health issues.  Doesn't that pretty much start at Chapter 1 of any bio?  Or maybe, just like some other afflictions, you need to experience it first-hand to respect it.  (My late brother was bipolar, so in an oblique way I can understand Brian's reactions.)   

[nuts]

A lot of people on the blueboard are of the persuasion that Brian can do no wrong. But others just don't want to say anything critical about Brian on his own board. They go onto other boards to do that. Hence the blueboard's repution as the land of rainbows and lollipops.

And fruitcakes. 

Heh heh...And there's plenty of nuts in fruitcakes.  (Nuts...would that clear the Bloo filter?)

[tactfully]

The thing I like about the Bloo is its boundless enthusiasm, but most of the time it's used in the most acritical manner imaginable.  A basic tenet of Blooness is that absolutely everything Brian Wilson has done, does or ever will do it utterly perfect and no-one is allowed to criticize. Reminds me of The Wizard of Oz - "pay no attention to the man behind the screen !"

Nothing wrong with criticism, as long as it's tactfully phrased.  Opening the topic with "What's Wrong with..."  can be construed as harsh directed at anyone, never mind a confirmed fragile ego such as Brian's.  Alas, too many just don't think before they speak.  That's probably what set off a lot of the regular Blooeys.

Just seems kind of ironic spelling words like "ball" without substituting a letter with a symbol won't be printed at the BB.  Yet, the whole kerfuffle yesterday didn't even involve "ball", "boot" or the other commonly filtered out words.

I missed the controversy...  did anyone save the text so it can be posted here?

The gist of it was some morons kept posting how he looked lethargic/tired/didn't even smile at the fans.  I remember the first right after the KCH Wednesday night had the subject line:  What's Wrong With Brian Wilson?  Some even joked he was napping when he was closing his eyes during "Love & Mercy".  The typical  old stereotyped crapola.....

Yes, AGD...just went there myself.  Don't tell me they're figuring out how to tighten the filter even more.  Was wondering if she came by unannounced yesterday and poor MDM was left a little flustered  by some of the posts still up?

Quite the debacle yesterday.  Kind of funny how dead it was there last night.   Reminds you of a class of schoolkids  who are sheepishly quiet after the teacher comes back in the room and chews them out for being unruly.   

While I have no problem speaking, personally, I'm willing to bet I'd look like an absolute idiot* if I were dressed up, placed in a seat of honor, forced to watch a show in tribute to me and knew I was being watched the entire time. It's not hard to see why Brian Wilson might have looked uncomfortable during the show.


*Some people might want to note that I'm prone to this anyway.

Love the disclaimer (Bwaa-haaa!)...and totally agree with it's accompanying paragraph.  Brian's mercifully modest and not accustomed to long praisefests.  Remember his brief, cut-to-the-chase acceptance speech at the Musicares Tribute?

It's wonderful that Brian got so much attention, though kinda funny that he looked so unimpressed.

I mean, there's our guy, standing up there with Academy Award-winning film makers, actors, divas, and presidents. Steve Martin used to play cards with Johnny Carson. Diana Ross is a friend of Berry Gordy and Smokey Robinson. Martin Scorsese hangs with Robert DeNiro and Harvey Keitel. President Bush deals with Heads Of Countries. And there's brother Brian, a shy guy from Hawthorne California, who wants nothing more than to walk his dogs and eat a nice lunch at the local deli. 

Yeah, as a long time fan, I know what you mean & totally agree.  Unfortunately to those who don't know much of his personality, would that came close to comparing him to Forest Gump?