My favorite song from NPP so far. The chorus is unbelievably catchy, and Nate's clear voice complements the melody and arrangement nicely. I think it would perform really well as a single.

Probably "Heroes and Villains".

We're talking an Al Jardine lead - he's a man of action, a lover and a fighter, a kisser not a kissee, thus the lyrics were possibly changed to reflect his character.

I imagine the lyrics would have been even less polite were Dennis given the lead.

 

You think this is polite and jovial?

Guess you haven't read Wouldn't it be Nice: My Own Story. Yeah he got taken advantage of but he really did love Eugene and contrary to popular belief he probably fixed him more than anyone else could or cared to.

That book isn't exactly the best source if you're looking for accurate information about the Brian-Landy relationship.

How many of you are going to celebrate Saint Patrick's Day?

I may - I live in Brittany (France), where Celtic culture is quite strong. Most pubs do a St Patrick's day-themed night, so I might have a couple of beers with some friends.

I'm keeping this off the main board and even off the media section, because I feel this is a humor thread more than a Beach Boys thread. As requested, here are my BB/BW "reaction pictures", ready for use on your favorite imageboards and messageboards.

Please post the ones you might have  

== Beach Boys ==






== Brian ==






== Bruce ==

An actual quote from Bruce.





== Mike ==






No comments about offensiveness - this was made for 4chan, where "fag" is almost used as a comma.






















== Not mine ==

These three are not mine, I can't remember where I got them from but they're funny so I'm reposting them here. The Mike one prompted me to do the "I Mike Love you" pictures I posted above!

She'd obviously rather talk about her acting career anyway.

Again...then why in the world would she include her Brian Wilson association in her publicity bio?

Perhaps - as might be the case with Landy - she didn't realize what was going on, and didn't see how evil Landy's behavior towards Brian was.

She was Landy's patient first, love affair second. Thus, Landy probably had a very strong influence on her (especially since she may have had an easily "corrupted" mind, as she needed the services of a psychologist, but that's speculation), and might have been able to convince her, intentionally or not, that they weren't doing anything wrong. Maybe she's still convinced of it to this day.

There's still time to change it into a weirdest photos of Al Jardine thread. KEEP IT CLEAN!

Or even a Weirdest Photos of Bruce Johnston thread. The comic potential of a moustached Bruce.... 

You don't want this to happen. The thread exists, but inevitably it led to photoshopped pictures with Hitler or Stalin's faces pasted over Bruce's, some people didn't see the humor in that and complained, and the whole board talked about it for weeks. There might have been bans, I don't remember.

It's almost impossible to sing "Wouldn't It Be Nice" like Brian, so I would go for that one. His delivery combines the energy of a gatling gun and the precision of a sniper rifle; an amazing piece of vocal work.

Many other nice choices in this thread. "Midnight's Another Day" is a great one, and kudos to CenturyDeprived for mentioning "Blue Christmas" - while probably not his finest lead overall, it's certainly among the purest. Does "We Three Kings" count as a lead? Because that's another contender for that title.

Why was this bumped more than a year after the last reply?

Edit: oh, I just noticed who bumped it. Nevermind, got my answer.

A lot of good points raised in this thread, but one of the things that makes me think everything was carefully, consciously planned by Landy was Brian's will - modified so Landy would get pretty much everything. That's not something you improvise. That's something you really have to think about.

Just emptied this bottle of wine:

No pizza questions so far. Interesting.

"Top of the City" by Kate Bush. I always thought it would make a great Beach Boys/Brian Wilson song.

Probably Mike's Bentley Continental S2 coupe:



There's an interesting article from 2008 about his previous and then-current cars: click here

[EDIT:]

Reading RDZ's signature, it seems the previous one contained "offensive" words, and I don't remember reading anything of the sort. What kind of words did he use? EDIT: nevermind, found them by viewing a cached page of the board.

Anyway, RDZ is one of the funniest/best posters here. I hope he'll return soon.

Just a few thoughts...

1) Thanks to Charles and the moderators (and, of course, Brian and his team) for making this event possible! My question about the Baldwin organ got a reply, which is a thrill for me as I've been wondering about it for quite a while, asking questions over the years to various people who would know. Brian's answer might not be the most precise, but it gives me hope that this great instrument still exists in storage somewhere. Thank you again, Brian! 

2) I'm surprised some people here aren't pleased with the way this lovely Q&A session went - wait, no, in fact that isn't a surprise at all.

3) I'm pleased Brian decided to answer the pizza question. We know Brian likes food, so someone asked a question about food, that had never been asked before, and got an answer. An unexpected one, by the way.

4) Brian should be the only one allowed to choose which questions he wants to answer. No "votes" or "+1"s from members of this board - just let him decide.

5) To people who would like to allow questions only from members with a certain amount of posts: you're selfish. As someone else said in this thread, many of us read the board without feeling the need to post everyday. Many people with 1000+ posts reached those levels by posting inane or irrelevant comments by the truckload. 

6) To people who would like questions to be posted only after Brian comes on the board: again, you're selfish. Why? Timezones. Also, by giving people such a short time to write their questions, you're actually helping those with "stupid"/"childish"/"simple" questions, and you're saying you want none of these... 

7) To people who would like others to post super-hardcore questions such as "how did you feel about Stephen Moffitt's mic-ing at Brother in comparison to Desper's at Bellagio?": again, and again, you're selfish. A vaguely satisfying answer to such a question would take at least 5 minutes of Brian's time. Do the math: for 30 minutes, this means only 6 questions of that caliber would be answered, instead of 30+. By the way, if you're privileged enough to interview Brian directly and regularly, please ask this question yourself. And don't forget to bring cheese pizza if you want to improve the odds of getting a detailed answer. 

Thank you Brian, keep rocking 

Hello Brian,

Ever since I've been a fan of yours, I've been fascinated by that white & gold Baldwin organ - an HT2R model, I believe - that was apparently given to you in 1966. What happened to that organ, do you still own it, or do you know who does?

Thank you for the music 


- Alan Priez, 26, from France

Hello Brian! Thank you for everything you've given us. Hope to see you post once in a while!

Kim also did a nice cover of "Almost Summer" on the "Caroline Now!" tribute album. RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV3ttufv9IA

[Yeah. I don't really ever listen to what he has to say [laughs].]

Interviewer: Do you recall Mike Love's speech that night?
Ringo Starr: I don't. Did he mention me?

Interviewer: He chewed out most people in the room, including the Beatles, and said that Mick Jagger was too "chickenshit" to get on stage with the Beach Boys.
Ringo Starr: Yeah. I don't really ever listen to what he has to say [laughs].

BURRRRNNNN

[NOT on iTunes]

Since I vowed a few years ago never to use iTunes again, I had to acquire this through other means. Which I just did. This is a brilliant release for us hardcore fans, some of the tracks (new stereo Little Honda - great one!, most session highlights, the acapella versions) are especially interesting and deserve a physical, lossless release.

Definitely looking forward to other compilations like this one. NOT on iTunes, though.  

I'll wait until this comes to Amazon. And if it doesn't, I'll get it through other means. 

Thank you Stephen for taking the time to share this with us. Looking forward to the book being released!