"This is how I originally planned to perform the second half of "Surf's Up"."

"They want to ask me about Smile."

"I said just cheese on my pizza."

The only thing that annoyed me with his two Q&As is that he kept saying "big news soon", but he never gave us the big news. He's just teasing us!

Right. Cheese pizza? Just saw on his board that he prefers apple pie over cake. We've been had.

Brian, what were you top 5 favorite songs from the '80s and '90s not by you or the Beach Boys?

No, that's the "la la" vocals. I'm talking about the ones in the first chorus.

That's "Fake Boo Da Bah", actually.

Another thing, several of my musician friends have commented that VDP’s sense of melody is deficient. They think that contributed to the problem, as well. VDP;s genius is with words, after all. Also, am I wrong that they collaborated on ‘Sail On Sailor’, too? Can you inform me about that?

They collaborated on "Sail On Sailor". Other people here are probably better with the details on that.

As for VDP's melodic sense, I'd say he composes as he talks. Dense and breezily overflowing with ideas. I like it, but it's not like what you hear on pop radio.

I'm just waiting for ghost to come out of nowhere during this Q&A.

Interesting about your view of VDP's work with Brian, Daro. I thought the genius of the whole proceedings was the combination of Brian's simplicity with VDP's baroque stylization. Part of what makes Smile so interesting is that you go from "columnated ruins domino" to "I'm gonna be 'round my vegetables". Listening to VDP's Song Cycle, there are some absolutely BRILLIANT songs there, but I can't help but think that some moments of true levity would have taken the album up to another level of accessibility.
I think VDP even adopted some of that sensibility, as on his next album he had songs like "Four Mills Brothers",  which is a very funny song.  "Palm Desert" has some zingers, but it's darn opaque.

Of course, if VDP heard this he might think I'm a blowhard. But that's OK, as Syd Barret once sang: "And the wind, you can blow it."

Reggae Mike Love is actually really talented: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU7hZ3smj0g

It would be nice if we get answers some meaty answers to good questions.

I think if Brian wants to tell us deep stuff, he will. If he wants to promote his new album primarily, he will. We can't force it. Honestly, I'd guess he wants to discuss his current material the most. You think no interviewers have asked him about Smiley Smile or Love You? He'll probably just tell us those are cool albums.

When he first appeared, people were questioning if it was a hoax for those sorts of reasons. That's what I was referring to.

The "Rhonda" sessions are epochal to the people THAT WEREN'T THERE. For Daro, it was probably just another argument between Brian and Murry, and hence, not overly memorable. This whole "Gotcha! You were actually there on 6/24/64, liar!" nonsense is tiresome. I get the need to get the facts right, but this insane obsession with specific dates and events just isn't how people remember their lives.

Oh come on, I've owned a Boo Da Bah t-shirt for a few years now. It's Mike smiling with the words Boo Da Bah under it.  What, do you live under a rock?

He ought to be given the polite courtesy of an organized, proper, mature series of relevant historical, aesthetic, musical, and cultural questions. Personal and intrusive questions are bound to alienate him,as they would anyone in this setting. "Fan" questions are OK (everyone wants to know if he and Mike will write , record, and preform together soon), but silly anecdotes and things about Landy might be both sensitive and pointless.

He's not a rare butterfly. I say let people ask what they want, within reason. If all these celebrities can handle Reddit's AMAs, Brian can handle us.

I, for one, vote in favor of hearing everything Daro has to say.  The bickering going on here is needless noise.

Yeah, the guy who wrote the story could've been what Carl said. You know the type - meeting a superstar and thinking that person is destined to be their best friend and will relate to everything.  I support Carl.

I know I'm not Paul McCartney.

WAT IS BOO-DA-BAH

The background vocals in the verse. It's in the second verse in TSS.  Some BBs fan you are, lol

Listen to Brian dropping knowledge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNtBL6sS8Gg

Brian, what's your opinion of caviar?
If you had to pick one of your songs as Obama's theme song, which one would it be?
Have you ever contemplated switching your favorite color to red?

Uh, you guys... Brian only made one post. Let's stop the ticker tape parade, lol.

Really, it was a bit like having my mom walk in the room when I've invited a lady over.

Well, yeah, that's Mike's way of saying, "Hey, saw you through the peephole yesterday. Pretty funny stuff, guys!"

Mike's watching us. You can't hide.