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Seriously? This is about the Jones Beach dustup 10 years ago? How can you tell?

The article mentions it pertains to a show where they tried to get Al to appear with Mike and David Marks. The only time we know of since the reunion tour (other than that Ella Awards gig) where they tried to get Al to appear with Mike and David was at that Jones Beach 2014 gig.

I'm curious what the statute of limitations is on such actions. It had been over nine years as of when that video was supposedly shot.

From what I've heard about the Jones Beach debacle, I don't know that the guy bringing this suit would have much success.

Separately, as I'm sure someone explained to Al if he didn't already know, you can't evade a process server by just not agreeing to take the papers.

Not gonna lie…it’s incredibly hard for me to see Brian like this. I know it happens to us all but that doesn’t make it any easier .

During my year long hiatus from the board, I experienced a number of personal setbacks , most of which I don’t care to go into publicly. One I will,  however, is the loss of my Aunt Dee, who raised me from childhood.  I barely knew my birth mother but Aunt Dee was my mother in every other way. She passed away just shy of turning 96 last March , and suffered from dementia the last few years of her life. I wouldn’t wish that on *anybody* , and to see one of my heroes in life currently dealing with this is harder on me than I can express.

Hey Billy, very sorry for your loss, and I definitely feel what you're saying. Dementia is terrifyingly cruel, and it is absolutely hard to see loved ones go through that. I also wonder how Brian's other mental issues will affect him during a dementia "decline". But I'm happy knowing that he will be given the best care during these years, and I'm also so happy to see loved ones surrounding him.

Thank you, Juggler, for updating us with the Lakers post and Carnie's post. Really makes me happy that even through the worst hardship, Brian is still singing and enjoying life.

Seriously? This is about the Jones Beach dustup 10 years ago? How can you tell?

Out of curiosity, I watched the official 'Get Back' trailer and this new 'Beach Boys' official trailer back-to-back. The former gave me goosebumps, and yeah I even teared up a little. The latter left me feeling almost zero emotion at all. The actual 'Get Back' movie left me speechless/excited/inspired after each segment. I am not at all getting those vibes from this Beach Boys doc.

I know they're two separate beasts, but I have to imagine that some creatively talented director could create something as...stimulating? Or breathtaking?...as 'Get Back' when it comes to The Beach Boys. But this looks like a complete run-of-the-mill, cookie-cutter, colored in all the spaces, documentary. No risk, seemingly no artistry or narrative that would get some buzz going. How can you create a documentary using an overused formula about a band that constantly broke the rules of formula?

Also very tired of seeing modern "artists" gush about this band in interviews in these documentaries. Like how insecure are we about the music that we need Ryan Tedder to explain to us the appeal of the music? Or why do we need to hear thoughts on band dynamics by the person who brought us the cerebral, apex-of-modern-intellectualism-song that is 'Water Slide'?

I wish the documentary all the best, and I hope I'm proven wrong about my initial reaction to the trailer. But good grief, this band's music deserves better.

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Brian looks better than expected. I'm so happy to see him surrounded by loved ones and out having fun

That trailer is so disappointing

Does anyone remember the appearance with Mike promoted years back that never happened? This looks related.

https://youtu.be/2dXl2IFZvyc?si=7Pi2UYYLzjnsWioX

Edit: This show Jones Beach.

http://jonesbeach.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=430:the-beach-boys-july-5-2014&catid=56:concerts-2014&Itemid=100054

I would not be surprised if the documentary concentrates on the same period as the book. Up to 1980. There is the Paradise Cove gathering but I expect little about 81-12 aside from the passing of Dennis and Carl, Kokomo and the C50.

As I mentioned before in another thread, remember that John Stamos 2000 TV miniseries that stopped in 1974?

It's a largely completely different team behind the film versus the book (though obviously both have the involvement of BRI/Iconic). They are of course happy to market both as they're coming out near each other. But I don't think the film or the book were made to "match" each other.

I would not be surprised if the documentary concentrates on the same period as the book. Up to 1980. There is the Paradise Cove gathering but I expect little about 81-12 aside from the passing of Dennis and Carl, Kokomo and the C50.