Brian's R.F.H.-shows/Art show-combos

[rasmus skotte]

If you're going to London for the september concerts, don't miss  'If Everybody Had An Ocean', the Brian (-inspired)
art exhibition at the Tate Gallery, Porthmeor Beach  in St. Ives, Cornwall (until september 23'rd 2007).
The show is created by the brilliant Brian Wilson/Beach Boys-afficionado & art expert Alex Farquharson who also edited
'Brian Wilson - an Art Book (2004). If you liked that one, you'll love the exhibition where you get most of the  (modern)
artworks in 3D. The location of the gallery is wonderful, overlooking a sandy beach and the Atlantic Ocean.
There's a great bookshop (check out the great L.P.-sized program for sale) and a rooftop cafe with an open air-section
playing Beach Boys-classics over the speakers non-stop!
There's a direct 'First Great Western' train from the London Paddington Station to Penzance (5 hours) where you
change at the penultimate station: St. Erth for the Bayline local train to St. Ives  (20 minutes).
You can also choose Brian's 'off-day' (thursday) for the trip and then catch the 'Night Riviera' sleeper train 11:45 p.m.
from Paddington, arriving the following morning around 8 o'clock. And then return that night or on friday in time for
the next concert!
You can do yourself a favor in securing a seat (or a bed) and save a pretty penny by booking online in advance.
There are also direct 'Virgin Trains' to Cornwall from other parts of England and Scotland.