Beach Boys "Fun Fun Fun" at Dodger Stadium

[guitarfool2002]

I'm wondering if this picture is of them rehearsing the "mini-concert" set after the Anthem?  I doubt David would use a guitar to accompany them on the National Anthem plus you can see a guitar behind Foskett.  Hmm...kinda hoped to see the full band up there playing but I guess this will be a good sampler of the vocals for the tour. 

Small acoustic set after Star Spangled Banner. I guess.

The game usually starts right after the Star Spangled Banner - they wouldn't do a BB song immediately afterward unless they'd want to be booed out of the stadium...  I was a little confused by the guitars as well.

[Rocker]

I'm wondering if this picture is of them rehearsing the "mini-concert" set after the Anthem?  I doubt David would use a guitar to accompany them on the National Anthem plus you can see a guitar behind Foskett.  Hmm...kinda hoped to see the full band up there playing but I guess this will be a good sampler of the vocals for the tour. 

Small acoustic set after Star Spangled Banner. I guess.

The game usually starts right after the Star Spangled Banner - they wouldn't do a BB song immediately afterward unless they'd want to be booed out of the stadium...  

Some of the Beach Boys' songs easily could be the national anthem 

[guitarfool2002]

The team relocated to "Little Havana" in Miami, they're trying to connect and brand themselves within the Cuban-American community there which has money to spend and many of which are baseball fans, and it looks like Guillen really screwed the pooch on this one.

Well, that's the whole thing and the reason the Marlins had to take action. I guess Guillen may have (at least temporarily) offended most of the Miami (and South Florida) population. If it were some place like Seattle or S.F. or Minnesota, he'd probably be off the hook. But there's a huge Cuban community down there. A lot of Cuban and Puerto Rican and Venezuelan players throughout baseball, and I believe they will see Guillen's side of things here. Again, Guillen will come back and be even more motivated to win games and the club will support him. He's a good Manager, and over time that's what will override what was construed in the interview. He doesn't really need to prove himself as a baseball Manager.

Was unaware of the Billy Martin mascot. Have to check that out!  

That's true, the timing of it when they're trying to build a fan base couldn't have been worse! Everyone will survive and the Marlins will carry on.

My apologies on "Billy Marlin", I got my mascot bloopers confused. It was actually Seattle's "Mariner Moose" who was being towed by an ATV on roller skates, and went crashing into the outfield wall. That guy broke his foot or something. "Billy The Marlin" made headlines for not only acting like a jerk but one time the team was sued because "Billy" was launching T-shirts into the stands from an air cannon and an older man said one of the Marlins shirts bonked him in the head and knocked him out.

[pixletwin]

Maybe Dave's guitar is just there to clue them in on their notes.

[Alex]

Who are these dodgers and what are they striving to avoid?

The Beach Boys' hometown team.

They were better when they were in Brooklyn.

You're right in many ways...and they gave the fans in New York who couldn't stand the ritzy and glamorous Yankees a hard-nosed group of more regular guys to cheer for. When they moved to Los Angeles they lost that element. And the Mets because they were so bad for so long never captured the old Brooklyn Dodgers appeal to the masses.

The now-deceased 1955 World Series MVP Dodgers pitcher (and 1991-96 Phillies pitching coach) Johnny Podres grew up in the same town where I'm from (the only reason I'm even mentioning it is because it's such a damn small town, and something like that is seen as a big deal.).

[Justin]

I'm wondering if this picture is of them rehearsing the "mini-concert" set after the Anthem?  I doubt David would use a guitar to accompany them on the National Anthem plus you can see a guitar behind Foskett.  Hmm...kinda hoped to see the full band up there playing but I guess this will be a good sampler of the vocals for the tour. 

Small acoustic set after Star Spangled Banner. I guess.

The game usually starts right after the Star Spangled Banner - they wouldn't do a BB song immediately afterward unless they'd want to be booed out of the stadium...  I was a little confused by the guitars as well.

Good call... I suppose the question is where will they place the acoustic set of BB songs.  Perhaps before the Anthem then? 

[Lowbacca]

Or after the game? I'm not at all familiar with the proceeding of a baseball match.

[ontor pertawst]

I do know that they usually sing the anthem before burning the giant wicker man.

[Justin]

Probably won't be after the game.  There is no telling how long a baseball game can go...it can be the typical 2 hours but if it goes into extra innings it could go on for a while.  Regardless if this happens or not...the crowd usually leaves the stadium right when the last out is called...terrible time to have a mini BB set!  I'm not sure what the Dodgers do doing the 7th inninng stretch but that could be a possibility but I doubt it.  It will have to be before the game, and I suppose before the Anthem is sung.

[SMiLE Brian]

I do know that they usually sing the anthem before burning the giant wicker man.

Where is Nic Cage when you need him?....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOpsbAUEe90

[guitarfool2002]

The only songs usually heard at a baseball game are the Star Spangled Banner right before the game, and in the past 10 years or so teams have also been singing "God Bless America" either before the Star Spangled Banner or during the 7th inning stretch. If it's a game in Toronto they do "O Canada". In Chicago they have a tradition of singing Take Me Out To The Ball Game during the 7th inning stretch. No songs are officially done after the game because most fans are already heading out the door. No songs are performed between innings other than the 7th inning stretch.

We'll find out soon enough, but I can see one guitar being used during the National Anthem, others have done that with vocals...but 99 out of 100 performances of the song are done a capella. Two guitars or more - that has to be for another tune. Confusing. We'll see.

[Mikie]

This reminds me of the series of combination Beach Boys/Baseball games in the 80's, sponsored by Chevrolet. After a ball game, the Beach Boys came out and did a concert, usually in centerfield. It was good for both the Beach Boys and for the baseball team and they drew very good crowds. Two-for-the-price-of-one deal. For one of the gigs, Reggie Jackson rehearsed and joined them onstage for 'Shut Down'. There's a video of them somewhere rehearsing that's really good - Al and Bruce were teaching him his parts.

Baseball, Beach Boys, Apple pie, and Chevrolet!

[Justin]

So...we have the link for listening to the performance but no official word if the video will be streaming online anywhere?  I suppose we'll have to wait for someone to tape it off the TV and then upload it online?

[FatherOfTheMan Sr101]

I'm at the Baseball Hall Of Fame, I asked when the time to play a second song would be and they said most likely just the 7th inning stretch.

[ontor pertawst]

They just mentioned Brian Wilson on the AM station stream. "he needs his rest and let's see what happens."

[Shady]

[ivy]

They just mentioned Brian Wilson on the AM station stream. "he needs his rest and let's see what happens."

what the..... what does that mean? are there problems?

[Lowbacca]

[ontor pertawst]

They just mentioned Brian Wilson on the AM station stream. "he needs his rest and let's see what happens."

what the..... what does that mean? are there problems?

I think he's just being condescending.

[Justin]

Thanks Slim.  Good to see Mike, Al, Bruce (and I think I see Brian) ready to go.  Their own jerseys is a nice touch.  No shorts!

[Tony S]

Thanks. I can see them all in this picture, except for Dave. Brian is barely visible near Foskett, who is most likely going to be heard the clearest. Side note; didn't realize Bruce had lost that much hair in the back; probably why he wears the caps so often.

[ivy]

I think he's just being condescending.

oh. ugh. ok, thanks.

[Shady]

Thanks. I can see them all in this picture, except for Dave. Brian is barely visible near Foskett, who is most likely going to be heard the clearest. Side note; didn't realize Bruce had lost that much hair in the back; probably why he wears the caps so often.

They must have told Dave to get out of the way for the picture.......again  

[Justin]

It's kinda early for them to be already on the field..still about an hour to go till gametime.  I'm wondering if their mini-acoustic set will be much, much earlier than the Anthem?

[ontor pertawst]

Yeah they just said the pregame starts in about five minutes so I'm guessing maybe soon, considering claims of how good the pregame sounded earlier. Hawthorne references and timelessness mentions, so it's soon. Fun, Fun, Fun was mentioned.