did Dennis seem bipolar to any of you?

[runnersdialzero]

Still making me laugh, I think. Just picturing the scenario reduces me to jelly. Post-show, all sweaty, an unstable fan venting about this message board, a pause, a grave nod of the head... "It's a damn shame."

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[Paulos]

[Mike's Beard]

It's said that Adolf Hitler had the same disorder that I have.

You hate Jews too?

[donald]

fact;  many adults diagnosed with bipolar disorder were previously diagnosed with adhd as children.

in either case, mix well with early fame, money, and substance abuse and you will get erratic behavior

[meltedwhiskeyinmyhand]

Never met him so I really have no idea.

[runnersdialzero]

Never met him so I really have no idea.

That doesn't mean you can't suddenly have all the knowledge that comes with working toward becoming a doctor and accurately diagnose a man who's been dead for thirty years based on some stuff you read on the internet. The same internet thing allows you to gain instant coroner skillz the moment a celebrity dies in order to make you able to accurately determine their cause of death before these other lamer non-internet coroners even make a cut. Then you can post all about it on Facebook and sh*t and all your friends can reply and spread rumors because oommgmgg

[ontor pertawst]

The right to use pop psychology to diagnose dead strangers is enshrined in the Constitution! Damn liberal media!

[Russ_B66]

Anyone who is different gets labeled with some kind of disorder tag these days. I reckon in years to come there will no longer be any jerks in the world, just people with disorders. "God, that guys an asshole" - "Yeah but he was diagnosed with ADD" *

*not saying Dennis was a jerk, just a little rant.

I saw Dion one time and he said that his wife Susan is a wordsmith. He said sometimes he will say,

"That guy over there is a real jerkoff"

Susan will say,

"Well he has a a skewed perspective based on his social background and collective experiences."

Dion,

"I just said that. He's a real jerkoff."

Maybe Dion was a junkie becuase he has Oppositional Defiant disorder. "DON"T TELL ME WHAT TO DO MAN!!"(kavalier-ly shoots up heroin)

One difference between the two is that Dion was already clean before Dennis had written a decent song. I like Dennis and am respecful of his contributions to the group history. At the same time, I think that some have tended to overstate what that contribution was.

[BergenWhitesMoustache]

One difference between the two is that Dion was already clean before Dennis had written a decent song. I like Dennis and am respecful of his contributions to the group history. At the same time, I think that some have tended to overstate what that contribution was.

He was the only member that managed to keep writing consistently brilliant material throughout the seventies.

[MarcellaHasDirtyFeet]

One difference between the two is that Dion was already clean before Dennis had written a decent song. I like Dennis and am respecful of his contributions to the group history. At the same time, I think that some have tended to overstate what that contribution was.

He was the only member that managed to keep writing consistently brilliant material throughout the seventies.

+1

[Russ_B66]

One difference between the two is that Dion was already clean before Dennis had written a decent song. I like Dennis and am respecful of his contributions to the group history. At the same time, I think that some have tended to overstate what that contribution was.

He was the only member that managed to keep writing consistently brilliant material throughout the seventies.

Fewer than 10 over the course of a decade doesn't stack up much against Brian's output for any decade including the seventies.

[Aegir]

It's said that Adolf Hitler had the same disorder that I have.

You hate Jews too?

no.

[Gertie J.]

Never met him so I really have no idea.

me too.

[harrisonjon]

I think Dennis would have fallen off the rails earlier had his condition been any worse than the usual Hollywood tale of a guy who can't handle the drugs and booze freely on offer.  The worst thing he had was probably an addictive personality (not an illness per se, more of a tendency) and the common 60s syndrome of thinking women were just dolls for him to play with.

[Stephen W. Desper]

COMMENT:

Question -- Did Dennis seem bipolar to any of you?

Answer -- Not to me.     And I know the symptoms.

~swd

[Jon Stebbins]

One difference between the two is that Dion was already clean before Dennis had written a decent song. I like Dennis and am respecful of his contributions to the group history. At the same time, I think that some have tended to overstate what that contribution was.

He was the only member that managed to keep writing consistently brilliant material throughout the seventies.

Fewer than 10 over the course of a decade doesn't stack up much against Brian's output for any decade including the seventies.

Fewer than 10... huh?
Sound Of Free
Lady
Barbara
I've Got A Friend
Forever
San Miguel
Slip On Through
Its About Time
4th Of July
Wouldn't It be Nice To Live Again
Carry me Home
Cuddle Up
Only With You
You're So Beautiful
River Song
Moonshine
Thoughts Of You
Time
Pacific Ocean Blues
You and I
Rainbows
Farewell My Friend
End of the Show
Tug Of Love
Holy Man
c*cktails
Love Remember Me
Wild Situation
He's A Bum
Baby Blue
Love Surround Me

I'm over 30 without even trying...he probably wrote 50 excellent songs...and in about 7 years, not 10.

[Russ_B66]

Yes but that is including solo tunes, unreleased songs, songs he is not credited with writing and songs that are not excellent.

[Jon Stebbins]

Yes but that is including solo tunes, unreleased songs, songs he is not credited with writing and songs that are not excellent.

Your rebuttal was to the assertion that Dennis wrote "consistently brilliant material throughout the seventies"...there was no caveat about solo material not counting. And besides Dennis would have been happy if the Beach Boys used his material for 15 Big Ones, or MIU, or Keepin the Summer Alive...that was their choice not his. So... you're still thinking your less than 10 comment is accurate then. I just wanted to make sure you'd thought it out.

[bgas]

Yes but that is including solo tunes, unreleased songs, songs he is not credited with writing and songs that are not excellent.

Just for the record, which of the ones Jon listed don't you consider excellent?

[Aegir]

COMMENT:

Question -- Did Dennis seem bipolar to any of you?

Answer -- Not to me.     And I know the symptoms.

~swd

and more importantly, you knew Dennis.

case closed.

[Russ_B66]

Yes but that is including solo tunes, unreleased songs, songs he is not credited with writing and songs that are not excellent.

Just for the record, which of the ones Jon listed don't you consider excellent?

He's a Bum certainly doesn't rate an excellent.

[Russ_B66]

Yes but that is including solo tunes, unreleased songs, songs he is not credited with writing and songs that are not excellent.

Your rebuttal was to the assertion that Dennis wrote "consistently brilliant material throughout the seventies"...there was no caveat about solo material not counting. And besides Dennis would have been happy if the Beach Boys used his material for 15 Big Ones, or MIU, or Keepin the Summer Alive...that was their choice not his. So... you're still thinking your less than 10 comment is accurate then. I just wanted to make sure you'd thought it out.

The consistently brilliant was a follow up to my statement that Dennis's contribution to the Beach Boys legacy is overstated at times. If songs were not released or on a Beach Boys album, it is hard to argue that they contributed to their legacy.  I like Dennis but for example I find his stuff on Carl and the Passions to be the weaker stuff on one of their weakest albums. I love San Miguel, 4th of July and his stuff on Sunflower. Pacific Ocean Blue is just okay for me.

[MarcellaHasDirtyFeet]

Yes but that is including solo tunes, unreleased songs, songs he is not credited with writing and songs that are not excellent.

Just for the record, which of the ones Jon listed don't you consider excellent?

He's a Bum certainly doesn't rate an excellent.

I certainly disagree.

[Amazing Larry]

I've always thought of Denny having ADD more than anything.

[runnersdialzero]

I've always thought of Denny having syphilis more than anything.