G'day, okie Wilson! You told a very fascinating story! Oklahoma is one of my favorite states along with California, Louisiana, New York & Illinois! At least, from what I've seen & read, I very liked it.
I'm also one of those unlucky people who never met The Beach Boys & attend their concerts, so you are not alone. At the very least, we have nice people who upload their BBs videos to YT for us, fans, watch them.
I don't think that your wife fakes being a BBs devotee, simply because it's impossible & pointless to do. Everyone likes what they honestly like.
Anyway, good to see another old BBs fan! Quite jealous that you lived in the 60s, caught the time when The Boys were young/at the start of their musical career. Stay around this place!
Thanks, RangeRover; that was a very nice and much-welcomed reply to my first post on SmileySmile (all but the part where you called me "another OLD BBs fan). Of course you are quite correct; I am old, though I really do believe at 62 I still have a little life left in these old bones. Anyway, I appreciate the compliments you gave my home state – and you're right: Oklahoma IS a great state and a great place to live. Oh, and let me correct one thing I stated in my previous post. Carl, my all-time favorite BB, is actually four years my senior (not three).
Don't know about you, but I truly regret that I never met any of the BBs or attended any of their concerts. It's not like I could not have made it happen, it's just that I come from a generation and a culture where it simply wasn't common to travel halfway across the country to see your favorite band perform. Trust me, things would be much different if I had it all to do over again. I know now that the Boys once gave a concert at the Oklahoma state prison, which is only about 100 miles from my home. At the time, I was barely out of my teens (if I have my dates right) and I guess I had other things on my mind. Heck, I don't recall that I was even aware that the Boys were in Oklahoma at the time. This time around, I missed attending any the 50th anniversary concerts because of some family health issues. So, of course, I'm hoping that just maybe the BBs will decide to "get back together and do it again" with just one more tour. If they do, I plan to be there.
Oh, well; whatever happens, we'll always have their music and all the great memories of the world's greatest band.