Did Dennis really marry his second cousin?

[KittyKat]

She looked like Mike's daughter and probably was.  In most American states, it's legal to marry a first cousin. It's not something I would be in favor of, but they were second cousins, not first, and it's not like Dennis knew her when she was growing up. 

[Andrew G. Doe]

Seeing as Dennis slept with the wives of everyone else in the band, and also every female in the F Mac organisation, integrity probably wasn't a word that featured large in his lexicon.

[Ron]

[CenturyDeprived]

Seeing as Dennis slept with the wives of everyone else in the band, and also every female in the F Mac organisation, integrity probably wasn't a word that featured large in his lexicon.

It's probably in poor taste to ask (though that's never stopped a ton of discussion topics on this board)... but do we know what the (already publicly known) details were about these instances?  Are we talking the wives of every single BB?

[bluesno1fann]

JArhead wins. 

What the hell do I have to do with this?

Keep me out of your ranting....

[Gabo]

1. Hung out with Charles Manson 2. Married his cousin

I wonder what his third offense was...

 

[Pretty Funky]

Didn't he supply Brian with drugs in the 70s? Always thought that was pretty low myself.

[retrokid67]

1. Hung out with Charles Manson 2. Married his cousin

I wonder what his third offense was...

 

again with Manson 

[bluesno1fann]

Woah, when did this become the Dennis Bashing thread?! 

[retrokid67]

Woah, when did this become the Dennis Bashing thread?! 

a yea there's no "conspiracy" right?  How about focusing on the good things in his life instead of womanizing, booze and Manson?  Hey Brian has done some stuff too but most of the time we talk about his music and what a genius he is.

[SMiLE Brian]

Dennis lived a crazy life, it's not bashing to talk about it.

[alf wiedersehen]

Chill, you guys are so defensive.

Dennis did these things, we're allowed to talk about it.

[bluesno1fann]

Woah, when did this become the Dennis Bashing thread?! 

a yea there's no "conspiracy" right?  How about focusing on the good things in his life instead of womanizing, booze and Manson?  Hey Brian has done some stuff too but most of the time we talk about his music and what a genius he is.

Couldn't agree more. We should sing his praises and talk about the positive side of his life instead of "how low he could get" and "how he lacked integrity". And when we make one comment, people tell us to stop being so defensive

To Gabo: Yes, Dennis hung out with Charles Manson. But as soon as he found out what Manson was really like, he cut contact (and bashed Manson) with Manson. Considering that, I don't get why people would still condemn Dennis for his role in the Manson story.

I just hope that a lot of people here don't agree with Mike Love's disgusting comment about Dennis being a "no-good drugged-out parasite"!

[retrokid67]

Woah, when did this become the Dennis Bashing thread?! 

a yea there's no "conspiracy" right?  How about focusing on the good things in his life instead of womanizing, booze and Manson?  Hey Brian has done some stuff too but most of the time we talk about his music and what a genius he is.

Couldn't agree more. We should sing his praises and talk about the positive side of his life instead of "how low he could get" and "how he lacked integrity". And when we make one comment, people tell us to stop being so defensive

To Gabo: Yes, Dennis hung out with Charles Manson. But as soon as he found out what Manson was really like, he cut contact (and bashed Manson) with Manson. Considering that, I don't get why people would still condemn Dennis for his role in the Manson story.

I just hope that a lot of people here don't agree with Mike Love's disgusting comment about Dennis being a "no-good drugged-out parasite"!

Well Gabo always wants to say something negative about him but...."that's ok".  When we want to uplift Dennis, we're the ones in the wrong..."but that's ok too" right cuz Dennis doesn't deserve praise    the bad in his life has outdone the good. 

[alf wiedersehen]

r u guys fer realz

[retrokid67]

r u guys fer realz

so you mean to tell me that there's no point in talking about the good parts of his life then? (if there are any)

[alf wiedersehen]

r u guys fer realz

so you mean to tell me that there's no point in talking about the good parts of his life then? (if there are any)

Please direct me to where anybody said that.

[retrokid67]

r u guys fer realz

so you mean to tell me that there's no point in talking about the good parts of his life then? (if there are any)

Please direct me to where anybody said that.

I was asking you that.  I've noticed that whenever we try to talk positive about him, you always come to tell us that we're somehow "wrong"

[alf wiedersehen]

r u guys fer realz

so you mean to tell me that there's no point in talking about the good parts of his life then? (if there are any)

Please direct me to where anybody said that.

I was asking you that.  I've noticed that whenever we try to talk positive about him, you always come to tell us that we're somehow "wrong"

So you can't direct me to where anyone said that?

[retrokid67]

r u guys fer realz

so you mean to tell me that there's no point in talking about the good parts of his life then? (if there are any)

Please direct me to where anybody said that.

I was asking you that.  I've noticed that whenever we try to talk positive about him, you always come to tell us that we're somehow "wrong"

So you can't direct me to where anyone said that?

I'm talking about you.  I asked you if that's what you're saying.  we initially said that we should be talking about the positive parts of his life and you asked us "r u guys fer realz?"

[alf wiedersehen]

Are you seriously inferring that I'm saying "We should never talk about the good parts of Dennis' life because THERE AREN'T ANY: OMG HE WAS THE WORST!" from my saying "r u guys fer realz"?

That speaks volumes. Touchy, touchy.

[Jon Stebbins]

Didn't he supply Brian with drugs in the 70s? Always thought that was pretty low myself.

You think Brian never supplied Dennis? They all had access and they all shared. Keep it real Funky.

[bluesno1fann]

I don't want any arguments... so I'm staying out of this one

[retrokid67]

Are you seriously inferring that I'm saying "We should never talk about the good parts of Dennis' life because THERE AREN'T ANY: OMG HE WAS THE WORST!" from my saying "r u guys fer realz"?

That speaks volumes. Touchy, touchy.

no, this speaks volumes.  I asked you a simple question.  every time we even bring his name up here you come.  we said we should talk about the positive parts of his life and you told us we were being "defensive".  you don't have a problem with talking about "how low he could go" but it's clear to me that you have a problem with talking about the high points.  Now, if I'm wrong on that, tell me (which I'm sure you were going to do anyway).

and why not tell me in a pm 

[RangeRoverA1]

She looked like Mike's daughter and probably was.  In most American states, it's legal to marry a first cousin. It's not something I would be in favor of, but they were second cousins, not first, and it's not like Dennis knew her when she was growing up. 

Legal or not, it's still very tasteless to marry basically your relative, esp. - if that's true - out of silly competition with Mike).

2Mr. Doe: unless Dennis had superpower & could easily influence every living girl, I don't believe that story about his affair with every BBs wife. But if it's not a myth - then we shouldn't blame Dennis alone for that.