Welcome thread

[JK]

Just saw this. There was a hurricane (Irma) that caused some problems with family members in Florida.
The other issue was my Mother's health. Lots of tests, and some not good news.
Anyway I've been in "La La Land" lately.

So sorry to hear about your mother, Elizabeth.

I think that makes sense. (Let's pretend I didn't just contribute to that thread.) Realistically speaking, I think sometimes as listeners or fans we get too cute by half. "It's good, but it would be better if only..." said the guy who is speaking for himself only, pretending the objective world is his subjective world. Maybe we ought to give the guys who have been doing this professionally for 50+ years the benefit of the doubt.

Say what you like about the what if, survivor, worst and weirdest topics but they make life so much easier when deciding where to post.  

[the captain]

By the way, that last post of mine was referring to this:

An interesting read, the "Pick 3 songs" topic. Seriously.

However...

I just thought Mike's Boys put on a great show last June (as did Brian and band in 2008). They did what they did. And what they didn't do etc.

I could've been more clear.

[JK]

By the way, that last post of mine was referring to this:

An interesting read, the "Pick 3 songs" topic. Seriously.

However...

I just thought Mike's Boys put on a great show last June (as did Brian and band in 2008). They did what they did. And what they didn't do etc.

I could've been more clear.

It was very clear to me, cap'n. Maybe I wasn't being altogether clear when I responded to it.

[the captain]

By the way, that last post of mine was referring to this:

An interesting read, the "Pick 3 songs" topic. Seriously.

However...

I just thought Mike's Boys put on a great show last June (as did Brian and band in 2008). They did what they did. And what they didn't do etc.

I could've been more clear.

It was very clear to me, cap'n. Maybe I wasn't being altogether clear when I responded to it.

I want to respond in kind with some kind of semiapologetic clarification, that'd just be silly.

[JK]

By the way, that last post of mine was referring to this:

An interesting read, the "Pick 3 songs" topic. Seriously.

However...

I just thought Mike's Boys put on a great show last June (as did Brian and band in 2008). They did what they did. And what they didn't do etc.

I could've been more clear.

It was very clear to me, cap'n. Maybe I wasn't being altogether clear when I responded to it.

I want to respond in kind with some kind of semiapologetic clarification, that'd just be silly.

Haha. It's all grist to the mill of the Welcome Thread, you know. ;=)

[JK]

Another heartwarmingly informative topic: "Hal Blaine, Larry King - 1990". Gives one hope for Smiley's future.

[guitarfool2002]

Another heartwarmingly informative topic: "Hal Blaine, Larry King - 1990". Gives one hope for Smiley's future.

JK, it's my hope that one day the kind of inaccurate statements and outright false claims as are pushed back and corrected in the topic you mentioned will inspire the same kind of pushback and corrections to be applied to the outright nonsense and falsehoods that certain members of another place you visit have been spreading and repeating to gullible fans for years. Everything from the handlers to being controlled and drugged to who actually produced certain albums, never mind the outright personal slander on family and kids. The fact those people most responsible for spreading that crap aren't here is the kind of hope that already happened and which maybe someday you'll realize the benefits of.

[JK]

[feelsflow]

Ho Ho Ho A Very Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!

[JK]

Ho Ho Ho A Very Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!

Thanks a lot, Will. You have a great time yourself----okay? 

[♩♬☮ Billy C ♯♫♩☮]

Merry Christmas everyone

[rab2591]

Yes! Merry Christmas to everyone, here and on all the other boards. Put on Brian’s Christmas album, or the Beach Boys Christmas album - enjoy the holidays, be safe!

[guitarfool2002]

Merry Christmas to all on the Smiley Smile forum!

[JK]

A Happy 2018 to you all. And to all Beach Boys fans everywhere.   

[RangeRoverA1]

Happy birthday to NOLA BB Fan aka Liz. *long list of niceties & well wishes*

[JK]

Good call, RR. I'll add my birthday greetings and wish Elizabeth lots of cake and a little nip of something later on.

[NOLA BB Fan]

Gee, y'all, thanks! 😁

Probably the only "nip" I'll get will be from my cat LOL 🐱

[JK]

Good to see Emily drop in. She was always one of our most eloquent posters.

[RangeRoverA1]

Hey john, you helped to ID the AHDN song. Would like to pay in kind. Since you dislike the name change, here's PS/ Smiley folk list I made to help you see who is who:

brucesshorts = Pinder goes to Kokomo
monolithic = Nicko1234 (Nicko1234 strangely applied his gender at PS as "female" True eccentric, haha!)
piano0wl = 37!ws
Ithaka = Ziggy Stardust
theSuperMetroid02 = Mujan
peterbeyer = Catbirdman
fosters freeze = TV Forces
roachclips = Ed Roach
iancockburn = Unreleased Backgrounds
tompromisedroad = Disney Boy (1985)
BambuPoops = MarcellaHasDirtyFeet
donnylang = DonnyL
J.B. = Juice Brohnston
hankthompson = Hank Briarstem
illbethesnice = smilethebeachboysloveyou
mfp = metal flake paint
magicradio35 = Magic Transistor Radio
Paulos Ellistino = Paulos
Ed Hemingway = Smilin Ed H
rich = Rich Panteluk
sockit = sockittome
Surf Nazi = Bittersweet-Insanity/ ghost of Dr. Landy

[JK]

Hey john, you helped to ID the AHDN song. Would like to pay in kind. Since you dislike the name change, here's PS/ Smiley folk list I made to help you see who is who:

Thanks, RR. That's a great help. :=)

[RangeRoverA1]

Thanks, RR. That's a great help. :=)

We're quits. Sure you recognized many old names in the list. Different chat - you post in the Smiley musicians' threads. When will you share music by band(s) you used to be with?

[JK]

you post in the Smiley musicians' threads. When will you share music by band(s) you used to be with?

Never, I'm afraid. I used to do it on other boards but my policy has changed since then. Sorry!

[JK]

you post in the Smiley musicians' threads. When will you share music by band(s) you used to be with?

Never, I'm afraid. I used to do it on other boards but my policy has changed since then. Sorry!

Thing is, I got into trouble online a while back (I'm out of it now) so I prefer to keep a low profile these days if I can. It's impossible to leave out the accompanying information when linking stuff on YouTube so I've stopped linking band videos altogether.

[JK]

Never, I'm afraid. I used to do it on other boards but my policy has changed since then. Sorry!

Thing is, I got into trouble online a while back (I'm out of it now) so I prefer to keep a low profile these days if I can. It's impossible to leave out the accompanying information when linking stuff on YouTube so I've stopped linking band videos altogether.

Sure. Can you at least say then this thing - did the band sing their made songs or covers?

Covers. I'll post a selection from our set list, maybe tomorrow.

[JK]

Can you at least say then this thing - did the band sing their made songs or covers?

Covers. I'll post a selection from our set list, maybe tomorrow.

Here 'tis. We'd moved on in recent years from playing mainly blues to playing mainly soul: 

Love Me Like A Man (Bonnie Raitt)      
God Bless The Child (Blood Sweat & Tears)   
Victim Of Love (The Eagles)
You Can Leave Your Hat On (Joe Cocker et al.)   
Real Mother For Ya / Gangster Of Love (Johnny "Guitar" Watson)
I Got A Woman (Ray Charles)
Papa Was A Rolling Stone (The Temptations)   
Walking The Dog (Rufus Thomas)
That's How Strong My Love Is / Hard To Handle / Mt. Pitiful (Otis Redding)
In The Midnight Hour / Land of 1000 Dances / 634-5789 / Mustang Sally (Wilson Pickett)
Fool For Your Stockings (ZZ Top)
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (Sam & Dave)
Mess Of Blues / One Night (Elvis)
Whole Lotta Rosie (AC/DC)