36 years ago today...

[Andrew G. Doe]

... Murry Wilson passed away. Say and think what you like about him, but if it weren't for him, there would be no Beach Boys.

[PongHit]

if it weren't for him, there would be no Beach Boys.

I agree.  But he's not dead — I found him on MySpace:

http://myspace.com/MurryWilson

[Jason]

He's also a member of the board.

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php?action=profile;u=450

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

... Murry Wilson passed away. Say and think what you like about him, but if it weren't for him, there would be no Beach Boys.

True, and his death also sent Brian and Dennis to Never-Neverland.

[Sheriff John Stone]

And Murry was only 55 when he died (and Dennis 39 and Carl 51...damn...) of heart problems. I wonder if Brian takes Lipitor?

[Pretty Funky]

if it weren't for him, there would be no Beach Boys.

He always kept a eye out for the boys.

[Outie 315]

 
 That's Uncle Murry, the guidin' force behind the boys.

[The Heartical Don]

And Murry was only 55 when he died (and Dennis 39 and Carl 51...damn...) of heart problems. I wonder if Brian takes Lipitor?

Probably this is not the most fitting topic, but -

I'd say that Dennis and Carl passed away for different reasons. Dennis' lifestyle somehow caught up with him; when you're alcoholic through and through, your heart can stand very little. Cold water could have stopped it, or perhaps he had a sudden epileptic fit (often seen in alkies). Carl had a brain tumour, unrelated to his heart. Murry himself drank a lot, ate lots of not-so-healthy food, and didn't do sports.

Brian cleaned up when 40 - that is a relatively young age and the body can recover still from overeating and chain-smoking and all the other abuse that Brian was cursed with.

[pixletwin]

"Murray loved his kids in his own perverse way". I forget where I read that. I he truly believed he had his kids best interests at heart.