Looking back...

[LittleSurferGirl]

As I was thinking of some of my earliest Beach Boys memories, one really sticks out. It was during the first few years of being introduced to them and for some odd reason, I had a HUGE crush on Mike [Yeah I know your all laughing at the moment !] But heres the thing. It wasnt Mike's early days it was his 80s-mid 90s look!!! I sit here & laugh about it now & my family still wont let me live it down! I seriously thought he was so dang cute. I was ohh about 7 or 8 at the time, LOL.

My brother still thinks its the funniest thing ever, the other night a Full House re-run was on [Yep, The Beach Boys one] & my brother actually called me from the other room saying there was something on that "I had to see" so I came running in the living room & he says jokingly "Look Brit, its Mike!!! Aww isnt he cute" & just busts out laughing. I, of course,  take it with a grain of salt & laugh myself.

Anyway my question to you guys is, any embarrassing moments or memories or something that just makes you laugh when you look back on it now? Could be a song lyric you thought they said but didnt or a song that you love but is disliked by most. Something along the lines of that....?

[Nicole]

LOLOL, that's funny I don't have a funny story like that, but I remember when I was little, I pictured Brian being some nerdy guy with glasses and thick, curly hair...I honestly have no idea why. My stepdad told me that the guy who did the high voices was Brian, and I guess that's just the face I associated with that voice.

I also thought they were saying, "Bob-a-ran," instead of "Barbara Ann" until I was like, 10, haha.

[Shady]

ha, funny story, I wonder why when girls have a crush on Mike, they find it embarassing  

I find how I got into The Beach Boys kinda funny , they played Good Vibrations the techno remix at some club I was at once, for ages I thought that was The Beach Boys orginal, got a shock when I bought the sounds of summer CD  

Not very funny lol

I also thought they were saying, "Bob-a-ran," instead of "Barbara Ann" until I was like, 10, haha.

I thought it was bomb Iran 

[grillo]

I feel like my entire childhood was an embarrassing moment! Nobody I knew in the eighties liked the BB at all. They even laughed when Kokomo was a huge hit. Yeah, a huge hit, but apparently nobody bought it (if you want to believe those lying meanies! And I Still think Mike's a good looking guy!

[sockittome]

I don't have any goofy BB related stories, but I must let it be known that the very first CD I bought was the Cocktail soundtrack back in 1988.  I bought it for "Kokomo" of course and my wife at the time gave me a big thumbs up because Tom Cruise was on the cover! 

[DonnaK]

Not goofy, but back in the stone age, when I was in 7th grade and the BB first came out, I bought the 45 Surfin'. God, there were/are great!!! Do you guys know what 45's are?? LOL

Then, in 1966, when Pet Sounds first came out, I was in love with Roger, who used to sing Wouldn't it Be Nice to me........

Then....well, nevermind................................................

[the captain]

As a little kid (early to mid 80s) I vividly remember thinking Mike Love was the only cool one. The others were fat, bearded or short.

I still hate short people, though. Fuckin' Jardine. Fat people are OK by me. Beards, too.

[LittleSurferGirl]

Lol those are pretty funny & interesting...keep the stories comin guys!!!

Oh another little tid-bit. I had NO clue what "Kokomo" was & thought it was the name of a girl or something.

[Nicole]

I still hate short people, though.

5'3" here



The first time I "heard" Kokomo was in first grade when this kid started singing, "Aruba, Jamaica, oooh I wanna take you to Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama!" hehehe.

[the captain]

Sorry, short men. And 5-3 isn't that short for women anyway, is it? I don't know ... anyone under 6-0 seems short to me.

[Shady]

God Luther what's your beef with short people, I just don't get it 

I still hate short people, though.

5'3" here

I think 5'3 is cool for a girl, you're only short when your a girl if you're like in the 4's..

Just hope your life's ambition isn't to be a runway model 

[mikeyj]

Sorry, short men. And 5-3 isn't that short for women anyway, is it? I don't know ... anyone under 6-0 seems short to me.

May I ask how tall you are Luther?

[Nicole]

It's not too terribly short, but I'm the shortest in my family besides my cousin (who's my age, and we're even) and my two younger cousins, who are 4 and 9, lol. My sister's been taller than me since she was 12. Only about half an inch, but ugh

[the captain]

Sorry, short men. And 5-3 isn't that short for women anyway, is it? I don't know ... anyone under 6-0 seems short to me.

May I ask how tall you are Luther?

6-3. Sadly, as a kid I always wanted to be 6-8 like my then-basketball hero, Dominique Wilkins. I fell short.

[LittleSurferGirl]

I too am considered short especially in my fam, I'm 5'3. \

My mom [when she was younger] was about 5'8'' & my sis is 6'1. All my brothers & dad are at least 5'11 or over with 2 brothers being around 6'1-6'2. My cousins [female] are all at least 5'6. My 12 year old neice is now 5'9.

I'll never understand how I ended up being the height I am lol.

[lupinofan]

LOLOL, that's funny I don't have a funny story like that, but I remember when I was little, I pictured Brian being some nerdy guy with glasses and thick, curly hair...I honestly have no idea why.

Confusing him with Mark Volman of The Turtles, perhaps?

[Alex]

As a little kid (early to mid 80s) I vividly remember thinking Mike Love was the only cool one. The others were fat, bearded or short.

I still hate short people, though. Fuckin' Jardine. Fat people are OK by me. Beards, too.

Hating on short people? Who the hell do you think you are, Randy Newman???!!!!

[JB Wilojarston]

As a little kid (early to mid 80s) I vividly remember thinking Mike Love was the only cool one. The others were fat, bearded or short.

I still hate short people, though. Fuckin' Jardine. Fat people are OK by me. Beards, too.

Only an oaf, kiddies. Only an oaf.

[Sciencefriction]

I would have to say thinking that Student Demonstration Time was a great song, haha.  I used to sing along all the time until I got older and realized how silly the lyrics were.  I still think the backing track is tops, and of course the original song is great. 

There's nothing wrong with being short.  I'm 5'9" and I don't feel that short.  Of course, I'm not going to say anything outright mean, but I'm sure most of us would rather be just short than be like.. say Elton John these days.  I still love Elton though.

[the captain]

Who the hell do you think you are, Randy Newman???!!!!

In that my sometimes less-than-sincere statements are taken literally, yes!

[Amy B.]

I too am considered short especially in my fam, I'm 5'3. \
My mom [when she was younger] was about 5'8'' & my sis is 6'1. All my brothers & dad are at least 5'11 or over with 2 brothers being around 6'1-6'2. My cousins [female] are all at least 5'6. My 12 year old neice is now 5'9.
I'll never understand how I ended up being the height I am lol.

I have a similar experience. My father is 6'1.5", my mother was 5'8", my sister is 5'9" or maybe a bit taller. My uncle is 6'4", cousins are 6'2" and 6'4" (both male).  I'm five-feet-two-and-a-half. I was a picky eater as a kid and I paid the price. It's really not bad except when you're trying to buy clothes. Or reach something in the cabinets.   

Well, what's Brian? 6'3"  6'4"??  And Carl and Dennis were only 5'9" or 5'10", so there you go. He must have eaten all the food! 

[Amy B.]

I don't really have an embarrassing BBs memory, except watching Mike on stage in footage I'm sometimes embarrassed FOR him. Oh, and when Brian called me for that "Brian calls you" event, I clammed up and made an ass of myself.

[mikeyj]

Oh, and when Brian called me for that "Brian calls you" event, I clammed up and made an ass of myself.

I'm sure I (and probably a lot of others here) would do something similar - I wouldn't have any idea what to say.

[LittleSurferGirl]

I too am considered short especially in my fam, I'm 5'3. \
My mom [when she was younger] was about 5'8'' & my sis is 6'1. All my brothers & dad are at least 5'11 or over with 2 brothers being around 6'1-6'2. My cousins [female] are all at least 5'6. My 12 year old neice is now 5'9.
I'll never understand how I ended up being the height I am lol.

I have a similar experience. My father is 6'1.5", my mother was 5'8", my sister is 5'9" or maybe a bit taller. My uncle is 6'4", cousins are 6'2" and 6'4" (both male).  I'm five-feet-two-and-a-half. I was a picky eater as a kid and I paid the price. It's really not bad except when you're trying to buy clothes. Or reach something in the cabinets.   

Well, what's Brian? 6'3"  6'4"??  And Carl and Dennis were only 5'9" or 5'10", so there you go. He must have eaten all the food! 

Ahhh that must be it! I was  a picky eater too...still am lol.

Brian needs to do a Brian calls you thing again. I'm not quite sure what that is, but sounds pretty awesome to me!

[melissalynn]

I wish I were 5'3...I'm not even 5' tall. I'm only 4'11. Sucks to be me!