101 Things you didn't know about The Beach Boys...

[Pretty Funky]

51) Mike had to remind us that Carl Wilson died of Lung Cancer like George Harrison of the Beatles. He failed to mention his other cousin, Dennis Wilson died by drowning like George Clooney in 'A Perfect Storm'.

52) Not one negative post has ever been made here about Carrie Marks. This boards favorite spouse!

53) If you play 'Summer In Paradise' backwards, it sounds great.

[Andrew G. Doe]

54) If you never play Summer In Paradise at all, it sounds even better !

[Wrightfan]

55) Weird Al was sued by Brian after he released "The Food Album"

56) The Boys are Back in Town was originally written for Brian's comeback but according to Mike, it didn't "rock as hard as the song I'm writing to commemorate said event."

57) Don't fight the Sea was originally about battling stomach problems at Red Lobster.

[Paulos]

58) Al Jardine is actually 6' 9 and has maintained the illusion of being short by employing an elaborate system of pulleys, smoke machines and mirrors.

[Don_Zabu]

59) None of the pre-Wild Honey instrumental tracks of the band actually featured any instruments - Brian was just such an amazing vocalist that he perfectly simulated every single one of them. The Wrecking Crew was just a tax write-off.

60) Unreleased Beach Boys albums include Don't Stop Surfing, Surf Forever, Surfin' The Web, Surfari, Sidewalk Surfin', Butthole Surfers, and Lifehouse.

[hypehat]

61) It is common knowledge that Dennis wrote 'You Are So Beautiful' at a party with Billy Preston, but didn't take a songwriting credit. Other such songs Dennis wrote with his buddies at parties include 'Anarchy In The UK', 'The Final Countdown', most of the 'Keepin' The Summer Alive' album, and 'Relax (Don't Do It)'. It is not known whether he refused to accept songwriting credits because he simply could not remember writing them, or because he was ashamed of them.

62) Mike Love is an outsider bet to become the next England manager if Fabio Capello resigns and whether the FA can schedule training sessions around The Beach Boys touring schedule.

[Don_Zabu]

63) Now that Al Jardine's finished A Postcard From California, he can finally get to work on some of the projects he had to abandon along the way, including The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring.

[Pretty Funky]

64) Al Jardine sometimes wears his white suit and sits on bus stop benches along PCH holding a box of chocolates, talking about his life and offering
       simple words of wisdom.

65) Murrys glass eye has been fitted in a dragon at the new Harry Potter Amusement Park.

66) Had Al not quit the Brian Wilson Tour to 'urgently' complete his album, both he and Brians new album would have shared the same release date.

67) Mike Love is following the tech savy advice of his good buddy Al and releasing his album in September on 8- track.

[Don_Zabu]

68) For a brief period in 1969, Brian Wilson ran a health food store in West Hollywood called The Radiant Radish.

69) Tom Petty recalls how, while having lunch with Brian Wilson, Brian tried to butter his head and put it between two slices of bread.

70) Mike Love once questioned Van Dyke Parks on what his lyric "columnated ruins domino" meant, and Van Dyke just said he had no idea.

71) Murry Wilson lost an eye while working in his machining job, and he would often take the glass eye out and make his sons stare into the socket.

72) One of Brian Wilson's favorite comedy movies is Norbit.

73) Brian Wilson and Al Jardine were varsity athletes in high school, and in fact, during one football game, Brian accidentally broke Al's leg.

74) In the late 60's, Dennis Wilson befriended Charles Manson and the Manson family before they went on their killing spree. Manson was a struggling songwriter at that point, so Dennis ended up taking a Manson song called "Cease To Exist", changed a lyric, and called it "Never Learn Not To Love". Needless to say, Manson was not pleased.

75) The song "You Are So Beautiful" was co-written by Dennis Wilson and Billy Preston. Dennis just never claimed any credit.

(See what I did there? Even the real Beach Boys tidbits are so out-there, it's difficult to tell them from the made-up ones.)

[Eric Aniversario]

50) It's said that if you stack every Beach Boys song ever recorded on top of each other in Audacity, you can hear the voice of God...buried somewhere in a mass of incomprehensible noise.

After about 6 minutes of noise, you'd be left with Leaving This Town (live) and Here Comes The Night (Disco Version)...that would be interesting to hear.  Add the solo stuff and you'd have Rio Grande too.

[runnersdialzero]

75) The song "You Are So Beautiful" was co-written by Dennis Wilson and Billy Preston. Dennis just never claimed any credit.

I don't think that's been verified as fact.

[Andrew G. Doe]

75) The song "You Are So Beautiful" was co-written by Dennis Wilson and Billy Preston. Dennis just never claimed any credit.

I don't think that's been verified as fact.

Billy Hinsche watched Dennis & Billy Preston work on the song together at a party. Quoted in Jon's book.

[Pretty Funky]

76) Former Secretary of State and Beach Boys nemesis James Watt was evicted from a Washington rest home last week. ' I don't know why' said Watt. ' I live a quiet life here with just a few visitors. In fact just the other day George W Bush and Dick Cheney called in.' When asked why Watt had been removed a spokesman for the home said 'for attracting the wrong element'. The spokesman also said Watts place has already been taken. 'The new resident as of July 4 is Wayne Newton, and his only visitors will be those good, wholesome folk of the entertainment industry.'

[Margarita]

77) The Wilson brothers are related to Rainn Wilson (from The Office), Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart, Wilson Pickett, former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, Mr. Wilson from Dennis the Menace, Wilson Avenue in Chicago, and of course, former President Ronald Wilson Reagan. 

They are NOT, however, related to Wilson from Home Improvement, despite what the show would have you believe.

78) Mike Love is related to Courtney Love, Darlene Love, Get Christy Love, the novel Love Story (but not the film), the band Love, and the doomed Love Canal development in upstate New York. 

[37!ws]

79) Speaking of Chicago...Al "Genuine Mexican Parts" Jardine runs a Mexican eatery called Al Jardine Mexican Cafe, located at 3335 North Clark Street in Chicago.

[Don_Zabu]

80) The "in the cantina" section of Heroes And Villains was originally written by Jimmy Buffet. 10 years later, he reworked it and released it as "Margaritaville".

[hypehat]

81) Van Dyke Parks can do this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCVeY09rM8g

[Pretty Funky]

82) To add to his toubles, Brian suffers from a bad back.


      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAWVbj0YUyE

[Alex]

83. Hey Little Cobra, Little GTO, My World Fell Down, The Rain The Park and Other Things, and Beach Baby were all recorded by the actual Beach Boys, but released under Pseudomyms.

[Emdeeh]

84. Mike Love has recorded with Brian recently and will appear as a "special guest" on three tracks on the upcoming release, Brian Wilson Reiterates Gershwin.

[Pretty Funky]

85) The Beach Boys are reuniting for a free concert next year. (oh...sorry. I thought the thread was 'Things Brian didn't know about the Beach Boys'.)

[Andrew G. Doe]

86) Brian is a fan of Thai cuisine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S89dRcc4DwI&feature=related

[Pretty Funky]

87)"Carl like to sleep during the day," Love laughs. "I mean really sleep. He was a night owl and would stay up late, then literally duct tape black curtains shut in his room so he could sleep all day."

http://www.theday.com/article/20100803/ENT10/308039972/1044/ent

[Ron]

82) To add to his toubles, Brian suffers from a bad back.


      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAWVbj0YUyE

That's F&cking horrible.

[Wrightfan]

86) Brian is a fan of Thai cuisine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S89dRcc4DwI&feature=related

88. Brian was paid in steaks for this appearance