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rsdsharp

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33. I saw the Beach Boys in concert twice.

Tue Feb 4, 2020, 11:39 AM

Feb 2020

The first time was in May 1978. They really were the Beach Boys. Carl and Dennis were still alive, and Brian had (briefly) resumed touring, along with Love and Jardine. It was an amazing show, even if I did have to spend 2 1/2 hours standing because those in "festival" seating rushed the stage at the start of the concert.

The second time was probably 10-12 years ago after a minor league baseball game. It was Love, Jardine, Johnston and some guys. They played for about an hour, and it was a shadow of the first concert.

A trivia question: The Barry Manilow hit, "I Write the Songs" was actually written by Bruce Johnston.

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Brian Wilson disavows Beach Boys performance at TROPHY hunting convention featuring Donald Trump Jr. [View all] Demovictory9 Feb 2020 OP

Mike Love has always been a shit. Goodheart Feb 2020 #1

I met Brian Wilson once in'67 when I delivered a piano to his Honolulu bungalow. panader0 Feb 2020 #4

I share a birthday with Brian Wilson. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 #39

1950--year of the tiger panader0 Feb 2020 #41

1951 for me. NT mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2020 #42

1951. dchill Feb 2020 #51

Love won a lawsuit for credit on Good Vibrations sweetloukillbot Feb 2020 #8

Good case in point. Goodheart Feb 2020 #16

Then I guess Mike Love would NOT appreciate THIS version of Fun Fun Fun: DFW Feb 2020 #27

Thanks for posting that brilliant parody! Nt raccoon Feb 2020 #29

I'm not allowed to call it brilliant, but thanks!! DFW Feb 2020 #31

Sell Kansas? LOL denem Feb 2020 #34

i LIKE that the parody showed how FAT and UGLY Donald Rump is. #LockHimUp trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #47

Mike Love is an asshole. maveric Feb 2020 #2

Bingo! BadgerMom Feb 2020 #12

Anyone who supports trophy hunting is an asshole. pazzyanne Feb 2020 #37

+1 ChiTownDenny Feb 2020 #40

And proud of it! dchill Feb 2020 #52

Mike Love is the evil Beach Boy. SharonClark Feb 2020 #3

I know from personal experience Mike Love is a jerk Bradshaw3 Feb 2020 #5

So the real talent behind the Beach Boys is against this. LuvNewcastle Feb 2020 #6

Five posts and no Pet Sounds reference rufus dog Feb 2020 #7

See below. I posted before seeing your post. Hekate Feb 2020 #18

WTF? If Brian Wilson is not in it, it's not the Beach Boys. Fuck Mike Love. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #9

+100! Rhiannon12866 Feb 2020 #44

Mike Loves the money lame54 Feb 2020 #10

Just watched "Love and Mercy" biopic last week jmbar2 Feb 2020 #11

I will look for the movie Demovictory9 Feb 2020 #20

A video detailing the creative process behind the recording if God only knows. CentralMass Feb 2020 #26

thank you! Demovictory9 Feb 2020 #45

OMG - stunning jmbar2 Feb 2020 #49

Saw it in the theater. Such a great movie. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #46

sign here SleeplessinSoCal Feb 2020 #13

I already found it through the linked article. soldierant Feb 2020 #21

That is the wrong link. Here is to the beginning of the petition. Maraya1969 Feb 2020 #32

Yep, they are a shitshow. nt yaesu Feb 2020 #14

No talent jerk Hangdog Slim Feb 2020 #15

If it were up to Mike Love and not Brian Wilson, Norbert Feb 2020 #19

Not exactly Pet Sounds... Hekate Feb 2020 #17

Not acceptable, NOT good vibrations at all ! Baked Potato Feb 2020 #22

I absolutely LOATH trophy hunting and truphy hunters. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2020 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Scotch-Irish Feb 2020 #25

Me too. Everyone one of them are scum. Neema Feb 2020 #36

safari club intl, a nasty org with a dirty history. n/t MarcA Feb 2020 #24

Maybe pressbox69 Feb 2020 #28

I love that Brian and Al are doing this and not at all surprised they are taking a stand. BeckyDem Feb 2020 #30

Mike Love and Bruce Johnston have always been hucksters RhodeIslandOne Feb 2020 #38

What a shame he never got past it. BeckyDem Feb 2020 #50

I saw the Beach Boys in concert twice. rsdsharp Feb 2020 #33

If a meteor fell on that trophy-hunting convention (preferably during the middle of Neema Feb 2020 #35

Mik Love dissing other bands ... marble falls Feb 2020 #43

Never liked these guys or their music. B Stieg Feb 2020 #48

I just saw Brian play a could of weeks ago. Phoenix61 Feb 2020 #53