A copy of the Spinal Tap/Beach Boys collaboration Smell Mike Love?
― Alito Shuffle (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 16:07 (seven years ago) link
excellent guesses everyone but no - friend said the bookstore he went to "was all out of the new Brian Wilson autobio AND the new John Stamos autobio" so he got me a copy of the new Mike Love autobio. Will commence hate-reading shortly.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 16:10 (seven years ago) link
B-b-but was there not a John Cowsill bio available for purchase?
Please to live blog.
― Sketches by T-Boz (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 16:14 (seven years ago) link
within the first ten pages he is bragging about a musical performance he gave at the age of 2 "with much aplomb" also his entire family is a long line of multi-talented self-made geniuses dontchaknow
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 15:18 (seven years ago) link
also as a kid he would "add some harmonies" when mariachis came to his family's table at a restaurant
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 15:19 (seven years ago) link
Feel like this thing is going to stray into Zelig territory before long.
― Alito Shuffle (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 15:24 (seven years ago) link
i liked his book! the brian wilson book is LIGHT YEARS better. it's written in Brian's non linear, all over the place voice it's great.
― kurt schwitterz, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 16:47 (seven years ago) link
reading that now, and yeah, it's really fun -- and definitely all over the place. Anecdote digressions within anecdote digressions
― Dominique, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 16:48 (seven years ago) link
This book is really good tbh. Mike's essential assholishness (and his obliviousness to it) comes through, but really he has lots of great stories
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 23 October 2016 02:11 (seven years ago) link
i read brian's first autobiography a long time ago, the weird ghostwritten one which is like 50% about how great and misunderstood eugene landy is
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Sunday, 23 October 2016 02:16 (seven years ago) link
Lol yeah i didnt go near that one
― Οὖτις, Sunday, 23 October 2016 02:47 (seven years ago) link
this book continues to be pretty entertaining, much better than I was expecting tbh. Maybe the most eyebrow-raising thing is the bit about Dennis returning from visiting Manson at the studio and being freaked out because he had just witnessed Manson murdering a black man (which I believe is alluded to as an unsolved/unsubstantiated murder in Bugliosi's Helter Skelter...? It's not the Lotsapoppa Crowe shooting, cuz that shooting didn't happen at the ranch and he didn't die.)
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 18:05 (seven years ago) link
Wait, what? Holy shit.
― My son has a confession to make. It's about your waffles. (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 18:09 (seven years ago) link
Sooo...Dennis and/or Mike could've potentially helped forestall the subsequent murder spree? WTF.
― My son has a confession to make. It's about your waffles. (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 18:14 (seven years ago) link
"I thought about calling the police, but then I remembered I had to finish writing the lyrics to 'Transcendental Meditation,' which was a really important song."
― tylerw, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 18:18 (seven years ago) link
yeah this is def well before the Tate/Labianca murders, and before Dennis abandoned his house to the Family
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 18:19 (seven years ago) link
You Thought I Was a Dick Before: The Mike Love Story
― My son has a confession to make. It's about your waffles. (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 18:21 (seven years ago) link
aka Asshole Demonstration Time
i imagine dennis was in a pretty constant psychedelic state at the time, so maybe mike just thought it was a wacky hallucination?
― tylerw, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 18:22 (seven years ago) link
https://cbskluv2.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/mike_love.jpg
I heard a similar story about 10 years ago about that song ... I believe I heard it on Casey Kasem's Top 40 when I was a young lass. According to memory, Mike and Dennis were hanging out and Dennis confessed he'd seen Charlie kill a guy and he didn't stop to help him, just sat there and watched. Anyway years later Dennis drowned in Marina del Rey and Mike later tracked this guy down who he'd heard didn't help rescue Dennis and sent him front row tickets to a nearby concert. The guy showed up and Mike sang "Kokomo" at him while staring at him the whole time.
― nomar, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 18:26 (seven years ago) link
here is the full excerpt:
In May 1969, in an interview with 'Rave', Dennis was asked if he was afraid of anything. "Sometimes the Wizard frightens me - Charlie Manson is another friend of mine who says he is God and the devil! He sings, plays, and writes poetry and may be another artist for Brother Records."
Around that time, Dennis' illusions about Manson finally ended, when he paid a visit to Spahn Ranch. Upon his return, Dennis stopped by Brian's house, where I was working in the studio. Dennis was visibly shaken, and I asked what was wrong.
"I just saw Charlie take his M16 and blow this black cat in half and stuff him down the well," he said, referring to a black man.
Dennis was too frightened to go to the police. I think he was just hoping that Manson and his family would disappear, but his entanglement could not be undone."
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 18:26 (seven years ago) link
O_O
― how's life, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 18:27 (seven years ago) link
Mike's got plenty of harsh words for everybody (including himself) and Dennis and Brian are not spared, really, but ultimately they are more like tragic figures, just undone by their own demons. In terms of their late 60s/early 70s work, I do sympathize with Mike's inability unable to separate what is (imo) amazing music from personally awful circumstances. Sorta similar to Dylan being mystified at how well "Blood on the Tracks" was received (although I don't think Bob was ever quite in the mentally damaged/drug abused states that Dennis and Brian were)
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 18:31 (seven years ago) link
he also recounts several stories I'd heard before but had previously suspected of being hyperbolic - including Dennis bringing in a prostitute from off the street in order to record her having sex with him for an overdub on "All I Wanna Do" (which is clearly audible in the coda), Rocky Pamplin and Stan Love beating the shit out of Dennis in the late 70s, David Frost being involved in Brian copping heroin in Australia on a late 70s tour, etc.
He also says Shawn Love's paternity was never established.
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 18:52 (seven years ago) link
That's 'All I Want To Do' not 'All I Wanna Do' (I don't understand why they released such similarly-titled songs within such a short span of time either). And yeah, I always figured the sex noises were staged.
I probably need to read this thing. Dammit.
― My son has a confession to make. It's about your waffles. (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 18:58 (seven years ago) link
ha right sorry I always mix those two up
I'm up to the part in the book where he gives a detailed breakdown of the lyrics to Kokomo (no such luck with "Wrinkles", unfortunately)
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 18:59 (seven years ago) link
the kokomo part was my favorite. especially when he talks about his chuck berry-like use of alliteration and then quotes a chunk of lyrics with literally no alliteration other than repetition of the same words
― na (NA), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 19:15 (seven years ago) link
haha yes I noticed that too
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 1 November 2016 19:26 (seven years ago) link
The Mike Love that oversells the brilliance of his lyrical contributions is my favorite Mike Love.
― My son has a confession to make. It's about your waffles. (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 1 November 2016 19:28 (seven years ago) link
Someone defend this monstrosity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7SmgdvPpQY
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 15:24 (seven years ago) link
that song was written by Brian = it's not all bad. Although I had no idea Brian ever performed with Celebration and that sure looks like him on the right wtf!?
was a little surprised at how pissed Mike was about "That's Why God Made the Radio" - didn't realize he was shut out of writing on almost all of it lol
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 22:16 (seven years ago) link
holy crap @ some of this stuff. i didn't think the BBs story could get much darker than the stuff in the steven gaines book.
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 22:37 (seven years ago) link
Is there a Defend the Indefensible: Dennis Wilson thread yet?
― Millions of species Faye Dunaway (Tom D.), Wednesday, 2 November 2016 22:46 (seven years ago) link
his crimes seem more personal than musical imo
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 22:49 (seven years ago) link
altho Alfred probably begs to differ
Big Sur on Landlocked! It's great. It's Mike Love, no?
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 23:00 (seven years ago) link
yup
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 23:02 (seven years ago) link
Ok, he's worth it for that alone. Also, I'm going to say it, I like Student Demonstration Time.
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 23:12 (seven years ago) link
yeah that's brian.
― new noise, Wednesday, 2 November 2016 23:47 (seven years ago) link
http://www.mediaite.com/online/the-beach-boys-confirm-trump-inauguration-invite-havent-made-decision-yet/
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 22 December 2016 23:42 (seven years ago) link
hat synergy
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 22 December 2016 23:57 (seven years ago) link
Potential for thread-ending photo
― Οὖτις, Friday, 23 December 2016 00:14 (seven years ago) link
Oh oops thought this was the mike love+weirdos thread
― Οὖτις, Friday, 23 December 2016 00:24 (seven years ago) link
I know the dude who ghost wrote this for Mike – think I may have to read this now as well.
― Naive Teen Idol, Tuesday, 27 December 2016 04:35 (seven years ago) link
It's good!
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 27 December 2016 04:47 (seven years ago) link
anyone read both mike's and brian's books? taking a trip soon and was thinking of bringing one of these to read.
― new noise, Thursday, 16 March 2017 15:13 (seven years ago) link
Mike's book is great! Haven't gotten the Brian one yet.
― Οὖτις, Thursday, 16 March 2017 15:16 (seven years ago) link
yeah the praise here convinced me to read mike's book at some point... just wondering what brian's is like in comparison.
― new noise, Thursday, 16 March 2017 15:19 (seven years ago) link
He keeps the Tommy Bahama brand in business so he's indirectly a job creator.
― yesca, Thursday, 16 March 2017 18:45 (seven years ago) link
Kind of a jack ass https://t.co/DPBbnSmgUS— David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) May 5, 2017
― mookieproof, Friday, 5 May 2017 20:03 (seven years ago) link