Just Talkin ...
Again, and
probably permanently -- I’m going to diverge from the real estate industry. You
all have more than you can possibly read about the trade and how to manage a
career in it.
So just for fun …
If you
haven’t listened to Jackson Browne’s album “Timethe Conqueror” … you should. It’s excellent. It’s not the latest by Browne ... I think “Timethe Conqueror” was released in 2008…but it’s worth repeated listening. The first time through I wasn’t paying attention;
and just sort of listened for the chord changes.
Then a few
more times the riffs and the lyrics started combining and now it’s hard to put
it away. There’s classic Jackson Browne
guitar and singing—some of his best, I think.
--
In the lower
rows of the Special Events Center at the University of Utah, I shook hands with
Carl Wilson and Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys in the 1980’s. The Beach Boys had just played Salt Lake;
and this time the concert was partly my promotion and my former partner and I
stood together, meeting these two legends.
Dennis had
surfer’s hands. He was a tough guy.
This concert
had the classic Beach Boys touring personnel:
the two Wilson brothers, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston plus the
backing band including Billy Hinche and Blondie Chapin. Hinche was a pain for us that night, by the way.
Brian Wilson
has not toured with the Beach Boys for quite a while. In recent years Brian’s made some valiant
attempts at improving his health, and has made some remarkable albums. For years the Beach Boys members couldn’t show up to
band meetings unless their personal lawyers were in tow…
The word was
Brian’s craziness made him vulnerable to many forces, including some of the
boys in the band who wanted to cash in on Brian’s song writing. Over the years it has alternately been painful
to watch and then incredible to watch -- when any of the band would play live or on television. A few years ago the “Beach Boys” played Weber
State University and for the first time [it ever sunk into my head], there were
no Wilsons on the stage. Carl and Dennis
had passed and Brian’s was too fragile to tour. I still love the band and the guys and always
will.
A few nights
ago the Beach Boys did two or three songs on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Fallon interviewed Mike Love and Brian Wilson before the band played. Brian’s not looking too good. He needed Love’s help to walk up a couple of
steps and get to his seat – unsure of his footing. Brian didn’t have much color in his
face.
Love complimented
Wilson repeatedly and it was good to see and hear it. Love and Wilson said the Beach Boys including
Wilson are touring this summer.
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