Slog - Comments on I'm Picking Up Bad Vibrations http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations This is kind of surreal: The press release, via Marc Ambinder of the Atlantic Monthly: I hope this note finds you well. You may have already received the attached invitation from L.E. and Ginny Simmons, but I personally wanted to invite you to a reunion with Mitt Romney and the Romney for President National Leadership Team featuring the Beach Boys on Friday, May 9th in Houston, Texas. The Governor is looking forward to seeing many of you again at the reunion and we hope that you can join us for this very special event. In addition to the reunion, Governor... Copyright 2008 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:46:16 -0800 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:08:28 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle Any idea why the next (above) column by Amy Kate Horn, supposedly explaining why Dan is away, points to a column that says absolutely nothing about why Dan is away?

I'm confuseled. Almost as much as Mitt Romney is about why GWB is about to burn down some extremist LDS nutters near his house, just like GWB's dad did ...

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990379 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990379 2008 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:59:10 -0800 Comment by Dougsf Mike Love was always the element of the Beach Boys I liked the least. The very first live band I ever saw was a similar lineup of the Beach Boys in the early '80s, at the Puyallup Fair.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990381 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990381 2008 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:59:47 -0800 Comment by LINUS shouldint it be called beach boy then?

]]> LINUS http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990396 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990396 2008 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:07:48 -0800 Comment by DOUG. GO BRUINS!!!

]]> DOUG. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990432 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990432 2008 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:25:34 -0800 Comment by inkweary I think he wants to be vice-prez, and has a pretty good chance at it unfortunately.

]]> inkweary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990440 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990440 2008 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:29:43 -0800 Comment by laterite Obligatory "Fuck Mike Love" comment.

]]> laterite http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990444 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990444 2008 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:34:16 -0800 Comment by Abby Damn it. Stop ruining my birthday, people.

]]> Abby http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990480 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990480 2008 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:56:42 -0800 Comment by Paul Another "Fuck Mike Love" comment.
I wish he didn't have the rights to use the name anymore.

"And I think it's wonderful to be here tonight, but I also think it's sad that there are other people who aren't here tonight. And, uh, those are the people who have passed away, those are the obvious ones. But the other not-so-obvious ones are people like Paul McCartney, who couldn't be here tonight because he's in a lawsuit with Ringo and Yoko. That's what he sent a telegram to some, uh, high priced attorney in this room, you know."


"And that's a bummer, because we're talking about harmony, right, and the world. If we can't get it together in America and in England, and harmony within our groups. I mean, believe it, you can believe it. The Beach Boys have their own 'interstescene' (not sure what Mike is trying to say here, and neither does Mike) or whatever you call it, squabbles. But that's a bummer when Ms. Ross can't make it, you know?" (referring to Diana Ross, who was having legal battles with the other 2 members of The Supremes.)


"The Beach Boys have continued to do, about, we did about 180 performances last year. I'd like to see the Mop-Tops match that! I'd like to see Mick Jagger get out on this stage and do I Get Around versus Jumpin' Jack Flash, any day now. And I'd like to see some people kick out the jams, and I challenge the Boss to get up on stage and jam." (during Mike's pause, someone in the house band plays the theremin line of "Good Vibrations" during the crowd's tepid response.)


"I wanna see Billy Joel, see if he can still tickle ivories, lemmee see. I know Mick Jagger won't be here tonight, he's gonna have to stay in England. But I'd like to see us in the Coliseum and he at Wembley Stadium because he's always been chickenshit to get on stage with the Beach Boys."


Excerpts from Mike Love's Hall of Fame speech

]]> Paul http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990537 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990537 2008 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:44:08 -0800 Comment by Fnarf Mike Love is the foulest twat in the world, and even though I love The Beach Boys, the REAL Beach Boys, I'd rather entangle my pubic hair in industrial machinery than listen to 30 seconds of Mike Love's FAKE Beach Boys music today.

I saw Brian Wilson at the Puyallup Fair a few years ago, and even though he was similarly unencumbered with original members in his backing band, they were fucking great Fuck you, Mike Love.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990605 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990605 2008 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:52:39 -0800 Comment by Hate Mike Love @6

"Follow that car"

]]> Hate Mike Love http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990624 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990624 2008 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:40:54 -0800 Comment by elswinger Mike Love should have been kicked out of the band after Smile, then invited back on guest vocals for the few good songs they did after that featured him (Do It Again, Add Some Music).

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990814 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c990814 2008 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 13:04:34 -0800 Comment by jentery The McCain girls are pretty surreal, too. A new video!


]]> jentery http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c991150 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/im_picking_up_bad_vibrations#c991150 2008 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:08:28 -0800