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In a message dated 9/7/00 7:38:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Nick.Dastoor at guardian.co.uk writes:

<< Poor old Brian went mad eventually, trying to come up with a
 punchline to some fantastically elaborate gag involving vegetables and Red
 Indians that would completely rewrite the book of comedy >>

Is this a reference to the legendary "Smile" album?  The greatest album never 
made? (in my estimation) If it is, Nick has won my undying adulation and is 
the reciepient of my Wookie "life debt" as it were.  There just isn't enough 
talk about Smile these days.  You would think a 16 track concept album 
devoted to capturing Americana and The Elements on the same slab on vinyl 
would at least merit an occasional namecheck.  Perhaps not.  Speaking of 
monstrous concepts, I would have thought with the all WHO fans who live 
around here SOMEONE at sometime would have brought up "Lifehouse" by now, but 
that too goes unmentioned.  Our heroes gave their sanities to make albums 
that they would eventually junk, the least we can do is pretend we've heard 
them.
Brian Wilson really did have some fucked up jokes though.  He would always 
tell the really corny, proto-typical Beach Boy ones to the studio muscians 
when they were cutting a record (sample: "I really dig my new shoes 
man...they've got a lot of "sole".  [silence] Now let's try this tambourine 
bit again...")  The Beatles obviously had the brains and wit of the Pan 
Atlantic rivalry but Brian had the innocence, charm and mental instability, 
all of which adds up to a much more interesting story.  I'm sorry, I love the 
Beatles as much as the next guy but I don't think "Motherless teen duo goes 
on to become greatest songwriting team in history" compares very well with 
"Partially-deaf, overweight, paranoid-schizophrenic overcomes thieving father 
and sadistic cousin to write, arrange, produce and market several of the 
greatest albums of all-time."  Beatles: rich, arrogant, 
self-aggrandizing...Brian Wilson: rich, arrogant, doesn't know where the hell 
he is.
I like Ringo very much, but then again I'm a drummer so maybe thats why.  He 
wasn't a very technical player (Paul was rumored to be light years better) 
but his stuff just fits so well and ended up being such a Beatle trademark 
that anyone who says the Beatles were soiled in any way, shape or form by his 
presence is not a very good listener.  How about She Said, She Said?  A Day 
In The Life?  Come Together?  Long, Long, Long?  I rest my case.
I'm addicted to Fantasy (American) Football...

Steve C.


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