O/T RIP Brian Wilson

[CTMilller]

Very sad news that Brian died earlier today . RIP Brian Wilson.

Immediately thought of you when I heard the news, Lincs.

Horrible cliche but he had a good innings considering his lifestyle and left us this amazing legacy which I think will live on in the musical pantheon with all the greats down the centuries.

I am thinking of making the six hour trip down to Hawthorne in the LA suburbs when things have quietened down a bit and take a moment at the Beach Boys Monument that was erected on the site of the Wilson house. I've been there a couple of times before and you really get to feel the atmosphere that must have existed when they started out. Hawthorne and their neighborhood hasn't changed a great deal and when you drive the streets of the town and go past Hawthorne high school, the songs seem to come alive...

[LincsMiller]

Immediately thought of you when I heard the news, Lincs.

Horrible cliche but he had a good innings considering his lifestyle and left us this amazing legacy which I think will live on in the musical pantheon with all the greats down the centuries.

I am thinking of making the six hour trip down to Hawthorne in the LA suburbs when things have quietened down a bit and take a moment at the Beach Boys Monument that was erected on the site of the Wilson house. I've been there a couple of times before and you really get to feel the atmosphere that must have existed when they started out. Hawthorne and their neighborhood hasn't changed a great deal and when you drive the streets of the town and go past Hawthorne high school, the songs seem to come alive...

I wish I could take that journey with you CT. You are right regarding his longevity considering his early lifestyle. Just watched an Al Jardine interview on YouTube and he was surprised by the news as he had visited him quite recently and he didn't think he was close to dying at that time . That's all the Wilsons departed now