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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jul 1, 2020 14:31:36 GMT
Ah, the summer of '76. This time 44 years ago, "Rock And Roll Music" was No. 16 on the Billboard charts. "Good Vibrations" by Todd Rundgren was No. 35.
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Post by kds on Jul 1, 2020 14:46:21 GMT
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jul 1, 2020 15:01:37 GMT
If you look at the total list, there are quite a few heavyweights still battling it out:
- The Beach Boys - The Beatles - Paul McCartney (Wings)
- Elton John - Aretha Franklin - Steve Miller Band - Thin Lizzy - Diana Ross - Neil Diamond - Queen - Marvin Gaye - The Doobie Brothers - America - Aerosmith - ABBA - The Carpenters - The Four Seasons - Bob Marley - Fleetwood Mac - James Taylor - Alice Cooper - Disco Tex and The Sex-O-Lettes
I remember it like yesterday; still a great time for radio.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jul 12, 2020 14:43:33 GMT
Brian Wilson must've been a pretty good athlete at Hawthorne High School. We've read stories about being a quarterback on the football team, and about his love for baseball and wanting to be Mickey Mantle. But, apparently Brian also ran track and, is that a basketball uniform in the picture below? Brian was a four sport athlete!
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 12, 2020 15:14:33 GMT
How big a high school was Hawthorne back then? I ask because in my neck of the woods, being a 3- or 4-sport athlete wasn't itself an accomplishment. When you have 100 kids per class, if you went out for the sport, you basically were on the team. I'd say maybe 20% of the school's kids were 3-sport athletes, and well over 50% were probably 2-sport athletes (most of these kids were also in band and/or choir, and a good number also in plays or musicals, or debate, etc.).
Now Hawthorne is currently a population of about 86k, which is about 32x bigger than my town was at the time I'm referencing. But Wikipedia says the population in 1950 was about 16k, and in 1960 it had doubled to about 33k. A quick review of some current stats in Minnesota shows that a similarly sized city to what Hawthorne was then (about 33k), Andover, has about 1,750 kids in its one high school, so 400+ kids per class. Would Hawthorne High have been in that ballpark at the time?
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Nov 13, 2020 0:56:55 GMT
I came across these photos on Google Images. Karen Lamm-Wilson. Stunningly beautiful.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Feb 14, 2021 5:25:45 GMT
Saturday morning in the city....
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Post by jk on Feb 14, 2021 11:02:05 GMT
Saturday morning in the city....
Thanks for the picture gallery, Sheriff. Just imagine bumping into Brian and/or Syd in the high street...
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Post by Kapitan on Feb 14, 2021 12:31:31 GMT
Saturday morning in the city....
Thanks for the picture gallery, Sheriff. Just imagine bumping into Brian and/or Syd in the high street... I'd hate to bump into Brian, because I'm sure he hates strangers coming up to him, knowing and gushing about him, wanting to talk or get an autograph. And I know I'd want to talk to him (and so annoy him). I honestly prefer the business transactional relationship of me sitting in a theater, and him sitting on the stage of that theater, where are roles are clear and mutually agreed upon!
(Now, if HE happened to come up to ME to talk in the street...)
It would be easier with Syd Barrett, in that I wouldn't recognize him or want to talk to him.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Feb 14, 2021 13:18:13 GMT
We all realize that Brian probably (definitely?) prefers to eat alone at his favorite deli, but when you see this picture, don't you fantasize a little bit about developing some kind of a friendly relationship with him where YOU could meet him there and share lunch and chat....daily. Hi Sheriff, how are you doing today? Fine, Brian, how's it going with you? I'm great, have a seat and order. I want to tell you about a song I just wrote...
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Post by kds on Feb 14, 2021 13:32:08 GMT
I have to admit if I saw Brian out and about, I'd be very torn about whether to take a rare opportunity to meet a legend or let him enjoy his Diet Coke in peace. I have a feeling there would be a certain amount of regret with either decision.
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Post by Kapitan on Feb 14, 2021 13:36:56 GMT
I have to admit if I saw Brian out and about, I'd be very torn about whether to take a rare opportunity to meet a legend or let him enjoy his Diet Coke in peace. I have a feeling there would be a certain amount of regret with either decision. Exactly my thoughts.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Feb 14, 2021 13:58:05 GMT
Obviously I knew/read about Brian frequenting the deli, but this photo is intriguing to me anyway. Here you have maybe the greatest songwriter of the pop/rock era, sitting in public at a worn, wooden table with paneling, drinking something from a paper cup, with the obligatory diner ketchup bottle, maple syrup, the salt/pepper/sugar containers, a bottle of hot sauce, and, what, plastic flowers (no criticism intended). It looks like a pen and paper sitting there for some reason. See the sign at the top that says Hippies Use Side Door (I think). And Brian is perfectly happy there. That is so great. How many "rock stars" of his stature could get away with such a pastime? And how many would want to?
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Post by Kapitan on Feb 14, 2021 14:18:51 GMT
One suspects the kitsch is a style decision more than a humble dive diner, considering location.
I looked it up online and see that a turkey sandwich is over $17; a reuben is $19.95; a tuna wrap is $17.75; 1/2 a greek salad is $14.25 (whole is over $18); and a burrito is $17.
These aren't fine-dining cuisine rates, sure. But they also aren't small-town, independent diner prices, either. Several reviews refer to it as "typical neighborhood prices."
Speaking of reviews, an average of 4.4 (of 5) stars on Google. Most common descriptions seem to be "quaint," "cute" and "neighborhood place."
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Feb 14, 2021 14:28:31 GMT
One suspects the kitsch is a style decision more than a humble dive diner, considering location.
I looked it up online and see that a turkey sandwich is over $17; a reuben is $19.95; a tuna wrap is $17.75; 1/2 a greek salad is $14.25 (whole is over $18); and a burrito is $17.
These aren't fine-dining cuisine rates, sure. But they also aren't small-town, independent diner prices, either. Several reviews refer to it as "typical neighborhood prices."
Speaking of reviews, an average of 4.4 (of 5) stars on Google. Most common descriptions seem to be "quaint," "cute" and "neighborhood place."
Your journalistic pursuit of the details and facts should be commended. I mean, where else can you get this stuff but The Beach Boys Today! Forum.
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