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Updated 12/29/2001
A very interesting interview with Brian Wilson titled "Poetry In Slow Motion" has been published in "The Scotsman", in advance of Brian's upcoming "world" tour.
You can find the article here.
Scotsman Interview with Brian Wilson

Updated 12/18/2001
Contrary to what has been reported elsewhere, Brian WILL be doing Pet Sounds in it's entirety, but WITHOUT an orchestra on his upcoming  tour.

Updated 12/11/2001

The soundtrack for the upcoming movie "ORANGE COUNTY" will feature two  songs by Brian Wilson. The CD will be released on December 18, three weeks before the movie premiers , on January 11, 2002

Here is the full track listing for
"Orange County -- the Soundtrack":

   The Offspring, "Defy You"
    Social Distortion, "Story of My Life" (Live)
   Foo Fighters, "The One"
    Cake, "Shadow Stabbing"
    Crazy Town, "Butterfly"
   Bad Ronald, "1st Time"
 Brian Wilson, "Lay Down Burden"
Lit, "Everything's Cool"
   12 Rods, "Glad That It's Over"
  Quarashi, "Stick 'Em Up"
  Pete Yorn, "Lose You"
  Creeper Lagoon, "Under the Tracks"
 Brian Wilson, "Love and Mercy"
  Phantom Planet, "California"

Updated 12/10/2001

An interview with Brian Wilson is featured in the new book "Behind The Muse: Pop and Rock's Greatest
Songwriters Talk About Their Work and Inspiration" by Bill DeMain.  In addition to the interview with Brian,
conducted in 1996, the book features interviews with over 40 successful and respected songwriters (including Burt
Bacharach, Jimmy Webb, Billy Joel, Roger McGuinn, Barry Gibb, Aimee Mann, Matthew Sweet, and others).  More
details on the book, and ordering information, can be found at the website of the publisher, Tiny Ripple Books
(www.tinyripple.com).  The book can also be ordered through the amazon.com and Barnes & Noble (bn.com)
websites.

Updated 11/22/2001
A QUARTER MILLION HITS
No, this is not how many hits the Beach Boys COULDA,WOULDA OR SHOULDA HAD, but rather the number of hits this site has reached since it's inception.Sometime yesterday, the hit counter passed the 250,000 hit mark. For some sites, this might be a weeks worth of hits, but for us it is a huge accomplishment and for this I want to thank those of you who do take the time to visit it occasionally.

Updated 11/18/2001
Brian Wilson's Christmas gift to fans from last year, On Christmas Day, is now available on a various artists cd called 20 Christmas Stars Volume 3.
CD Title: 20 Christmas Stars III
  Various Artists
  Label: Kids Records: Catalogue #CMND 1049

  Other artists appearing include:
  Dave Brubeck
  Mannheim Steamroller
  Judy Collins
  Kenny Loggins
  David Benoit
  Grass Roots
  Frank Sinatra
  Vince Guaraldi
  Four Seasons
  Donna Summer
  Boys Choir of Harlem


Updated 11/13/2001

The hard to  find "Christmas Spirit" CD, which features Brian Wilson's version of "Joy To The World", along with  songs by Carnie and Wendy Wilson, is now  available again. It can be found at Rite Aid and WalMart stores among others.


Updated 10/25/2001
  The Beach Boys, Woody Guthrie, John Lennon, and Al Green, are among the artists featured on Capitol Records' patriotic set "United We Stand," due Nov. 6, according to the label's official Web site. All proceeds from the album will benefit the Red Cross. No new songs will be
  featured on the release. http://hollywoodandvine.com/unitedwestand/

  The Beach Boys track is the Dennis Wilson composition, "4th of July".

Updated 10/24/2001
Last weeks AOL video chat with Brian Wilson is now available for viewing by clicking here. The transcript and chat can be found by AOL members at keyword: live and then typing Brian Wilson in the search box.

Updated 10/15/2001
Dates for a three day concert tour of Great Britain by Brian Wilson have been released!
BRIAN WILSON
  ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL, LONDON
  JAN 28,29,30
  £22.50 - £50
  TEL: 0207 960 4242

Thanks to Sean M

Updated 10/9/2001
Brian Wilson is scheduled for a live chat on AOL on Thursday October 18 at 6PM Eastern Time

Updated 10/5/2001

The rest of the tour dates for Brian's rescheduled Japanese tour are now out. Here is the entire new schedule:

  2002.Feb.21(Thu) Tokyo International forum A,Tokyo
  2002.Feb.22(Fri) Tokyo International forum A,Tokyo
  http://www.tif.or.jp/forum/eng/index.html

  2002.Feb.25(Mon) Aichi Prefectural Art Theater,Aichi
  http://venue.live.co.jp/view-E.php3?hall_id=211

  2002.Feb.26(Tue) Fukuoka Sun Place,Fukuoka
  http://www.f-sunpalace.com/

  2002.Feb.27(Wed) NHK Oosaka Hall,Oosaka
  http://www.nhk.or.jp/osaka/hall/index.html

Thanks to Tango

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Al Jardine Family and Friends "Live In Las Vegas" CD is now available at
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/aljardine


Updated 10/4/2001
THIS IS AN OFFICIAL OFFER TO OBTAIN A NUMBERED COPY OF THE ALAN JARDINE,FAMILY & FRIENDS SHRINE AUDITORIUM CONCERT OF 1998 , from Stephen Desper.

Only 40 copies will be issued, each with a control number. (A second 40 lot may
be issued if the demand is there.) The concert segment featuring Alan's group
singing "Help Me Ronda" and "God Only Knows" plus an ending segment will be
offered; about 15 minutes of concert picture and sound. You might call this specialoffering a "collectable." The VHS total cost is $25.00 with $10.00 of that going to The American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund.

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To obtain a copy:

Send the following to ...

Steve Desper
Creative Space Studios
13340 Saticoy Street
Unit D
North Hollywood, CA
91605

(1) MAILING ADDRESS to where we ship
(2) NAME of PERSON to whom the thank you letter should be directed
(3) ONE MONEY ORDER made out to "Creative Space Studios" for $15.00
(4) ONE MONEY ORDER made out to "The American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund"
for $10.00 or more!!!
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Each order will receive:

(1) One Numbered Cassette
(2) One signed, personalized Donation Thank You letter from Alan Jardine
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F.Y.I.

I am donating my portion of cassette costs to the Red Cross. The MINIMUM
donation is ten dollars per cassette, however if you feel you would like to donate
more, please adjust the amount you send in your money order to The American
Red Cross. Keep your money order copy as your proof for tax consideration.

Send all money in the form of Post Office Money Orders, 7-Eleven Money Orders,
or Bank Checks. You can buy these at any Post Office, 7-Eleven store, or Bank.

A Donation-Thank-You-Note signed by Alan Jardine and addressed to the person
of your choice, will be included with each numbered cassette.

You may order up to three copies per person. Please send a seperate order for
each cassette you want.

Please be advised that production time may require up to eight weeks for
processing. I must make all forty copies at the same time to keep the overall costs
down. So, until we have sold all forty copies nothing will happen -- so spread the
word. The sooner we sell all copies, the sooner each order will be shipped. All forty
orders will be shipped on the same day.

Simultaneous with cassette shipment, a letter with all the Red Cross Money Orders will be sent to The American Red Cross in the name of "Fans of Alan Jardine, Family and Friends posting on NetSounds.com."

This is your chance to obtain a little piece of unknown Beach Boy history while
helping in a very worthy cause.

God Bless America ~Stephen W. Desper