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Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:3:29 -0600
Subject: [Buffalo Springfield Again] 35-year-old Beach Boys mystery solved

2005-08-1519:36:35<br>JILL WING, The Saratogian08/14/2005<br><br>Beach Boys
solve one of life's great mysteries <br><br>OK. Maybe it was just one of my
life's greatest mysteries. <br><br>To build the suspense -- like any mystery
writer does -- you'll have to wade through other diatribe to get to the exciting
climax and the answer to the great mystery ...<br><br>You had to wonder what was
going through the Boys' minds as their tour bus surfed -- dipping, weaving and
cresting -- through waves of grain to get to their appearance a couple weeks ago
at the Equine Advocates benefit gala in rural Schuylerville's rural
hinterlands.<br><br>The narrow, twisting country road that leads to Stone Bridge
Farm was an automotive red carpet that night.<br><br>People driving Hummers,
Mercedes, Bentleys, Beemers, farm trucks and the occasional combine wove through
the rural countryside to see these California surfer dudes kick up some sand in
upstate New York's rich dirt.<br><br>Even some of
the stoic, staid Brits from Fasig-Tipton wore jams, Hawaiian shirts and, gasp,
flip-flops to the party. <br><br>Although two of the original bandmates -- Mike
Love and Bruce Johnston -- are a little long in the tooth, an ensemble of
younger surfer dudes, who probably weren't alive when the Boys were in their
prime, propped the old guys up with the group's timeless harmonies.<br><br>Love
and Johnston are stand-up versions of the other original member Brian Wilson,
who will shuffle onto the SPAC stage tonight and take his seat behind a
keyboard. At least he knows when to sit down.<br><br>A lot of us watching the
Boys at the horse farm held our breaths as Love dropped to one knee to praise
the guitar player and then struggled to get back up.<br><br>The old Boys aren't
as flexible as the Tin Man in 'The Wizard of Oz.' But if you closed your eyes,
you could almost hear the crashing waves and squeals of gulls on any beach
U.S.A.<br><br>I looked around as the Boys opened with
'California Girls' and saw others in the audience -- in their 50s, 60s, even 70s
-- singing along. It reminded me of my parents singing along with Mitch Miller
on TV in the '60s. As horrifying as that memory was, I couldn't not sing
along.<br><br>When chair dancing and singing weren't enough and the good
libations began to loosen their joints, boomers got off their seats and danced
in the dirt. <br><br>I hadn't danced in probably 10 years -- no rhythm then and
less now. I don't think 'The Pony' is cool, anymore. But I thought it was
appropriate, given the horsey crowd and the arena/amphitheater. People dancing
nearby noticeably gave me extra room to perform my galloping gyrations.
<br><br>(The suspense must be killing you. We're almost there -- to life's
greatest mystery solved.)<br><br>The Boys sang every song they have ever sung,
and then some. They even threw in 'The Duke of Earl.' And who knew? Turns out
Bruce Johnston wrote Barry Manilow's hit single 'I Write the Songs.'
The Boys sang that, too.<br><br>My eureka moment was when they broke into
'Surfin' U.S.A.'<br><br>You know that line, 'Let's go surfin' now, everybody's
learnin' how, come on a safari with me'?<br><br>For 35 years I've wondered what
a safari had to do with surfing. And then, in a rare moment of clarity, I
realized it was 'surfari' not safari. <br><br>Aren't you glad you stuck with
me?<br><br><br><br>regards,<br>
<br><br>Russ<br>http://blomstedt.n0.be<br><br><br><br><br>----------------------\
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