sprite animation studios is a los angeles , ca-based cgi animation studio founded in 2002 by former members of square usa led by moto sakakibara , co-director of square pictures and columbia pictures ’ feature film final fantasy : the spirits within .

the studio specializes in the design and creation of 3d computer animation for film and television productions , video games , and commercial advertising , and its short productions have screened at the annecy international animated film festival , the siggraph electronic theater , the ottawa international animation festival , and other venues .

in 2009 , sprite entered into a partnership with olm , inc. , a famous japanese animation studio , producer of pokémon .

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a short animated film by sprite animation studios from the siggraph video review anthology .
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los angeles - based sprite animation studio , the boutique cgi - animation house known for its creative and innovative animation style , and japan’s olm digital will offer an informative session at siggraph on wednesday , july 24 ( 2 p . m . - 3 : 30 p . m . ) in anaheim , calif .
titled “the anime spirit : from pokémon and pac - man to live - action films , ” the event will feature olm digital panelist’s yasuhiro mikami , cgi director ; masashi kobayashi , cgi producer ; ken anjyo , r & d supervisor and moto sakakibara , cco at sprite animation studios who will jointly discuss the popularity of anime throughout the world and its unique expressiveness in contrast to western animation .
2d bg / props designer wanted ! [ sprite animation studio ] sprite animation studios is located at the howard hughes center in losangeles , california . we are currently seeking outstanding artists for an animated tv series project . you must be motivated to work with people in a collaborative environment . job description : 2d background / props designer for an upcoming cg - animated television series project . compensation doe qualifications : ability to work on - site in our studio required ability to work digitally preferred , but not required ability to work with people in a collaborative environment interested parties are invited to submit their portfolio and resume to hr @ urltoken please visit our website for more info . www . urltoken
the annecy international animation film festival and its market ( mifa ) : the major international event for over 11 , 000 industry professionals .
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annecy international animation film festival has just finished with a historic number of visitors including 11 , 700 badgeholders , which was 17 % more than in 2017 .
character animatormid to senior level animator ( project hire ) with a strength in photoreal / realistic character & creature animation using maya . you ' ll be working closely with supervisors and art directors . . .
the session will feature a presentation of olm’s popular work ( such as the pokémon movies and tv series ) in 2d animation , 3d cg and live - action films . topics will include a dissection of olm’s new anime styles and how olm’s creative team continuously seeks to develop concepts and visual forms for the genre . the panel will also include an in - depth discussion of the company’s newest project : the collaborative work with sprite animation , namco bandai and arad productions on the new pac - man and the ghostly adventures animated series , which currently airs on disney xd and recently ranked as the network’s top rated show for the week of june 10 - 16 , 2013 in key demos .
how wonderful it would be if audiences smile when they see wonderful images . our energy is derived from this motivation – to see these smiling faces . olm group is an leading animation , cg animation and vfx studio . the creativity of our experienced artists , together with our technologists and top - of - the - line equipment , allow us to continually expand the frontiers of visual entertainment . the animated , cg , and live action feature films / tv animation shows created with our high - level techniques and well - organized production environment deliver wonder and excitement to our audiences . we would like to entertain people with the novel visual images we have created with passion . and we would love to enrich their hearts . olm group will deliver wonderful smiles and heartwarming stories to adults and children around the world .
lawrence marvit is an eisner - nominated writer and artist who has designed for animated films , television , games , theater , and comics for such clients as warner bros . , universal studios , cartoon network , nickelodeon , sony , disney tv , wild brain , s . l . g . publishing , oni press , and pixar .
- thank you everyone who has made the 2018 annecy festival such a great success .
- the mifa , which is the biggest international market dedicated to animated films , has just closed with a new record year .
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rudolf enjoys a life of comfort and care in gifu , japan . yet true to the adage , curiosity gets the best of the kitten , and he decides to explore beyond the four walls of his home . when he ' s inadvertently whisked into the back of a cargo truck and lands in tokyo , he befriends ippaiattena , a seasoned street cat who possesses a crucial and unusual skill that will help him find his way home : the ability to read the human language . rudolf ' s journey is rich with japanese culture , and his story celebrates the wonder of discovery—that magical moment when you realize you have the key to unlock the world . ( source : new york international children ' s film festival )
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presents a chinese shadow puppet play inspired by an episode from the 16th century chinese epic journey to the west ( xi you ji ) by wu cheng ' en . ( 48 min )
big screen release based on an earlier television series done in japan . this is an adaptation of the famous tale xi you ji ( monkey ) . son gokū , a monkey endowed with magic powers , accompanies sanzō hōshi ( xuanzang ) on his journey to india .
the classic interpretation of journey to the west , produced as a chinese television series . ( in chinese only )
a humorous adaptation of the famous chinese novel ,
journey to the west .
a cult classic among the young chinese , especially university students , . . . a parody , or a side story based on the monkey king .
a three - hour made - for - television epic based on the classic chinese story journey to the west .
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an animated reinterpretation of the indian epic ramayana blends the stories of sita , a goddess separated from her husband rama , and nina , an animator whose husband moves to india , then dumps her by email .
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chan visits the country of his honorable ancestors , only to encounter a murder and opium ring .
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an infamous asian mastermind and his diabolical daughter raid the tomb of genghis khan .
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a young man ' s spiritual odyssey , filmed on location in rishikesh and bharatpur , and based on hesse ' s novella .
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a story about a young girl who loses her mother and then her father . jiang bo , a wealthy painter discovers her in a small fishing village and makes her his model .
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the story of a british boy , james graham , whose privileged life is upturned by the japanese invasion of shanghai , december 8 , 1941 .
a tour examining the world ' s most historic and inaccessible locations of the area known as the silk road . [ v . 1 ] khotan , oasis of silk and jade - - [ v . 2 ] a heat wave called turfan - - [ v . 3 ] through the tian shan mountains by rail - - [ v . 4 ] journey into music , south through the tian shan mountains - - [ v . 5 ] where horses fly like the wind - - [ v . 6 ] two roads to the pamirs .
a tour of the legendary silk road , the ancient trade route which made possible the flow of rare goods , art and religious beliefs between ancient rome and the mysterious east . v . 1 . across the pamir ; the king ' s road ; legendary ladack - - v . 2 . xuang zang ' s travels in india ; the scorching sun and the southern road of iran ; in search of wisdom - - v . 3 . beyond baghdad ; the road vanished into a lake ; across the steppes - - v . 4 . the sky horses of davar ; the soghdian merchants ; the glory of sammerkand - - v . 5 . across the karakum desert ; the other silk road ; the caravans move west - - v . 6 . the horsemen of turkey ; the silk city at the edge of asia ; all roads lead to rome .
the story of a blind blues singer , paul pena , and his triumphant trek to the forgotten land of tuva to learn about the mysterious art of throat singing .
in this program , hans kung seeks to understand the religions of china - officially a religion - free zone during china ' s period of strict communist rule - as well as the holistically oriented practices of traditional chinese medicine and tai chi .
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biographical story of prince alexander nevsky and his successful resistance against an attempt by the teutonic knights to invade russia in 1242 .
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the arabian nights follows the adventures of a slave girl as she rises to power over a great city . around her revolve the stories of magic and lust , mystery and fantasy that derive from three cultures ( persia , egypt and india ) and range from the ninth century to the renaissance .
story of a tibetan horse stealer who is driven out by his tribe in an effort to purge it of evil . includes detailed scenes of buddhist rituals .
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delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as temudgin in 1162 . follows temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny . shows the future conqueror and revealing him not as the evil brute , but as an inspiring , fearless and visionary leader .
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following his russian naval service , young dreamer asa returns to his sister ' s nomadic brood on the desolate hunger steppe to begin a hardscrabble career as a shepherd . but before he can tend a flock of his own , asa must win the hand of the only eligible bachelorette for miles , his alluringly mysterious neighbor tulpan .
a rich introduction to the book from a website called invitation to world literature , which is a multimedia series introducing drama , epic poetry , and novels from many times and cultures supported by the annenberg foundation .
the silkroad foundation is a non - profit organization , established in 1996 , to promote the study and preservation of cultures and art on inner asia and the silk road .
silk road seattle is an ongoing public education project using the
silk road
theme to explore cultural interaction across eurasia from the beginning of the common era ( a . d . ) to the seventeenth century .
clips from the 2007 pop opera by chen shi - zheng , damon albarn , and jamie hewlett . ( see monkey : journey to the west for more information . )
the story of a buddhist monk ' s pilgrimage to india to collect religious texts . a chinese blockbuster of a film to be released in 2013 . starring donnie yen and yun - fat chow .
a chinese opera based on the story of the monkey king’s encounter with the princess iron fan .
the first chinese animated feature film . the film is based on an episode of the novel journey to the west .
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2d background / props designer for an upcoming cg - animated television series project .
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this season ' s kaiji spinoff mr . tonegawa : middle - management blues sets mike off on a journey through the long history of anime spinoffs - the good , the bad , the confusing and the sublime !
― five years ago , i wrote a column about some of the works of nobuyuki fukumoto , a manga artist sometimes affectionately called fkmt by his fans . it was a celebration of milestones like akagi and kaiji , and several . . .
justin goes in - depth on the numerous reasons your favorite unlicensed anime remains unlicensed , from music clearing headaches to personal grudges between licensing parties .
― tony asked : one of my favorite anime in the early 90 ' s , dragon quest : the adventure of dai , in japan got a vhs release , but never got a single dvd release . it aired in japan in october 1991 , and got all 46 episodes released on . . .
james digs into a terribly uneven 2006 tv special from madhouse about a japan plagued by natural disasters , and paul breaks down all this week ' s new anime releases .
― i didn ' t go to see fireworks on the 4th last week , but i did go to see fireworks the anime movie on the 3rd . that ' s some clever timing on the part of whoever ' s in charge of promoting the film . the movie itself is alright , and it ' s cert . . .
this focus story for orario ' s toughest tavern elf offers plenty of colorful new details about the story ' s world in a must - read for danmachi fans .
― ( note : because the main character ' s name is consistently transliterated as lyu rather than ryu in this novel , that spelling will be used throughout this review . ) in a franchise full of colorful characters , lyu leon is far from being among the most dynamic . . .
― the kingdom hearts orchestra – world tour 2018 launched on june 9th with an unforgettable sold - out show at the dorothy chandler pavilion in los angeles . with composer yoko shimomura on stage , and surprise special appearance by director tetsuya nomura that announced the long - awaited release date of kingdom hea . . .
flcl progressive started out pretty low - key - especially compared to the original - but the plot becomes a noisy riot of abstract ( yet familiar ) elements in this finale .
the summer anime season has begun , and we ' re reviewing every new anime of the season . check back daily for new reviews ! now available : asobi asobase - master of ragnarok - music girls - planet with - chio ' s school road - angels of death - harukana receive - seven senses of the re ' union - banana fish - how not to summon a demon lord - and much more !
both the english and japanese voices of the seven deadly sins hero melodias - bryce papenbrook and yuuki kaji - were on hand to answer a few questions from their fans at anime expo 2018 .
― due to the success of the first season , the seven deadly sins made its return to netflix with a second season earlier this year . a movie is set to be released later . the popular series is based off a manga created . . .
― july 5 - 8 2017 , los angeles , california cosplay galleries day one day two premiere reports jojo ' s bizarre adventure : golden wind world premiere my hero academia : two heroes world premiere studio trigger ' s ssss . gridman premiere headlines : . . .
studio trigger enlists the help of inferno cop director akira amemiya to reboot tokusatsu series ssss gridman ( known to the us as superhuman samurai syber - squad ! ) , and they showed the first episode at anime expo 2018 .
― during trigger ' s industry panel before the ssss . gridman premiere at anime expo , hiromi wakabayashi emphasized the point of trigger ' s younger staff heading the show . akira amemiya ( dir . . .
― friday at anime expo was even bigger than i expected with a packed main floor , crowded dealer ' s hall and premiere line - ups capping hours in advance in the blistering heat . i found myself between two choices . brave the giant crowds or begin my hunt for a casual space to relax . i ' d already checked ou . . .
it won ' t stream on netflix until this fall , but anime expo 2018 provided an early look at shinji higuchi and mari okada ' s fascinating new show , with a twist on dragon riding you won ' t believe .
― dragon pilot : hisone and masotan has a strong pedigree . the new series , streaming this fall on netflix , was helmed by shinji higuchi and hiroshi kobayashi , produced by masahiko minami , and written by mari oka . . .
all the details from this weekend ' s trigger panel at anime expo 2018 , including new details and a sneak peek at hiroyuki imaishi ' s explosive new action show , promare .
― if there was any way to describe trigger ' s anime expo 2018 panel , it would be “full of adrenaline . ” this isn ' t too off the mark for the studio , but trigger really played to their high - energy reputation to a totally packed house on fri . . .
― 2018 is an explosive year for bkub okawa ' s pop team epic , as it transformed from a 4 - koma to an epic 12 episode anime with some of the biggest voice acting talent in japan . with 24 pairs of actors , innovative meta gags , and . . .
anime expo 2018 : jojo ' s bizarre adventure : golden wind u . s . premiere
― jojo ' s fans got a very special treat at anime expo this year . only weeks after the anime adaptation of jojo ' s bizarre adventure part 5 was announced , anime expo announced it would host the u . s . premiere months before its planned television premiere in oct . . .
― warning : this article contains some spoilers for recent episode of my hero academia season 3 . startling changes transformed my hero academia ' s
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in the series ' third season . all might ' s stalwart role as a beloved hero for u . a . ' s students , deku in p . . .
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the radiant radish was a health food store located at the corner of melrose avenue and san vicente boulevard in west hollywood , california from 1969 to 1971 .

it was managed by brian wilson of the beach boys , his cousin steve korthoff , and band road manager arnie geller .

radiant radish

brian wilson , radiant radish health food store , west hollywood , 1969 - 70 .
brian wilson - brian , part - owner of the radiant radish . . . | facebook
radiant radish includes but is not limited to donny lang , rhiannon cunag , and david vaughn . see , radiant radish ( rr ) features open contribution technology ( tm ) that allows for ' unofficial ' members to submit any type of artistic expression to the radiant radish name .
science buddies staff . ( 2017 , july 28 ) . radiant radish seeds . retrieved from urltoken
brian wilson ' s health food store - radiant radish | brian and bros . | pinterest | brian wilson
the smiley smile message board | smiley smile stuff | general on topic discussions | the radiant radish . . .
science buddies staff .
radiant radish seeds .
science buddies , 28 july 2017 , urltoken accessed 9 july 2018 .
brian at his health food store , the radiant radish , west hollywood ca , circa 1971 . | california band | pinterest | brian wilson
designer del almeida has recreated the logo of the radiant radish , the west hollywood health food store owned by brian wilson 45 years ago . urltoken
radish grows quickly . seed starts to germinate 3 to 4 days after planting and radish can be harvested 3 to 6 weeks later .
donny , much in love with rhiannon , went away with her to college in tuscon . together , donny and rhiannon recruited david and formed radiant radish .
in 1969 brian wilson was owner / operator of the radiant radish health food store in west hollywood , california . the vitamin shop was only open for business when wilson felt like being there – frequently in the wee hours of the morning – and usually he would be in his robe and pajamas . this black and white photo of brian in the radiant radish is believed to the only one of its kind . the radiant radish would close within its first year of operation .
radish produces white flowers arranged in racemose inflorescence . insects are main pollinators of the flowers . fruit of radish is edible pod filled with seed .
together , the trio known as radiant radish form a powerful band with the goal of spreading their message across the globe . radiant radish is described as
an umbrella for all creative endeavors of the members to go under , not just music ( artwork , other creative things ) and isn ' t limited to the ' official ' members .
david had similar interest in music as donny and they hit it off when they met . when dave auditioned for radiant radish , donny was impressed and let him in the band .
to determine the effect of radiation and heat on the germination of radish seeds .
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designer del almeida has recreated the logo of the radiant radish , the west hollywood health food store owned by brian wilson 45 years ago . … urltoken
make a line of about 10 radish seeds down the center of the paper towel .
oilseed radish is a sort of radish cultivated because of its oil that is used as biofuel ( type of fuel that does not pollute atmosphere like conventional types of fuels ) .
radish has green , strap - like or lobed leaves arranged in the form of rosette .
radish is usually cultivated as an annual plant ( plant that completes its life cycle in one year ) .
radish was used in treatment of kidney stones , intestinal parasites and bad skin in the britain in the past .
repeat the procedure microwaving radish seeds for 30 seconds , 1 minute , 2 minutes , 4 minutes , and 8 minutes .
radish is a type of herbaceous plant that belongs to the mustard family . it originates from southeastern asia , where cultivation started 2700 years bc . ancient egyptians were also fond of radishes . cultivation of radishes started even before building of pyramids . radish is equally popular today . it prefers cooler climate and grows quickly under appropriate conditions ( enough sun , fertile soil and moisture ) . people cultivate radish as a source of food . other than that , radish has application in medicine and in the industry of fuels .
radish is very popular type of vegetables . annual amount of sold radishes in the uk equals the weight of 40 blue whales .
the farmer ' s market is on the east side of farifax . i suppose if someone was enterprising enough , they could look up the radiant radish in a 1970 and / or 1971 yellow pages at the library . kind of ironic , the notion of brian wilson working at a health food store .
# knowyouringredients : today ' s ingredient is leuconostoc / radish root lactobacillus ferment filtrate . this natural preservative is an extract der… | pinteres…
got mine saturday in the natural color . very nice shirt ! wore it yesterday . my mom asked ,
what ' s a radiant radish ?
so , i got to tell her the story . she likes brian , so she thought it was pretty funny that he had a health food store .
another notable item to be featured in the book is an early development photo of fire emblem on wii , which is posted above . this went on to become radiant dawn .
set the timer for 15 seconds , make sure you have both the radish cup and water cup inside , set the power to high , and hit start .
radish is rich source of vitamin c and vitamins of the b group . it also contains dietary fibers and minerals such as potassium , calcium , magnesium , copper and manganese .
radish has mild to hot peppery flavor and crunchy texture . it is often consumed raw in the form of salads , but it also can be pickled , boiled and fried .
radish plant can reach 6 feet in height and 3 feet in width . size of the root depends on the variety . rounded varieties are usually 1 inch wide , cylindrical types are 7 inches long , while carrot - like varieties grow to the size of 24 inches . biggest ever recorded radish ( root ) had 3 feet in length and 100 pounds of weight .
germination is an intricate process , and many factors , including lack of water or strong chemicals , can prevent it . microwaves also can affect the germination of seeds . the microwaves emitted by a microwave oven are a form of radiant energy that fats and water in particular absorb . this absorbed energy can warm up your food , but what effect would it have on a radish seed ? would microwaving a seed help or hinder its growth ?
rhiannon handles the artwork for radiant radish , sings occasionally , and plays drums . rhiannon and donny met in tempe ; they found that they had plenty in common , their musical and artistic creativity mirrored each other perfectly . the planets were aligned . the rest is a classic love story : boy meets girl , boy falls in love , boy follows girl to tuscon , boy forms new band with girl , girl makes website for new band , etc , etc . .
hey gang , who would like to own what is surely the most obscure beach boys related shirt ever ? ( well , to non - super fans at least ) i ' ve recreated the radiant radish logo , made it a little vintage looking , and there ya go . you can find it in lots of colors , as well as men ' s or women ' s styles , right in the link there below ! lemme know what you think ! ! ! urltoken
radish is usually cultivated because of its edible root . color , size , shape and taste of root depend on the variety . best known types are white , pink , red , purple , yellow and green colored .
radish can be used to relieve stomach ache , to facilitate digestion and elimination of the excess body water and to regulate blood pressure . it contains substance , known as sulforaphane , which has potential to prevent cancer development .
if we ' d been called the peach boys , i don ' t think it would have made much difference to our success . we were going to be the pendletones , after a sweater everyone was wearing , or the beach bums . a group ' s name is not very important . for one year [ 1969 ] i owned a health food shop i called the radiant radish . i spent too much money on produce , there wasn ' t much money coming in and we went bankrupt . but that was a great name .
was the night i decided to try out the radiant radish . it had just opened a few days before in west hollywood and was purveying health foods right across the street from the black rabbit inn . the movie had left me shaken ; perhaps the little store wasn’t as surreal as it seemed . it certainly seemed surreal . at eleven o’clock at night there was no overhead lighting ; the only illumination came from fluorescent tubes in the food bins . the only other person in the store was the counter man , the owner , magic christian
for the microwave experiment , you will be taking groups of 10 seeds and microwaving them for different amounts of time . count out 10 radish seeds , place on a dry napkin , and microwave for a period of time ( 5 , 10 , 15 , or 20 seconds ) .
results will vary depending on the strength of your microwave oven and radish seeds . the radish seeds that weren’t microwaved at all should germinate in a couple days . the stem system with tiny leaves and the root system with tiny root hairs should become more and more evident . seeds only microwaved 15 seconds might actually show more sprouting early on . seeds microwaved for longer periods won’t sprout at all . if all your seeds sprout , you need to redo your experiment with higher microwave times , if none of them sprout , you need to redo the experiment with lower microwave times . don’t be discouraged , real science is all about trial and error !
germination is when the seed starts to sprout , and a plant starts to emerge from the seed . this process starts when the seed absorbs the water . this causes the endosperm to pop open the seed coat , allowing the embryo to grow leaves using the food stored in the seed for energy . radish seeds germinate very quickly ( around 3 - 5 days ) .
i may be wrong , but i dare say - letsgoawayforawhile , egohanger1966 , swedish frog , zach wolfe , disney boy ( 1985 ) , smile brian , amanda hart , maxl , mikie and ivy / billy c . or if we take into account the 2nd scenario - then definitely someone who is so obsessed with vegetables drawn on t - shirts , let alone - radish .
good guesses , rangerover ! thanks amanda ! what are you waiting for , go buy one ! egohanger , i ' m always waiting for somebody to recognize my brian sandbox shirt , and a coworker who ' s very hip and musical finally did , and it made me happy . but that ' s the only one so far . ( and i ' m honored that my shirt is being discussed at parties ! ! ! ) now i ' ll keep waiting for somebody to recognize the radiant radish shirt . i might die waiting . soooo . . . whoever did buy this , i want you to wear this to a brian show , especially if you ' re going to do a meet & greet . and then just wait for brian to say
what the hey , where did you get that shirt ? ! ?
of course , the other outcome is brian has no memory of ever owning a health food and vitamin store
we all know that plants need sunlight and water to grow big and tall . but did you know that inside seeds are baby plants , and that the fragile baby plant inside the seed needs to be protected ? if you ' ve ever had a sunburn , you also know that the sun gives off harmful radiation and heat . how much radiation and heat can a seed handle ? find out using some radish seeds , an oven , and your microwave !
there are three main parts to the structure of a seed , the seed coat , the embryo and the food storage tissue . the seed coat is the outer layer of the seed , and protects the embryo from conditions such as acidity . the embryo contains all the parts that are needed to form a new plant and also contains cotyledons which absorbs nutrition from the food storage tissue . in radish seeds , the embryo absorbs the endosperm and the food is in the cotyledons .
one more important thing to do is to set up a
control
group . this group of seeds will not be microwaved or baked in the oven . the reason for having a control group is so that you know your seeds are good and can sprout . what if the seeds you bought are bad ? for this group , take the bag labeled
control
and add 10 radish seeds to the bottom of the bag on one side of the napkin , close the baggie and tape to the window .
seed sprouting is called germination , and is the process during which the baby plant emerges from the seed and develops its first set of true leaves . germination begins when the seed absorbs water , which causes the endosperm to swell and pop open the seed coat . then the embryo will grow and develop its first set of true leaves , using food stored in the endosperm for energy . some seeds take a very long time to germinate , while others germinate very quickly . for this experiment , we have chosen radish seeds , which germinate very quickly in 3 to 5 days .
it occurs to me that brian might have been deluged with fans coming in wanting to talk , get autographs , hang around and get next to him . did he himself spend a lot of time there ? how long was it open , beginning to end ? i imagine it was poorly managed , lost money , and had competition from chain stores . . even in the early 70 ' s , there were mall health food stores that sold various products and concoctions for the healthy hippie . ( now that would have been a good name for a health food store near a college campus . ) and why buy carrots from brian when the farmers market was nearby ? and the big question , do any of you know anyone who ever went there when it was still the raidant radish ?
the big disappointment i feel about my life is that i didn ' t have more wisdom when it came to taking drugs . drugs laid me out for years .
applause sounds good . you start to believe people really like your stuff when they give you a 10 - minute standing ovation . i don ' t know when it would get boring - maybe after half an hour .
when i was eight i used to copy rosemary clooney singing , ' the evening breeze caressed the trees tenderly , the trembling trees embraced the breeze tenderly . '
a beautiful horn is my favourite sound in the world . if i could play a saxophone , that ' s what i ' d be doing . but i can ' t play a saxophone .
when i was 16 , i had a woolensack tape recorder and i taped the wind . i lost it and those tapes . i don ' t know where the hell they are .
i sit down on stage because i feel more comfortable sitting . i move my hands around to try and look alive . i ' m looking at the front row and i ' m looking up in the air , but i can ' t see without my glasses and i don ' t remember any faces .
big brian isn ' t scared of anybody and little brian is scared of everybody .
only my left ear works properly , the right is deaf . so i ' ve never heard music in stereo , or both sides of the audience together . it ' s kind of depressing , but it ' s all right . one advantage is i can lie on my left side in bed and not be bothered . i like peace and quiet very much . i really do .
i sang ' deck the halls ' for hundreds of children with xeroderma pigmentosum [ hypersensitivity to sunlight ] at disney one night . that was kinda scary .
every night now i say this : ' the night was quiet and nature was resting and i was at peace . ' and then i can sleep . i made it up myself . isn ' t that great ? saying it now my eyes feel a little tired .
first thing in the morning , at seven , i wash my face . i have my breakfast - an egg and kellogg ' s cornflakes with skimmed milk and sweet ' n ' low - and i try to get on with it . i work in my armchair with a leg rest and i have my synthesiser on my lap . i ' m a morning person , creatively . i have auditory hallucinations , i hear voices saying derogatory things , like i ' m terrible and i ' m going to die , and they ' re usually worse in the afternoon .
making music is like brain surgery - very sensitive , very delicate . genius is the ability to make something very complex seem very simple .
first love is the moment you can ' t repeat , but you ' ll always own it .
when i hear really fabulous music by somebody else , i can feel as small as the dot in the ' i ' in nit .
the gentlest person i know is my friend mark , who designs covers . i like hanging with him , he talks nice to me and sometimes i ' ll need him to rub my neck .
i used to run laps around the park , now i walk laps . exercise is my hobby .
it will only take a slight little idea , a starting melody , to make my whole day .
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on monday , january 27 , 2014 , brian sat for a half hour and answered over 50 questions from fans around the world .
due to the overwhelming response to the q & a , only a fraction of the questions could be answered , but brian did talk about his new album and career .
the event was a big success – brian had a lot of fun and is looking forward to doing it again .
hi brian , what’s your favorite new song you’re working on ? “sail away” ( not the randy newman song ) and “last song . ”
hi brian . just wanted to know , years from now , what would you like your legacy to be ? that i was a good singer .
hi brian , what is your most favorite dennis‘ song ? ( besides forever ) .
caroline , no and , let me think . probably i loves you porgy .
wake the world can you tell me the inspiration for this track . thank you !
one by one , ( sings ) stars appear . it ' s one of my favorite songs – it really is . i love singing it .
hey brian , thanks for all of the wonderful music over the years . after all of these years , is there anyone you want to collaborate with that you ' ve never worked with ?
good vibrations - i really worked hard on that with the guys . i just wanted to make a great record – and i did !
i didn ' t watch it but i understand paul and ringo were on it . taped it i haven ' t watched it yet . i heard paul and ringo were great .
hi , brian ! i ' m from japan . if you could return to past , when and what would you want to do ?
what are your thoughts on the friends album ? to me thats one of the unheralded late 60s classics . . that and wild honey . . .
yeah , i still like that song a lot . and pacific coast highway and from there to back again . very much so .
i think he ' s a great singer and a good music guy . he wrote some good tunes .
brian - i heard that you wrote more than one song with burt bacharach , ( aside from
what love can do
) . will we ever be hearing any thing else from the two of you , and can you say what influence burt has had on you as a songwriter ?
not very much actually . i love his music and he did teach me something about harmonies .
hi brian , i ' m curious as to whether or not you ' re able to read or write sheet music . do you , or did you ever use sheet music to instruct the musicians in your sessions on what to play , or did you just teach them everything by ear or using the piano ?
yeah , i write out manuscript music and sometimes i’ll teach them at the piano .
i was made to love her
( wild honey ) makes me wish that the beach boys and stevie wonder could have collaborated on something . did you ever have the chance to work with stevie ? ( it ' s never too late ! ! )
hi brian - you rock ! ! i am wondering about the song busy doin ' nothing . it has an odd - for - brian - wilson bossa nova influence . the song also has odd - for - brian - wilson time signature fluctuations . i was wondering if you were listening to any bossa nova records at that time , or any jazz . yeah , bossa nova in general inspired that .
the story goes that when you first heard strawberry fields forever you felt weakened by it . has any song in the past ten years made you feel that way again ?
no , that ' s not true . it was a very weird record , but yeah , i liked it .
yeah , it did – it turned me onto writing songs and harmonies . it very much influenced me .
hi brian , i was wondering what are your recollections of working with leon russell on a handful of beach boys albums . he seems like a nice guy , great musician too !
see there you go – “how does it make you feel ! ” it makes me feel proud .
yeah , i met dean martin at a white house party in 1984 . and frank sinatra too . they were very nice to me .
i ' ve heard you ' re a dodgers fan . what ' s your favorite vin scully moment ?
yankees . because of mickey mantle . i played center field in high school .
help me rhonda - i would ' ve made a better rhythm - it wasn ' t in the pocket .
i was in my car listening to the radio and drove home and that song inspired me . but no , it wasn ' t when you wish upon a star .
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original recording was done on brother records’ cassette tape recorder at 30 i . p . s . on 2 inch - wide tape with four long lasting flashlight batteries . the following microphones ( with built - in remote switch ) were used . u2 boat mike , f111 throat model and dc456 - 1414 . a 30 - position toy - mixing console was used to transfer the original recording to my brother 2 - track recorder .
once on board with reprise , brother records’ star act hastily issued a trial single on february 23 , 1970 , add some music to your day / susie cincinnati , which spent a modest five weeks on the billboard hot 100 chart , peaking at number 64 . meanwhile , beach boys’ leader brian wilson , brothers carl and dennis and fellow beach boys mike love , al jardine and bruce johnston worked with chief engineer stephen w . desper to winnow and refine their latest output into a twelve song 16 - track master entitled add some music , subheaded an album offering from the beach boys .
as discussions on a stronger lineup ensued , warner a & r executive lenny waronker visited brian’s bel air mansion ( site of the ‘brothers studios’ home recording rig on which most of the current material had been cut ) and he was stunned to hear cool , cool water , a song of brian wilson’s and mike love’s that brian had performed alone at his piano for lenny .
waronker was deeply moved by the sheer beauty of cool , cool water , whose inspired simplicity seemed to dovetail with the transcendent commercial complexity of brian’s masterpiece of four years earlier , good vibrations . waronker deemed both songs to be works of great intuitive grace , and made a mental note to himself : “if i ever get the opportunity to produce brian , i’d encourage him to do something that combined the vividness of good vibrations with the non - commercial gentleness of cool , cool water . ” ( waronker got his chance in 1988 , when he co - produced rio grande for the solo brian wilson album on sire / reprise ) .
on june 29 , 1970 brother / reprise sent out another beach boys single , slip on through / this whole world , as a stalking horse for the impending album , but it failed to chart in billboard . finally , the inaugural beach boys long - player for brother / reprise reached stores on august 31 , 1970 , and the same album jacket fashioned earlier by ed thrasher proved to be its packaging , the sole change surrounding ricci martin’s toddler - filled and rainbow - framed front portrait of the group being the title , which now read sunflower in crisp purple type .
the final revised song sequencing for sunflower is the one preserved on this reissue , which marks the first time sunflower has been on compact disc since its brief appearance in the u . s . on caribou / epic in october 1990 ( with concurrent release in europe in epic and japan on sony ) .
sunflower opens with the surging throb of dennis wilson’s breath - stealing slip on through . it has a serpentine bass line , inside - out drum patterns , and the clangorous knell of a cow bell that launch an introductory kaleidoscope of four - tiered vocals ; one layer of intersecting harmonies , another of organ punctuations or percussive phrases like “believe , believe , ” topped off by dennis’ beautifully insistent lead singing . a clutter - free triumph of arranging flair , slip on through is also a sophisticated step beyond the dream - walking pet sounds esthetic , and it rocks hard thanks to convulsive drum breaks and nimble conga tattoos .
“it was a really dynamic song , ” recalls brian wilson , of slip on through , wilson talking at his home in los angeles in april 2000 as he offered an exclusive commentary on each of the tracks in this historic join sunflower / surf’s up reissue . “dennis , i was very proud of , because he really rocked and rolled on that one . dennis did really interesting energetic things on that . ”
next is brian’s this whole world , whose rhythmic floor is an impeccable vocal parquetry of various tonal parts . carl’s graceful intonation on the heartfelt lyric about global amity makes unsurpassed use of his swooping falsetto range and his catch - in - the - throat vocal sob to convey the emotional breadth of the music’s message . the song’s ability to traverse a half - dozen separate moods and settings in an evolution of less than two minutes is similarly arresting , making the quasi - elongated this whole world , the most ingenious of brians’ mini - opuses .
“i do that on my live album ( brian wilson : live at the roxy theater ) , at my concerts , ” says brian now of this whole world , adding , “it’s one of my very favorites . structurally , it rambles , but i just remember i said ( at the time it was first recorded ) , “listen , this is a really spiritual tune . ” we double - tracked our singing on that one ; but we always double - tracked our voices , always . carl sang the lead and i did the voices in the background . it was inspired by my love of the world , how i love people , and how people should be free . ”
“well , i’ll be gosh - darned , ” says brian with a laugh when told of is distant ancestors parallel practices . “what a spiritual family ! i had no notion of that , so it’s a scary little lyric , isn’t it ? ” he concludes with an impish laugh . “my family before me , for a couple of generations , that’s one of the missing links in me – and it’s a fascinating thing , that missing link . ”
“we wrote add some music in 1970 , ” adds brian . “i think we wrote it my house in bel air . it was written by me and mike and joe knott , who was a friend of mine who wasn’t a songwriter but he contributed a couple of lines . but i can’t remember which ones ! the lyrics are wonderful . when i do my shows , i always tell the people , “listen to the lyrics of this song , you’ll like them a lot . ”
dennis’ got to know the woman ( “that , ” notes brian with a giggle , “sounds like a dennis title ! ” ) is one of the few beach boys songs that could honestly be called funky , its tinkly dixieland piano a perfect foil for the coarse frivolity of the verses , which contain a boorish come - on to the object of one’s lowest bump - and - grind fantasies . increasingly caught up in the track’s pulsating groove , the singer’s absurdly overstated ardor has pushed him by mid - song into open embarrassment ; his familiar macho pose toppling into a knowing laugh that listener’s can share .
brian and bruce johnston penned the dazzling deidre , a stroll - tempo devotional to an idealized , red - haired goddess ; its stippled use of flutes plus the spacey filtering and compression techniques in the vocal mixes giving the track a celestial grandeur . “loved it , ” says brian . “one of my very favorites . i thought bruce’s harmonies were beautiful – harmonic genius . ”
side one of the vinyl version of sunflower concludes with it’s about time , a flat - out rocker by dennis , al jardine and writer bob burchman that was the first - person account of a fallen artist nearly destroyed by his fruitless search of “a lost elation . ” “that’s another dennis one , really good , ” brian reflects . “dennis was very creative , a creative guy . ” the santana - like latin pivot of its percussion gave the song a nice tension , and the personal renewal described by the song’s central character triggers a driving guitar break that makes his second chance seem both plausible and thrilling . and undidactic commentary on rock indulgence and self - redemption , it was also a wishful scenario regarding both brian and dennis wilson’s sporadic personal troubles .
forever by dennis and buddy gregg jakobson and our sweet love , a brian - carl - al collaboration , are pristine ballads that would not have been out of place of pet sounds but for their absence of pessimism . “forever has to be the most harmonically beautiful thing i’ve ever heard , ” brian now declares . “it’s a rock and roll prayer . and our sweet love , i wrote that for carl . after i wrote it i said , “hey , he could sing this good” so i gave it to carl . ”
at my window , al and brian’s ode to a bird on a sill , is a childlike consideration of a good omen . “al wrote the lyrics , ” says brian . “it’s a fantastic song ; the sound of it , the overall wall of sound we put into it , was really good . ” window also serves as a fit prelude to the meditative innocence of cool , cool water , which incorporates a portion of the spooky , droned canticle of i love to say dada from the shelved smile album .
“well , i’m proud of cool , cool water , ” brian assures , “because that was a divinely inspired song . i had just moved into a new house on bellagio road in bel air , in march of 1967 , and the first day i moved in , there was a piano there , and i went to the piano and wrote cool , cool water . i sat down and wrote the gist of it , the basic song . it was finished much later of course . ( sings ) “gimme some cool , cool water . ”
gone from the final sunflower lineup were al and brian’s good time – “that was a very good cut ; it brings back pleasant memories . ” brian now recalls . gone as well , were brian and mike’s when girls get together , and another brian and al effort , i just got my pay ( “that’s another one we did that was a really cool song , ” brian now assures , “and we harmonized real good on it . ” ) the former cut landed on keepin’ the summer alive ( 1980 ) .
also dropped was dennis’ fallin’ in love ( featuring a string arrangement by daryl dragon on the captain and tennille fame ) ; the song later appeared under the title lady as the b - side of dennis’ 1970 sound of free solo single on the stateside / emi label , both tracks credited to dennis wilson and rumbo . among other finished cuts left in the can were games two can play , an instrumental called carnival ( sometimes referred to as over the waves ) , and san miguel , which surfaced in 1981 on the caribou ten years of harmony ( 1970 - 1980 ) anthology .
surf’s up , the beach boys subsequent 1971 release , was named for a song salvaged from smile , and also featured a sunflower outtake , take a load off your feet ( with the “pete” tagline deleted ) . brian initially opposed the use of surf’s up , in this context , but then relented , and he fought to overcome the group objections to the mournful ‘til i die .
looking back with some thirty years of hindsight , brian is philosophical about these once - heated issues . “right , yeah , ” he concedes of the controversy concerning utilization of surf’s up as the signature track , adding , “but i liked it eventually . the vocal on that was a little bit limited . it’s not my favorite vocal i ever did , but it did have heart . nevertheless , it’ll be out there again with this reissue , ” he says with a laugh , “and i’ll be naked to the world ! ”
“the lyrics for surf’s up were very van dyke ( parks ) ; only he could have done that – only van dyke could have written those lyrics . we wrote that at my chickering piano , i think , in my sandbox ( i . e . eight truckloads of refined sand emptied into a low - walled , keyboard ensconced enclosure in the dining room of his bellagio road home ) and it took us about an hour at most to write the whole thing . we wrote it pretty fast ; it all happened like it should . ”
but the rest of the latter day initiatives resulted in the album ( originally dubbed landlocked but retitled surf’s up after that song was appended to it ) happened as a beach boys records shouldn’t : through stress , strife , brittle compromises and minimal overall involvement by brian .
recalling the uneasy era and his contributions to an album that encapsulated it , brian confesses , “i was thinking about the surf’s up songs , ‘til i die and a day in the life of a tree . ‘til i die is moving ; i was feeling kind of small , and i wrote a song about how small i feel . ( recites ) “i’m a cork on the ocean / floating over a raging sea . i’m a rock on a landslide… / i’m a leaf on a windy day / pretty soon i’ll be blown away . ” it’s just a humble song . it had a nice smooth melody and i was really touched by it . a day in the life of a tree was a very spiritual number ; it had some spiritual love to it . but student demonstration time i didn’t like that , didn’t like the lyrical content . i thought it wasn’t beach boys enough . ”
long promised road , co - written by carl wilson and jack rieley is wistful but determined in its hopefulness and so brian harbored fond feelings toward it . “it fits the description of “pioneer” - type song , ” observes brian . “carl’s singing was gorgeous – he was my main man for vocals . ” thus , the heroic theme and his brother’s emotional investment in the saga certified the enduring worth .
student demonstration time , a mike love rewrite of jerry leiber and mike stoller’s riot in cell block # 9 , passionately reexamined the kent state tragedy and other recent violence against student peace and civil rights activists . it has a certain gritty grandeur that either galvanized listeners or grated on them . in brian’s case it was the latter , “it was a little too intense , ” he says . “it didn’t hit the spot for me . it wasn’t too vocally intense but lyrically it was a little too far - out for me . ”
however , feel flows , a song his brother carl wrote with rieley , is a track brian found sublime , its fluttering flute passages , ominous guitar riffs and ethereal keyboard effects captivating to the leader of the band . “feel flows was carl’s tune , and i though it was wonderful – really great to have created , ” brian enthuses , believing its more impressionistic endorsement of peace was effective in a way a more dogmatic statement could never be . “come to think of it , ” he asserts , “feel flows is a great commentary on things . ”
lookin’ at tomorrow ( a welfare song ) , a poignant mini - soliloquy from a jobless rounder , seems like a coda to long promised road , the pioneer busted in his starry - eyed ambitions but still “looking at tomorrow” for a fresh potential .
a day in the life of a tree by brian and rieley is well - meaning in its open melancholy but not match artistically for brian’s masterful ‘til i die , whose buoyant harmonies and unfussy personal testimony pierced the soul with their vulnerability . the organ - based two - and - a - half minute opus was a magnificent use of all the group’s myriad vocal shadings , with intersecting descants leading a cathedral - like mood to the last quarter of its spell - weaving .
nonetheless , the beach boys and their brother records enterprise had managed an important artistic and critical beachhead after a long spell adrift . indeed , during an april 27 , 1971 concert bill at new york’s fillmore east with the grateful dead , bob dylan turned up to catch the boys’ set and then remarked aloud as a reporter stood within earshot , “you know , they’re fucking good , man . ”
brian wilson himself attributes the staying power of sunflower and surf’s up to the “spiritual love” of the music on both releases , an outlook complemented by the brother records logo – a lakota chief on horseback with outstretched arms – that’s based on a 1909 bronze statue ( at boston’s museum of fine arts ) by sculptor cyrus edward dallin titled the appeal to the great spirit . himself a son of western pioneer stock , dallin intended the statue to depict native americans plight as white settlers populated the continent . dallin saw the lakota’s gesture as common to all humanity : “when material plans and helps fail , we reach out to the spiritual . ”
timothy white is editor in chief of billboard and author of the nearest faraway place : brian wilson , the beach boys and the southern california experience ( henry holt and company ) , from which a portion of this essay was adapted . © 2000 by timothy white ; all rights reserved . used by permission .
( p ) 2000 brother records , inc . , under exclusive license to capitol records , inc .
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sunflower : 1 . slip on through ( dennis wilson ) 2 . this whole world ( brian wilson ) 3 . add some music to your day ( brian wilson / al jardine / joe knott ) 4 . got to know the woman ( dennis wilson ) 5 . deirdre ( bruce johnston / brian wilson ) 6 . it’s about time ( dennis wilson / bob burchman / al jardine ) 7 . tears in the morning ( bruce johnston ) 8 . all i wanna do ( brian wilson / mike love ) 9 . forever ( dennis wilson / gregg jakobson ) 10 . our sweet love ( brian wilson / carl wilson / al jardine ) 11 . at my window ( al jardine / brian wilson ) 12 . cool , cool water ( brian wilson / mike love )
surfin ' safari / surfin ' usa surfer girl / shut down , volume two little deuce coupe / all summer long today ! / summer days , summer nights party ! / stack - o - tracks smiley smile / wild honey concert / live in london sunflower / surf ' s up friends / 20 / 20 carl & the passions : so tough / holland keeping the summer alive / beach boys ( 1985 release ) m . i . u . / light album 15 big ones / love you
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brian began murmuring . . . “world climatic regions . . . face of the moon . . . geodetic satellites . what does geodetic mean ? of the earth ? of the earth , it must be , it must be the relation of the earth to the satellites , that’s right . ” he was like a man trying to fight his way out of a pocket of time . “is there any part of the earth that never has any sun ? ”
i handed him a bottle of vitamin b - 12 i wanted to buy . he said , “what you want is a b - complex . ”
he ran his fingers over the rows of bottles , seeking just the right supplement . “did you get a call for b - 12 ? ”
“well , now , unless there’s a call , we – you can’t –” he would not sell me any b - 12 .
producer nick venet speaks of his association with the group , beginning with surfin’ u . s . a .
“i signed them to capitol records . it was a master purchase . they brought the first record ready - made . they had a minor release earlier on an independent label , a local chart record , i think it was ‘surfin’ . ’ the father had brought a master of the second record . he wanted to make a new deal . he wanted to sell the master and was asking $ 100 , a small royalty . he didn’t want very much . . . a very humble man .
“i was the only person at the label under 62 . he played me the record and it was really good . probably the best record i heard that year . sensation . they produced it , brian and the guys , and it was a - fucking - terrific .
“we bought the master . gave him $ 300 for it and made him a good royalty deal . he wanted to give us the publishing and i had to advise them to open a small company with the boys , with the group , split it between them and keep the publishing .
“the day the record came out it was a hit . i think it broke in phoenix , arizona . california had put it off , in fact some of the people in california had put it down . the record just broke all kinds of sales records in new york city and everything for us that year . the beach boys became very important .
“brian had all the odds against him ever having more than two hit records . brian was a square peg in a round hole . brian was five years too early with his business thinking , with his creative thinking , and yet he made it . but he suffered for it . and i’m sure he’s paying for it today . ”
“brian bled a lot for demanding changes . it cost him more money to make records . see , the company used to absorb the cost if you used their magic studios . brian had to pay for his studios .
“he was one of the first acts on a major label to bust out of the major label syndrome of coming into their studios at their appointed hours and using their facilities – good , bad or indifferent – at their union scales and their hours , changing engineers for dinner breaks , banana breaks , pee breaks , all that bullshit ; he’s the first one to be allowed to go outside . that’s a pretty heavy trip for a kid of his age .
“brian wilson liberated california for producers and musicians . new york was the center for recording . brian wilson – and a lot of people may not agree with this , if they don’t they’re full of shit – brian wilson brought a lot of action to california for young producers and young musicians . he used guys who were not the a - line . guys that are being called studio cats today at that time were young guys ; brian wilson used them extensively , and they became heavy studio cats .
“he also was the first guy to do it until it was right . he damned everyone till it was right and then he gave them the record ; he took his chances . a lot of us would get chicken after four hours and say , ‘we’d better get off the tune . ’ brian would hang in there for nine hours , no matter what the cost . i used to think he was crazy , but he was right . brian was tough to work with . brian really demanded .
“do you realize that 70 percent of the jingles you hear on the air and on tv evolved from brian wilson’s records ? think about all the ads , from coca - cola to seven - up ; from thom mccann to some bank in cleveland . before they used to have that chick do her be - bop - a - do - wah in the air at the end of each commercial , with the guys who weren’t traveling that week with stan kenton doing the background . even on top 40 radio , they had those pseudo - jazz changes in the station tags . brian wilson’s records changed all that . check out those jingles . they come off of beach boys riffs .
“brian was making music in those days , he wasn’t making speeches , and it was ok , because no one was using words then . a reflection of last saturday , that’s what his music was on the coast . it was honest . it was for all time .
“you really can’t pull an individual record . even ‘good vibrations’ is an evolution of ‘surfin’ u . s . a . ’
“if brian had started today — i think the record industry is more equipped to handle a brian wilson , set up a life style for him so that he could live and work without ever worrying about going broke . in those days they really didn’t care where the fuck you were going . if you had a hit record and wanted to spend all your money , fine , because the law of averages was you weren’t to have one tomorrow .