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“Carl Wilson understands Brian making people laugh from when they were children. ‘We all slept in the same room,’ he said, ‘and after we went to bed, Brian would sit there trying to make us laugh. ‘First, my mother would come in and warn us. If our father came in, then it was curtains. So we tried not to laugh, covering our mouths, hiding under the sheets, and Brian would keep cracking us up.’” - San Francisco Chronicle (June 17, 1976)
The Beach Boys (and fans) at the WOKY Pop Festival at Milwaukee’s County Stadium on June 14, 1970. (The black and white photo is from the Sheboygan Press.)
“[The Beach Boys] tore the Pops Festival apart on Sunday. Granted, it probably would have happened to anybody who followed Andy Kim and his enticing promenade for the 12-year olds in the stands. But the kids liked the Beach Boys. They liked them so much they wanted to tear them limb to limb, and that doesn’t happen to the Beach Boys anymore. ‘I think the last time was two years ago,’ Jardine said. He wasn’t particularly enthused about what had happened. He was sort of amused. The main difference between today and 1966 is that the Beach Boys are calmer. They take everything in stride, and aren’t embarrassed by what happened before and aren’t talkative about what’s going to happen next. The Beach Boys were the only ones who got to Milwaukee a day before they were supposed to appear. They had just come back from three weeks in Australia. They were one of the few groups that stuck around after their performance, and wanted to know if anybody got hurt in the two rushes at the stage that they encountered. They were also concerned. Carl Wilson went up into the stadium after it was all over, and just looked around for himself. He came back and asked me how much the kids were paying for seats up there. Probably $2.50. He immediately went to one of the many officials running the festival and asked that stadium lights be turned on. ‘You can’t see anything from up there,’ he said. ‘They can’t see the performers, and the performers can’t see them.’ He was right, but the lights weren’t turned on. But Wilson was nice about the whole thing. He claims meditation and California did it for him. ‘It’s a more casual thing now. I just don’t get hassled about too many things anymore.’” - The Sheboygan Press (June 18, 1970)
Photos and film stills by and © Ed Roach.
In memoriam: Ed Roach. Sincere condolences to all who love him.
In honor of Ed and some of the many incredible images and memories he shared so graciously online over the years, I tried to compile a selection into a post; please swipe for all images and quotes.
Photo credits as known: Rich Zimmermann, Larry Hulst, Leo Gozbekian, Anwar Hussein, Henry Diltz.
“Carl’s Nudie cowboy outfit — Nudie [Cohn] was the gentleman that made all the beautiful rhinestone cowboy suits for all the country western artists at the time, and my sister [Annie] developed and designed several for Carl, and he wore them regularly on this tour [1974] and many of the other tours.” - Billy Hinsche, On The Road With The Beach Boys
“[Carl] reflects on the changing fortunes of the group with a philosophical air. What has been, has been. What is, is. What will be, will be…. Perhaps the serenity he exudes was something he didn’t have to learn. […] What were they trying to say? Carl smiles at the question. The Beach Boys have never espoused causes. Never taught anything. ‘Our intention is to comfort. To make it nice. We just wanted to say what we wanted to say.’” - article by Jeani Read, The Province (December 20, 1974)
The Beach Boys taping an appearance for the French TV show Midi-Première on June 16, 1969. Photos 1-4 © Ullstein Bild, the first of the color photos © London Features.
"…we've learned how to just accept things and just let things happen, just take life as it comes. Same thing with any situation. I guess we all try to plan to a certain point but planning doesn’t really mean anything, when it really comes down to it, because anything can happen." - Carl Wilson, Hit Parader (March 1969)
The Beach Boys at the taping of The Midnight Special in 1979. Photographer unnamed (maybe Chris Walter?).
“[The L.A. (Light Album) includes] the immaculate Going South, written by brother Carl. And Carl Wilson is also responsible for the other standout track, Full Sail, reminiscent of much of the material on the Holland album. [...] And Here Comes the Night shows they can play disco with the best of the best of them.” - review by Ian Malin, Greenford and Northolt Gazette (May 4, 1979)
"You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone" (with a live vocal) on the Old Grey Whistle Test (aired on May 16, 1972).
“[The album] ‘Carl and the Passions’ experiments with the Beach Boy sound without really losing it. The added instrumentation of new members Riky Fataar and Blondie Chaplin add versatility, but the unmistakable harmonies, unique material and the continuing emergence of Carl Wilson as the leader of the group gives this transitional album an extraordinary quality of excellence.” - review of “Carl and the Passions — So Tough” in the Los Angeles Times (September 10, 1972)
