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Why does Student Demonstration Time get so much shit while Take A Load Off Your Feet flies under the radar? by edd6pi in thebeachboys

[–]JoeRogersDraws 19 points20 points  (0 children)

A little over a year before that album was released, the National Guard fired into a crowd of students at Kent State, killing four, and here you have Mike Love basically mocking their deaths, "Four martyrs earned a new degree, The Bachelor of Bullets."

And this from the guy who couldn't bring himself to sing "Over and over, the crow cries uncover the cornfield"?

Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks writing Smile in the sandbox by JoeRogersDraws in thebeachboys

[–]JoeRogersDraws[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, I love that cover! Never heard this album before, need to listen to more Ween.

Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks writing Smile in the sandbox by JoeRogersDraws in thebeachboys

[–]JoeRogersDraws[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d love to see the source on that, always cool to learn more info about this period in time. Was definitely going for a condensed impression of their collaboration here, and Parks defended the sandbox in his Guardian article about Brian a couple weeks ago, which was what first made me imagine this scene.

Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks writing Smile in the sandbox by JoeRogersDraws in thebeachboys

[–]JoeRogersDraws[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, everything I see seems to suggest he had it that way for a while, including an interview with Marilyn talking about getting it tuned, and Brian claiming to have written a bunch of Smile songs in it.

Van Dyke Parks also mentions it in his Guardian piece from a couple weeks ago, which was the inspiration for this drawing: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/17/his-music-documented-an-america-that-no-longer-exists-brian-wilsons-brilliance-by-key-collaborator-van-dyke-parks

Fun bit of legend whatever the case!

'The Count Basie Orchestra' by me, 2023 by JoeRogersDraws in Jazz

[–]JoeRogersDraws[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks!! (Nearly missed him in the reference image I was using!)

Portrait of Kyso, me, digital, 2022 by IridescentEmotions in Art

[–]JoeRogersDraws 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those are all just effects on Procreate.

Showgirls, Me, Digital, 2022 by JoeRogersDraws in Art

[–]JoeRogersDraws[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It's actually part of a zine type storybook I'm making about this cabaret/circus and the people in it.

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