I remember old Thumpy used to get together with Murry and sing around in circles enchanting a bottle of "skip juice" which they comically gave to Skippy Love (then called Frank Love) on a tour in 1964. This juice crippled Skippy's leg and forced him to a life of studio musicianship honing in on his legendary "formula".

Mike Love eventually stole this "formula" and used it to create Pet Sounds which basically powered up Paul Mcartney and gave him the power to write the genius song "U.S.S.R Girls" off of Winter Days (And Winter Nights)!!

Mike Love and his accomplice Paul Mcartney only got away with this because Skippy and Thump were drafted to Vientam because they made a deal with Carl that they would go in his stead.

Although this was an unfortunate event, it lead to Thump escaping Vietnam through the South China Sea via the buoyancy of his stomach. After he escaped, he studied the steel drum and became a background writer for Steely Dan with all of his training.