"If everybody had an ocean…across the U.S.A…."
Crystal Cove, Laguna Beach.
"…then everybody'd be surfin'….." The Montage Hotel, Laguna Beach.
"…like Ca-li-for-ni-aaa…" San Clemente Pier, North Side.
"You'll see them wearing their baggies. Huarache sandals too…"
San Clemente Pier, South Side.
"…Bushy, bushy blond hairdos. Surfin' U.S.A…" Crescent Bay, Laguna Beach.
"… You'll catch them surfin' at Del Mar…." Del Mar, San Diego.
"…Ventura County Line…" "…Santa Cruz and Trestles…."
Trestles. San Clemente. (Way to go, Josh!)
"…Australia's Narabine…" "All over Manhattan… and down Doheny Way…"
Doheny Beach, Dana Point.
"…Everybody's gone surfin'…. Surfin' U.S.A…"
As I was starting to write this post, and I was looking through my pictures, I just now decided I'd make a film. It will take me a while to compose, of course, but the idea is there. I'll be sure to post it when I'm through.
These pictures and captions are just the beginning of my really rocking storyboard for this project.
So, besides taking pictures, and having this Beach Boys song playing in my head every single day….
I managed to leave my own mark…..
"Everybody's gone surfin'….. surfin' U.S.A…."
(Thanks especially to my beach buddy, Jana, for sitting and just enjoying those deliciously long summer beach days with me.)
My best friend is good friends with Carnie Wilson. Brian Wilson is quite something!You guys have the most fun and the best food. If I move to California would you adopt me? How’d you like a 47 year old kid? LOL
Mario,Your best friend is good friends with Carnie Wilson?? Shut. UP.
Amazingly talented and courageous woman.
I wrote about my on-going love affair with Brian Wilson here:
https://www.mybigfatcubanfamily.com/my_big_fat_cuban_family/2007/01/god_only_knows.html
We DO have the most fun and the best food, don’t we? If you move to California, aqui tienes tu casa. =D
Oh that was a wonderful story, Marta. I love hearing stories about the ways that music touches our souls and brings us together.I have never met Carnie personally but from all of my friend’s accounts she indeed is a lovely woman. They were very close when he lived in LA sometime ago. They would sometimes hang out with Brian. My best friend is quite a talented musician in his own right ( a counter tenor which is quite a rarity). He, Carnie, and Wendy did a song together for a Christmas compilation many years ago. He was signed and put an album out on Sony 5 years ago but has since left the major label world and runs his own independent label from here. I think he’s quite a musical genius also. On his last 4 albums he has written, produced, recorded, played every instrument and sang every vocal. That being said, check his music out. I think you might like him!
http://www.caseystratton.com
PS…are you aware Brian Wilson has a brand new solo album released yesterday?
You were at the beach this summer? You never told me, and you especially never sent me text messages with photos every week of beach shots or your feet.This is quite a surprise!
Claudia,I somehow guessed I’d be hearing from you. Yes, I confess… these are all the places I sent you pictures of. Thanks for sharing my summer. =D