IVIV: On the Beach with Dennis Wilson

[rich]

interesting. if Brian Wilson was freaked out by Pynchon god knows what
he thought of Manson. which begs the question of course did Pynchon
ever meet Manson?

rich

On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Robin Landseadel
<robinlandseadel at comcast.net> wrote:
> The Hoffman Forum has a thread on Charlie Manson's "Lie" album. This seems
> relevant to Inherent Vice:
>
> Roach-Clips:
>        "Lie" was recorded in a small studio on Santa Monica Blvd.,
>        near Beverly Glen. Wilder Bros. is still around, as a video
>        company.
>
>        Regarding the demo's the Beach Boys recorded*, I witnessed
>        Dennis throw a 2" master tape in the ocean the year he died;
>        (believe me, I tried to stop him!) I do understand that there is an
>        additional tape still in the vault.
>
> Laservampire:
>        That would be a great bit of history destroyed right there
>
> Roach-Clips:
>        Tell me about it! (Why do you think I tried to stop him?!?!)
>
>        As I said, it was near the end of his life, and Dennis wasn't in the
>        best of shape. We were at an engineers house in Venice, and I
>        wasn't even aware he had found the tape prior to that. He asked
>        the engineer for the tape he had given him to store, (don't know
>        if that guy had played it or not), then ran towards the ocean, with
>        the reel unspooling behind him. As I tried to stop him, he said
>        he felt terrible about his part in the whole affair, and this tape
>        wasn't something the world should ever hear... I don't agree,
>        especially now, over 25 years later, as the public facination with
>        Manson continues to grow.
>
> http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=190606&page=2
>
> *Apparently there are studio recordings of Charles Manson with Carl and
> Brian Wilson, but not Dennis.
>