Dennis Wilson: The Real Beach Boy Part 1 (2008)

[MrJellyintheoven]

rip dennis. such a tragic death but you'll always be remembered for the happiness you brought us through your creativity.

[guitar2231]

did anyone notice that in 0:34 not all of those guys holding the board were the beach boys. only Dennis, Mike, and Carl. I'm not even sure that is Carl. What about Brian and Al? well I can understand Brian maybe but Al? I need answers!!!

[XxOceanViewxX]

@guitar2231 That photo was from when Al was in college and David Marks had replaced him for about a year and a 1/2. It goes from left to right; Dennis, David, Carl, Mike and that is, I believe, Brian.

Hope that helped. :-)

[CAgirl707]

@XxOceanViewxX Yep that's the order and that is Brian. :-)

[briney1973]

@XxOceanViewxX yeah that is brian, he was much thinner back in the early days.

[briney1973]

i disagree at 1:18, when brian lost it, it was carl who lead the beach boys through hard times not dennis. dennis was going off the rails just as much as brian at that stage, just in a different way/

[CAgirl707]

@briney1973 Yeah, it most definitely was Carl who kept the group going...not Dennis - that's just too funny they got that fact wrong....EVERYBODY knows that....lol

[MattValtezzy95]

7:00 Wow it's almost how Brian would look like in the summer of '67 way before all that ever happened

[M3town3]

Being a Beach Boys fan for such a long time, I've never met them of course, but I've talked to some people whom lived near them in Hawthorne and around Captiol Records. Wow, those times were really the best!

[TheZoostudio13]

This documentary is good and all, and i'm enjoying it.But I was looking for one of Brian, does anybody know one exist?

[ruongluesteve]

I just watched this all through-excellent documentary. It made a 61 year old man cry...

[MsFanmail]

He died so young

[westentrance]

I met Dennis at Peaches Records in Dearborn Mi in 1977. It was during his promotional tour for his Pacific Ocean Blue album. He was great. He'd shake your hand or stand with you for a photo (which I have) or autograph something. You didn't have to buy anything either. One thing that stood-out to everyone was the look, demeanor and aura that he had. Men were envious and women were totally blown away. RIP Dennis.

[colindominy]

This is really good material. AMAZINGLY GOOD !! What a discovery for me .. a lifelong hardcore BBs & BW fanatic. Great to hear Dave Marks telling the story of growing up with Wilsons in Hawthorne. Poor old lawrentskin's comments are v. sad - he hasn't a clue !! Poor guy !!

[zanderajs]

This documentary was 2010 not 2008 :0) A lot more recent than you think!

[lawrentskin]

You f'''in idiots know nothing about music, and leave it up to the British to try and distort American music history because their compared with the beatles. Who the fuck cares if Dennis surfed was cool & had rythym, Brian was the genius that wrote the songs, gave them their hooks, and orchestrated the progressions, IDIOTS, without Brian the Beach Boys would have been just that, beach bums, some common garage band playing for free drinks. BTW Brians' GENIUS led him to reclusiveness aka Newton

[M3town3]

@lawrent"skinny" Brian is a genius, you know Phil Spector (who was a true genius) once said Brian hadn't much talent at All! I like Denny just as much as Brian...

[ChihuahuaboyDH]

Besides Brian, Dennis was the soul of The Beach Boys. Dennis was the band's only "true" surfer, taking to the water at every opportunity. It was very sad to hear of his passing back in late 1983. He was just 39 years old. When Dennis tragically died, I can bet it tore Brian up inside. I miss you Dennis. You made great harmony with Brian, Carl, Mike & Al. You're missed to this very day.

R.I.P., Dennis Wilson...1944-1983. Your legacy lives on.

[sfbayimages]

You know, or if you knew Dennis, he felt like a total jerk standing in front of the camera with that sweatshirt saying "Hi I am Dennis Wilson and I make Rock and Roll Records". I keep looking at it wishing he was saying "Hi, I am Dennis Wilson and I am an alcoholic" and still walking amongst us. "Live Fast, Die Young, Stay Pretty" is all very hip and cool except if you die homeless, on the street and addicted. Never met anyone more generous or dedicated to bringing people joy .

[BariAndolini]

These are my favourite Dennis Wilson songs:

Forever on the Sunflower album. Cuddle up on Carl & the Passions. Angel come home & Love surrounds me from the LA album. River song & You & I from Pacific Ocean Blue. ;)

[tommy1gtr]

1:45 what song is this??

[rutgers1961]

@tommy1gtr, "Be With Me" written, produced and sung by Dennis, from the BB's "20/20 album. This is my favorite DW song, Denny's own "Pet Sounds".

[SeattleLA]

How well, I remember the era, having grown up near Hawthorne. My aunt used to regularly babysit the Beach Boys when they were children.

[namaste91]

The BBC has the know-how to do the probably best documentarys in the world.

I'm proud of them and of the Beach Boys. Thak you,doorsfan4ourever for upload this wonderful documentary.

[doorsfan4ourever]

@namaste91 You're Welcome!

[namaste91]

The BBC has the know-how to do the probably best documentarys in the world.

I'm proud of them and of the Beach Boys

[foutupourfoutu]

Yes what is the song from at 1:35? I'm sure I heard it before

[jvarela965]

Hawthorne was a bread and butter factory town in the 50's and 60s. Today the factories are gone and the poor legal and illegal migrants have moved in and the city is a sad place today.

[SeattleLA]

@jvarela965 how true, and other cities in the Southland, too. I grew up in Torrance, although it is still OK.

[jvarela965]

@SeattleLA I lived in Rancho Palos Verdes and worked at PCMALL in Torrance. I liked it. Torrance is a nice town but the high cost of low living wears on you. Miss the DE AMO mall, Frys, Southbay is mostly a nice area but drive North on Hawthorne Blvd and to your left is Surf City, to your right most Latino poor neighborhoods and they are right next to each other. I left in 2001 and have been trying to get back for a visit but can never scape together the cash.

[SeattleLA]

@jvarela965 Hi. I moved back to L.A. in 2000, and left in 2010 to come back to Seattle, a paradise. So, I know the whole area all too well, down there. It was OK until the early 70s. I am a social worker, and found it very difficult to deal with people, especially in PV. Some parts of LA are very difficult to be in, such as Rampart District, E. LA and S. Central , but I got good experience helping persons of disabilities and homeless. Torrance and PV is almost impossible to buy or rent a house.

[jvarela965]

@SeattleLA I am in Florida and love Seattle's KIXI radio station. I have it on my computer almost 24 hrs per day. It is the best station in the world. What I saw then was Los Angeles begining to look more and more like a large city in Mexico or South America. Rich or prosperous white people and poor black and brown people. Sad. When I was a growing up Southern Cal was the promised land where everyone wanted to live. Now with $4 gal gas - Angelinos have to live in their cars unlike NYC.

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[SeattleLA]

@jvarela965 Oh, you actually grew up in LA? I thought you moved there after college. Sorry about my thoughts on PV. I can write a book, on the social structure of LA, but it is too much to do. I went to the expansion of Del Amo Mall, the day it opened, 1972. Remember Aladdin's Castle there, pet store, The Pike in Long Beach, Marineland in PV.? The 60s & 70s were the glory days. I have friends from childhood who are moving up here. In the suburbs of Seattle, there are 10s of 1000s of Angelinos.

[jvarela965]

@SeattleLA No I tried moving there and lived in Rancho PV from March 2000 to March 2001. Marineland is gone as is middle class housing on PV it is all 1 million dollar plus homes now. Torrance is to some degree the same way. As there is more white and Asian flight from the East part of the county it puts price pressure on places like Torrance and the Valley. I think we will soon see riots there again. Nobody CAN give the latino population there the so called immigration reform they want

[SeattleLA]

@jvarela965 You are the first person, besides myself, who believes riots will occur there again. An 1800 square foot 20 yr old house in S. Torrance, is $900,000. PV is beautiful, but the people are selfish and as you say, 1M is the very cheapest house there. Seaworld bought Marineland, and told us it would be another Seaworld, then in the middle of the night, moved all the animals to San Diego. Eventually, the land was feasted on by developers for houses, to no one's surprise. LA is a tinderbox.

[jvarela965]

@SeattleLA Even the movie Stars are refugeeing out of LA. Here in my area I have almost the entire cast of Grease, Donna Summer, Hulk Hogan, Jimmy Buffett, Kin Shriner, then you have all the stars who have jumped ship for New York and Las Vegas. That town in 20 years will look like Detroit.

[Kathy90277]

@jvarela965 I grew up in Southwood Torrance and I now live in Hawthorne. I'd like to clear something up about Hawthorne. It is not all poor legal or illegal migrants and it is NOT a sad place today. We live in the Wiseburn district of Hawthorne and would you believe there are many people who still live here after moving in nearly 30 years ago? I have wonderful neighbors who attended Hawthorne High back with the Wilson Bros. Hawthorne is a HUGE city and I am happy to be living here.

[jvarela965]

@jvarela965 I lived in Rancho Palos Verdes 2000-2001 and drove through Hawthorne all the time. I liked that Army Navy shop across from the closed Galeria on Hawthorne Blvd. I got on Google maps and drove around Hawthorne using maps and it is pretty much as I recalled it. I am not saying there are no nice neighborhoods. Hell. San Salvador , El Salvador has a Ferrari dealership, but by and large the city is a shell of what it was in 1964.

[maxchidos]

what is the music at 1:34? it sounds so good, someone could tell me?

[laineycrusoe]

@maxchidos It's the instrumental version of 'Be With Me' from the Hawthorne CA album.

[merryfolkster]

thanks doorsfan been looking for this along time.

[doorsfan4ourever]

@merryfolkster no problem :)

[steveisTOL]

Great, accurate and insightful documentary. Long live Dennis Wilson.

[madhoneydew]

AUDIO ONLY

NO VIDEO

[ChipperRiddleMania]

Dennis Wilson Forever! <333

[VonLae]

3:18 I need to know the name of that song!! please help!

[doorsfan4ourever]

@VonLae its called "rumble" by link wray

[rab2591]

I really wish this were available on DVD...It's one of the best documentaries I have seen.

[simbadidge]

thank god for the beach boys and thank you for posting this thank you very much

[doorsfan4ourever]

@simbadidge you're very welcome

[Desiree50]

RIP DENNY

[BiggyJiggi]

RIP!!

[MrTelevision01]

Amazing, thank you a 1000 times for uploading this :)

[aftershock71]

So nice to see the L.A. of the golden age. Hawthorne now,is unfornutaley a ghetto.

[jexplink]

They said that David was a founding member which isn't ture either, still an excellent documentary though.

[JJMcCarthy1616]

thanks soo much for the upload! its so damn hard to find anything about dennis!

[doorsfan4ourever]

@JJMcCarthy1616 i know, i really wish there were more documentaries like this on youtube

[76sagi]

Pacific Ocean Blue is better than any Beach Boys record... according to me. Beach Boys are great too... just not as good

[magdalenito25]

so cool sound garage

[Wolfsky9]

Growing up, every guy wanted to be Dennis Wilson--he was ultimate cool, & will always be so. What a talent he was. The Spirit of The Beach Boys. BW was The Genius. Carl was The Heart. Dennis was Forever.  Wolfsky9

[spacepatrolman]

@Wolfsky9 this documentary is british so it isnt exactly right carl lead the group when brian wasnt functioning

[eddo1983]

@spacepatrolman Both did...carl got more credit for it though because Dennis wasnt always there