LOVE
Brian Wilson New Years Eve 2000

Steve Kalinich is a poet and lyricist living in Los Angeles, and is the only credited person to have written with all three Wilson brothers. He remains friends with Brian, his daughters and ex-wife Marilyn. After attending the Pet Sounds concert, he was moved to write this poem especially for this book.
~ Kingsley Abbott author of The Beach Boys Pet Sounds,
The Greatest Album of the Twentieth Century

Poster Mark London © 2000

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ENTERING THE NEW MILLENIUM
WITH
PET SOUNDS

BRIAN WILSON
WHO HAS TOUCHED THE PLANET
WITH SUCH BEAUTIFUL,
FUN,
EXCITING MUSIC
SO MUCH OF IT.
HAS PERHAPS HIT HIS ZENITH
WITH PET SOUNDS.
A DAZZLING
POETIC
SYMPHONIC MASTERPIECE.

THE LOVE JUST POURS OUT
EACH NOTE.
IT IS A TAPESTRY
OF SOUNDS AND FEELINGS
WOVEN TOGETHER
LIKE FINE SILK
WITH A DASH OF BEETHOVEN.
HIS PRESENCE IS MAGNIFICENT.
HIS OVERCOMING THE OBSTACLES
THE SHYNESS
HIS STRUGGLES
HIS COMING TO LIFE!
THIS SHOW WAS SO MUCH MORE POWERFUL
THAN THE LAST ONE I WENT TO.
I WENT TWICE.
ONCE TO SANTA BARBARA
AND TO HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
I GOT SUCH A CHARGE
OUT OF SEEING HIM MOVE
WITH THE MIKE IN HIS HAND.
THERE I WAS
SITTING WITH
MARILYN,
DANIEL
AND P.F. SLOAN.
IT WAS SO GOOD SPIRITED AND HEARTED.
IT WAS HONEST
SINCERE
GENUINE.
YOU FELT HIS PAINS
HIS STEP BY STEP
RISING ABOVE THEM
BRINGING THESE BEAUTIFUL SONGS
TO THE WORLD.
IT WAS REAL.
WHAT A WAY
TO BRING IN THE MILLENNIUM.
IT IS AN HONOR
TO HAVE WORKED WITH HIM
TO ONCE AGAIN
EXPERIENCE HIS AUTHENTICITY.
THERE WAS A SWEET MERCY
TO THE EVENING
A REBIRTH
FOR ME ANYWAY.
HIS SONGS
OPEN UP THE GOOD
AND FUN WITHIN US-
TOUCH AND
HEAL OUR WOUNDS-
SHARE OUR SORROWS
OUR HOPES
OUR LOVES.
“DON’T WORRY BABY”
“IN MY ROOM”
“GOD ONLY KNOWS”
“CAROLINA NO”.
ALL THE SONGS!
WHAT A WAY TO BEGIN THIS NBXT CENTURY.
IT IS WONDERFUL
THAT THIS BEING
CONTINUES TO GIVE THESE GIFTS
OF SONGS TO US
FROM HIMSELF.
I LOVE IT! I LOVE IT!
TO SEE SO MANY FRIENDS
AND PEOPLE
I DO NOT EVEN KNOW
HAVING SUCH A GREAT TIME.
THE PLAYERS
WERE FABULOUS
IT LIFTED ME INTO A NEW CENTURY.
IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN
MORE PRESENT
MORE BEAUTIFUL
GOD WHAT A SHOW.

Stephen John Kalinich © 2000
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