lioness
1 Apr 2002, 14:21
Based on the ratings of 'The Beach Boys - An American Family' ABC has decided to continue the BB's story up to the present day, here's a preview:
1979, Meeting room at Capitol. The Beach Boys with Nik Venet. Mike pitches an idea. Mike: 'We could make little films of our songs. They could be goofy skits. Or they could be concert footage. We'll make a new cable TV network and call it MTV. You know, Music Television.' Nik Venet: 'Yeah. Yeah I like that.' Other Beach Boys quietly look at the ground, wishing they had come up with the idea.
1984. Mike's house, Mike slams the phone down. New, pretty wife approaches Mike. Mrs Love: 'What's the matter honey?' Mike: (to himself) 'First California Girls, now this!' (to wife, while reapplying his moustache) 'Springsteen didn't give me songwriting credits to 'Born In The USA'
1985. Mike's house. Mike enters front door with luggage as if returning from the airport. Different new, pretty wife rushes up to Mike. Wife: 'Oh honey I just saw you on the news!' Mike: 'Well baby, someone had to free Nelson Mandela from jail and end apartheid in South Africa, so I did it.' Wife: 'Oh sweetie!' (looks at Mike with love and pride).
1988. Brian Wilson is standing outside a recording studio. Inside, the Beach Boys are rehearsing Kokomo. Brian: (knocking on the door) 'Guys! Let me in! I want to sing on the record, too!'
John Stamos (walking up to Brian with drum sticks in hand) 'Hi Brian'. Brian: 'Uh hi John.' Stamos opens studio door walks in and closes the door behind him. Beach Boys warmly greet Stamos and continue to ignore Brian's knocking. Cut to Beach Boys in the studio listening to the playback of Kokomo. Everyone starts praising Mike.
1994. Academy Awards ceremony. Kim Basinger: 'And the Academy Award for Best Director goes to.......Mike Love for Schindler's List!'
Mike: 'I'd like to thank the Academy for this award. I'd also like to thank all the people that helped me make this movie......but there aren't any! HAHA!' Audience laughs and applauds approvingly.
1995. Mike's house. Mike slams down the phone in anger. Yet another new, pretty wife approaches Mike. Wife: 'What's the matter honey?' (smirking). Mike (to himself) 'First California Girls, now this!' (to wife) 'Bill Gates didn't give me writing credits for Windows 95!' Wife: 'Aw pookie'.
Concert stage in front of enthusiastic sold-out crowd. Between songs of the encore. Don Henley: 'We'd like to thank our friend Mike Love for reuniting the Eagles!' Crowd roars, Mike runs on stage and the band starts playing Fun Fun Fun.
Concert stage in front of enthusiastic sold-out crowd. Between songs of the encore. Stevie Nicks: 'We'd like to thank our friend Mike Love for reuniting Fleetwood Mac!' Crowd roars, Mike runs on stage and the band starts playing Fun Fun Fun.
1999. Mike is interviewed by CNN. Mike: 'During my service in the Beach Boys, I took the initiative of creating the internet.'
St Charles, IL. Brian lies in bed watching the Beach Boys on the Today show. He still looks somewhat drugged and dazed. He mumbles to himself, half-watching TV, half staring into space. Camera pulls back to show piles of boxes of unsold copies of 'Imagination' in the bedroom. Crosscut from TV screen in bedroom to live Today show stage where the Beach Boys perform 'Fun Fun Fun', Today show producers and camera operators hide the fact that neither Mike nor Bruce sings the high vocal part.
The End.
The joke was very quickly withdrawn. The author is officially unknown but there is a strong rumour that it was written by a prominent BB person. :D That's the edited version coz it's heaps long, but yeah hope the fans get a giggle. :D
1979, Meeting room at Capitol. The Beach Boys with Nik Venet. Mike pitches an idea. Mike: 'We could make little films of our songs. They could be goofy skits. Or they could be concert footage. We'll make a new cable TV network and call it MTV. You know, Music Television.' Nik Venet: 'Yeah. Yeah I like that.' Other Beach Boys quietly look at the ground, wishing they had come up with the idea.
1984. Mike's house, Mike slams the phone down. New, pretty wife approaches Mike. Mrs Love: 'What's the matter honey?' Mike: (to himself) 'First California Girls, now this!' (to wife, while reapplying his moustache) 'Springsteen didn't give me songwriting credits to 'Born In The USA'
1985. Mike's house. Mike enters front door with luggage as if returning from the airport. Different new, pretty wife rushes up to Mike. Wife: 'Oh honey I just saw you on the news!' Mike: 'Well baby, someone had to free Nelson Mandela from jail and end apartheid in South Africa, so I did it.' Wife: 'Oh sweetie!' (looks at Mike with love and pride).
1988. Brian Wilson is standing outside a recording studio. Inside, the Beach Boys are rehearsing Kokomo. Brian: (knocking on the door) 'Guys! Let me in! I want to sing on the record, too!'
John Stamos (walking up to Brian with drum sticks in hand) 'Hi Brian'. Brian: 'Uh hi John.' Stamos opens studio door walks in and closes the door behind him. Beach Boys warmly greet Stamos and continue to ignore Brian's knocking. Cut to Beach Boys in the studio listening to the playback of Kokomo. Everyone starts praising Mike.
1994. Academy Awards ceremony. Kim Basinger: 'And the Academy Award for Best Director goes to.......Mike Love for Schindler's List!'
Mike: 'I'd like to thank the Academy for this award. I'd also like to thank all the people that helped me make this movie......but there aren't any! HAHA!' Audience laughs and applauds approvingly.
1995. Mike's house. Mike slams down the phone in anger. Yet another new, pretty wife approaches Mike. Wife: 'What's the matter honey?' (smirking). Mike (to himself) 'First California Girls, now this!' (to wife) 'Bill Gates didn't give me writing credits for Windows 95!' Wife: 'Aw pookie'.
Concert stage in front of enthusiastic sold-out crowd. Between songs of the encore. Don Henley: 'We'd like to thank our friend Mike Love for reuniting the Eagles!' Crowd roars, Mike runs on stage and the band starts playing Fun Fun Fun.
Concert stage in front of enthusiastic sold-out crowd. Between songs of the encore. Stevie Nicks: 'We'd like to thank our friend Mike Love for reuniting Fleetwood Mac!' Crowd roars, Mike runs on stage and the band starts playing Fun Fun Fun.
1999. Mike is interviewed by CNN. Mike: 'During my service in the Beach Boys, I took the initiative of creating the internet.'
St Charles, IL. Brian lies in bed watching the Beach Boys on the Today show. He still looks somewhat drugged and dazed. He mumbles to himself, half-watching TV, half staring into space. Camera pulls back to show piles of boxes of unsold copies of 'Imagination' in the bedroom. Crosscut from TV screen in bedroom to live Today show stage where the Beach Boys perform 'Fun Fun Fun', Today show producers and camera operators hide the fact that neither Mike nor Bruce sings the high vocal part.
The End.
The joke was very quickly withdrawn. The author is officially unknown but there is a strong rumour that it was written by a prominent BB person. :D That's the edited version coz it's heaps long, but yeah hope the fans get a giggle. :D