Gary Wells (clip): Backstage with the Beach Boys - Donna Loren

In this episode we sample a clip from our Beach Boys Book Club conversation, as our leading contributor Gary Wells tells us how he and an accomplice managed to find themselves backstage at an early 1990s Beach Boys concert in Canada, chatting to Mike, Al and Carl. It’s a little comical, poignant, and slightly eccentric at various moments, but it’s a great story with some treasured memories.

We also recommend a conversation between Gary and singer and actress, Donna Loren, to be found at her Love's a Secret Weapon Podcast, and in our post-credits segment, we recall a light-hearted look at Elvis' encounter with the Mayor of Roanoke, VA, in a memorable scene from Elvis on Tour, and which featured in Part One of our Aloha From Hawaii series.

Some more background, research notes and relevant links at our website;

https://dec4podcast.com/2023/05/06/gary-wells-clip-backstage-with-the-beach-boys-donna-loren/

Special thanks to Gary for sharing his Beach Boys adventure with us. In the original episode, we discuss some important and fascinating books on the Beach Boys - The Nearest Faraway Place: Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys, and the Southern California Experience (1994), by Timothy White, and Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy (2016), by Mike Love with James S Hirsch. For a little additional context, we also refer to I am Brian Wilson, (2016) written by Brian himself with Ben Greenman.

Find the original Beach Boys Book Club episode here;

https://dec4podcast.com/2023/01/29/gary-wells-the-beach-boys-book-club/