Brian Wilson at 65: Not made for his times

"Today we have to consider America's great lost genius, Brian Wilson, spirit guide of The Beach Boys, who reaches 65 today. The history of the ambassadors of the California Life(TM), The Beach Boys, is not a pretty thing. Oh, it starts pleasantly enough..."

I'm A Genius, Too! The Murry Wilson Tapes

"January 8, 1965: The Beach Boys enter the studio to record what will become their second number one hit, Help Me Rhonda. Well into the session, a drunken Murry Wilson (Brian, Carl and Dennis' Dad) arrives and proceeds to commandeer the session with psychodrama, scat singing...

Bulldogs and Yorkies compete in Surf Dog Competition

"Dressed in flowered board shorts, Murphy eyed the waves – one-to two-footers breaking evenly on a sunny morning. Pogey, a poodle-bichon frise mix, dried himself off after participating in yesterday's Surf Dog Small Wave Competition at Imperial Beach. He came in third. He...