Don’t Fight the Sea
Jardine releases the song Don’t Fight the Sea on his album A Postcard from California, which includes songs from many of the surviving Beach Boys. The song is written by Terry Jacks and meant to promote environmental awareness.
Electronic keyboards began to develop a little keyboard called a DX-7 and that was a fascinating little thing. We just thought that was an absolute miracle of technology. In fact, on my latest album, we use a DX-7 on my song Don’t Fight the Sea. I like this particular setting called a “wood block.”
Monument dedication
A stone monument featuring a carving of the band’s Surfer Girl album cover is dedicated at the boyhood home of Brian, Dennis, an Carl Wilson in Hawthorne, CA. The dedication draws 800 people, including Brian Wilson and Alan Jardine. Brian Wilson states:
This was a big thrill. I was thinking about all my memories — my mom and dad and my brothers, my childhood, my high school experiences, my piano, my organ and my hi-fi.