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    From Geoff@21:1/5 to All on Wed May 28 10:08:14 2025
    A story found on Quora:

    This is a story that Alice Cooper told about John and Brian Wilson.

    “I was sitting backstage after the 1974 Grammys with Bernie Taupin
    (Elton John’s lyricist) and John Lennon. This was when Brian was really having some mental issues,” said Cooper.

    “During the course of the conversation, I kept seeing Brian out of the
    corner of my eye, just kind of staring at us from different angles.”

    “Finally, he came up to the table, bent down and whispered in my ear
    ‘Hey Alice, introduce me to John Lennon.’ I couldn’t BELIEVE that these two men had never met! They were virtually neck and neck in the 60’s as
    the greatest bands on the planet, and I’m SURE they must have crossed
    paths at some point. But then I thought to myself, ‘Wow, I’m going to be the one to introduce them and become a part of rock history!’”

    “So I merely said, ‘Brian Wilson, this is John Lennon. John Lennon, this
    is Brian Wilson.’ Lennon was very cordial and polite, saying things like ‘Hello Brian, I’ve always wanted to meet you. I’ve always admired your work, and Paul and I considered Pet Sounds one of the best albums ever
    made.’ Brian thanked him and walked away, at which point Lennon went
    right back to his conversation like nothing had happened.”

    “About ten minutes later, Brian came by our table again, leaned down and whispered something to Bernie, and all of a sudden, Bernie was saying
    ‘Brian Wilson, this is John Lennon. John Lennon, Brian Wilson.’ Lennon
    was just as cordial and polite as the first time, saying essentially the
    same thing about always wanting to meet him.

    As soon as Brian walked away, John looked at both of us and casually
    said in his typical Liverpudlian accent, ‘I’ve met him hundreds of
    times. He’s not well, you know.’”

    We were impressed by John’s empathy and kindness in dealing with Brian
    and thankful that Brian has found some mental stability following
    tumultuous times.

    Thanks to Boris for the story, photo and check out Alice’s T-Shirt. It
    is soooooo Alice Cooper.


    --
    geoff

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  • From super70s@21:1/5 to Geoff on Wed May 28 19:00:03 2025
    On 2025-05-27 22:08:14 +0000, Geoff said:

    A story found on Quora:

    This is a story that Alice Cooper told about John and Brian Wilson.

    “I was sitting backstage after the 1974 Grammys with Bernie Taupin
    (Elton John’s lyricist) and John Lennon. This was when Brian was really having some mental issues,” said Cooper.

    “During the course of the conversation, I kept seeing Brian out of the corner of my eye, just kind of staring at us from different angles.”

    “Finally, he came up to the table, bent down and whispered in my ear
    ‘Hey Alice, introduce me to John Lennon.’ I couldn’t BELIEVE that these two men had never met! They were virtually neck and neck in the 60’s as
    the greatest bands on the planet, and I’m SURE they must have crossed
    paths at some point. But then I thought to myself, ‘Wow, I’m going to
    be the one to introduce them and become a part of rock history!’”

    I remember reading Paul once went to Wilson's house when he first
    flipped his wig and tried to meet with and console him. I don't think
    Wilson let him in.

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  • From Norbert@21:1/5 to All on Thu May 29 10:40:49 2025
    Even after Brian Wilson had fried his mind, he at least had the sense --
    unlike his brother Dennis -- to keep his distance from Charles Manson.

    I think John Lennon was badly damaged by LSD; he made himself
    susceptible to hustlers like Alex Mardas and Yoko. However, he bounced
    back to an extent during his so-called "Lost Weekend."

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