Beach Boys
Album Jackets to a Pendleton jacket for the name The Beach Boys once wore (The
Pendletons) are some of the treasures in The Beach Boys exhibit in Huntington
Beach, Calif.
Surf Sounds Part 1: Featuring the Beach Boys
is the latest exhibit from the Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum.
Did you know The Beach Boys were first called
The Pendletons, for the woolen name brand jackets they originally wore when
their band was launched? Shedding the coats for some lighter threads and cool
look, the creative harmonizers swooned their way into the hearts of every teen
girl and car radio of every 16-year old boy who grew up in the 60's, 70's, 80's,
90's, 2000's...oh, they're still popular today!
If you think The Beach Boys ever went away,
just wander down the streets of the beach region of California Adventure theme
park owned by Disneyland in Anaheim. Or sit under the shade of a tall palm on
Main Street California USA, and wait for a classic convertible to drive by with
the Beach Boys sounds emanating within.
Since the Beach Boys have never disappeared
(some former members of the original band get together for concerts), the
Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum has put together a tribute display
to America's top selling musicians of an era. A collection of most their
album covers, some tickets, stage passes, collectible buttons and pins, and even
the Pendleton shirt they wore, have been compiled into a time capsule of
memories bringing smiles to those who know and remember the Beach Boys.
To add to the
fun, visitors can pick up a microphone (there are two of them) and sing alone or
in harmony in the
karaoke
corner with The Beach Boys tunes. Expected to run through the summer months 2007, this surfing museum
display brings added fun to Surfing Sundays. As you enter the museum,
you'll discover there's a query out for some missing album jackets. The
collection is not all-inclusive, but it does represent a large body of albums
showing the creative genius and commercial success of the blonde boys who
grabbed America by the pocket book and got people spending bucks on music.
To learn about surfing
through exhibits such as this past exhibit or others
featuring the
surfing themed music of the Beach Boys, music and featured movies, "Riding
Giants", "Five Summer Stories", "Endless Summer" or "Step
into Liquid", Huntington Beach International Surfing Museum
is open from 12pm (Noon) to 5pm daily. Suggested donation is
$2/adult and $1/student. Location: 411 Olive St., Huntington
Beach, CA 92648. Call: 714.960.3483. www.surfingmuseum.org
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