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THE KESZTHELY KID
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 Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2025 12:43 am Post subject: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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Fellow Busanaughts,
The mid 1970's saw a photo of The Beech Boys taken as they paused by a High-Top Bay Window bus, Al Jardine was sat in the passenger seat.
I was wondering if that bus still exists ?
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TomWesty
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2025 3:16 pm Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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Can you post a link to the photo?
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jtauxe 
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 9:15 am Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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Were the Beech Boys some sort of Appalachian blended surf band?
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jlrftype7
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 10:32 am Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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| jtauxe wrote: |
| Were the Beech Boys some sort of Appalachian blended surf band? |
I literally choked with laughter on this one..... Well played Sir, Well Played... 
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Abscate
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| Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2025 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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Suc-seeded by the Oak Ridge Boys, no doubt
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sunnydog
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2025 10:58 pm Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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Circa 1976, Dennis owned a camper bus, this is prolly it. Looks like a hightop, maybe an Adventurewagen?
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sunnydog
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2025 11:06 pm Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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Another one.
Edit: It's a Safare. And when I say that, I can't help but think it's a Surfin' Safare 
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THE KESZTHELY KID
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2025 12:54 am Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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Dank U Sunnydog!
Indeed that is the photo I was speaking about. Just wondered if she's still out there somewhere 
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Abscate
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2025 3:19 am Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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Years of therapy to wipe out the bad music of the 1970s and itโs all lostโฆ.
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sunnydog
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2025 3:59 pm Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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| THE KESZTHELY KID wrote: |
Dank U Sunnydog!
Indeed that is the photo I was speaking about. Just wondered if she's still out there somewhere |
| Abscate wrote: |
| Years of therapy to wipe out the bad music of the 1970s and itโs all lostโฆ. |
You are both very welcome! 
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TomWesty
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| Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2025 6:06 pm Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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| Abscate wrote: |
| Years of therapy to wipe out the bad music of the 1970s and itโs all lostโฆ. |
Bad music of the โ70โs? Have you no taste man?
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Abscate
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2025 12:33 am Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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| TomWesty wrote: |
| Abscate wrote: |
| Years of therapy to wipe out the bad music of the 1970s and itโs all lostโฆ. |
Bad music of the โ70โs? Have you no taste man? |
Aaaaaaaaaasfternoon delightโฆ
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dodger tom
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2025 10:10 am Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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| TomWesty wrote: |
| Abscate wrote: |
| Years of therapy to wipe out the bad music of the 1970s and itโs all lostโฆ. |
Bad music of the โ70โs? Have you no taste man? |
steve is just confused. the beach boys did most of the work we associate with them in the 60โs. โsurfin safariโ was 1962. โpet sounds,โ their masterpiece (at least thatโs what lennon and mccartney - also members of a 60โs band - called it), was released in 1966. steve must be thinking of their stuff long after brian secluded himself in his bedroom.
footnote: the starland vocal band was solidly mid-70โs.
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Xevin
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2025 12:14 pm Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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| dodger tom wrote: |
| TomWesty wrote: |
| Abscate wrote: |
| Years of therapy to wipe out the bad music of the 1970s and itโs all lostโฆ. |
Bad music of the โ70โs? Have you no taste man? |
steve is just confused. the beach boys did most of the work we associate with them in the 60โs. โsurfin safariโ was 1962. โpet sounds,โ their masterpiece (at least thatโs what lennon and mccarthy - also members of a 60โs band - called it), was released in 1966. steve must be thinking of their stuff long after brian secluded himself in his bedroom.
footnote: the starland vocal band was solidly mid-70โs. |
Abscate is a very clever and intelligent person. Music history may not be his strongest subject. 
He was too busy creating and inventing cool shit at the time
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Abscate
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2025 1:42 pm Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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They made Kokomo.
I rest my case.
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Xevin
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| Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2025 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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| Abscate wrote: |
They made Kokomo.
I rest my case. |
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| Years of therapy to wipe out the bad music of the 1970s and itโs all lostโฆ. |
That cheesy song came out in 1988 not the 70s. Itโs ok not to comment
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TomWesty
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2025 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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Holy crap Steve! Hitting me with Afternoon Delight is next level psychological torture! I lay down my sword and surrender to the master!
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| Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2025 10:21 pm Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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Are we doin this?
OK Abscate: Sail On, Sailor is a great indication of where the BB were going in the early 1970s. Released on their 19th album in Feb of 1973, it hit #79, Re-released in 1975, it hit #49. Does it ever get classic rock airplay? Not really. It sounds like a groovy shuffle until the prechorus when the 9th chords and minor 7th diminished chords drop in, and the vocal harmonies kick off and then it's this perfect little intersection of Beach Boys pop, with hints of R&B and yacht rock.
Here's a snappy version that opens up their 1973 live album:
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And if you made it this far, check out this live version of Funky Pretty:
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This is still the Baywindow forum, right? I'd rather discuss this than slog through 237 pages of "What oil should I use?"
And I do agree with you that "Kokomo" is dreck.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2025 4:19 am Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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And I do agree with you that "Kokomo" is dreck.
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That quote is getting immortalized for so many reasons
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| Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2025 5:16 am Post subject: Re: Beech Boys Hi-Top Bus |
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And I do agree with you that "Kokomo" is dreck.
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That quote is getting immortalized for so many reasons
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Now if you could just learn how to copy and paste a quote into a thread it would be even better
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And I do agree with you that "Kokomo" is dreck.
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