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"Original Beach Boys Brian Wilson and Al Jardine unveiled a monument to their former group last Friday, on the site of the Hawthorne, California, home where Wilson and his late brothers, Carl and Dennis, grew up.\r\nThe two-hour dedication climaxed in note-perfect renditions of &amp;quot;In My Room&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;Surfer Girl&amp;quot; by Wilson with his solo band.\r\n&amp;quot;This was a big thrill,&amp;quot; Wilson told Rolling Stone afterward. &amp;quot;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.&amp;quot;\r\nThe house at 3701 W. 119th St. was razed in the mid-Eighties to make room for a freeway. The monument -- featuring a stone carving of 1963&amp;apos;s Surfer Girl album cover and a plaque designating the site as a state landmark -- stands on what was once the front yard.\r\nPerformers at the dedication also included early Beach Boys member David Marks, who offered up an unreleased Dennis Wilson tune, and In Bloom, a Sublime-like alt-rock band starring the sons of Carl and Dennis Wilson.\r\nThe dedication drew a crowd of 800 from all over the world; one British fan club contingent numbered 50 alone. &amp;quot;We wouldn&amp;apos;t have missed this for the world,&amp;quot; said London resident Sue Levinson, 47, who stood in the scorching sun for six hours.\r\nUnfortunately for fans, that sentiment was not shared by Wilson cousin Mike Love. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, the third surviving Beach Boys founder explained that he couldn&amp;apos;t attend due to a Beach Boys booking in Hollywood, Florida, later that day. (The singer is the only original member currently playing under the group&amp;apos;s name.) &amp;quot;I&amp;apos;ve profoundly clear memories of our days there -- the house, the music room and the neighborhood,&amp;quot; Love&amp;apos;s statement read. &amp;quot;I remember cousin Dennis dragging his Chevy up and down the block while we recorded the ambient sounds for &amp;apos;409.&amp;apos; That was right outside the front door. It was wild.&amp;quot;\r\nHowever, the dedication&amp;apos;s organizer insists that Love -- who is estranged from Wilson and Jardine -- was invited months before his Beach Boys booked their gig.\r\n&amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s an incredible faux pas, I think, for Mike to be somewhere else and not acknowledge our beginnings,&amp;quot; Jardine said. &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s not a cool PR move for him. Hey man, show a little respect to the homestead where we carved out some cool harmonies around the piano.&amp;quot;\r\nWilson was more diplomatic. &amp;quot;If Mike Love would have showed up, it would have been more special,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;But it was OK without him, too.&amp;quot;\r\nIn other Beach Boys news, Love says he&amp;apos;s just recorded a solo album, Mike Love, Not War, featuring a remake of the Beach Boys tune &amp;quot;Brian&amp;apos;s Back&amp;quot;; the Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE DVD hits stores tomorrow; and Jardine and his Endless Summer Band perform on June 18th at Denver&amp;apos;s Mile High Stadium."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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