One of the great pleasures of having smart friends is you get to steal their ideas at will. This is my second Bill Holdship one today, part of a FB discussion, that ended with Frank Ranson mentioning a Mike Love rant as he accepted the rock and roll hall of fame life time achievement with a very funny tirade.
I don't know how to tell you how indescribably exciting to hear the words "my friend Van Dyke Parks.
Or, indeed, Creem great Mitchel Cohen.
Anyway, here is Mike Love's acceptance speech (wait till the end for Elton John's cameo)