"I Get Around"

The Beach Boys' first number one hit in the U.S. was "I Get Around" from May of 1964. At about the same time as Beatlemania and the beginning of the British Invasion, the American quintet was touring England. The attached video is a great example of the differences between the two countries. In England, the groups appearing on Ready Steady Go! played live. In the U.S. American Bandstand was the premier show to showcase contemporary musicians, who for the most part lip-synced. Brian Wilson and Mike Love co-wrote the song, and Brian's chorus high notes sure made the song remember-able.

Lots of stuff has been occurring with me, all in all I am improving. For example; I developed a strange elevated heart rate condition that baffled the doctors. When I would go from sitting to standing my heart rate would go up 50+ beats a minute. They have tried some different drugs that helped a bit, but the condition persists. I will see a cardiologist Thursday to check on that further. My resting heart rate has come down quite a bit to almost normal, and I am working on conditioning by walking more and riding the stationary bike. I start a series of four spinal chemo shots tomorrow as part of the recovery regimen. It's the same thing I did during my Chemo days- they insert a needle in the low back and take out some spinal fluid to check that, then infuse some methotrexate to make sure anything bad in the spinal canal or brain is killed off.  We made it home today for a quick trip so Yvonne and Natalie can weed the yard and enjoy some sun. Many thanks to Dr. Kim Anardi and his wife Linda who met us in Seattle yesterday and took us to Lunch. Again, the best Dentist in the South end (Auburn.) Happier getting around- Greg