June 11, 2025 • 31 mins
Training Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton gone wrong and trivia on Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. // Las Vegas casino dealers face layoffs amid tourism slump. // David Leaf, award-winning writer director, & producer to discuss new Brian Wilson’ SMILE: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Brian Wilson’ book . // Usher Cologne and the gang’s favorite colognes.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's KFI AM six forty and you're listening to the
Conway Show on demand on the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Keep an eye in downtown. A lot of people downtown
still gathering around. And we'll see, got two hours or
an hour and fifty four minutes to get out of
downtown LA. And again there's a curfew at eight o'clock.
We'll go to six am. It's the one ten on
the west, the ten on the south, the five on
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the north, and the five on the east five slash
ten on the east. It's a big box. It's six
square miles. It's not one, like the mayor said. I
like how the Mara says, oh, we got one square
mile in downtown LA.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
It's under curfew.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
And then all the news stations use that number two, four, five, seven, nine,
and eleven.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
They all repeated that number.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
And I went to Google Map, I outline the perimeter
and it's almost six square miles.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
She was off by six times.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
And I know you're saying, well, that's not a big deal, Tim,
but to me, it is. If you're off by six times,
a multiple, multiple multiple six, that's like me saying to you, hey,
I'm going to uh Las Vegas for the weekend. Oh wow,
Las Vegas. How many miles is that from your house? Well,
(01:33):
it's one thousand, seven hundred and twenty two miles from
Burbank to Las Vegas.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
And so he goes, wait a minute, it's how many
miles I get on.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
The road early, cause it's one thousand, seven hundred and
twenty two miles from Burbank to Las Vegas. And people
are like, well that that that's probably not true. You're right,
it's two hundred and seventy eight miles from my door.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
To Mandalay Bay.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
I don't know how I know that, but I know
it two hundred and seventy eight miles. But if I
was off by six times like the mayor was with
this curfew downtown, then it would be one thy, seven
hundred and twenty two miles.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
Difference, big, big difference.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
I've I've been watching on and off on the news
stations the US Marines that are training. They left Camp
Pendleton twenty nine Palms. I think some of them came
from Camp Penalan, most of them for twenty nine Palms,
and they're training in Seal Beach. They're supposed to train
for one day and then they're going to be on
the streets of la Well, the training didn't go really
(02:45):
that great. They started training these guys with shields and
hand to hand combat and what you should do if
somebody attacks you. And so they gave one of the
Marines a shield and somebody attacked him, playing a rioter,
and the Marine threw him down, cracked his neck and
(03:07):
killed him et cent, but he did a lot of damage.
And so they went, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You guys
have to have a little more training before you go
out there, because the Marines are not trained to apprehend people.
Marines are trained to kill people, wipe them out. Look,
(03:32):
they went over to Ices. Remember Ices, that terrorist group
that was tormenting the world for many, many years, and
they were going to they were supposed to go to
ISIS and wipe them out, and who was going to
take five years? They had a five year planned to
wipe out Ices. They went halfway across the world and
wiped out Ices in four or five weeks. Wipe them out.
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If they can go from the United States halfway around
the world and wipe out a terrorist organization in four weeks,
they're really good at their jobs. Radical they're radical men
and women in the Marines. They're the best of the best,
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and so when they come to town, they've got to
tone it down a little because you don't want that
on the streets. I'm watching them train right now with shields,
and those guys know how to handle themselves. And they're
gonna be coming on into LA at some point, you know,
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seven hundred of them.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
So we'll see what happens. We'll see what happens.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
At six point thirty five. We have a guest on
guy named David Leaf.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
I believe is his name? Is that right, Bellio?
Speaker 2 (04:54):
David Leaf is his name, and he's an award winning writer, director,
and producer. And I worked with Brian Wilson, who we
lost today from the Beach Boys, one of my favorite groups.
Here's a bit of trivia that you may not know,
but you'll know it here after I tell you. I
think how many Beach Boys were their Crozier with their
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five total.
Speaker 4 (05:18):
God maybe yeah, that sounds about right.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Yeah, And most of the songs were about California beaches, surfing,
California weather, the sun, the sand. Only one of them
knew how to surf. One guy I remember talking who
were we talking to, was it Mike Mike Mike Love.
Speaker 5 (05:40):
Yes, yes, Well is Brian Wilson's cousin.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
I didn't know that. I didn't know them.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Very sad day today to see one of the you know,
the one of the the all star Beach Boys, Brian Wilson,
passed away. It was just horrible, horrible, and especially because
of what's going on downtown LA. A lot lot of
people they didn't know because they're so concentrated on what's
going downtown LA. It's it's eating up all the news
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that the Brian Wilson story didn't get out there, but
we'll tell you about it.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
We'll tell you about it.
Speaker 6 (06:13):
That everybody had another They were the blonde California kids
who brought surf culture to the world.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
With the Beatles. We ended up just kind of like
a rivalry. Here are the big boy.
Speaker 6 (06:31):
They sold one hundred million records with Countess number one
hits one hundred millions.
Speaker 7 (06:38):
When we saw the surf in the USA was in
the top ten in Israel.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
It was pretty remarking, a pretty.
Speaker 6 (06:44):
Big deal, and he was the brains behind it all.
Brian Wilson his family sharing their grief with the world
announcing that he has passed away. Brian was married twice
and had seven children.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
Included Is this Billy Bush, Yes, yes, Elly? Oh, Billy
Bush or Billy Bush right? Billy Busch distinct? I like
that guy. Billy Bush got a very distinct voice.
Speaker 6 (07:06):
Brian was married twice and had seven children, including Carney
and Wendy Wilson, two of the members of the music
trio Wilson Phillips. This was his final public appearance just
over a year ago. It was his first time facing
the cameras since he had been placed under a conservatorship
due to a neurocognitive disorder.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
It was great to have Brian there. It was Haley.
Speaker 7 (07:30):
Yeah, it was really really precious to get together and
the oldmand sing.
Speaker 4 (07:35):
That's what we're known for.
Speaker 6 (07:39):
The Boys banded together again for the first time in
sixty years at the Hollywood premiere of their Beach Boys
documentary on Disney Plus, which goes inside the band's global
success with rare home videos and interviews.
Speaker 3 (07:52):
He used to sings, people are harming their back to
the car. Oh what a great song, What a great song.
Speaker 6 (08:02):
The documentary went behind the scenes of the band's humble beginnings.
We're going to tell it for a really long time,
and they're bad espigrated dealer, fellowship in the group, and
we can turn off a lot and.
Speaker 7 (08:11):
There's really a family story, your cousins and your friends,
family members, and that filled out.
Speaker 4 (08:16):
It made a beautiful sound together.
Speaker 6 (08:18):
Beautiful sounds too. But there were conflicts and family feuds.
Speaker 7 (08:24):
My uncle Murray sold to the publishing and Brian let
you sold my songs.
Speaker 6 (08:34):
Three years ago before his decline, Brian was still making
music the PBS show American Masters, was right beside the
music maker in the studio.
Speaker 8 (08:43):
I'm nervous, sener or comforny girls, I'm cool two.
Speaker 4 (08:49):
I've been in this town, so the back in the city.
Speaker 3 (08:53):
I'm taking for lost for a long long time.
Speaker 6 (08:58):
In one of our final interviews, Brian told us.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
That admiration and respect for you from other artists, what
does that?
Speaker 9 (09:05):
Well?
Speaker 3 (09:06):
I hope that they could learn from my music. I'm
proud to think that they can be inspired by my music.
Speaker 6 (09:14):
With Ryan Wilson was eighty two years old.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
Oh man, what a life.
Speaker 10 (09:22):
The original life five band members. Three were the brothers,
the Carl, Dennis and Brian. Now all three of those
have passed away and the other two are still alive.
Oh that's my my club, Al Jardine. What a band man,
big part of my childhood. My mom and dad loved
the Beach Boys. Love those Beach Boys.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
We will talk to David Lee, Award winning writer, director
and producer at around six thirty five. I'm providing that
you know downtown isn't on fire. It looks like people
are behaving today. Looks like the curfew may have helped
out the situation.
Speaker 8 (09:54):
You're listening to Tim Conway Junior on Demyan from KFI
AM six forty.
Speaker 2 (10:01):
There are two barometers that I use, maybe somebody else
uses them as well to predict a recession.
Speaker 3 (10:10):
One of them is RVs.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
RV's start to go in the toilet six months before recession. SOVS,
if RV sales are down, you know that six months
later there's going to be a recession. And then when
RV sales pick up almost six months to the day,
the recession is over. So that's one barometer. The other
(10:34):
one is Las Vegas. Las Vegas is another barometer. What
happens in Las Vegas is a great indicator of what's
happening with the economy.
Speaker 9 (10:44):
Well, a recent dip in tourism is shaking up the strip,
and it's the casino dealers who are paying the price.
Speaker 5 (10:49):
Eight is now Reporter next Summer, sharing how this downturn
is affecting the people behind the tables.
Speaker 11 (10:56):
If you don't have gamblers, right, you don't need as
many deal Let's say you don't mean there's many tables open.
Speaker 9 (11:02):
Las Vegas is known for its bright lights, big bets,
and NonStop action. But right now things are quieter than usual.
Speaker 3 (11:09):
Oh it's not good, not good.
Speaker 9 (11:13):
A recent dip in tourism is sending shock waves through
the strip and casino workers are feeling the hit first hand.
Speaker 11 (11:19):
A fallt of Blue announce some layoffs. Resorts World announce
some layouts.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
Oh no, what does that sound? Is that somebody losing
a tooth into a toilet, into a urinal roulette?
Speaker 3 (11:38):
No, no, it is.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Yeah, you're right, it's somebody lost. An old guy lost
a tooth right into the year, and there it goes.
Speaker 11 (11:46):
We want those casinos to be very active, successful and robust,
because that gives our break in dealers an opportunity to transition, right,
that's the goal.
Speaker 9 (11:54):
David Noele, managing director for SEG dealer school. Started out
as a dealer in nineteen ninety one.
Speaker 3 (11:59):
Wow, another moler.
Speaker 9 (12:03):
He says he's seen a decline in enrollment similar to
what the industry saw during the COVID nineteen pandemic.
Speaker 11 (12:09):
So we've seen our enrollments drop interested in becoming a dealer.
We used to have a lot more people transition from
out of state.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
I'd like to go to a dealer's school. I'd like
to know how to deal craps or ruled.
Speaker 5 (12:20):
Or totally see you doing.
Speaker 2 (12:22):
That'd be fantastic. People get guys blowing smoke in my face. Oh,
it'd be awesome.
Speaker 11 (12:28):
And sort of hear about Vegas the opportunity that was here.
Speaker 9 (12:31):
In Las Vegas, the unemployment rate remains one of the
highest in the country. The leisure and hospitality industry, where
most of the jobs are has seen several peaks and
valleys over the last year. Tourism is the lifeblood of
Las Vegas, but lately that lifeline has been thinning.
Speaker 2 (12:45):
But you know what, but I don't think Las Vegas
is the barometer that used to be. Because of apps
like Draft Kings, where you can actually gamble at home
on Sports TVG we can gamble on horse racing at home.
And Indian casinos, you know the casinos in in southern California,
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you know Marongo, a couple other other casinos there. They
used to be you know, sort of I don't know,
lower end than Vegas. Now they're all the same. You know,
you walk into Marongo and it's the same you know, machines, uh,
the same, ambions, the same you know, uh deals, you
(13:28):
can get the same great foods.
Speaker 10 (13:29):
Yeah, there's no uniqueness. It's all to the shell and
the and the you know, the decorations but not the.
Speaker 2 (13:34):
Right But but you remember the old Indian casinos, it
was sort of like, uh, you know, there'll be outdated
slot machines, a guy smoking in the corner, and.
Speaker 4 (13:43):
Like the ones also in the border.
Speaker 2 (13:45):
Yeah, right, exactly, and there a lot of more intents,
you know, before they built the casinos, you go walk
into a white tent and gamble like we did, like
Marongo's in a tent for a long time and Chumash was.
And now now they're just as beautiful. They all have
beautiful hotels attached to them, and you feel like you're
(14:05):
in Vegas when you're at one of these spectacular resorts,
you know, like Morongo. So it's and it's not you know,
a four hour drive, five hour drive and you're not
gonna get stuck in traffic, you know. I think one
of the big mistakes that Vegas made over the last
forty years fifty years is not putting a four lane
(14:26):
highway between here in Las Vegas. I think that really
hurt him because when you're on that two lane highway,
there's two lanes going to Vegas, there's two lanes coming
home for the most part, for the most part, and
if there's an accident, you're there for five hours. You
can't get around. There are very few roads that go around,
and you're stuck. And sometimes it's one hundred and fifteen
(14:47):
degrees and you're stuck in your car. So during the summer,
people don't like that. They don't like it at all.
All right, welcome back. We're gonna be talking to a
new a guy who's in the know and he knew
Brian Wilson very well, who passed away today from the
Beach Boys.
Speaker 3 (15:04):
His name is David Leaf.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
Will talk to him about the life of the beat
of the Beach Boys and also Brian Wilson. We're live
on KFI AM six forty. Also keep an eye downtown.
We're an hour and thirty one minutes away from murcurthew
in downtown Los Angeles.
Speaker 8 (15:21):
You're listening to Tim Conway Junior on demand from KFI
AM sixty.
Speaker 2 (15:27):
David Leaf is with us, he is he knows Brian
Wilson very well, who passed away today, big huge member
of the Beach Boys, and man, oh man, is he
going to be missed? What a great, great sound, Just
a great sound with this guy. So, David Leaf has
a tremendous background. His credits include He's a in a
(15:50):
Ward winning emmyn Emmy Award winning Landmark Network Television producer.
I produced America Tribute to Heroes nine to eleven, which
is a cool deal. And the same year he also
did the All Star Tribute to Brian Wilson and also
Billy Joel in his own words, So he's with us,
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David Leef, how are you, sir.
Speaker 7 (16:15):
Well, I'm obviously mourning the loss of this giant in music,
but more than more than that, I'm more than the
loss of my friend, one of the sweetest, kindest people
you could ever know.
Speaker 3 (16:29):
I bet man, I.
Speaker 2 (16:32):
Love the music and you know, you can't write that
many hit songs and have that kind of vibe without
being without that coming from your soul. I think it
came from, you know, from five really decent human beings.
Speaker 7 (16:46):
Well, it definitely came the songs and the harmonic arrangements,
It definitely came from Brian soul. He just he just
wanted to share this love that he didn't have growing up.
He came from an abusive childhood, and I think it
was really significant that the music he made was about
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spreading joy and happiness and love in an uncomplicated way.
Speaker 2 (17:12):
I mean a lot of people don't know this, and
I didn't know it until today, but I was totally
unaware of how successful they even were. One hundred million
records is unbelievable.
Speaker 7 (17:25):
Well, I bought every one of them. No, you know,
the numbers don't really register how successful they were. You say,
one hundred million, two hundred million, five. None of that
would be the same thing as knowing that generation after generation,
when people hear this music, they feel the love that's
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in it, and I think that's that's the legacy of it.
Speaker 2 (17:53):
I don't think anyone's been able to capture, you know,
southern California in music like these guys did well.
Speaker 7 (18:01):
He sure couldn't. I mean, he brought me all the
way out to LA from New York fifty years ago
because of the music.
Speaker 3 (18:08):
Wow.
Speaker 7 (18:08):
Uh and and uh. You know, I was chasing a dream,
has this wild dream that I was going to write
a book about Brian Wilson and become his friend and
help him finish smile Wow. And and it actually it
actually happened. But it happened not because of the business.
(18:30):
It happened just by loving him as a person. And
when he felt unconditional love, he came back to the music.
And I think that's a really important thing to understand
it that he had some really tough times his life
and he got he got through them. Even even during
the hit making years, he had some tough times. And
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and and so we have to we have to celebrate
the magic of what he and the Beach Boys created.
Nobody ever sang like that, nobody. No.
Speaker 3 (19:01):
I think you're right.
Speaker 2 (19:01):
David Leave is with us, a very accomplished man in
show business.
Speaker 3 (19:06):
Also a teacher. You teach it? Are you still teaching
at UCLA.
Speaker 7 (19:11):
At the u c l A. Herb. Alpert School? Of
music and the musicology and music industry departments. In fact,
I just last week finished my Beach Boys class.
Speaker 3 (19:21):
Oh wow.
Speaker 2 (19:24):
We have Mike Love on a couple of times, and
we called him today, but understandably, you know, he wasn't
I didn't feel like coming on. But he was always
such a genuine man, Mike. And he revealed on the
air something that he had never said before to anybody,
that he was sort of embarrassed that out of all
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five guys, only one guy really knew how to serve.
Speaker 7 (19:50):
Well, you know, show business is show business. Son Dennis,
Brian's Brian's the middle brother, middle Wilson brother comes home
from the beach one day and says to says to
Bri and he says, you know, the kids at school
know you know how to make music. Why don't you
write a song about Surfin? So he and Mike write
a song Cold Surfin. And before you know it, it's
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on the radio here in Los Angeles and it's it's
it's not a national hit, but it's it's pretty significant
here hit here in LA. And then they get a
contract with Capitol Records. This all happens in a period
of months. It was like it was like they hit
the lottery. I mean, the Beatles worked for five years
before they got a contract with a major label. The
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Beach Boys essentially did it, you know, a matter of months.
Speaker 3 (20:37):
That's amazing.
Speaker 2 (20:38):
So the you author, you were the author of God
only knows the story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys
in the California myth.
Speaker 3 (20:45):
And also the pet Sound session. What is it? Was
that the box set?
Speaker 7 (20:50):
Yeah, the box set which we did to the thirty
anniversary of Pet Sounds. And what was funny about it
was when I said to Brian, I said, the idea
here is we want to hear the album in mono
and stereo, when we want to hear the backing tracks
without the vocals and the vocals without the backing tracks.
He goes, people want to hear that. I go, yeah,
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people want to hear that. Trust me, people want to
hear that. And and it was, you know, I got
a Grammy nomination. It was a wonderful collection of you know,
you know I'm a teacher, but I wasn't a teacher then.
Although the box set really is a musical education.
Speaker 2 (21:33):
You know, David, I don't mean to do this, but
while you have you on the phone. I want to
tell you that one of my favorite human beings in
the world is Billy Joel, and I know you worked
with him. I produced you know Billy Joel's I believe
his biography was it?
Speaker 3 (21:50):
Was it in his own words?
Speaker 7 (21:52):
Well? No, I well, Billy Joel was a guest on
the All Star Tribute to Brian Wilson that I wrote, produce.
Speaker 3 (21:58):
I sew, but I want to ask.
Speaker 7 (22:00):
And then I did a Billy Joel program for A
and E that I was part of the Live by
Request team called Billy Joelans on Wards.
Speaker 3 (22:10):
Yes, because I don't.
Speaker 2 (22:11):
Have a lot of show biz friends, and I want
to ask you if you know anything about his condition.
And I hate to be selfish like this, but I
can't tell you what he's meant to my life. And
I want to see if you knew his condition and
will he ever perform again, and how he's doing.
Speaker 7 (22:25):
I'm sorry, I'm sorry to say. I not only do
I know nothing other than what I read, but even
if I did, I wouldn't feel comfortable sharing it. I mean,
that's that's part of the reason I've been able to
do what I've been able to do in my career,
which is, you know, making films about the Beg's in
(22:45):
John Lennon and Brian and all sorts of entertainment, show
business legends, if you will. Is that I focus on
the art the music that we care about and trying
give the listener or the reader or the viewer some
insight into the person who created that. Yeah, Joe, Billy
(23:09):
Joel is a tough guy, so I don't never count
him out.
Speaker 2 (23:12):
Yeah, and I believe he hasn't a biography coming out
this summer. I think there's a picture of his life.
Speaker 7 (23:19):
Yes, there's a two party HBO documentary.
Speaker 3 (23:22):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (23:23):
Yeah, I really appreciate coming on, David. I know it's
a very trying time for you, but I want to
tell you how much I love the Beach Boys. My
mom and dad enjoyed him. I grew up listening to
the Beach Boys in the in the house all the time,
and it was a big part of my childhood. I
just wanted to let you know that and and and
say how sorry, not only I am, but all the
KFI listeners you know, to hear that Brian Wilson has
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passed away.
Speaker 7 (23:47):
Well, thank you, Tim, And just remind the listeners please
that Brian is with us in the music. We don't.
Speaker 3 (23:53):
We don't.
Speaker 7 (23:53):
We can mourn his passing from this mortal coil, but
the music is there forever.
Speaker 3 (23:59):
That's right. God bless you and his family.
Speaker 2 (24:01):
I appreciate it and we'd love to have you back
on in different happier times.
Speaker 7 (24:07):
Thank you. I'd love to join you.
Speaker 3 (24:08):
Okay, thanks David. All right.
Speaker 2 (24:09):
David Lee one of the big producers in Hollywood. You
work with John Lennon, Billy Joel and of course the
Beach Boys and just guide this unbelievable work. Plus he
teaches at UCLA, so if you want to go take
a course on music, slide in there.
Speaker 3 (24:26):
I'm sure.
Speaker 5 (24:27):
And he has the book out on Brian Wilson called Smile.
Speaker 3 (24:30):
Oh that's right.
Speaker 5 (24:31):
Yeah, they can buy on Amazon.
Speaker 3 (24:33):
Yes, Smile Smile, The.
Speaker 5 (24:35):
Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Brian Wilson, and it's available
on Amazon.
Speaker 3 (24:39):
Damn it. What that was going to be the title
of my book?
Speaker 5 (24:44):
Well you could go with frown.
Speaker 4 (24:47):
Oh wow, I swear to god.
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you don't judge people at all.
Speaker 5 (26:32):
Okay, accidentally sometimes No, but you have to judge people
to stay live.
Speaker 2 (26:36):
Oh okay, then sure, yeah, but I judge people. You
either fall into one of two categories with me. Either
you eat or you don't eat hot food from seven
to eleven. Those are the two categories I put people in.
Speaker 5 (26:57):
Oh, I cannot wait for this breakdown.
Speaker 2 (26:59):
You get the rolled dogs, the chicken wings, or the
pizza at seven eleven. I'm guessing you don't. I don't, Okay,
I'm guessing Steph Fuosh definitely does.
Speaker 5 (27:12):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (27:13):
Do you ever get hot food from seven eleven? Oh? Definitely.
Speaker 2 (27:24):
It's not just well, you know, if I'm peckish and
there's nothing else out there, you know it's after two
am and I'm exhausted after work.
Speaker 3 (27:34):
Oh no, it's definitely, buddy, I'm there all the time.
Speaker 12 (27:38):
I mean, I'm not gonna lie. I wish I could
get some chili from Windy's. But when it's four point
thirty in the morning. That's the only thing that's open.
You pound, Are the wings any good?
Speaker 7 (27:48):
There?
Speaker 12 (27:48):
The wings are okay. I usually just get a couple
slices of pizza. Oh oh, it's a pizza good. Yeah,
I mean it's it's it's their pizza.
Speaker 2 (27:57):
So it's not that great, okay, but it's is that
how they sell Is that how they sell it?
Speaker 10 (28:02):
There?
Speaker 3 (28:02):
Yeah, it's our pizza. It's not great.
Speaker 2 (28:04):
It's cafeteria pizza. Is there any way for Richie to
talk louder? Giving those tickets away?
Speaker 5 (28:09):
Giving them away? What do you want him to do
his job?
Speaker 2 (28:12):
But is he giving away on the phone or is
he yelling down the bouts down the hall to him?
Speaker 3 (28:17):
Might need this guy? Did?
Speaker 2 (28:19):
A lot of people want to know if Richie got
his perfume he was looking for.
Speaker 5 (28:22):
He had to get burberry. They were out of Oh.
Speaker 2 (28:25):
My god, how are they out of usher perfume? I've
never heard a run on usher perfume?
Speaker 5 (28:32):
Why were they out of usher perfume?
Speaker 3 (28:34):
Just it's coming from my heart? What?
Speaker 5 (28:36):
Why were they out of usher perfume?
Speaker 7 (28:39):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (28:39):
I thought he was saying it's coming from my heart.
Speaker 5 (28:41):
I don't know, but you got Burbary instead, but they
were out of Usher. Is there a big run on
Usher perfume?
Speaker 3 (28:47):
I don't know, but I.
Speaker 5 (28:48):
Need to hop on this bandwagon.
Speaker 8 (28:49):
Apparently it is.
Speaker 5 (28:52):
Almost Father's Day, so maybe that, Oh it's true about this?
Speaker 3 (28:56):
How about the seven guy?
Speaker 2 (28:57):
He's he talks like he's older than hell, given the
tickets away. Then we put him on the air and
you can't hear it because he.
Speaker 5 (29:03):
Was off mic, because he's got the headsets.
Speaker 3 (29:06):
Phone calls it's coming from.
Speaker 5 (29:08):
You're judging him and you don't know what he's dealing
with it.
Speaker 3 (29:11):
I am judging him.
Speaker 2 (29:12):
You know when I went to college back in nineteen
eighty one. When I went to college, I loved that
cologne called Polo.
Speaker 3 (29:20):
Anybody heard of it?
Speaker 5 (29:22):
Yeah? Okay, yeah, Crozer used to wear it.
Speaker 2 (29:25):
Oh yeah, Crozer's worn a lot though he's worn mosque
for men, I believe.
Speaker 3 (29:30):
Did you get into stets in it all? No?
Speaker 5 (29:34):
Not st What about gray flannel?
Speaker 7 (29:36):
Polo?
Speaker 3 (29:36):
Only Polo is great.
Speaker 2 (29:38):
So my mom was going to give me a going
away gift for college, and she went to buy me
a bottle of Polo and they were out of it.
There was a strong run on it back in the
late seventies early eighties, and they were totally out of it.
Speaker 3 (29:51):
So guess what she did. She bought me the comedy.
Speaker 2 (29:57):
Size bottle, the big display, the big gallon bottle. I
had a gallon, one gallon of cologne, and I started
going to it by now, buddy, it didn't move at all.
I use it for two years and it never moved
even a fraction of an inch. And I carried that
thing around me because my mom gave it me, and
I felt bad like throwing it away. And how do
(30:19):
you throw away a gallon of perfume without smelling up
the entire landfill? And I remember when my roommate came in.
I had a roommate in college and when we shared
a dorm room and I didn't meet him. You know, no,
it was before cell phones, you know, before you knew
who you're gonna room with. And he comes in. I go,
I'm a tim, I'm from California. Oh why you're from California?
He goes, yeah, I'm from Dayton nine. We've talked for
(30:41):
a while and he looks at it and goes, hey,
who brought the comedy bottle of polo? I'm like, oh, buddy, please,
let's not make this a thing.
Speaker 3 (30:50):
You know, it's mine. My mom gave it to me.
Speaker 2 (30:53):
And he says, he goes, I've seen that like at Macy's,
but I've never heard of anyone buying it.
Speaker 3 (30:58):
You know, it's just a comedy side. Feel free to
use it yourselves, fellows. That's right, all right, we gotta
get out of here. Moe Kelly is gonna take you.
Speaker 2 (31:06):
We have one hour and one minute until the curfew,
so get the hell out of downtown.
Speaker 3 (31:11):
Mo Kelly's next on KFI AM six forty.
Speaker 1 (31:14):
Conway Show on demand on the iHeartRadio app. Now, you
can always hear us live on KFI AM six forty
four to seven pm Monday through Friday, and anytime on
demand on the iHeartRadio app.
It's KFI AM six forty and you're listening to the
Conway Show on demand on the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 2 (00:08):
Keep an eye in downtown. A lot of people downtown
still gathering around. And we'll see, got two hours or
an hour and fifty four minutes to get out of
downtown LA. And again there's a curfew at eight o'clock.
We'll go to six am. It's the one ten on
the west, the ten on the south, the five on
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the north, and the five on the east five slash
ten on the east. It's a big box. It's six
square miles. It's not one, like the mayor said. I
like how the Mara says, oh, we got one square
mile in downtown LA.
Speaker 3 (00:47):
It's under curfew.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
And then all the news stations use that number two, four, five, seven, nine,
and eleven.
Speaker 3 (00:54):
They all repeated that number.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
And I went to Google Map, I outline the perimeter
and it's almost six square miles.
Speaker 3 (01:06):
She was off by six times.
Speaker 2 (01:09):
And I know you're saying, well, that's not a big deal, Tim,
but to me, it is. If you're off by six times,
a multiple, multiple multiple six, that's like me saying to you, hey,
I'm going to uh Las Vegas for the weekend. Oh wow,
Las Vegas. How many miles is that from your house? Well,
(01:33):
it's one thousand, seven hundred and twenty two miles from
Burbank to Las Vegas.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
And so he goes, wait a minute, it's how many
miles I get on.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
The road early, cause it's one thousand, seven hundred and
twenty two miles from Burbank to Las Vegas. And people
are like, well that that that's probably not true. You're right,
it's two hundred and seventy eight miles from my door.
Speaker 3 (02:00):
To Mandalay Bay.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
I don't know how I know that, but I know
it two hundred and seventy eight miles. But if I
was off by six times like the mayor was with
this curfew downtown, then it would be one thy, seven
hundred and twenty two miles.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
Difference, big, big difference.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
I've I've been watching on and off on the news
stations the US Marines that are training. They left Camp
Pendleton twenty nine Palms. I think some of them came
from Camp Penalan, most of them for twenty nine Palms,
and they're training in Seal Beach. They're supposed to train
for one day and then they're going to be on
the streets of la Well, the training didn't go really
(02:45):
that great. They started training these guys with shields and
hand to hand combat and what you should do if
somebody attacks you. And so they gave one of the
Marines a shield and somebody attacked him, playing a rioter,
and the Marine threw him down, cracked his neck and
(03:07):
killed him et cent, but he did a lot of damage.
And so they went, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You guys
have to have a little more training before you go
out there, because the Marines are not trained to apprehend people.
Marines are trained to kill people, wipe them out. Look,
(03:32):
they went over to Ices. Remember Ices, that terrorist group
that was tormenting the world for many, many years, and
they were going to they were supposed to go to
ISIS and wipe them out, and who was going to
take five years? They had a five year planned to
wipe out Ices. They went halfway across the world and
wiped out Ices in four or five weeks. Wipe them out.
(03:58):
If they can go from the United States halfway around
the world and wipe out a terrorist organization in four weeks,
they're really good at their jobs. Radical they're radical men
and women in the Marines. They're the best of the best,
(04:21):
and so when they come to town, they've got to
tone it down a little because you don't want that
on the streets. I'm watching them train right now with shields,
and those guys know how to handle themselves. And they're
gonna be coming on into LA at some point, you know,
(04:43):
seven hundred of them.
Speaker 3 (04:44):
So we'll see what happens. We'll see what happens.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
At six point thirty five. We have a guest on
guy named David Leaf.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
I believe is his name? Is that right, Bellio?
Speaker 2 (04:54):
David Leaf is his name, and he's an award winning writer, director,
and producer. And I worked with Brian Wilson, who we
lost today from the Beach Boys, one of my favorite groups.
Here's a bit of trivia that you may not know,
but you'll know it here after I tell you. I
think how many Beach Boys were their Crozier with their
(05:16):
five total.
Speaker 4 (05:18):
God maybe yeah, that sounds about right.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Yeah, And most of the songs were about California beaches, surfing,
California weather, the sun, the sand. Only one of them
knew how to surf. One guy I remember talking who
were we talking to, was it Mike Mike Mike Love.
Speaker 5 (05:40):
Yes, yes, Well is Brian Wilson's cousin.
Speaker 3 (05:43):
I didn't know that. I didn't know them.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
Very sad day today to see one of the you know,
the one of the the all star Beach Boys, Brian Wilson,
passed away. It was just horrible, horrible, and especially because
of what's going on downtown LA. A lot lot of
people they didn't know because they're so concentrated on what's
going downtown LA. It's it's eating up all the news
(06:08):
that the Brian Wilson story didn't get out there, but
we'll tell you about it.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
We'll tell you about it.
Speaker 6 (06:13):
That everybody had another They were the blonde California kids
who brought surf culture to the world.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
With the Beatles. We ended up just kind of like
a rivalry. Here are the big boy.
Speaker 6 (06:31):
They sold one hundred million records with Countess number one
hits one hundred millions.
Speaker 7 (06:38):
When we saw the surf in the USA was in
the top ten in Israel.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
It was pretty remarking, a pretty.
Speaker 6 (06:44):
Big deal, and he was the brains behind it all.
Brian Wilson his family sharing their grief with the world
announcing that he has passed away. Brian was married twice
and had seven children.
Speaker 2 (06:57):
Included Is this Billy Bush, Yes, yes, Elly? Oh, Billy
Bush or Billy Bush right? Billy Busch distinct? I like
that guy. Billy Bush got a very distinct voice.
Speaker 6 (07:06):
Brian was married twice and had seven children, including Carney
and Wendy Wilson, two of the members of the music
trio Wilson Phillips. This was his final public appearance just
over a year ago. It was his first time facing
the cameras since he had been placed under a conservatorship
due to a neurocognitive disorder.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
It was great to have Brian there. It was Haley.
Speaker 7 (07:30):
Yeah, it was really really precious to get together and
the oldmand sing.
Speaker 4 (07:35):
That's what we're known for.
Speaker 6 (07:39):
The Boys banded together again for the first time in
sixty years at the Hollywood premiere of their Beach Boys
documentary on Disney Plus, which goes inside the band's global
success with rare home videos and interviews.
Speaker 3 (07:52):
He used to sings, people are harming their back to
the car. Oh what a great song, What a great song.
Speaker 6 (08:02):
The documentary went behind the scenes of the band's humble beginnings.
We're going to tell it for a really long time,
and they're bad espigrated dealer, fellowship in the group, and
we can turn off a lot and.
Speaker 7 (08:11):
There's really a family story, your cousins and your friends,
family members, and that filled out.
Speaker 4 (08:16):
It made a beautiful sound together.
Speaker 6 (08:18):
Beautiful sounds too. But there were conflicts and family feuds.
Speaker 7 (08:24):
My uncle Murray sold to the publishing and Brian let
you sold my songs.
Speaker 6 (08:34):
Three years ago before his decline, Brian was still making
music the PBS show American Masters, was right beside the
music maker in the studio.
Speaker 8 (08:43):
I'm nervous, sener or comforny girls, I'm cool two.
Speaker 4 (08:49):
I've been in this town, so the back in the city.
Speaker 3 (08:53):
I'm taking for lost for a long long time.
Speaker 6 (08:58):
In one of our final interviews, Brian told us.
Speaker 3 (09:01):
That admiration and respect for you from other artists, what
does that?
Speaker 9 (09:05):
Well?
Speaker 3 (09:06):
I hope that they could learn from my music. I'm
proud to think that they can be inspired by my music.
Speaker 6 (09:14):
With Ryan Wilson was eighty two years old.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
Oh man, what a life.
Speaker 10 (09:22):
The original life five band members. Three were the brothers,
the Carl, Dennis and Brian. Now all three of those
have passed away and the other two are still alive.
Oh that's my my club, Al Jardine. What a band man,
big part of my childhood. My mom and dad loved
the Beach Boys. Love those Beach Boys.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
We will talk to David Lee, Award winning writer, director
and producer at around six thirty five. I'm providing that
you know downtown isn't on fire. It looks like people
are behaving today. Looks like the curfew may have helped
out the situation.
Speaker 8 (09:54):
You're listening to Tim Conway Junior on Demyan from KFI
AM six forty.
Speaker 2 (10:01):
There are two barometers that I use, maybe somebody else
uses them as well to predict a recession.
Speaker 3 (10:10):
One of them is RVs.
Speaker 2 (10:12):
RV's start to go in the toilet six months before recession. SOVS,
if RV sales are down, you know that six months
later there's going to be a recession. And then when
RV sales pick up almost six months to the day,
the recession is over. So that's one barometer. The other
(10:34):
one is Las Vegas. Las Vegas is another barometer. What
happens in Las Vegas is a great indicator of what's
happening with the economy.
Speaker 9 (10:44):
Well, a recent dip in tourism is shaking up the strip,
and it's the casino dealers who are paying the price.
Speaker 5 (10:49):
Eight is now Reporter next Summer, sharing how this downturn
is affecting the people behind the tables.
Speaker 11 (10:56):
If you don't have gamblers, right, you don't need as
many deal Let's say you don't mean there's many tables open.
Speaker 9 (11:02):
Las Vegas is known for its bright lights, big bets,
and NonStop action. But right now things are quieter than usual.
Speaker 3 (11:09):
Oh it's not good, not good.
Speaker 9 (11:13):
A recent dip in tourism is sending shock waves through
the strip and casino workers are feeling the hit first hand.
Speaker 11 (11:19):
A fallt of Blue announce some layoffs. Resorts World announce
some layouts.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
Oh no, what does that sound? Is that somebody losing
a tooth into a toilet, into a urinal roulette?
Speaker 3 (11:38):
No, no, it is.
Speaker 2 (11:39):
Yeah, you're right, it's somebody lost. An old guy lost
a tooth right into the year, and there it goes.
Speaker 11 (11:46):
We want those casinos to be very active, successful and robust,
because that gives our break in dealers an opportunity to transition, right,
that's the goal.
Speaker 9 (11:54):
David Noele, managing director for SEG dealer school. Started out
as a dealer in nineteen ninety one.
Speaker 3 (11:59):
Wow, another moler.
Speaker 9 (12:03):
He says he's seen a decline in enrollment similar to
what the industry saw during the COVID nineteen pandemic.
Speaker 11 (12:09):
So we've seen our enrollments drop interested in becoming a dealer.
We used to have a lot more people transition from
out of state.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
I'd like to go to a dealer's school. I'd like
to know how to deal craps or ruled.
Speaker 5 (12:20):
Or totally see you doing.
Speaker 2 (12:22):
That'd be fantastic. People get guys blowing smoke in my face. Oh,
it'd be awesome.
Speaker 11 (12:28):
And sort of hear about Vegas the opportunity that was here.
Speaker 9 (12:31):
In Las Vegas, the unemployment rate remains one of the
highest in the country. The leisure and hospitality industry, where
most of the jobs are has seen several peaks and
valleys over the last year. Tourism is the lifeblood of
Las Vegas, but lately that lifeline has been thinning.
Speaker 2 (12:45):
But you know what, but I don't think Las Vegas
is the barometer that used to be. Because of apps
like Draft Kings, where you can actually gamble at home
on Sports TVG we can gamble on horse racing at home.
And Indian casinos, you know the casinos in in southern California,
(13:06):
you know Marongo, a couple other other casinos there. They
used to be you know, sort of I don't know,
lower end than Vegas. Now they're all the same. You know,
you walk into Marongo and it's the same you know, machines, uh,
the same, ambions, the same you know, uh deals, you
(13:28):
can get the same great foods.
Speaker 10 (13:29):
Yeah, there's no uniqueness. It's all to the shell and
the and the you know, the decorations but not the.
Speaker 2 (13:34):
Right But but you remember the old Indian casinos, it
was sort of like, uh, you know, there'll be outdated
slot machines, a guy smoking in the corner, and.
Speaker 4 (13:43):
Like the ones also in the border.
Speaker 2 (13:45):
Yeah, right, exactly, and there a lot of more intents,
you know, before they built the casinos, you go walk
into a white tent and gamble like we did, like
Marongo's in a tent for a long time and Chumash was.
And now now they're just as beautiful. They all have
beautiful hotels attached to them, and you feel like you're
(14:05):
in Vegas when you're at one of these spectacular resorts,
you know, like Morongo. So it's and it's not you know,
a four hour drive, five hour drive and you're not
gonna get stuck in traffic, you know. I think one
of the big mistakes that Vegas made over the last
forty years fifty years is not putting a four lane
(14:26):
highway between here in Las Vegas. I think that really
hurt him because when you're on that two lane highway,
there's two lanes going to Vegas, there's two lanes coming
home for the most part, for the most part, and
if there's an accident, you're there for five hours. You
can't get around. There are very few roads that go around,
and you're stuck. And sometimes it's one hundred and fifteen
(14:47):
degrees and you're stuck in your car. So during the summer,
people don't like that. They don't like it at all.
All right, welcome back. We're gonna be talking to a
new a guy who's in the know and he knew
Brian Wilson very well, who passed away today from the
Beach Boys.
Speaker 3 (15:04):
His name is David Leaf.
Speaker 2 (15:05):
Will talk to him about the life of the beat
of the Beach Boys and also Brian Wilson. We're live
on KFI AM six forty. Also keep an eye downtown.
We're an hour and thirty one minutes away from murcurthew
in downtown Los Angeles.
Speaker 8 (15:21):
You're listening to Tim Conway Junior on demand from KFI
AM sixty.
Speaker 2 (15:27):
David Leaf is with us, he is he knows Brian
Wilson very well, who passed away today, big huge member
of the Beach Boys, and man, oh man, is he
going to be missed? What a great, great sound, Just
a great sound with this guy. So, David Leaf has
a tremendous background. His credits include He's a in a
(15:50):
Ward winning emmyn Emmy Award winning Landmark Network Television producer.
I produced America Tribute to Heroes nine to eleven, which
is a cool deal. And the same year he also
did the All Star Tribute to Brian Wilson and also
Billy Joel in his own words, So he's with us,
(16:11):
David Leef, how are you, sir.
Speaker 7 (16:15):
Well, I'm obviously mourning the loss of this giant in music,
but more than more than that, I'm more than the
loss of my friend, one of the sweetest, kindest people
you could ever know.
Speaker 3 (16:29):
I bet man, I.
Speaker 2 (16:32):
Love the music and you know, you can't write that
many hit songs and have that kind of vibe without
being without that coming from your soul. I think it
came from, you know, from five really decent human beings.
Speaker 7 (16:46):
Well, it definitely came the songs and the harmonic arrangements,
It definitely came from Brian soul. He just he just
wanted to share this love that he didn't have growing up.
He came from an abusive childhood, and I think it
was really significant that the music he made was about
(17:07):
spreading joy and happiness and love in an uncomplicated way.
Speaker 2 (17:12):
I mean a lot of people don't know this, and
I didn't know it until today, but I was totally
unaware of how successful they even were. One hundred million
records is unbelievable.
Speaker 7 (17:25):
Well, I bought every one of them. No, you know,
the numbers don't really register how successful they were. You say,
one hundred million, two hundred million, five. None of that
would be the same thing as knowing that generation after generation,
when people hear this music, they feel the love that's
(17:49):
in it, and I think that's that's the legacy of it.
Speaker 2 (17:53):
I don't think anyone's been able to capture, you know,
southern California in music like these guys did well.
Speaker 7 (18:01):
He sure couldn't. I mean, he brought me all the
way out to LA from New York fifty years ago
because of the music.
Speaker 3 (18:08):
Wow.
Speaker 7 (18:08):
Uh and and uh. You know, I was chasing a dream,
has this wild dream that I was going to write
a book about Brian Wilson and become his friend and
help him finish smile Wow. And and it actually it
actually happened. But it happened not because of the business.
(18:30):
It happened just by loving him as a person. And
when he felt unconditional love, he came back to the music.
And I think that's a really important thing to understand
it that he had some really tough times his life
and he got he got through them. Even even during
the hit making years, he had some tough times. And
(18:51):
and and so we have to we have to celebrate
the magic of what he and the Beach Boys created.
Nobody ever sang like that, nobody. No.
Speaker 3 (19:01):
I think you're right.
Speaker 2 (19:01):
David Leave is with us, a very accomplished man in
show business.
Speaker 3 (19:06):
Also a teacher. You teach it? Are you still teaching
at UCLA.
Speaker 7 (19:11):
At the u c l A. Herb. Alpert School? Of
music and the musicology and music industry departments. In fact,
I just last week finished my Beach Boys class.
Speaker 3 (19:21):
Oh wow.
Speaker 2 (19:24):
We have Mike Love on a couple of times, and
we called him today, but understandably, you know, he wasn't
I didn't feel like coming on. But he was always
such a genuine man, Mike. And he revealed on the
air something that he had never said before to anybody,
that he was sort of embarrassed that out of all
(19:44):
five guys, only one guy really knew how to serve.
Speaker 7 (19:50):
Well, you know, show business is show business. Son Dennis,
Brian's Brian's the middle brother, middle Wilson brother comes home
from the beach one day and says to says to
Bri and he says, you know, the kids at school
know you know how to make music. Why don't you
write a song about Surfin? So he and Mike write
a song Cold Surfin. And before you know it, it's
(20:11):
on the radio here in Los Angeles and it's it's
it's not a national hit, but it's it's pretty significant
here hit here in LA. And then they get a
contract with Capitol Records. This all happens in a period
of months. It was like it was like they hit
the lottery. I mean, the Beatles worked for five years
before they got a contract with a major label. The
(20:33):
Beach Boys essentially did it, you know, a matter of months.
Speaker 3 (20:37):
That's amazing.
Speaker 2 (20:38):
So the you author, you were the author of God
only knows the story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys
in the California myth.
Speaker 3 (20:45):
And also the pet Sound session. What is it? Was
that the box set?
Speaker 7 (20:50):
Yeah, the box set which we did to the thirty
anniversary of Pet Sounds. And what was funny about it
was when I said to Brian, I said, the idea
here is we want to hear the album in mono
and stereo, when we want to hear the backing tracks
without the vocals and the vocals without the backing tracks.
He goes, people want to hear that. I go, yeah,
(21:12):
people want to hear that. Trust me, people want to
hear that. And and it was, you know, I got
a Grammy nomination. It was a wonderful collection of you know,
you know I'm a teacher, but I wasn't a teacher then.
Although the box set really is a musical education.
Speaker 2 (21:33):
You know, David, I don't mean to do this, but
while you have you on the phone. I want to
tell you that one of my favorite human beings in
the world is Billy Joel, and I know you worked
with him. I produced you know Billy Joel's I believe
his biography was it?
Speaker 3 (21:50):
Was it in his own words?
Speaker 7 (21:52):
Well? No, I well, Billy Joel was a guest on
the All Star Tribute to Brian Wilson that I wrote, produce.
Speaker 3 (21:58):
I sew, but I want to ask.
Speaker 7 (22:00):
And then I did a Billy Joel program for A
and E that I was part of the Live by
Request team called Billy Joelans on Wards.
Speaker 3 (22:10):
Yes, because I don't.
Speaker 2 (22:11):
Have a lot of show biz friends, and I want
to ask you if you know anything about his condition.
And I hate to be selfish like this, but I
can't tell you what he's meant to my life. And
I want to see if you knew his condition and
will he ever perform again, and how he's doing.
Speaker 7 (22:25):
I'm sorry, I'm sorry to say. I not only do
I know nothing other than what I read, but even
if I did, I wouldn't feel comfortable sharing it. I mean,
that's that's part of the reason I've been able to
do what I've been able to do in my career,
which is, you know, making films about the Beg's in
(22:45):
John Lennon and Brian and all sorts of entertainment, show
business legends, if you will. Is that I focus on
the art the music that we care about and trying
give the listener or the reader or the viewer some
insight into the person who created that. Yeah, Joe, Billy
(23:09):
Joel is a tough guy, so I don't never count
him out.
Speaker 2 (23:12):
Yeah, and I believe he hasn't a biography coming out
this summer. I think there's a picture of his life.
Speaker 7 (23:19):
Yes, there's a two party HBO documentary.
Speaker 3 (23:22):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (23:23):
Yeah, I really appreciate coming on, David. I know it's
a very trying time for you, but I want to
tell you how much I love the Beach Boys. My
mom and dad enjoyed him. I grew up listening to
the Beach Boys in the in the house all the time,
and it was a big part of my childhood. I
just wanted to let you know that and and and
say how sorry, not only I am, but all the
KFI listeners you know, to hear that Brian Wilson has
(23:45):
passed away.
Speaker 7 (23:47):
Well, thank you, Tim, And just remind the listeners please
that Brian is with us in the music. We don't.
Speaker 3 (23:53):
We don't.
Speaker 7 (23:53):
We can mourn his passing from this mortal coil, but
the music is there forever.
Speaker 3 (23:59):
That's right. God bless you and his family.
Speaker 2 (24:01):
I appreciate it and we'd love to have you back
on in different happier times.
Speaker 7 (24:07):
Thank you. I'd love to join you.
Speaker 3 (24:08):
Okay, thanks David. All right.
Speaker 2 (24:09):
David Lee one of the big producers in Hollywood. You
work with John Lennon, Billy Joel and of course the
Beach Boys and just guide this unbelievable work. Plus he
teaches at UCLA, so if you want to go take
a course on music, slide in there.
Speaker 3 (24:26):
I'm sure.
Speaker 5 (24:27):
And he has the book out on Brian Wilson called Smile.
Speaker 3 (24:30):
Oh that's right.
Speaker 5 (24:31):
Yeah, they can buy on Amazon.
Speaker 3 (24:33):
Yes, Smile Smile, The.
Speaker 5 (24:35):
Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of Brian Wilson, and it's available
on Amazon.
Speaker 3 (24:39):
Damn it. What that was going to be the title
of my book?
Speaker 5 (24:44):
Well you could go with frown.
Speaker 4 (24:47):
Oh wow, I swear to god.
Speaker 8 (24:52):
You're listening to Tim Conway Junior on demand from KFI
AM six forty.
Speaker 3 (24:59):
KFI A sixty. It is The Conway Show.
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It's July second, third, and fourth of the Hollywood Bowl
and we have a pair of tickets. We'll take the
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the corner. Eight hundred five two oh one five three
four one eight hundred and five to two oh one
five three four somebody is going to earth wind and fire.
Speaker 5 (26:26):
Some lucky person.
Speaker 2 (26:27):
That's right, you know, Bellio, Do you judge people? No,
you don't judge people at all.
Speaker 5 (26:32):
Okay, accidentally sometimes No, but you have to judge people
to stay live.
Speaker 2 (26:36):
Oh okay, then sure, yeah, but I judge people. You
either fall into one of two categories with me. Either
you eat or you don't eat hot food from seven
to eleven. Those are the two categories I put people in.
Speaker 5 (26:57):
Oh, I cannot wait for this breakdown.
Speaker 2 (26:59):
You get the rolled dogs, the chicken wings, or the
pizza at seven eleven. I'm guessing you don't. I don't, Okay,
I'm guessing Steph Fuosh definitely does.
Speaker 5 (27:12):
Yes.
Speaker 3 (27:13):
Do you ever get hot food from seven eleven? Oh? Definitely.
Speaker 2 (27:24):
It's not just well, you know, if I'm peckish and
there's nothing else out there, you know it's after two
am and I'm exhausted after work.
Speaker 3 (27:34):
Oh no, it's definitely, buddy, I'm there all the time.
Speaker 12 (27:38):
I mean, I'm not gonna lie. I wish I could
get some chili from Windy's. But when it's four point
thirty in the morning. That's the only thing that's open.
You pound, Are the wings any good?
Speaker 7 (27:48):
There?
Speaker 12 (27:48):
The wings are okay. I usually just get a couple
slices of pizza. Oh oh, it's a pizza good. Yeah,
I mean it's it's it's their pizza.
Speaker 2 (27:57):
So it's not that great, okay, but it's is that
how they sell Is that how they sell it?
Speaker 10 (28:02):
There?
Speaker 3 (28:02):
Yeah, it's our pizza. It's not great.
Speaker 2 (28:04):
It's cafeteria pizza. Is there any way for Richie to
talk louder? Giving those tickets away?
Speaker 5 (28:09):
Giving them away? What do you want him to do
his job?
Speaker 2 (28:12):
But is he giving away on the phone or is
he yelling down the bouts down the hall to him?
Speaker 3 (28:17):
Might need this guy? Did?
Speaker 2 (28:19):
A lot of people want to know if Richie got
his perfume he was looking for.
Speaker 5 (28:22):
He had to get burberry. They were out of Oh.
Speaker 2 (28:25):
My god, how are they out of usher perfume? I've
never heard a run on usher perfume?
Speaker 5 (28:32):
Why were they out of usher perfume?
Speaker 3 (28:34):
Just it's coming from my heart? What?
Speaker 5 (28:36):
Why were they out of usher perfume?
Speaker 7 (28:39):
Oh?
Speaker 3 (28:39):
I thought he was saying it's coming from my heart.
Speaker 5 (28:41):
I don't know, but you got Burbary instead, but they
were out of Usher. Is there a big run on
Usher perfume?
Speaker 3 (28:47):
I don't know, but I.
Speaker 5 (28:48):
Need to hop on this bandwagon.
Speaker 8 (28:49):
Apparently it is.
Speaker 5 (28:52):
Almost Father's Day, so maybe that, Oh it's true about this?
Speaker 3 (28:56):
How about the seven guy?
Speaker 2 (28:57):
He's he talks like he's older than hell, given the
tickets away. Then we put him on the air and
you can't hear it because he.
Speaker 5 (29:03):
Was off mic, because he's got the headsets.
Speaker 3 (29:06):
Phone calls it's coming from.
Speaker 5 (29:08):
You're judging him and you don't know what he's dealing
with it.
Speaker 3 (29:11):
I am judging him.
Speaker 2 (29:12):
You know when I went to college back in nineteen
eighty one. When I went to college, I loved that
cologne called Polo.
Speaker 3 (29:20):
Anybody heard of it?
Speaker 5 (29:22):
Yeah? Okay, yeah, Crozer used to wear it.
Speaker 2 (29:25):
Oh yeah, Crozer's worn a lot though he's worn mosque
for men, I believe.
Speaker 3 (29:30):
Did you get into stets in it all? No?
Speaker 5 (29:34):
Not st What about gray flannel?
Speaker 7 (29:36):
Polo?
Speaker 3 (29:36):
Only Polo is great.
Speaker 2 (29:38):
So my mom was going to give me a going
away gift for college, and she went to buy me
a bottle of Polo and they were out of it.
There was a strong run on it back in the
late seventies early eighties, and they were totally out of it.
Speaker 3 (29:51):
So guess what she did. She bought me the comedy.
Speaker 2 (29:57):
Size bottle, the big display, the big gallon bottle. I
had a gallon, one gallon of cologne, and I started
going to it by now, buddy, it didn't move at all.
I use it for two years and it never moved
even a fraction of an inch. And I carried that
thing around me because my mom gave it me, and
I felt bad like throwing it away. And how do
(30:19):
you throw away a gallon of perfume without smelling up
the entire landfill? And I remember when my roommate came in.
I had a roommate in college and when we shared
a dorm room and I didn't meet him. You know, no,
it was before cell phones, you know, before you knew
who you're gonna room with. And he comes in. I go,
I'm a tim, I'm from California. Oh why you're from California?
He goes, yeah, I'm from Dayton nine. We've talked for
(30:41):
a while and he looks at it and goes, hey,
who brought the comedy bottle of polo? I'm like, oh, buddy, please,
let's not make this a thing.
Speaker 3 (30:50):
You know, it's mine. My mom gave it to me.
Speaker 2 (30:53):
And he says, he goes, I've seen that like at Macy's,
but I've never heard of anyone buying it.
Speaker 3 (30:58):
You know, it's just a comedy side. Feel free to
use it yourselves, fellows. That's right, all right, we gotta
get out of here. Moe Kelly is gonna take you.
Speaker 2 (31:06):
We have one hour and one minute until the curfew,
so get the hell out of downtown.
Speaker 3 (31:11):
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