Surf City

Well it's only Tuesday and already the world has lost the talents of Sir Peter Ustinov, Alistair Cook, and Jan Berry.

Jan Berry?

Yes, Jan Berry, of Jan & Dean, a pioneer (along with the Brian Wilson) of the California surf music sound. Now admittedly I'm not a big fan of this type of music. Good Vibrations gives me hives. But certain 'surf rock' songs are just so much damn fun that when they pop on the radio you can't help but smile, tap your feet, and sing along. And if you're driving, hit the accelerator. Little Duece Coupe is one of these songs. Jan & Deans' Surf City is another one. In fact, Surf City is such a dead cool song the Ramones covered it - a pretty solid rock n' roll credential in my book.

Anyway here's the man himself on how he wanted to be remembered.