[mgkimsal]

I've always been intrigued with him - had hoped to meet him at a concert years ago, but didn't happen. To be complete, I guess David Marks was an outsider too, although living across the street(?) he was probably 'closer' to the family for a time than Al was.

He's always struck me as just a basic down to earth guy. That may be in comparison to the rest of the group members and their antics.

His voice has remained remarkably strong and good. He was by far the best voice when I saw him on Brian's tour in 2016, and was good (on the couple songs he got?) on the 2012 tour. I don't think his solo songwriting is all that great, but he focuses on what he does and does it well.

I suspect he's got some good behind the scenes stories that would break a lot of myths, and I also suspect he'll never tell all.