The Beach Boys: Soundtrack To My Childhood
The Beach Boys took the stage at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel last week during their 50th Anniversary Celebration Tour. So, I took the one person I shared all of my Beach Boys memories with — my dad.
So many thoughts come to mind when I hear "The Beach Boys": hot summer days at the beach, surfing along Long Beach Island, kayaking in the lagoon behind my house. But more importantly, I think of memories from my childhood and one of the best men I know — my dad. As a child, my parents worked tirelessly to make ends meet and to put money away for family vacations, ski trips and college for my sister and I. My mom worked locally for a state senator, and still does to this day. But my dad had a very odd schedule — working the night shift at ShopRite, stocking shelves — which was really only supposed to be a temporary gig after the family trucking business shut down in the late 80s, but is still his job today. He eventually became a real …
