Boss Jocks II

Regarding Ron Jacobs’ letter last Sunday in response to your article “Back When Jocks Were Boss” (April 25):

The record should be “de-warped” completely. Jacobs was correct to a point. Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys did not place a late-night call asking if KHJ wanted an exclusive on “Good Vibrations.”

However, as Wilson tells in his autobiography, “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” he called the station offering to premiere his follow-up to “Good Vibrations,” “Heroes and Villains.”

I produce “The Charlie Tuna Show” on KCBS-FM. About six months ago during an interview, Wilson confirmed the story. As he tells it, the security guard kept him outside the station. When he did finally get in, the late-night deejay called his boss and was told: “The hell with the playlist, play the damn song. Brian Wilson’s in the studio.”

One more thing: Tuna was never on the air in Houston, as was reported in the article. He was in Boston before Bill Drake brought him out to “Boss Angeles.”

CLARK MACY

Hollywood