European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 20, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 20, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 19 \ we athe once trim Kings of the surfer song now in their Paunchy 30s, Are having a few differences. Rolling Stone s random notes Beach boys breaking up by Charles m. Young rolling stones everal weeks after an argument following their free concert in new York s Central Park the Beach boys Are showing no signs of Healing the rift that nearly split them permanently. Mike love on his own initiative reportedly has fired most of the group s backup band including Billy Hinsche who is Carl Wilson s brother in Law. Carl is in seclusion somewhere. Al Jardine Brian Wilson and love Are recording an album at Iowa s maharishi University presumably about transcendental meditation. Love along with magi Cian Doug Henning and jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd will be going on the Road As Waves soon. All proceeds Are to go to the capitals of the age of enlightenment according to an advertising poster and tickets Are priced As High As $25. Dennis Wilson has just entered the studio to record a second Solo album. The dissension will make the Beac boys stronger he says. My Solo album will Challenge them to put out their own Solo  someone looking an awful lot like David Bowie raised quite a ruckus in san Francisco. He registered at the conservative Clift hotel As Shannon Vancleve of Pink Floyd and reportedly left $250,000 in $100 Bills in the hotel s safety Deposit vault though no one at the hotel could confirm having actually seen the Money. The ersatz Bowie also dropped into lord Jim a a local Fern bar where he is said to have tipped the staff with some of the aforementioned $100 Bills. According to Bowie s publicist Barbara Dewitt How Ever the real Bowie was in Europe. Then we called Carol Vernier assistant to san Francisco chronicle gossip Monger Herb Caen who had reported Bowie s presence and were told that s curious. Bowie just called her threatening to get Ria to sue us for a billion dollars. I Don t know what s going on but he s unbelievable  further nosing about found a fellow who fit Bowie s description and identified himself As Bowie having lunch at the Fairmont hotel s Squire  by random notes if he always kept such Large amounts of Cash he replied yes. How else am i sup posed to carry it in traveler s checks then everyone would know who i am. I be got to get out of Here. People could try to blow me away knowing the amount of Money i carry with  More than one person May be trying to blow away the Man who would be Bowie before Long. This thing has apparently been going on for some time said Dewitt. Around aug. 6, some Guy was posing As Bowie and throwing lots of Money around the . Marina. In the Middle of september he surfaced in Hawaii with som Guy s wife and half a million dollars in securities and Cash. The wife thought he was Bowie left her husband and went off with the  the san Francisco police said they could t do any changes editor s note starting today the stars an stripes brings you random notes a weekly Rock n Roll column by rolling Stone Magazine s Charlesm. Young. And Starling one week from today in the entertain ment Section look for coming attractions which will highlight the Best of the upcoming live entertainment listed in the weekly on stage concert listing. King Crugers or column and the on stage listing Are on Page 20. Ria David Bowie plagued by a freewheeling look alike threatens to sue the san Francisco chronic. Linda to Phil go Back to the zoo. Thing because nothing illegal had been committed in their District. � Linda Ronstadt played for 63.000 people at the los Angeles Universal Amphitheater during her sold out 12-night stand. One Spectator however might just As Well have not shown up. Accompanied by three body guards producer Phil Spector drove up to the backstage area in a Long Black limousine on the final night and demanded to see Ronstadt. She obliged leaving her dress ing room to talk with him at his car. After a Brief but animated conversation she returned to her dressing room Only to have Spector throw a Tantrum and scream to have her Back. Ronstadt again obliged this time ending the discussion with a Curt go Back to the  Ronstadt threw a private party after the show with guest list including Bernie Taupin Alice Cooper glean Frey Don Henley . Souther who accompanied Lind Aandrew Gold Louise Goffin Carole King s daughter Peter Asher and Warren Zevon. Phil Spector was at the zoo. 3 o it guitarist Steve Hackett has left genesis in an amicable parting. They will carry on As a three piece with bassist Mike Rutherford assuming the guitar part. The Broadway show beatlemania is set to open in los Angeles in january and then go on a Road tour. This Means there will soon be four sets of ersatz beatles one for each coast plus backups. Auditions Arenow being held. Jackson Browne is due with a new album running on empty recorded live. But it s not alive album insists Browne. It s my next album. It s the show they did t  a sound Engineer accompanied Browne on his last tour and recorded the band in hotel rooms on the bus and even during shows occasionally. C 1977 King features Syndicate inc