An early '80s memory from the neighbors' house across the street: One night, one of the kids had been on a date and gotten into a minor car accident. He'd been singing along with a Beach Boys tune, "Little Deuce Coupe," on the radio, and didn't notice his car was too close to a guard rail. After telling his siblings about it, his brothers and sisters got together the next day and recorded themselves reenacting the incident. An outtake of the recording session went like this:
Brother #1 (singing along with The Beach Boys:) She's my little deuce coupe. You don't know what I got...
Sister #1: Look out! The guard rail!
("Little Deuce Coupe" trails off and stops.)
Brother #2: Aw, @#&*.
(Pause)
Sister #1: My voice is too high and screechy there. Maybe you should try it.
Sister #2: OK, I'll try.
After recording another take, they gave the tape to their brother as a birthday gift.
