The Feb. 10 hit piece entitled “The Beach Boys will come to Stephens Auditorium, only in name” by Trevor Babcock in the Iowa State Daily was filled with vitriol and laced with inflammatory connotations intended to curb interest into what many believe to be the greatest music of all time.

The Beach Boys touring band of Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, musical director Scott Totten, Jeff Foskett, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill, Christian Love, Keith Hubacher and Randy Leago are among the finest musicians every assembled. They replicate the precise vocal harmonies and sounds that were created by the early Brian Wilson and Mike Love team.

You see, Mr. Babcock, when the Beach Boys are on stage, it’s all about the music. Not the negativism you expose.

We see the touring band with Mike Love six to eight times a year. We see Brian Wilson with Al Jardine when he tours as well. We can’t bring Dennis and Carl Wilson back. But the Beach Boys music lives on because of Mike’s drive to do more than 180 concerts a year all across the globe.

So before you trash the touring band and try to scare people away, perhaps you should attend a concert. You’ll find, as I do, that the genius of the Beach Boys music lives on thanks to Mike and Bruce and the cadre of those who are dedicated to keeping that sound alive.

I always have FUN, FUN, FUN. I always keep coming back for more.

You will, too.