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At 6:20 p.m. Saturday, John Stamos finally entered the world of Riot Fest.<\/p>\n
While the threat of nearby storms had everyone biting their nails in anticipation of a delay or cancellation of The Beach Boys\u2019 set on the Riot Stage, fate saw it through \u2014 light rainfall be damned.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow about it, after all these years, John Stamos is here?\u201d singer Mike Love asked an exalted crowd, taking the words out of everyone\u2019s mouth. First appearing on guitar, wearing his signature black leather jacket and pompadour hair, Stamos was the apple of the camera\u2019s eye, eliciting hearty cheers every time it panned over him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019d like to dedicate this one to the ladies in attendance and a couple of guys,\u201d Love added before the band launched into <\/b>\u201cSurfer Girl.\u201d It followed \u201cSurfin\u2019 Safari and Surfin USA,\u2019\u201d in case anyone needed a reminder of the California band\u2019s favorite pastime to sing about.<\/p>\n
The good vibrations were powerful. A few songs in \u2014 and just around the time Stamos moved over to his spot on the drums \u2014 the rain nearly stopped. Stamos is no newbie to The Beach Boys camp \u2014 they\u2019ve known him since his days as Blackie in \u201cGeneral Hospital,\u201d Love shared. And Stamos has been guesting on the kit for 40 years, the first time on July 4, 1985, when the band played at the Washington Monument for almost a million attendees.<\/p>\n
A longtime fan of The Beach Boys, Stamos\u2019 mission has been to introduce the music of the legendary band to a younger generation, often putting their music in his various shows, like \u201cForever,\u201d the song his Full House character Jesse Katsopolis used to woo his paramour Aunt Becky (Lori Loughlin). Stamos came to the mic to take that one on at Riot Fest, dedicating the song to the late Bob Saget and his widow, Kelly Rizzo, who was in the crowd, he said. This all took place while footage of the sitcom played on screens in the background.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so grateful to all of you for showing up and ribbing me all these years,\u201d Stamos shared, referring to the fest he long has called Riot Fart. By this point, he\u2019d shed his leather, revealing the special Riot Fest tee made in his honor.<\/p>\n