Sirius signified certain emanations which caused its malignant influence. Anyone suffering its effects was said to be "star-struck" (, "astrobólētos"). It was described as "burning" or "flaming" in literature. The season following the star's reappearance came to be known as the "dog days". The inhabitants of the island of Ceos in the Aegean Sea would offer sacrifices to Sirius and Zeus to bring cooling breezes, and would await the reappearance of the star in summer. If it rose clear, it would portend good fortune; if it was misty or faint then it foretold (or emanated) pestilence. Coins retrieved from the island
Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) with Johnston, Al Jardine is also missing from the "Summer Days" cover photo depicting the group on a sailboat, having missed the shoot due to illness. "Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)" proved to be another gold-selling success for the Beach Boys in the U.S., where it hit number 2 behind The Rolling Stones's "Out of Our Heads". Along with 1963's "Surfin' U.S.A." it remains the group's highest-charting studio album in the U.S. The following year, the album would reach number 4 in the United Kingdom. The album's lead single, "Help Me, Rhonda", topped the US "Billboard" Hot 100. In a