Sign the petition to include Blondie and Ricky in the 2012 Reunion!

Quote from: John Manning on December 18, 2011, 12:40:29 AM

Signed. Though it seems only fair that if Carl's Brother Records protoges are included, Mike's should be also. I'm starting a petition for the Pickle Brothers...

The PB's from the Spring 1967 tour....You are funny! Wink

Kidding aside, this is starting to look like the "tail wagging the dog..."

The Boys will decide who plays or doesn't, based on their performance, experience and ability to create a "workable" and not unwieldy ensemble. A lot of people sounded brilliant on Sail on Sailor, particularly Carl. I have seen Brian do the lead with great audience reception, and I like Billy Hinsche on lead, with the band for about 25 years, and hope he makes the cut, both with his film background, academically (as well as musically in the academic context) and for the Carl and Dennis historian aspect. (When I saw Blondie with the Stones I jumped out of my seat - delighted that old Mick had such good taste, as to hire a Beach Boys vocalist.)

If I were asked (and I wasn't ) and stepped back looking at each of the bands, all of whom I have seen, live, I might look for Nelson Bragg, to supplement John Cowsill on percussion (who was on the Do It Again clip) especially for the SMiLE and Pet Sounds stuff. I like Richie Cannata, Ed Carter and Matt Jardine, Randell, Scott, Tim and Christian (for the absolute and unmistakable Wilson vocal similarity and the way it just 'harmonically Beach Boys "blends" with the rest of the Boys) as a back-line, because most of them played in the Carl led-era, and, now play with the Touring Band, who have probably played at least 1,500 shows, and under the BRI banner of playing in the "Beach Boys style."

And, (while I put on my flak jacket,) at least a cameo with John Stamos who brings a younger generation market share and who has kept Dennis' memory out there in the live context, and only in the most positive of contexts, and his presence sells tickets. Period. The young people he brings in, add to the show, enthusiasm of in a multi-generational context, and we DO want the music to live on, don't we? These kids born since Dennis' passing have no idea who Dennis Wilson was until Stamos gives them a history lesson. A "negative" poll to keep him out? This is not presidential politics. I want my kids, their friends, and their generation to want to go to a show like this. "Uncle Jesse" opens the door. Even a Yahoo news article posed that question.

Maybe a "cameo" of some of these other great and former Band members who, given the 50th Anniversary focus on the core members (where the emphasis really belongs) (Brian, Mike, Al, Bruce and David) (Dennis and Carl, in mind, of course) and less on the others, who are part of the "BB story," except in a "support context." Frankly, there is only so much room on the front of the stage. It would be the size of a football field.

How many people played with them, over time, and where do you draw the line? It has to be reasonable. Do people expect every mini orchestra and the cheerleaders, tripping over palm-like vegetation, surf boards? Take a poll and vote them in? Pa-leeze!

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