Show 26: Cynthia Mitchell Woodlands Pavillion- Woodlands, TX 8 June 2012 (SETLI

[bossaroo]

'Love You' is kind of the anti 'Light Album'

did Bruce contribute at all to it? me thinks not.


I think he said something along the lines of "oh you're one of those people" as he got up to leave.

[Ziggy Stardust]

Oh my god...

[Quzi]

'Love You' is kind of the anti 'Light Album'

did Bruce contribute at all to it? me thinks not.


I think he said something along the lines of "oh you're one of those people" as he got up to leave.

"WELL IT'S YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU"

It's a shame to read all of this, I always thought Bruce was a pretty nice guy.

[Dave Modny]

'Love You' is kind of the anti 'Light Album'

did Bruce contribute at all to it? me thinks not.


I think he said something along the lines of "oh you're one of those people" as he got up to leave.

He wasn't back with the band, full-scale, until Light Album, but he did end up singing on I'll Bet He's Nice. He layered his voice on the song's tag. 

[hypehat]

'Love You' is kind of the anti 'Light Album'

did Bruce contribute at all to it? me thinks not.


I think he said something along the lines of "oh you're one of those people" as he got up to leave.

Jesus Christ, Bruce.

In his defence (not that there is much) he did produce the Light Album. So he might have perceived that as a personal attack.

But unless your friend led up to that remark with 'The Beach Boys are talentless wastes of my precious oxygen and I would like to give Brian Wilson cocaine again', that's a hell of an over-reaction. That's not a derogatory statement to L.A! It's TRUE!

[Ziggy Stardust]

'Love You' is kind of the anti 'Light Album'

did Bruce contribute at all to it? me thinks not.


I think he said something along the lines of "oh you're one of those people" as he got up to leave.

He wasn't back with the band, full-scale, until Light Album, but he did end up singing on I'll Bet He's Nice. He layered his voice on the song's tag. 

Well, i kinda wish he didn't (came back), who does he thinks he is?

[JohnMill]

'Love You' is kind of the anti 'Light Album'

did Bruce contribute at all to it? me thinks not.


I think he said something along the lines of "oh you're one of those people" as he got up to leave.

He wasn't back with the band, full-scale, until Light Album, but he did end up singing on I'll Bet He's Nice. He layered his voice on the song's tag. 

Well, i kinda wish he didn't (came back), who does he thinks he is?

I think it's important to differentiate between the person and his talents.  Bruce Johnston at least in my opinion has always been a very talented musician.  "Disney Girls" alone more than justifies his status in the group and when I saw them a few weeks back I was still amazed at how effortlessly he could pull it off.  I think those who described Bruce as having a bit of a dual personality in this thread probably hit the nail on the head.  There is no excuse for the way he has allegedly treated some fans but I hope this doesn't balloon into some massive anti Bruce Johnston campaign because of his alleged lack of social graces. 

Truthfully the best thing to come out of this thread is the word: forewarning.  With a number of fans taking advantage of the VIP access to the group during this tour, it's good that this has all come out relatively early on so that fans at least are aware that they may have to give Bruce Johnston a wide berth or risk having their illusions of him being shattered.  If the allegations are accurate, it's not necessarily fair that we have to tiptoe on glass around the man but it's better than unsuspecting fans having an ugly encounter.  I was also glad to hear that the rest of the boys are generally cordial with fans and these alleged incidents aren't something that is germane to the entire band.

[onkster]

Yeah, when I went to shoot spots for them in '85 or so, I was warned that they could be "real bastards".

Luckily, that day they weren't. Al was a bit cranky, but not horribly so. And Bruce was the best of all of them that day.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Truthfully the best thing to come out of this thread is the word: forewarning.

I thought the best thing to come out of this thread were the reviews and the pics, and the (sadly few) YouTube links.

[JohnMill]

Truthfully the best thing to come out of this thread is the word: forewarning.

I thought the best thing to come out of this thread were the reviews and the pics, and the (sadly few) YouTube links.

Yeah but a gallery of photos only go so far.  They are obviously appreciated but the fact of the matter is it's fortuitous that this all came to light as now the information is out there for people to do with what they wish.

[Les P]

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[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

Les,

It looks like you did it right. Is it from your facebook? If so, add me (Billy Castillo) and I'll see what's up.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

I figured out what it was... you had put the directory URL in the IMG tags as opposed to the picture urls.

[onkster]

I wanna see a photo of Bruce going ape-doodoo! A la Sinatra!

[Les P]

Sorry, no photos of Bruce dissing fans...didn't spend the $$$ for that VIP treatment!

[Jason]

Considering some of the morons in the fanbase it's a wonder Bruce isn't like this more often. But this behavior is by no means new. I had heard from an acquaintance years ago that when he got backstage one time, he said that Bruce was very standoffish, to which Carl replied "don't worry about it." Clearly, that speaks volumes.

[MBE]

Bruce was going to do an interview with me but decided last minute he wanted $ for it. As I don't pay for interviews, and couldn't afford it at the time anyway, I declined. He's been both cool and slightly rude to me on the BBB board, but basically Bruce is two different people. Why? I don't know and I've been trying to figure this out for a good two decades. May I say that Brian and Al are both great, no airs about them at all. The little I had contact with Mike and Carl they were very nice too.

To shoot straight Bruce isn't quite right from all I learned about him. Maybe always having money, maybe seeing that murder as a teen, maybe he's just weird. I don't know him so I can't speak on this more than any other fan. Funny enough Bruce is the one I am most careful about in the book because frankly the stories I got about him are plain strange. In short this story does not shock me and I'm not sure how they have put up with his rudeness to fans. If I was Brian, Mike, or Carl I would have MADE him adjust his attitude to fans if he wanted to keep his job. Nobody does have the right to be an ass and if Elvis Presley or Michael Jackson could be cool with that kind of thing, who does Bruce think he is? Sorry I just think it's wrong. 

However let me say this, his dual nature doesn't mean he's not musically interesting at his best. He's done some fine work especally in his first tenure with the band. I am no MOR fan but Sunflower and Surf's Up both have Bruce songs that are harmonically brilliant. I also like his sixties work with Terry Melcher. I'm not going to push for a meeting with him, and I'm not wary of him seeing this as I think he needs a wake up call, yet I would never deny his talent which he displays well on this tour.

[GhostyTMRS]

Well, take it for what it's worth but back in the 90's I had a friend who once approached Bruce at a hotel and Bruce verbally tore his head off. Later on in the day, he bumps into Bruce again and Bruce apologized for his earlier outburst and shook his hand.

Who knows what then hell could've been going on in his personal life at that moment? Maybe a fan walking up to him was the last thing he needed right then and there?

[MBE]

Well, take it for what it's worth but back in the 90's I had a friend who once approached Bruce at a hotel and Bruce verbally tore his head off. Later on in the day, he bumps into Bruce again and Bruce apologized for his earlier outburst and shook his hand.

Who knows what then hell could've been going on in his personal life at that moment? Maybe a fan walking up to him was the last thing he needed right then and there?

Sounds like Bruce.

[Justin]

All these Bruce stories makes me really thankful that I had a pleasant interaction with him when I met him.  Phew!

[MBE]

All these Bruce stories makes me really thankful that I had a pleasant interaction with him when I met him.  Phew!

To be fair he can be really nice which is way his haughtiness at other times confuses me.

[Rocker]

One day after: Blondie and Anton Fig doing Sail On Sailor:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5WDhyPX9XI&feature=player_embedded