C50 2012............23 Gigs Too Many?

[Pretty Funky]

Mike - along with the other four - agreed to the initial 50 dates: then, as it became evident the tour was going to be a monster, the decision was made to extend it by roughly 50%, another 23 dates, essentially the entire overseas leg. Mike changed his mind for the greater good once, and - granted I'm shooting in the dark here - maybe someone guessed he'd roll over again, and was surprised when he didn't. Also, as has been pointed out excellently earlier today, if it was Mike wanting to go on and Brian's saying "no", you know as well as I do there wouldn't be anything like as much fuss, if any at all. Because it's Brian, and that makes all the difference to a certain clique here and elsewhere.

As the new BW album thread has turned into a 'Why did Mike ruin the reunion?' deal, perhaps we can take it here and stop pissing many posters off!

The above brings up a point. Was a good thing ruined by extending it too far? Who here hasn't been to a good party that went bad after nobody called time?

[Gohi]

I would say no because the last two shows seem to be universally agreed to be brilliant, career-defining moments in the history of the Beach Boys.

[Pretty Funky]

Yeah but maybe for the reason it was the last 2 shows! Brian also loves the place.

[Jonathan Blum]

The people who were claiming that Brian was in constant misery because of his back et cetera should probably remember that, by all insider reports, his back situation got a lot better partway through the first leg.  Which means that the last 23 gigs overall were a lot better for him than the first 23!

Cheers,
Jon Blum

[Pretty Funky]

Admin. If you wish, merge with the Post Mortem thread. JohnMill and I both had the same intent.