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Found the report re: Ambha singing SOS. It was posted by our member CoolWater:



From the soundcheck on you could tell Brian was having a good day. When Mike's daughter came out on stage Mike walked over to Brian and said something to the effect of 'If it's all right she's going to sing Sailor tonight." Brian joked back saying "But that's one of my lead vocals." Mike's daughter was okay on "Sailor". Her singing was fine, but she didn't really connect with the words in the verses, but she hit the tag perfectly.

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,13127.msg280436.html#msg280436

You can get alcoholic drinks at the Paradise Cove restaurant, which is where they're sitting (outside dining area)..

Might be related to Disney, but who knows.

I enjoyed it very much. Thank you!

Apparently September 2023.

Is the date of the Paradise Cove get together known?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4IaoCqEw8Q

The C50 "Sail on Sailor" Ambha story is in Mike's book.  It was obviously a legit little mini controversial incident on the tour.  I'm just saying it's not a *CAUSE* of the reunion falling apart,  but rather a *symptom* of the politics that did lead to it falling apart.

Ah, ok. I didn't read Mike's book. I just remembered what someone reported after the show took place with Ambha singing.

The C50 "Sail on Sailor" Ambha story is in Mike's book.  It was obviously a legit little mini controversial incident on the tour.  I'm just saying it's not a *CAUSE* of the reunion falling apart,  but rather a *symptom* of the politics that did lead to it falling apart.

I also understand that some.. er.. disagreement over Ambha Love possibly singing this contributed to the ending of the C50.

I don't think that caused anything to do with the 50th reunion ending. It was more a symptom of things than a cause. 

I don't believe the reasons Mike gave. I think Mike didn't like the amount of adulation Brian was getting on stage. At the penultimate show Mike described it as 'a show in two halves - first half and second half'. Of course it was a show in in two halves in more ways than just that. Maybe Ambha wanting to do SOS was one of the flashpoints. Maybe there were other flashpoints  too.

From what I remember, there was no problem with her singing SOS. Back then the anecdote was that Mike asked Brian if Ambha could sing SOS and Brian replied jokingly "But I was gonna sing it!" but had no problem with it. Of course even back then people already said that Mike wanted to push his daughter in the spotlight etc. but that was not what the report I heard suggested.

From what I've heard, it started off as a disagreement between the wives. 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0PNGr1TUaU