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Title: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: Marty Castillo on August 19, 2016, 06:49:32 PM From Mike's Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMikeLove/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1098595196885987):
"In 1964 we played a show at a small note club popular with teens and did two sets. The prices were unbelievably inexpensive back then. Anyway the Saxophone I was playing was left behind. After all this time, I was reunited with that saxophone last night! It happened because of the kind efforts of Marsha and Greg Ward that I was reunited with my Sax over 50 years later. The Ward family could not have been nicer and yes, they joined us on stage for “Barbara Ann” for our encore last night at Huber Heights." This appears to be the woman credited by Mike for giving back his sax: https://www.facebook.com/marcia.b.ward This was her explanation on her Facebook page: "They left it at the Coconut Lounge in July of 1964...and when Diane died, it went to Greg..thinking it was Uncle Herb's. After sleuthing through all of the papers and folders from the groups who played the C. Lounge, we found a letter from the Beach Boys' manager, then, asking if a sax had been found..one of the B B;s was missing a tenor sax. Vincent and I did some research..and determined it had to be the missing sax. They were in Australia/New Zealand in January of 1964 and the travel stickers were still on the sax case. After almost a year of correspondence..this was arranged. It was truly a magic moment..and to see Katie and Megan dancing with Mike Love..well, now that was the icing on the cake. The concert reminded me how fortunate we are to live in a free country..and be able to see and hear these amazing musicians. You wake up and think you are 20 again...plus I wore my new B B hat to feed the chickens...;)" Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: Shane on August 19, 2016, 10:11:21 PM What a cool story!!!!!
Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: Da Doo Ron Ron on August 19, 2016, 10:28:47 PM Really cool :)
Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: Rocker on August 20, 2016, 02:04:17 AM Cool! Thanks for sharing!
In action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brZfudD4vKA Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: JK on August 20, 2016, 02:46:18 AM Heartwarming! Thank you, Marty.
Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: Peadar 'Big Dinner' O'Driscoll on August 20, 2016, 03:21:27 AM Nice story but personally I'd prefer to still have the sax in place of the meetup/onstage thing ;D
Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: Mitchell on August 20, 2016, 04:59:41 AM That's great! Imagine if Mike had never lost it... "I think this song needs a sax solo, Brian." "You say that about EVERY song, Mike!"
I foresee Shut Down, Part II being added to the setlist. Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: Lee Marshall on August 20, 2016, 06:12:04 AM Too bad as well. From what I understood...old '2-note' was actually GLAD that the sax had gone awol. Gawd!!! I hope he doesn't start playing it again. :o
Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: branaa09 on August 20, 2016, 06:56:01 AM Maybe he will play Pom Pom Play Girl, the only song where he plays Sax throughout! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INeEX65tDOQ
Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: Shane on August 21, 2016, 01:57:53 PM That's great! Imagine if Mike had never lost it... "I think this song needs a sax solo, Brian." "You say that about EVERY song, Mike!" I foresee Shut Down, Part II being added to the setlist. In an alternate universe where Mike didn't lose his saxophone, we are treated to a 2-note sax solo in the middle of "Don't Talk" instead of the solos by the string section. Oh, the possibilities... :-D Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: The LEGENDARY OSD on August 21, 2016, 05:31:40 PM Too bad as well. From what I understood...old '2-note' was actually GLAD that the sax had gone awol. Gawd!!! I hope he doesn't start playing it again. :o Doubt it. He wouldn't be able to point and play sax at the same time. ;) Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: pdas1996 on August 21, 2016, 10:06:55 PM That's great! Imagine if Mike had never lost it... "I think this song needs a sax solo, Brian." "You say that about EVERY song, Mike!" I foresee Shut Down, Part II being added to the setlist. In an alternate universe where Mike didn't lose his saxophone, we are treated to a 2-note sax solo in the middle of "Don't Talk" instead of the solos by the string section. Oh, the possibilities... :-D Replace the wailing trumpets on "Little Bird" with the sax? Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on August 21, 2016, 11:46:52 PM Nah, replace the cellos with him playing staccato notes on the sax , and blowing like a sonofabitch.
Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: Cool Cool Water on August 22, 2016, 12:29:58 AM A great story!
Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: MarcellaHasDirtyFeet on August 22, 2016, 12:46:21 PM Nah, replace the cellos with him playing staccato notes on the sax , and blowing like a sonofabitch. The reason I like this place is because nobody has to ask "what cellos?" :3d Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on August 22, 2016, 01:35:20 PM 8)
Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: HeroesandVillains on August 22, 2016, 03:29:06 PM Now he can finally fake play the sax solo in Kokomo in concert!!
Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: rn57 on August 22, 2016, 07:33:49 PM Might be time to put this back in the set
https://youtu.be/OMFsy9fIaqQ Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: ♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇 on August 22, 2016, 08:19:16 PM Too bad it's not a trombone...we could've seen this
(http://i.imgur.com/LDii9PR.gif) Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: Robbie Mac on August 23, 2016, 06:19:05 AM Too bad it's not a trombone...we could've seen this (http://i.imgur.com/LDii9PR.gif) That's booty. Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: The_Beach on August 25, 2016, 02:46:39 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQa13hN8xc4
Time for Mike to bring his sax back in concert! :angel: Title: Re: Mike gets his saxophone back after 50 years... Post by: halblaineisgood on September 01, 2016, 11:02:53 AM Was the vodka still there?
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