I'm very happy for Brian and will gladly buy the album as the songs sound wonderful.  I'm probably in the minority here though, but quite frankly I'm still more excited about POB/Bambu than TLOS.  Can't really post that on the Blueboard without getting crucified by the Brianistas but that's the way I feel. 

Well I agree Rocker it's a little extreme, but Bruce is right about how unfairly Mike is seen by the Leaf-Blueboard crowd. Do you have a link for the Mike interview where he talks about Brian and Al?

Yeah, the Blueboard crowd IS rather overboard and sychophant.  Anything that doesn't involve Brian is seen as crap by them.  The pack mentality over there really has gotten on my last nerve.  This message board is much more objective which I dig.  But yes, I think Bruce really had some good points.  It was Mike's dedication to hardcore touring that kept the band in the public eye back when Brian checked out for the late half of the 60's and part of the 70's.