gfxgfx
 
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
logo
 
gfx gfx
gfx
680599 Posts in 27601 Topics by 4068 Members - Latest Member: Dae Lims March 29, 2024, 01:17:23 AM
*
gfx*HomeHelpSearchCalendarLoginRegistergfx
gfxgfx
0 Members and 3 Guests are viewing this topic.       « previous next »
Pages: 1 ... 5 6 7 8 9 [10] Go Down Print
Author Topic: Wow...Mike, Al and Dave Reunion!  (Read 39533 times)
Pretty Funky
Smiley Smile Associate
*
Online Online

Posts: 5855


View Profile
« Reply #225 on: December 15, 2011, 02:04:03 PM »

.
« Last Edit: December 15, 2011, 02:05:46 PM by My Cousin Brian » Logged
Pretty Funky
Smiley Smile Associate
*
Online Online

Posts: 5855


View Profile
« Reply #226 on: December 15, 2011, 02:05:13 PM »

Must be a b!tch trying to put this thing together. It's pretty much been a Mike project for the last dozen plus years. Bookings, negotiations etc. Now it appears to have grown again which could be why nothing has been announced.

Remember this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRwu-wItxA4

Promoters, insurance companies and anyone else putting up money must surely be wary given not only Brian's BB touring history but the fact Mike, Al, Brian and Bruce will all be in their 70s next year. If Dave is involved his health may also be of concern plus Bruce had a by-pass several years ago.

Interesting times.

One, why "if"... and two, I'd wager that David right now is probably healthier than at least two or the others.


One more 'if' to go with, if the reunion happens, if Brian is involved, if Brian knows about it yet. Until we read a official announcement it is all speculation.

Al's original quote from July 2010 was 'Jardine tells Rolling Stone the lineup will include himself, Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Bruce Johnston and possibly even early guitarist David Marks.'

That's a 'if' to me.

Great news if Dave is still healthy, as covered in Jon's book, and he is included in any plans. We here are some of his biggest supporters.
« Last Edit: December 15, 2011, 02:09:56 PM by My Cousin Brian » Logged
Andrew G. Doe
Smiley Smile Associate
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 17767


The triumph of The Hickey Script !


View Profile WWW
« Reply #227 on: December 15, 2011, 02:35:26 PM »

One more 'if' to go with, if the reunion happens, if Brian is involved, if Brian knows about it yet. Until we read a official announcement it is all speculation.

The reunion will happen...

Brian will be involved...

Brian does know about it...

Why am I so sure ? Combination of reading what everyone's been saying, reading between those lines, historians intuition, gut feeling and a light frosting of sentimental hope.

Logged

The four sweetest words in my vocabulary: "This poster is ignored".
Ron
Smiley Smile Associate
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 5086


View Profile
« Reply #228 on: December 15, 2011, 03:01:28 PM »

I agree it'll happen, and I think David will be a part of it too, I'm just speculating that Brian won't do more than 5 or 6 dates with them.  I hope I'm wrong, though. 
Logged
drbeachboy
Smiley Smile Associate
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 5214



View Profile
« Reply #229 on: December 15, 2011, 04:58:48 PM »

I agree it'll happen, and I think David will be a part of it too, I'm just speculating that Brian won't do more than 5 or 6 dates with them.  I hope I'm wrong, though. 
I don't think it is going to work like that. This is going to be treated like a special event and whatever is planned, 10 shows or 50 shows, whoever is involved at the onset will be involved at the end. Bigger venues, ticket sales, etc. will all hinge on the full participation of everyone.
Logged

The Brianista Prayer

Oh Brian
Thou Art In Hawthorne,
Harmonied Be Thy name
Your Kingdom Come,
Your Steak Well Done,
On Stage As It Is In Studio,
Give Us This Day, Our Shortenin' Bread
And Forgive Us Our Bootlegs,
As We Also Have Forgiven Our Wife And Managers,
And Lead Us Not Into Kokomo,
But Deliver Us From Mike Love.
Amen.  ---hypehat
Ron
Smiley Smile Associate
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 5086


View Profile
« Reply #230 on: December 15, 2011, 05:10:21 PM »

Then 5 or 6 shows will be planned.  Brian's not going to sign on for 50 shows. I hope I'm wrong. 
Logged
Pretty Funky
Smiley Smile Associate
*
Online Online

Posts: 5855


View Profile
« Reply #231 on: December 15, 2011, 05:18:02 PM »

I forget where I read it ,Brian (Landy) Bio maybe, but the BBs in the early 80s were contracted to being 5 members hence when Carl went solo, Brian got the call.

That sort of arrangement may still be required. For many years later they were a 4 piece. That may be one option to consider if you are talking a major tour as suggested by Al. Brian could sit in when he wants to but is not committed to say 100 plus shows.

So perhaps we are looking at Mike, Al, Bruce, David and Brian (select dates). A reasonable line-up that would be of interest to promoters.

Total speculation here btw.
Logged
drbeachboy
Smiley Smile Associate
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 5214



View Profile
« Reply #232 on: December 15, 2011, 05:24:08 PM »

Then 5 or 6 shows will be planned.  Brian's not going to sign on for 50 shows. I hope I'm wrong.  
Brian has done plenty of fairly long tours over the last 12 years. He'll do what he is contractually committed to do. As Brian has stated recently, money is a motivator. Maybe Brian is down to his last million. Wink
Logged

The Brianista Prayer

Oh Brian
Thou Art In Hawthorne,
Harmonied Be Thy name
Your Kingdom Come,
Your Steak Well Done,
On Stage As It Is In Studio,
Give Us This Day, Our Shortenin' Bread
And Forgive Us Our Bootlegs,
As We Also Have Forgiven Our Wife And Managers,
And Lead Us Not Into Kokomo,
But Deliver Us From Mike Love.
Amen.  ---hypehat
Pretty Funky
Smiley Smile Associate
*
Online Online

Posts: 5855


View Profile
« Reply #233 on: December 15, 2011, 05:32:11 PM »

I wish I had that problem!
Logged
Ron
Smiley Smile Associate
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 5086


View Profile
« Reply #234 on: December 15, 2011, 07:50:11 PM »

Then 5 or 6 shows will be planned.  Brian's not going to sign on for 50 shows. I hope I'm wrong.  
Brian has done plenty of fairly long tours over the last 12 years. He'll do what he is contractually committed to do. As Brian has stated recently, money is a motivator. Maybe Brian is down to his last million. Wink

Sure he'll tour solo, but he won't tour with those guys for months on end.  He said, point blank, on a few different occassions recently, that he doesn't like working with them.  It doesn't get much more cut and dry than that.  I guess if they threw enough money at him he would, but we've got to be honest, how much money is really going to be in a tour for this?  The Beach Boys have already been touring for 50 years, they probably played a Casino last night. 
Logged
Awesoman
Smiley Smile Associate
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1830


Disagreements? Work 'em out.


View Profile WWW
« Reply #235 on: December 15, 2011, 09:41:41 PM »

One more 'if' to go with, if the reunion happens, if Brian is involved, if Brian knows about it yet. Until we read a official announcement it is all speculation.

The reunion will happen...

Brian will be involved...

Brian does know about it...

Why am I so sure ? Combination of reading what everyone's been saying, reading between those lines, historians intuition, gut feeling and a light frosting of sentimental hope.



I think a better question poses:

Will a reunion with the surviving Beach Boys be any good?
Logged

And if you don't know where you're going
Any road will take you there
Pretty Funky
Smiley Smile Associate
*
Online Online

Posts: 5855


View Profile
« Reply #236 on: December 15, 2011, 09:44:01 PM »

Funny you should mention a Casino Ron. New Years Eve, 50 years to the evening of their first gig.

http://thundervalleyresort.com/Entertainment

All class! Thud
Logged
HeyJude
Smiley Smile Associate
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 10030



View Profile WWW
« Reply #237 on: December 16, 2011, 07:05:49 AM »

I forget where I read it ,Brian (Landy) Bio maybe, but the BBs in the early 80s were contracted to being 5 members hence when Carl went solo, Brian got the call.

That sort of arrangement may still be required. For many years later they were a 4 piece. That may be one option to consider if you are talking a major tour as suggested by Al. Brian could sit in when he wants to but is not committed to say 100 plus shows.

So perhaps we are looking at Mike, Al, Bruce, David and Brian (select dates). A reasonable line-up that would be of interest to promoters.

Total speculation here btw.

There may have been some sort of arrangement in the past regarding how many “official” members had to be in attendance at a show. But those rules certainly don’t apply anymore if the current touring lineup is any indication. The Beach Boys’ corporation simply licenses the use of the name out to whatever entity they want to, in this case the Mike/Bruce group.

I’d have to think Brian would need to be involved in any “reunion” shows, because he’s the main thing making this a “reunion”, the main thing making this different to promoters than simply the Mike/Bruce band with Al and maybe David added. No offense to Al or David, but the masses going to “Beach Boys” shows often don’t know any of the names, and the media’s angle would have to revolve more around Brian rejoining the band. As I said, no offense to Al or David. If anything, Al is probably the key voice in the whole reunion project, and David would probably be the most prominent member in terms of actual musicianship. Brian and Bruce’s keyboard work would be secondary, and Al is a fine guitarist but usually doesn’t figure prominently into the mix at shows.

The fact that Brian is the big “get’ of the reunion is also, I would guess, maybe a small part of the reason we haven’t seen Brian join in on a few of these semi-reunion appearances (the Reagan thing early this year, the hall of fame thing recently). It seems like they are saving an actual unveiling of the full remaining group appearing in public and actually singing together for some sort of a big event, apparently possibly the grammys.

I’m curious how they are going to handle things if they do an actual full-length tour as opposed to one show or a small group of shows. Wouldn't the Mike/Bruce touring band already have tour bookings for some shows in 2012? Would they cancel some of those shows? Would the Mike/Bruce band do shows intermittently during the “reunion” tour? Would the “reunited” group take those bookings? Wouldn’t a “reunited” group be able to get better/bigger bookings? I’ve long wondered what the “post-reunion” situation would be. That is, assuming they don’t all tour together for the remainder of the Beach Boys’ “career”, do they do a “2012 Reunion Tour”, and then after that just go back to Mike/Bruce? I’d have to think that anything beyond a few “reunion” shows would involve a lot of planning and discussions about what a reunion means for the future of Mike’s own touring operation.
« Last Edit: December 16, 2011, 07:07:41 AM by HeyJude » Logged

THE BEACH BOYS OPINION PAGE IS ON FACEBOOK!!! http://www.facebook.com/beachboysopinion - Check out the original "BEACH BOYS OPINION PAGE" Blog - http://beachboysopinion.blogspot.com/
drbeachboy
Smiley Smile Associate
*
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 5214



View Profile
« Reply #238 on: December 16, 2011, 09:38:29 AM »

I'm impressed with the remake of Do It Again. Mike and Brian sound really good on that bad boy. Sounds like 2012 will be the year of The Beach Boys. So glad to see David involved and a Beach Boy again. 50 dates for the international tour. Who said Brian would do only 5, Ron? Wink When they decide what cities on the east coast is part of the tour, we should all meet up and have one helluva good time. Smiley
« Last Edit: December 17, 2011, 06:22:05 AM by drbeachboy » Logged

The Brianista Prayer

Oh Brian
Thou Art In Hawthorne,
Harmonied Be Thy name
Your Kingdom Come,
Your Steak Well Done,
On Stage As It Is In Studio,
Give Us This Day, Our Shortenin' Bread
And Forgive Us Our Bootlegs,
As We Also Have Forgiven Our Wife And Managers,
And Lead Us Not Into Kokomo,
But Deliver Us From Mike Love.
Amen.  ---hypehat
Ron
Smiley Smile Associate
*
Offline Offline

Posts: 5086


View Profile
« Reply #239 on: December 16, 2011, 11:40:11 PM »

HeyJude - You've got to consider the possibility that Mike is considering retiring after the reunion tour.  I know a lot of people think Mike has no scruples or class at all left in his body, but I could, believe it or not, see Mike retiring when Brian retires from the Beach Boys.  That sounds very Mikish to me.  You've got to remember Mike THINKS he's an honorable person, he might get it in his mind that the honorable thing to show love and respect to Brian is to fold the band when Brian leaves this last time. 

I know that sounds COMPLETELY foriegn to a lot of people, but I see Mike as believing he's an honorable person. 
Logged
gfx
Pages: 1 ... 5 6 7 8 9 [10] Go Up Print 
gfx
Jump to:  
gfx
Powered by SMF 1.1.21 | SMF © 2015, Simple Machines Page created in 0.592 seconds with 21 queries.
Helios Multi design by Bloc
gfx
Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!