mike and bruce in biloxi - preliminary report

[mcgrupp]

It's really bizarre to have this experience so close after coming home from the UK.  Ill post some thoughts and pics tomorrow I guess.  Here's the list I may have missed one somewhere:

Do it Again
Little Honda
Catch a wave
Hawaii
Surf City
Surfin safari
Surfer girl
Don't worry baby
Little deuce coup
409
shut you down
get around
ballad of old Betsy
Getcha back
Be true to your school
Fools
When I grow up to be a man
Forever
God only knows
Sloop
wouldn't it be nice
Cali girls
Kissed her
Good vibrations
Kokomo
Rhonda
Rock and roll music
Do you wanna dance
Barbara Ann
surfin usa
summertime blues
fun fun fun

[Shady]

Must be weird seeing them open the show with "do it again" without the rest of the guys

[Mikie]

Yeah, Shady, it must be real weird, huh?   It's just not the same without Brian, Al, and Dave, is it Shady?

[Shady]

Are we back to this Mikie? huh, are we Mikie?

No it's not

[Mikie]

Well, it seems like you're dragging out the familiar anti-sentiment propaganda against Mike & Bruce for resuming their tour schedule without Brian, Al, and Dave.  Haven't you gotten a little tired of that subject by now Shady, or you just like stirring it up on yet another thread?

[Aegir]

Mikie, you are one of my least favorite posters on this board.

[Mikie]

Feeling's mutual, son.  Just skip my posts, K?  Thanks in advance.  

Can't even read a thread around here without Shady or somebody whining about the Beach Boys going off in different ways. Get over it! Move on with your lives! It's going to be OK!

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,14528.msg328784.html#msg328784

[Aegir]

Yeah, that annoys me too, but I don't see the point in calling any one person in particular out on it.

[Andrew G. Doe]

I thought it strange to see Brian playing a buncha hits without Mike, Bruce, Alan & David the other day. Just sayin'.

[Mikie]

AGD, that's annoying!  Get over it!  Move on with your life!  It's going to be OK!   

[Andrew G. Doe]

No, it's just wrong, Brian exploiting all the goodwill so soon after the C50 tour: has the man no shame ? 

[Danimalist]

I thought it strange to see Brian playing a buncha hits without Mike, Bruce, Alan & David the other day. Just sayin'.

Not so weird. They're his songs.

[Lonely Summer]

No, it's just wrong, Brian exploiting all the goodwill so soon after the C50 tour: has the man no shame ? 

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

I wish Brian would do more of his solo songs on his solo tours, and less of the hits. In recent years, the setlists for his shows and M&B shows have been very similar.  It's different when he has an album to promote, but when he does the oldies shows it's usually not as good.

[RBennett123]

Can't we all just agree it's a bummer to see Brian and Mike/Bruce play separately instead of arguing passive aggressively about which one has the right to? It's not happening right now...period. I am mostly a reader on this board and have been frequenting it daily for a few years now, but I am sick to death of seeing the same stuff posted over and over again on almost every thread posted about this situation recently. Mike is doing his thing, Brian is doing his. Hopefully (PLEASE), they will get back together and release the rock and roll album and do another tour (saw them in Eugene, OR in July...Amazing), but until then, let's just move on and let it be. Just my opinion.

[Gertie J.]

Amen to that.

[Cabinessenceking]

Do It Again drums start, Scott Totten comes on stage with a yellow gretch guitar and announces; "Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the Beach Boys 50th Anniversary concert touuuur....Please welcome from Hawthorne, California, the Original Beach Boys Da....Bruce Johnston, Michael Edward Love and Briaaaaa....that's all folks!   "

tbh that setlist is the least exciting one I ever saw. Looks like these guys are Conservative in many respects...

[Autotune]

Do It Again drums start, Scott Totten comes on stage with a yellow gretch guitar and announces; "Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the Beach Boys 50th Anniversary concert touuuur....Please welcome from Hawthorne, California, the Original Beach Boys Da....Bruce Johnston, Michael Edward Love and Briaaaaa....that's all folks!   "

tbh that setlist is the least exciting one I ever saw. Looks like these guys are Conservative in many respects...

Author says the setlist might be incomplete. Brian's set at the HOB was just as safe and unexciting.

[Andrew G. Doe]

I thought it strange to see Brian playing a buncha hits without Mike, Bruce, Alan & David the other day. Just sayin'.

Not so weird. They're his songs.

Sarcasm not your strong suit, huh ? 

[Andrew G. Doe]

(saw them in Eugene, OR in July...Amazing)

Well make your mind up - was it Eugene or July ? Matters to some of us. 

[Rocker]

This board really gets on my nerves this past week.


@mcgrupp, thanks for the setlist! How was the show? Did Mike or Bruce mention anything about Brian, David or Al?

[Lowbacca]

This board really gets on my nerves this past week.

It really is a disgrace, and takes much of the fun out of the whole fan message board experience (at least for me).
When SmileySmile is at the top of its game as a message board it's f*ckin' brilliant (great discussions, on the spot with new information, inside scoops, special guests, funny users etc.)... but then again, at times, it's downright nasty. We're better than this, guys.

[Andrew G. Doe]

We are ?  Well hot damn, who knew ?

[Lowbacca]

We are ?  Well hot damn, who knew ?

... that's just sad, AGD.

[Mikie]

Can't we all just agree it's a bummer to see Brian and Mike/Bruce play separately instead of arguing passive aggressively about which one has the right to? It's not happening right now...period. I am mostly a reader on this board and have been frequenting it daily for a few years now, but I am sick to death of seeing the same stuff posted over and over again on almost every thread posted about this situation recently. Mike is doing his thing, Brian is doing his. Hopefully (PLEASE), they will get back together and release the rock and roll album and do another tour (saw them in Eugene, OR in July...Amazing), but until then, let's just move on and let it be. Just my opinion.

I share your opinion, RBennett.  Speaking words of wisdom, let it be.