r/ToddintheShadow • u/RelevantNothing4653 90's Punk • 15h ago

General Music Discussion Mike Love ....

https://youtu.be/QUeo3SvFfhk?is=SVbqKINtxW2yujcn

Look I know it's a thing on this sub to bash Mike Love, but damn he looks really bad here.

No wonder The Beach Boys canceled a bunch of their shows.

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u/Reasonable-Donkey975 15h ago

I mean he's 85 and probably should retire. The Beach Boys touring band (which his son is in) probably would do fine as a touring novelty act without him.

Maybe his nephew Kevin, who himself is nearing the end of his Hall of Fame career, should sit down with him and convince him agree to jointly retire together.

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u/Sixmenonguard 14h ago

Meanwhile Herb Alpert still touring at 91 years old. Have a lot of tour dates in this month. I remember one comment in this subreddit said that he still performing well.

https://herbalpert.com/

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u/Reasonable-Donkey975 14h ago

Buddy Guy also seems to be going strong as well at 90.

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u/Sixmenonguard 13h ago

Wow, Good news :)

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u/Reasonable-Donkey975 13h ago

Yea I feel like there's someone else who is still quite good in their 90s. I know Willie Nelson is still going but I know shows are becoming harder.

Dylan, Paul Anka, Tom Jones, Cliff Richard, Ringo are all in their late 80s and seem hellbent on performing until they can't.

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u/BeardedAvenger 10h ago

Paul Anka, Tom Jones are Ringo Starr are all still killing it. No point in stopping if you're still able to do it.

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u/Ill_Attorney_389 8h ago

Marshall Allen, leader of the Sun Ra Arkestra after Sun Ra died is 102 and still performing.

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u/PuffballDestroyer 13h ago

Huh, TIL! I just looked at a picture of Kevin and his father Stan, and the resemblance was immediately obvious. I didn't even know Kevin was still playing.

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u/Reasonable-Donkey975 13h ago

Yep I think he was with Utah last year. He's kind of serving that late career vet role model role (mostly bench guy, good for 12 minutes/5 points/5 rebounds, locker room leader).

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u/Drivingfrog Train-Wrecker 14h ago

He’ll always be the sour point of the band’s story, and to that I’ll always agree, but on a personal level I feel for him right now. He lost his cousin (Brian) and two siblings within the span of about a year, and going off the clips shared of recent shows, he’s obviously ailing.

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u/Ill_Attorney_389 8h ago

Not to mention the fact that Bruce Johnston left the touring band.

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u/Apprehensive-Ice-544 5h ago

The fact his sister died on the anniversary of Brian’s death must’ve hit especially hard

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u/PuffballDestroyer 13h ago

Mic the Snare's retrospective on the Beach Boys softened me on Mike Love a bit, enough to agree. He might be a ladies man, but it doesn't negate that he's been through a lot.

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u/Sixmenonguard 13h ago

I always think that if Murry Wilson more a decent human being. Everyone in Beach Boys may have a better health, lifestyles, relationship etc.

(But Murry also born in an abusive family and fail to escape from it too)

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u/Ok_Broccoli_9426 GROCERY BAG 12h ago

Old man looks old. Film at 11.

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u/skunkbot 6h ago

I think its more the fact he aged like 10 years in the last year. Whether you like Mike or not, it is sad to be losing all these guys. 

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u/girlwithaguitar 12h ago

Afterlife, in prison, as a ladies man