Fun, fun, FUN! Mike Love's Beach Boys covers band helped maskless Mar-a-Lago MAGAts usher in 2021.

[Miles Archer]

Link to tweet

[rzemanfl]

1. Fuck these people. n/t

[arlyellowdog]

2. Mike Love is a tool

[Docreed2003]

25. 👆this!!

[winstars]

3. "I see.... white people"

[Cyrano]

4. Proves you don't need brains to become rich

Although some of them probably inherited the wealth.

[llashram]

5. may this new year

become their wake-up call that they are suffering only because they listened to a conman's lies.

[essme]

6. Best part--- all packed in and YELLING

ICE ICE BABY!!

Dayam. I mean, that's some concentrated stupidity right there.

That said, I loved the Beach Boys millions of years ago; saw them in concert. Even though Mike Love has gone around the twist from Hell, I'd still hate to see Covid get him.

[rsdsharp]

8. I saw The Beach Boys in 1978.

Love, Al Jardine and all three Wilson’s. — Brian had briefly returned to touring. I’ve seen Love’s first incarnation when he still had Jardine with him. It was rather weak sauce. I wouldn’t walk across the street to see Love alone.

[essme]

10. I saw them on the '78 tour too- in NC!

I would stop to help Mike Love if he had a flat tire, but no- I have no interest in seeing him dance in front of a "cover band" that has nothing to do with the original Beach Boys.

[tblue37]

26. Video:

Link to tweet

[jalan48]

7. This is Mike Love, not all of the original the Beach Boys from the 60's band. Brian Wilson was

the creative force behind the original band.


Brian Wilson and Al Jardine – both founding members of the legendary Californian pop group – have been told their involvement in the band’s touring commitments will cease after this week.

David Marks, who originally joined the band as a replacement for Jardine in 1962, is also to be relieved of his touring duties.
Singer Mike Love, who owns the rights the band’s name following a series of legal battles, released a statement which said:
“The post-50th anniversary configuration will not include Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and David Marks. The 50th Reunion Tour was designed to be a set tour with a beginning and an end to mark a special 50-year milestone for the band.” -[Telegraph]
Brutal, Mike. Just brutal. The current version of The Beach Boys, before Love waves adios to the lot of them, has another two shows left on the calendar and both in London: 9/27 at Royal Albert Hall and 9/28 at Wembley Arena. Those will surely be a lot of fun and free of tension. [TELEGRAPH]

https://livemusicblog.com/news/mike-love-kicks-beach-boys-out-of-the-beach-boys/

[hauckeye]

13. Al Jardine

While recently working on my family genealogy I discovered Al Jardine is my 3rd cousin. Who knew?

[jalan48]

16. Cool. They were a great group.

[Miles Archer]

17. Yep, that's why I referred to it as Mike Love's Beach Boys cover band and not "The Beach Boys." n/t

[jalan48]

18. Thanks. Love is a POS in my opinion.

[Norbert]

29. Mike Love is a musician* all right, if you consider hand claps a musical instrument

Like I said before, if Mike Love always had complete creative control over the Beach Boys, they wouldn't have had a hit beyond Fun, Fun, Fun and the British Invasion would have swept them into oblivion. Even Murray Wilson wouldn't have allowed that to happen.

[louis-t]

11. How many in that room will be dead in a week?

But it's ok cuz "none of us has any symptoms and no one has a temperature right now."

[FakeNoose]

12. Mike Love can't perform as "The Beach Boys" any more

Former Beach Boys Brian Wilson and Al Jardine disbanded the group, rather than perform as The Beach Boys for Chump's entertainment. Whatever Love is calling this new band, they aren't The Beach Boys.

https://nypost.com/2020/10/19/brian-wilson-al-jardine-distance-from-mike-love-after-trump-gig/

[grantcart]

20. Your link states Love has the touring rights for the name

[FakeNoose]

22. The band shown in this tweet is billed as a cover band

So that's not Mike Love singing at the Mar-a-lago party.

[tanyev]

14. And they were bouncing these weird looking beach balls all around the room!

[Initech]

15. I can't get over Vanilla Ice performing there.

I mean they couldn't find anyone who hasn't been popular since 1991? Anyone?

[Blue Owl]

19. The Bleach Boys Covid Tribute "I Get Around"

[MustLoveBeagles]

21. This is sad to see

I love the Beach Boys. When did Mike Love turn into a dick? Was it when he spoke in favor of censoring music in the 80's during the PMRC nonsense or was before that?

[ProfessorGAC]

24. When did Mike Love turn into a dick?

A long time ago.
He was a Reaganite, loved 43, and personally he's always been an ass.
I'm a Beach Boys detractor, but he has always just been the appendix of the band. Replaceable by a million guys with a singing voice.

[MustLoveBeagles]

27. Yuck

I didn't realize he was a RWNJ.

I saw the movie about the group many years ago. When it was revealed that Brian had unwittingly signed away the groups legacy Mike responded by shouting at and hitting him. I thought that part exaggerated for drama purposes but he probably did exactly that. I could see why he was pissed but it was obvious that Brian was having problems mentally and wasn't really responsible for what happened.

[Miles Archer]

30. Brian Wilson with the Wondermints.

This video isn't the best representation of them playing together, just one I grabbed quickly, but in absence of the impossible...all three Wilson brothers on stage...he did pretty well with them. He's also had Al Jardine in his band on somewhat of a regular basis. It's light years ahead of the Mike Love cover band.

[Cartoonist]

23. Pity for Mike Love

He wears a baseball cap 24/7 because he is ashamed of being bald.

[DFW]

28. Something tells me they didn't sing THIS version of Fun Fun Fun:

[Initech]

33. I like the Melvins version:

[DFW]

34. Wish I knew

"This video is not available" is all I get.

[Initech]

35. Search for Melvins "I Fuck Around" on Youtube.

Trust me it's worth it!

[DFW]

36. I found it, thanks!

Not quite the same...........

[bedazzled]

31. $1,000 to see vanilla ice and mike love?

trump saw them coming. what a gruesome little soiree

[Initech]

32. Welcome to 2020, where staying at home actually sounds more fun than going to a Vanilla Ice concert.

[DFW]

37. You couldn't have paid me $1000 plus airfare to attend that one! n/t

[Initech]

38. I don't think I would have gone to a Vanilla Ice concert in the pre-pandemic times!