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Post by B.E. on Jul 29, 2022 22:45:27 GMT
I'm trying to learn more and becoming more confused.
The story I linked above is the only one about it. Elsewhere, i saw that a country singer Lainey Wilson has also just canceled shows to be with her musician father, Brian Wilson, who is having a medical emergency. But even though Brian Wilson has a daughter named Delanie Rae who is in her mid-20s, this seems to be an entirely different Brian Wilson.
So then I thought, good!, it's the other Brian Wilson who was scheduled for that Rock the Lake show. But more googling about that festival shows that the Brian Wilson they had booked was indeed "our" Brian Wilson.
In short, I do not know what's going on. And while I wish ill health on nobody, I really hope Brian Douglas Wilson is OK. I also apologize if this turns out to be a confusion of different people and different stories.
I saw the the BC music fest on Brian's website a few days ago. I just went on there, and the Tour page only has pictures of the band, and Brian with various other musicians and celebrities. The August 5 date is no longer up, and neither are his three dates in Tennessee in late September. So, I'm not sure what to make of that, but there are no news updates posted. As of a July 27th twitter post, the festival and 3 dates in Tennessee were still being advertised. This decision must have just happened and it leaked from Rock The Lake's end. And/or maybe Brian's management weren't planning to make a formal announcement as it's only a few shows and perhaps aren't prepared to make any big decisions or pronouncements. The fact that they didn't just cancel the August 5th show, but the late September shows, too, is notable. (And there was also the festival in November in Mexico.)
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 29, 2022 23:09:32 GMT
The fact that they didn't just cancel the August 5th show, but the late September shows, too, is notable. (And there was also the festival in November in Mexico.) This was what occurred to me, too. If you're canceling shows months out, it isn't great. Granted, that doesn't mean the health concerns are serious in some sense: just that they can be predicted to have a lasting effect. (For example, if you break a leg, you know approximately how long it's going to take before you can walk on it again, but it's not a daily life-and-death situation.) But it really is cause for some concern, anyway, at least until we know more details to say otherwise.
I know we've all been speculating, speculating, speculating for months. But really, it IS possible that this was it for Brian Wilson as a live performer.
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Post by kds on Jul 30, 2022 0:58:49 GMT
The fact that they didn't just cancel the August 5th show, but the late September shows, too, is notable. (And there was also the festival in November in Mexico.) This was what occurred to me, too. If you're canceling shows months out, it isn't great. Granted, that doesn't mean the health concerns are serious in some sense: just that they can be predicted to have a lasting effect. (For example, if you break a leg, you know approximately how long it's going to take before you can walk on it again, but it's not a daily life-and-death situation.) But it really is cause for some concern, anyway, at least until we know more details to say otherwise.
I know we've all been speculating, speculating, speculating for months. But really, it IS possible that this was it for Brian Wilson as a live performer.
It would a shame if this is how it concludes, after some lackluster shows opening for Chicago.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2022 5:46:48 GMT
I'm just trying to catch up now and I'm taking it that Brian has canceled tour dates?. Is there any chance that Brian has decided to work with Mike and actually appear together in Los Angeles? I remember Mike saying something that they were looking for a date and talking about getting together in LA but Brian was scheduled to do a show with Chicago. Is there any chance that this is not Brian being ill but rather a clandestine attempt to get the boys together? I really hope Brian is okay. I've been a BB/BW fan for over 45 years, and that's one of the most selfish, insensetive things I've seen in all that time. How you can even think this, much less post it here or anywhere is a complete mystery to me. Your all-consuming desire to see another BB reunion clearly overwhelms any compassion towards Brian you might have. I'm disgusted.
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 30, 2022 11:45:18 GMT
I'm just trying to catch up now and I'm taking it that Brian has canceled tour dates?. Is there any chance that Brian has decided to work with Mike and actually appear together in Los Angeles? I remember Mike saying something that they were looking for a date and talking about getting together in LA but Brian was scheduled to do a show with Chicago. Is there any chance that this is not Brian being ill but rather a clandestine attempt to get the boys together? I really hope Brian is okay. To catch you up: yes, Brian has canceled all tour dates (of which there were 3 or 4) for unspecified health reasons. There are no other details yet, with next week's festival show organizers seemingly the ones who broke the news. The story on that is linked in my first post on the subject, from yesterday afternoon.
As the famous scene from Dumb and Dumber reminds us, there is a chance for anything ... but sometimes that chance is basically no chance. I cannot imagine this would be a ruse for a reunion. It just wouldn't happen. Please remember, the reunion (at least as a real reunion, or a tour) isn't something that was going to happen but fell apart, or that they wanted but just couldn't make happen. There wasn't going to be a reunion. There isn't going to be a reunion.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2022 15:22:08 GMT
Yes I wrote my question without understanding the details and thus not being particularly sensitive to the moment or Brian's potential health issues. I had also said clearly that I was going to stop thinking about the reunions and focus on the work of all the different musicians and I slipped in that commitment, so my comment is deleted and thank everyone for their kindness. Main concern is with Brian, all he's given us and his welfare.
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 30, 2022 15:56:41 GMT
Yes I wrote my question without understanding the details and thus not being particularly sensitive to the moment or Brian's potential health issues. I had also said clearly that I was going to stop thinking about the reunions and focus on the work of all the different musicians and I slipped in that commitment, so my comment is deleted and thank everyone for their kindness. Main concern is with Brian, all he's given us and his welfare. It is very disappointing that the professor has deleted his account and I very much hope he reconsiders.
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Post by lonelysummer on Jul 31, 2022 0:47:24 GMT
Yes I wrote my question without understanding the details and thus not being particularly sensitive to the moment or Brian's potential health issues. I had also said clearly that I was going to stop thinking about the reunions and focus on the work of all the different musicians and I slipped in that commitment, so my comment is deleted and thank everyone for their kindness. Main concern is with Brian, all he's given us and his welfare. It is very disappointing that the professor has deleted his account and I very much hope he reconsiders.
I hope so, too.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jul 31, 2022 12:16:44 GMT
It is very disappointing that the professor has deleted his account and I very much hope he reconsiders.
I hope so, too. I echo these sentiments, too. Prof, you don't have to apologize for any posts or thoughts or opinions. Take some time, take it easy, but...we hope to see you back! And, in the words of Kris Kristofferson - "Don't let the bastards get you down."
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Post by Kapitan on Jul 31, 2022 12:26:03 GMT
FYI as far as I can tell, the only public announcements are still coming from that Idaho festival that Wilson backed out of: his Twitter account and website still don't have any kind of statements. I understand the sensitive and private nature of health issues, but I am a little surprised they haven't at least made a generic statement (beyond what they're quoted as saying in the festival's own statements).
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Post by kds on Jul 31, 2022 13:16:40 GMT
FYI as far as I can tell, the only public announcements are still coming from that Idaho festival that Wilson backed out of: his Twitter account and website still don't have any kind of statements. I understand the sensitive and private nature of health issues, but I am a little surprised they haven't at least made a generic statement (beyond what they're quoted as saying in the festival's own statements).
While they don't have to give any details of Brian's health, I do feel like there's a responsibility on Brian's PR folks to make some sort of announcement for the benefit of any ticket holders for those TN shows.
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Post by B.E. on Jul 31, 2022 13:43:54 GMT
FYI as far as I can tell, the only public announcements are still coming from that Idaho festival that Wilson backed out of: his Twitter account and website still don't have any kind of statements. I understand the sensitive and private nature of health issues, but I am a little surprised they haven't at least made a generic statement (beyond what they're quoted as saying in the festival's own statements). While they don't have to give any details of Brian's health, I do feel like there's a responsibility on Brian's PR folks to make some sort of announcement for the benefit of any ticket holders for those TN shows. I imagine they contacted the venues and the venues are contacting the ticketholders directly. But, yeah, I'd still consider making a generic statement, but I can see both sides. It's not like they are cancelling a tour, they finished it.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jul 31, 2022 13:55:10 GMT
I'm thinking that they - Brian's team - might want to take their time with any announcements, both for the immediate and distant (2023) future. I'm sure there are a number of factors coming into play here. Brian's "situation" is always complex. And, sadly, if it is determined that Brian is retiring from touring, that would, in effect, probably be the end of his music career, at least professionally. I don't see/hear any recording projects on the horizon.
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Post by kds on Jul 31, 2022 15:54:16 GMT
While they don't have to give any details of Brian's health, I do feel like there's a responsibility on Brian's PR folks to make some sort of announcement for the benefit of any ticket holders for those TN shows. I imagine they contacted the venues and the venues are contacting the ticketholders directly. But, yeah, I'd still consider making a generic statement, but I can see both sides. It's not like they are cancelling a tour, they finished it. That would make sense. But, in an era where concert cancellations / postponments have become very common, the artist (or the official social media page representing the artist) typically makes an announcement.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2022 16:52:08 GMT
FYI as far as I can tell, the only public announcements are still coming from that Idaho British Columbia festival that Wilson backed out of: his Twitter account and website still don't have any kind of statements. I understand the sensitive and private nature of health issues, but I am a little surprised they haven't at least made a generic statement (beyond what they're quoted as saying in the festival's own statements).
FTFY.
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