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   From: dan.gwendajay@worldnet.att.net   
      
   I think 85 was a relatively nice time for the boys...I mean, there were   
   still conflicts over landy, but the boys, and yes, even Mike, did seem to be   
   thankful that Brian was alive, and miraculously, out in front of people. In   
   addition, 84 and 85 were about as creative for the boys as any years had   
   been since the decade began (and maybe since). they had started working on   
   the new album in 1984, and brian was right in there with the rest of them,   
   writing and laying down tracks. I think that there was generally good blood   
   between them all...as much as possible, anyway, considering how much control   
   Landy had over him.So, as you noticed from Mike's demeanor in that concert,   
   there was probably a feeling of camaraderie that came from writing,   
   recording rehearsing, and performing together...they probably felt like an   
   active band again, and after Denny's death just a couple years previous,   
   they probably felt the need to be positive.   
      
   Unlike many fans, I really like the album that resulted. It was roundly   
   criticized for it's "digital" quality (it was the first digitally recorded   
   album by the band, and as such, it was ahead of it's time) many thought that   
   it made the recording to cold...but in retrospect, after digital recording   
   has become commonplace and a fact of life, I don't find it's "digital"   
   nature distracting at all, and I see this as just another time that the   
   beach boys embraced new studio technology before others got around to it.   
      
   Sorry for that, a bit off topic, but it does relate to the context of the   
   question.   
      
   Happy Holidays   
      
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   Dan Addington   
      
      
   "MFalc1"  wrote in message   
   news:20041218045201.12288.00002288@mb-m28.aol.com...   
   > Does anyone here want to comment on their appearance at the Live Aid   
   concerts   
   > in July, 1985?  At one point, Mike can be seen putting his hand on Brian's   
   > shoulder, I assume it was a compassionate gesture.   
   >   
   > Another question: was Jeff Foskett part of the BB touring band during that   
   > period?   
   >   
   > Mark L. Falconer-film and video links at   
   > http://hometown.aol.com/mfalc1/links.html   
      
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