From: Mike@Hotmail.com   
      
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   > I like the Beach Boys, but I always shake my head and cringe when I   
   > watch the very gay and sissified stage antics of Mike Love whenever the   
   > Beach Boys are performing live. The exagerrated hand gesture, the hands   
   > on hips, and the other gay ways he acts have probably turned many   
   > people away from the Beach Boys who would normally have liked their   
   > music.   
   >   
   > Mark Ratner<   
      
   While I certainly agree with almost everything you said, a lot more people   
   would be put off with his personality once they start reading about Mr.   
   Love. The endless marriages, lawsuits and loudmouth remarks are the things   
   that really get under my skin. His stage act doesn't really bother me - I   
   don't like it - but it doesn't come across so much as 'gay' as it just looks   
   so hopelessly foolish at times. When Mike is singing something complicated,   
   he usually doesn't resort to the hand gestures, etc.   
      
   Mike Love - as a person - doesn't have a lot of fans around here, but he's a   
   great singer in the BB ensemble and I doubt even his most ardent dissenters   
   wouldn't begrudge him that. Unfortunately, he's 'part of the gig' so to   
   speak. One can't like the BB and dislike his singing as he's an integral   
   part of the so-called "blend". Even his nasal 'twang' when singing lead is   
   distinctive. Maybe not to everyone's taste, but it's a trademark so we have   
   to live with it.   
      
   Believe me, I'm no ML fan either - but I'm a hardcore BB fan and always will   
   be. I just listen to the records (CD's) and enjoy the videos for what they   
   are and try not to think about the non-musical aspects if I can. Besides,   
   what does it matter what he does if he gives a good vocal performance?   
      
   But, your point about alienating would-be fans is well taken. I'd like to   
   believe people have some brain power and look past the surface and see the   
   pure gold that lies within. There was a time, not long ago either, when a   
   fan barely knew what a performer even looked like unless they attended a   
   concert or saw them on Ed Sullivan, Shindig, etc. If ya' don't dig ML - just   
   ignore him or close your eyes and let your ears do the driving.   
      
   Mike T.   
      
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