When the Beach Boys played Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium Sunday night, no major announcements were made from the stage, but the sense of import for fans on hand was palpable, with many believing they might be witnessing Mike Love‘s last show leading the touring edition of the group.
\n\nThat wasn’t just outside conjecture, but something that came from as close to the inside of the Beach Boys organization as it gets — from John Stamos, who has appeared with the group on and off for 41 years, and who in the hours before the show strongly hinted that the Nashville concert could mark the end of the road for his friend.
\n\nStamos wrote as part of a nearly 1,200-word message on Facebook Sunday: “(W)hile I always knew there would eventually come a day when things would change, I never really allowed myself to imagine what that day would feel like. I’m not saying tonight is the end. God, I hope it isn’t. But there’s a part of me that wonders if this could be the last time I get to stand behind Mike, play those songs, watch him work an audience, and feel that indescribable magic that happens when those harmonies…
Original source: https://variety.com/