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Miles Archer

(22,455 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:06 PM 10 hrs ago

Some "celebrities" just had a MAGAt vibe before they performed for Trump. Didn't help their image with anyone but MAGAts

Seeing stories about Carrie Underwood "no longer being America's sweetheart" after performing at Trump's inauguration.

Right before Brian Wilson died, Mike Love took his "Beach Boys" covers band to Mar-a-Lago.

Sometimes when an entertainer makes an overt gesture to show their love for Trump, it weakens their overall public image.

But I could have told you LONG before Underwood performed at the inauguration that she'd be inclined to do that.

There IS an unspoken MAGAt vibe, ESPECIALLY among "celebrities."

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Some "celebrities" just had a MAGAt vibe before they performed for Trump. Didn't help their image with anyone but MAGAts (Original Post) Miles Archer 10 hrs ago OP
Mike Love is an asshole. maveric 10 hrs ago #1
There is a sub-set of "music fans"... Miles Archer 9 hrs ago #4
Mike Love MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #5
Not sure if you've seen / heard "The Beach Boys - Live at Knebworth" Miles Archer 9 hrs ago #6
Is it on YouTube or a streaming channel? MustLoveBeagles 8 hrs ago #7
Quello is a streaming channel, but no, it's not on Netflix / Hulu / etc Miles Archer 7 hrs ago #8
Thanks 👍 MustLoveBeagles 7 hrs ago #9
Mike Love made himself the Beach Boy representative Norbert 6 hrs ago #10
I never thought of Carrie Underwood as anything but a generically pretty, empty-headed blonde country bimbo. Aristus 10 hrs ago #2
She won a game show contest. That is all. Dawson Leery 10 hrs ago #3

maveric

(17,027 posts)
1. Mike Love is an asshole.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:16 PM
10 hrs ago

And has been for decades. His act must have been pathetic and didn’t help his lame career any.

Miles Archer

(22,455 posts)
4. There is a sub-set of "music fans"...
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:45 PM
9 hrs ago

...who see the Mike Love "Beach Boys" AS "THE BEACH BOYS."

Had a friend in California like that. He went to the Saratoga Winery and saw the Love covers band and told me "I saw the Beach Boys last night."

And, since he was my friend, I just smiled and said "No, you didn't."

His anger with the Brian Wilson Pet Sounds era and beyond is well documented.

And, it's ironic, because I saw an interview with Brian, in which he described Pet Sounds as his desire to start moving beyond "songs about cars and girls," and Love whittled the band's catalog down to nothing but those songs.

Bands "getting their name back" is the ultimate vindication.

Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman just did it with "The Guess Who."

Several years before he died, Paul Kantner did it with "Jefferson Starship."

I'd say any ACTUAL fan of The Beach Boys knows the Mike Love band is NOT "The Beach Boys," regardless of his ownership of the name.

MustLoveBeagles

(15,479 posts)
5. Mike Love
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 03:04 PM
9 hrs ago

Also supported censoring rock music in the 80's. Very disappointed. I like the Beach Boys. Always have. The only way I can see the real band is old videos and archive footage.


Miles Archer

(22,455 posts)
6. Not sure if you've seen / heard "The Beach Boys - Live at Knebworth"
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 03:26 PM
9 hrs ago

It's the last time that all three Wilson brothers were filmed / recorded on stage. Brian's a little "tentative," but it's the real band. You can get a free trial to "Quello Concerts" and watch it, and then decide to keep the channel or not after the trial.

Worth a watch / listen.

Miles Archer

(22,455 posts)
8. Quello is a streaming channel, but no, it's not on Netflix / Hulu / etc
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 05:03 PM
7 hrs ago


If you search for "Beach Boys Knebworth" on YouTube you can see individual songs...maybe adding up to the whole show...but it doesn't look like they have the entire show as a single video.

Norbert

(7,678 posts)
10. Mike Love made himself the Beach Boy representative
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:17 PM
6 hrs ago

When he showered Krasnov with all kinds of ass kissing compliments.

Both Brian and AL Jardine replied quickly, saying his views does not represent theirs.

Aristus

(71,947 posts)
2. I never thought of Carrie Underwood as anything but a generically pretty, empty-headed blonde country bimbo.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 02:21 PM
10 hrs ago

As most of them are, I was convinced she was a Jesus-spoutin' right-wing "Christian" tool. An impression not lessened by her "Jesus, Take The Wheel" bullshit, or her "They just need Jesus!" tantrum against her critics. But people kept telling me" Oh, no. She's progressive. She's modern country! She's not a Trumpster."

Boy, were they wrong...

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