I've thoroughly enjoyed the three reunion concerts I've seen and I think that they've done the BB legacy proud and given it a proper encore, as long as they pull the plug on a high note (and to the general public..and me... the tour and CD have done that.)
Unfortunately, I'm certain that Mike (and Bruce) will go back to doing their Casino thing as they've done for the last decade or more. They aren't the Beach Boys, but Mike has whatever permissions there are to go back to what he does. However, it might backfire on him if the shows aren't up to snuff. My "spider sense" tells me that Brian and Mike are the big bread winners from the reunion and that Al, Bruce and Dave are much less compensated for this run of "Celebration" shows. Mike's not stupid, and he certainly needed Brian on board in order to give the tour and CD credibility. It likely took Al, Bruce and especially Dave very little convincing to jump on board. They certainly belong there, but anyone who thinks that this is a 5-way split is nuts. Brian will continue to make music and may very well tour solo again. I thin Al will continue to do spot shows and that Dave will go back to doing whatever he does to make a living. I do hope that this may inspire Dave to do some recording and maybe make a few CDs. He's a solid guitar player and I'd bet he'd make some good blues stuff that would sell, now that he's restored his place in BB history and will be more familiar to many now. There will undoubtedly be other re-releases, but I think we've seen the last studio, original material, Beach Boys album.
