News For The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson fired

Beach Boys Brian Wilson, Al Jar-dine and David Marks have been sacked by Mike Love. Love issued the following statement, "The post 50th anniversary shape will not include Brian Wilson, Al Jardine and David Marks."

Wilson told CNN, "I'm discomfited and can't understand why he doesn't want to tour with Al, David and me. We are out here having so much fun. After all, we are the real Beach Boys."

Love said that the decision was grounded on money and protecting the legacy. He was quoted as saying, "You've got to be careful not to get overexposed."

No one is sure how that feathers with his plan of more touring as The Beach Boys with Bruce Johnston and a support band, which might include his son, Christian. A long-time friend of the band, John Stamos, might be joining this facade of a band. There is no firm word on that.

The band is still on tour and is planned to play two dates in London on September 27 and 28.

Last week, while assuming an award at The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, Love told the Los Angeles Times that he could see the band departing back into the studio again. "I'd be interested if I could write some songs with Brian."

At the same event Wilson told the newspaper that he determined the tour, "very tiring," but that he's, "really looking forward to doing another album."

A lifetime fan, Charles Orlik, has begun an online petition to get Love to change his mind. Al Jardine tweeted his support for the petition.

The petition states, "In order to continue the validity of 'The Beach Boys' as a whole and not as a money saving, stripped down version that only comprises one original member and one member that joined in 1965, we ask you to re-instate the three other members to the traveling group for your final years performing." So far, the petition has gotten 2,100 signatures.

The Beach Boys organized in 1962 in Hawthorne, California. They had a string of hits with songs featuring their wondrous harmonies. Their sunny music produced what became known as the "Southern California Sound."

They have been through breakups and lawsuit before. The final result in a 2008 lawsuit gave Love possession of the Beach Boys name. But, not their soul and Love just carved out the heart of that soul. Perhaps cooler heads will prevail.