As a longtime fan of great Toto, is so sad posting my first comment on this shocking news about Mike, I am close to him and his family, hope the love of fans around the world will give him a little more comfort.
Mike, the italian fans are with you!

hello every one,I wasn't there since so long time,but I'm very happy to read this! love to you all!! kiss,christel

I wish if they come to Indonesia again, with Bobby Kimball so seven members in the tour dedicated to Mike Porcaro, and unforgettable, in memoriam Jeff Porcaro.

Toto has been one of my examples since I was a kid.
I am a drummer and losing Jeff was one of the worst things in my musical education.
My boyfriend is suffering from a disease that is something in between MS and ALS.
So I know the terror Mike and his family are going trough, though my boyfriend is given 5 to 10 years.
I hope something can be arranged for Mike, so the disease can be slowed down...
I will be there in Heerhugowaard in Holland. And I hope all the fans in the world will make a difference for Mike!
Please make a dvd of the tour, so we can help out by buying that dvd.

My prayers are for everybody close to Toto, and Mike and his family especially

Shocked is the right word when i heart about the ilness of Mike. Mixed emotion about the temporarily reforming of the band. Joy because i can go to see them one last time but sadness because the reasson why.

My thoughts are with Mike his family and all good friends.

Dorothy Gale's dog - The Wizard of Oz & the Power of Music

It all started in 1978, one year after the band founded. At the age of 10, I saw a
commercial on TV about a Rock’n Roll sampler. ‘Hold the
line’ was broadcasted on the TV commercial just for a
few seconds, but it somehow fascinated me. I told my
brother about it, because I couldn’t find that record
anywhere. Well, to be honest "anywhere" at
the time meant for me the only music shop I knew called
"Die Rille" in my home town. However, he
already owned the TOTO I album and allowed me (as his
younger brother) to listen to it if I wanted to. Of
course, I wanted and it came out that I did not like
only ‘Hold the line’ on that album.

That was the beginning of a long and intensive
relationship to the Porcaro family's music over
many, many years. A band named after the little dog of
Dorothy Gale, the heroine in "The Wizard of
Oz". Just because Jeff, Mike's brother had
watched this movie and used the dog's name on the
band's demo tapes to make them identifiable.

So many snapshots of my life, where they were just
there through their tunes: When I learned my for school
– his and his brothers' music was with me (drove
my Mum crazy more than once…). When I had my first
date, when I lost my first love, when I joined the army
service, when I started at university – their music was
there when I failed and when I passed exams. Still
today, after so many years they are around. Not every
day, but whenever needed. Just like a good friend. And
I need them very, very often. That might be the reason
why 5 of 6 slots in my car's CD player are busy
playing their live and studio albums for me on and on
and on and on. To work and back home. Or wherever I
go.

He got elected to the Musicians Hall of Fame in 2009
with the band. By far the most prestigious honor in
this business. Toto, everybody knows them, though not
everybody knows them. However, their discography is
longer than Lee Sklar's beard and everybody I know
knows at least one band or musician they have played
with - in the studio or live on stage. The musicians of
the musicians.

I do remember some special moments like the tour date
in Stockholm, November 9th, 2002, where my wife and I
had the pleasure to briefly talk to Bobby the next day
at the airport, when we were heading back to Germany
and the band moved on to Finland. We also met David
Paich there, but he rather looked like thinking “What
the hell am I doing here? Why do these guys know my
name? And where the hell is the bloody gate C…?” (5
minutes before they had to board the plane, David
arrived at the end of the terminal at Stockholm's
Arlanda airport, but could not find gate C to the
flight to Helsinki, which was not well marked either.
My wife and I saw him and helped out, but his look over
to us was just priceless!) It was obvious; that the
after-show party must have been rrrreally great and
that it ended in a long night…or early morning. Not
that anything like that ever happened to me......

Another unforgettable event was the Tribute to Jeff
concert in Koblenz, Germany, at the Rhine River on
March 30th, 2002. We met Lenny Castro in the hotel bar
after the show and had a wonderful time with him. I
still owe him a Guinness in Dublin’s Temple Bar
district.

Now, they are going to have a temporary reunion and
published first tour dates in Austria and Germany.
It's to honor their brother and mate Mike Porcaro.
This week I learned that Mike is diagnosed with ALS

I don't know what to say or think. It's
somehow empty up there.

It touches and hurts.

But life sometimes throws things at you. And there is
nothing you can do about it. Nothing to avoid it. And
sometimes nothing to change or reverse it. Just live
with it. Do the next step. One at a time.

Mike, I can't count the hours that your music had
enriched my life. Thank you for all these wonderful
times and moments. I owe you.

My prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.
Love you brother, from the top of my heart … and the
bottom of my soul.

(People walk for many things here in the US. Why not for ALS or Mike? I'd do it. When you honor him in Europe, where I come from, why not here in his homeland?)

I HOPE TOTO RECORDS EITHER A DVD OR CD FROM THIS TRIBUTE TOUR FOR OUR HERO MIKE POCARO.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT HERE THAT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE TOUR ( I LIVE IN AUSTRALIA) BUT WOULD WANT TO HELP SUPPORT THIS TOUR BY BUYING A CD OR DVD.
steve trow
TROWBIZ

Sorry, i´m read the news 5 min ago and i´m completly shocked. I´m a fan of the band since the early eighties and especially of Jeff and Mike Porcaro, so this is really bad news for me. I wish all the best for Mike and his family.

Ralph

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I´m very shocked to hear from which illness Mike is suffering from. If you inform yourself about ALS you´ll know what I mean. I´m so sad, that there are no happy feelings possible about the announced tour. All my thoughts belong to Mike and his family. Chris

You guys are all very lucky!

I am hoping to see US dates somewhere. Rubbing buddah's belly now!

Cheers!

Veronica

Tani and I are going to the concert near Bodensee. ... 16th Juli. Thats five days after my Birthday! So Toto is like a Birthday-Present for me. :-)

I lve 20 km from KB-hallen in Denmark
The concert was announced in Danish radio station P3 wed-day. Så once the sale started i ordred my ticket, and got it with mail, yesterday (27. feb).

I got some mixed feeling about the concert, but i hope, we all can enjoy, and have a lovely night, knowing that this probely is last call.

All love and thourghts to the Porcaro family.

If you need some directions, or guidelines about Copenhagen, let me know. I can give you guys some hints, and what to do.

Havet Aka Henrik

What a news. what a mixed feeling. I was just looking at FIB Live dvd and missing the Toto live shows. I hope they will come soon. (I can't imagine they will skip Holland....)

I wish Mike, the Porcaro family, friends and all the band members the very best.

My thoughts go to Mike and his family. For those who won't be able to attend the concert, please let us know how we can help in any other way. Much strength and love, leo.

hey, guys.
i'm so sad for mickey and his really bad disease, but i hope nathan east will fill his shoes very well! (even if i've had preferred lee sklar instead...)
it's a shame bobby's not been contacted by the cats!!! however i hope there'll be added for the tour!!! (three years ago, i read there was the idea to do the 31st anniversary tour with both bobby and joe on lead vocals. am i wrong or what?!)
giak85

Wishing this was not true, wishing it weren't so, wishing that time could suddenly go backwards and that we could all be in front of that stage looking at Jeff and Mike on stage like it was yesterday. Now we are full of hope, prayer and love for Mike. Hope that is endless, faith that is as strong as a towering oak and love that is endless. Mike you are in our prayers!! God Bless YOU Mike!! LOVE ALWAYS HOPES!!! Lana

Great to hear that TOTO is coming back, although the reason is very sad. I allready knew a long time that Mike is suffering on ALS, but reading that it now is officially announced shocked me because I still hoped that it was only rumour. An uncle of my wife also had ALS and I know what a terrible disease it is!! Mike you are in our hearts and we'll pray for you!!

But how sad the reason is, I'm also happy to see my favourite band again with a great line up: Luke, David, Simon, Steve Porcaro, Jospeh Williams and Nathan East. I'm glad to see for the first time Steve Porcaro & Joseph. In the first rumour about this comeback I heard that David Hungate would play again with TOTO, and I also would have loved to see him.

I'm curious what teh setlist would be, but I aspect a lot of the Fahrenheit and The Seventh One area. We'll see. Can't wait till the dates will be confirmed and hope it will be a concert in the AHOY or in the HMH above a festival because than the setlist is mostly longer. But is it's a festival I'll also wille be there!!!

See you soon!!!

Benno

My god Toto's coming!!! I have never seen them before.
I just read it 2 hours ago, i'm late reacting.
Sang 'Stop Loving You' so hard along i hardly had any voice left.
It's like getting a second chance being able to see them.
I am so fulfilled with joy and yet so so sad knowing what mike's condition is.

I could only dream of this to happen seeing the original line-up members together on one stage in stead of going to their individual projects.
I became fan when we all just heard there was no more toto. I heard it on my very first toto related concert of Luke. I was devastated about it.
At the same time i feel guilty about dreaming this to happen, cause i owe it because of mike's bad condition.
This chance i won't let slip away!!
My gosh.. Joseph has always been my very very very favourite toto lead singer.
What more could i ask for.
Ramona

if we all can. Cause as I mentioned i'm sure part of the proceedings willl be in aid of Mike and his family.

Thank you guys for your statement.
Folks, I just read two days ago the rumours of the small reunion tour and I was happy like only few times before! Yesterday I planned my holidays for this year for the chance of my life - to see all my heroes joined together for my very first time. This chance - Luke, David & Steve P. and Joseph again in one place - I was speechless - my heart made a big jump!
No thoughts about Bobby, but I wondered ´bout our one and only groovermaster...
Seconds ago I read that the rumours BOTH came true- one makes me very happy and the other make me soo sad. I have no words...
All my prayers go to Mike and his family - I wish you power and all the best!

Hey guys !

A summer tour wowow i'm so exciting about that ! please dont forget a tour date in the south of France... we have a real cool Festival called "Les Voix du Gaou" in Toulon, will be GREAT ! Steve played there 2 years ago for the Everything changing times tour !

fingers crossed !

All the best

Linda

Hi!
I knew about the news in these last days.
I'm divided about it:
- I'm really happy to know that my friend and inspiring bass player Nathan East reach the Toto, I know he will do a very good job
- I'm sad becouse I red about Mike's illness, hoping the better for Mike, but also realizing that it will be a miracle to come out (we never know, sometimes the internal forces of a man can do better then medicine).

I hope to be at one of the next Toto gig's live to support the band, Mike and his family.

MIKE! KEEP STRONG! WE ALL SUPPORT YOUR STRUGGLE!

Max

I didn't know even the name of illness until I got the news.
I'm very sorry.

I want to ask Luke, Dave and Steve to continue touring all around the world (I hope Japan be included) for encouraging Mike and the patients suffering from the same disease.

I'm pleased to support and help them from Japan, too.
God bless Mike and his family.

Jun

I am looking forward to this tour so much. I will go to a few shows, but I am very sad about Mike's condition.

Two announcements - one, what all of us have been wishing to hear, and the other, what we've been dreading.

No chance of me being there for the tour - I live on the opposite side of the world. So I guess for me, the bad news totally outweighs the good news, and I'm still in shock. But I hope the shows are great for those of you who get to go.

Thoughts & prayers with the Porcaro family and the rest of the band.

Jes.

Now then, I would like to aks everyone to behave in a propper manner. This tour is no joke. This tour is to honor Mike Porcaro who is ill. I do belive that most of you people has googled ALS alredy, but it is a very, very bad condition. Lethal, at best I am sorry to say :'(

A swedish news anchor named Ulla-Carin Lindquist was struck by this disease. A true journalist, she asked for her journalist friends (sorry, I cant spell the name for people working together) working alongside her make a documentary about her and the very rare condition she had.

Sorry to say, it's not subtitled and I am not even sure if you will be able to watch this outside of sweden.

http://svtplay.se/v/1392776/min_kamp_mot_tiden_-_ett_program_om_ulla-car...

My POINT is that this is no time for discussions on who would sing, or what songs to be played. There is neither to be no discussions about how this is the real farewell tour or not. This is about Mike Porcaro.

I would have loved if this was a tour resulted from a situation that the band wanted to be together and play. I would even have loved if this was the kind of money making tours that some bands do these days. Nothing wrong about that in any way, but I am sure you'll get the point. This tour is basically about Mike Porcaro.

I will do what I can to get hold of tickets.

I am very very sorry if I have offended anyone in any way, that was never my tought. I just ask people to not flame eachother.

PEACE

so that i dont book tickets with an unknown seller and flight tickets to wrong destinations.

I will definatley try and make one of these shows to show my love for this superb musician & human being,
don't know much about the condition but i hope he is'nt suffering to much.

What can we say: we think of you!
We all love you!

I am really sorry to hear what has happened to Mike and would like to send my love, I hope Toto come to the uk during this reunion for Mike I would love to see Joseph Williams sing again because I haven't seen him since 1988.

Yep. It'll be another emotion filled tour. As some one said "bitter sweet". I'm glad we can now put a name on Mikes condition.

that for those of us who do care we should try to make it for one of the sessions. I do believe that part of the money will be in support of Mike and we should do our small bit for him and the Band who have touched our lives.

no mention of Bobby?