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Submitted by mike on Mon, 02/26/2007 - 19:20
Any fan who attended TOTO shows over the last year noticed that Mike Porcaro toured after having sustained a very painful injury to his left hand. Despite the fact that it was difficult, Mike persevered and played each and every date of the first leg of the Falling In Between Tour. After returning home, Mike sought medical treatment and has been recovering nicely; however, he has not been able to recuperate in time to join the band on the upcoming tour. "I was hoping that the situation would be better by now," Mike states, "but it hasn't improved. It's gonna take a while. I'm working on it, and I hope to be back in the saddle soon enough. But, unfortunately, I'm not going to be able to make this upcoming run. Nobody feels worse about it than me, but that's the reality of it.".
Despite the short notice, TOTO have recruited one of the best bass players around to substitute for Mike: acclaimed session musician and life-long friend Leland (Lee) Sklar. "Those of you on the TOTO Network have seen Lee; he's a big part of the Network and what we're trying to do there with the web. He's going to play bass and you're going to love it. You're in great hands," says Mike, and jokes, "Come on down and see him play and see a real bass player."
Sklar, a renowned player whose credits include James Taylor, Hall & Oates, Jackson Browne, Phil Collins, Clint Black, Reba McEntire, and George Strait, is looking forward to playing with his long-time friends in TOTO. He will be filling in for Mike on all of the upcoming TOTO tour dates so that Mike has the time to fully recover. "I hope to see you all soon," says Mike. "I'm sorry that this is the way it is, but this is life and I'll hopefully be back really soon. So God bless and enjoy the upcoming tour!"
Mike recorded a special video message apologizing for not being able to do the tour and introducing Lee to the fans.
Mike recorded a special video message apologizing for not being able to do the tour and introducing Lee to the fans.
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All the best
Dear Mr. Groovemeister,
I wish you the very best to recover as fast as possible. I also hope that we'll see you on tour 2008 - thanks for beeing an inspiration !
Warmest regards from Munich,
Benjamin
Miss you so much Mike! Words
Miss you so much Mike! Words can describe! To see Lee live with Toto was very cool. But I really missed you Mike! Hope to see you out on the road again soon!
Wish you all the best!!
Best regards from Marius
Mikey P.
Man, I cannot help it. Me and the Mrs are going to see the boys 8-12 in Linköping and you will not be there. I miss you!
God bless the Groovemeister/Daniel
MIKE!!!!!
A huge +1 Daniel.
Mike's such a huge part of TOTO history and overall sound. I've battled injury with the arms and hands so I know how scary that can be for someone who plays...it sidelined me from finishing percussion class on kit! So--it can be a huge inconvenience. I just hope Mike's slowly getting better. It's stuff like this that takes the longest to heal.
T
Best Wishes
Hi Mike,
I missed you so at the TOTO show here in Munich !
Lee Sklar played a fantastic concert but TOTO isn't TOTO without you !I relly hope you are getting better and better each single day and maybe we all can see you at the DVD in Paris !
Best wishes beamed toward you,
thanks for having you playing the bass and as a human beeing !
Benjamin
To Mike...
Hi Mike...
I feel SO sorry for you, the first Toto-tour without you, it feels strange to know that you're not gonna be on stage this year, but your health comes first, and who better than Sklar could stand in for you?
I wish you a lot of strenght and i really hope you'll recover soon, I will miss you this year, but sometimes "there's no other way..."
A lot of love and a big hug,
Noor
Thank You All So Much!
Thanks to all for the kind words, prayers and encouragement!
Much Love,
Mike
MashCast
Hi Mike...
You're VERY welcome and thanx for the message, it's...
good 'n nice to see U again !!! Like the "Ancient Text"..
Where did U found IT ??! Hahaha !!
All the best & take care, Mike :)
musicman
GET WELL SOON MIKE
hello MIKE, i have played bass guitar something 20 years now and i buy new (fretless) bass becose i have little bit nicel allergy from bass frets or strings,now it`s not so painfull to play but after that fretless was problem 4 a while very...very dificult 2 play it feels almost that i have to start from the beginning, but anyway.toto is coming here in finland 17-18.8 and i´ll be there and i hope you will be there also.so GET WELL SOON my bass goddes. c u next time mike.
:)
Mike, thanks for this message. We're all sending prayers and good vibes your way for a speedy recovery. You rock!