Frankie Valli

[Macfan4life]

What do you think? Part of me says this is elder abuse. He's clearly not singing and does not even blink. He is almost like a mannequin. Sort of sad. There is a little bit of me that likes he goes on for his fans. But I think its time to hang it up. He can't even keep up with the lip sync. Is someone forcing him to do this? How does someone not blink?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QPC...&start_radio=1

[SteveMacD]

Is it that different from this (which I’m told is genius)?

https://youtu.be/lruKJb16sDA

[Nathan]

Wow, that's kind of eery. Thanks for posting. We almost went to this show, about two nights ago.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

What do you think? Part of me says this is elder abuse. He's clearly not singing and does not even blink. He is almost like a mannequin. Sort of sad. There is a little bit of me that likes he goes on for his fans. But I think its time to hang it up. He can't even keep up with the lip sync. Is someone forcing him to do this? How does someone not blink?

I agree 100%. I had seen other videos I had already thought that he should have retired there by now. But this video is so sad. That's the kind of shows I wouldn't pay for, I don't think I'd even go for free. However some comments I read, they say he still rocks. What? Am I watching the same video? Fans are fans anyway, I know, but this was too much.

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Is it that different from this (which I’m told is genius)?

https://youtu.be/lruKJb16sDA

Oh come on Steve........I saw Lindsey blink several times

[Villavic]

I think the point goes beyond the to blink or not to blink. Lindsey is really singing and performing there. He has enough energy. I don’t like his voice, and that’s the reason I decided 2014 was the last time I went to a Mac concert, their voices were no longer the same.

But in the Frankie video, sorry for the sarcasm but an animatronic would have done it better. That show was in Chautauqua, NY. I guess he doesn’t live there, I googled and it says he lives in Encino, CA. So he probably stayed at a hotel. Maybe I'm wrong, but it's very likely that he'll need help taking a shower in a bathroom that isn't his own. And I can't imagine him walking long distances inside airports. So my first impression coincides with elder abuse. Lindsey (nor any Mac member that I’ve seen recently in media) doesn't need a wheelchair or assistance bathing.

However, if he was sincere in this video, nobody is forcing him:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1076158107200132

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by Villavic

I think the point goes beyond the to blink or not to blink. Lindsey is really singing and performing there. He has enough energy. I don’t like his voice, and that’s the reason I decided 2014 was the last time I went to a Mac concert, their voices were no longer the same.

But in the Frankie video, sorry for the sarcasm but an animatronic would have done it better. That show was in Chautauqua, NY. I guess he doesn’t live there, I googled and it says he lives in Encino, CA. So he probably stayed at a hotel. Maybe I'm wrong, but it's very likely that he'll need help taking a shower in a bathroom that isn't his own. And I can't imagine him walking long distances inside airports. So my first impression coincides with elder abuse. Lindsey (nor any Mac member that I’ve seen recently in media) doesn't need a wheelchair or assistance bathing.

However, if he was sincere in this video, nobody is forcing him:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1076158107200132

I think he just turned 91. He has been touring every year of his adult life so I find some truth to him saying he loves it. But when you don't move your mouth and pre-recorded tracks of your youth are played it may be time to hang it up. But his fans love him and he is giving them what they want. If Stevie Nicks was doing this at 91 and in the same state people would still come to see her.
To be moving and standing at all at age 91 is a miracle by itself let alone being on stage. These shows make good money. He's always at casinos and small theaters across the United States.