New Promo picture & back album cover artwork

[macfan 57]

Here is a beautiful new promo picture of Christine & the album back cover artwork that Neil has posted on his U.K. website.

www.fleetwoodmac-uk.com/albums/meantime/meantime.html

The promo picture is just below where it says background info. Just click on the picture on the right and it enlarges. There are also some lyrics posted for 3 more songs in addition to "You Are" which we already have.

[GypsySorcerer]

Thanks! Looks great.... Can't wait to get it. :blob1:

I really like the lyrics to "Friend" and "Liar." :thumbsup:

[Hawkeye]

Chris looks GREAT in that photo.

[jbrownsjr]

Thanks for posting! :blob2: :blob1: :nod: :laugh: :woohoo:

[GardenStateGirlie]

Thanks Neil!! I really love the artwork and I just read through some of the lyrics. I don't own Christine's first solo album but i'm definately going to purchase this one. I like it already :nod:

[nodmod]

The rest of the unofficial lyrics arrived in my in-box this morning, so they shoud be posted sometime today
- http://www.fleetwoodmac-uk.com/albums/meantime/meantime.html

[estranged4life]

Cheers for your work on the Christine page :nod:

[golddustdragon]

Dang! I just read the lyrics to Sweet Revenge. That is one angry song.

[DownOnRodeo]

Marissa - yeah I just read the Sweet Revenge lyrics. It's like Christine going homocidal! aiee

[jbrownsjr]

I've heard she's no walk in the park when you piss her off. Either is Stevie.

[skcin]

Great job, thanks for all the hard work you put into getting all the info! Paula

BTW - I would assume that Forgiveness is about John? I really like the lyrics.

[golddustdragon]

I have a hunch that she must have been watching "Fatal Attraction" before writing Sweet Revenge.

[jwd]

Thanks for the page Neil and for posting the link macfan57. The pictures of Christine in "the garden" look great. Anybody else think that Chris doesn't have a stitch of clothing on under that coat?! :] :]

[GypsySorcerer]

Marissa - yeah I just read the Sweet Revenge lyrics. It's like Christine going homocidal! aiee

:laugh:


On another note, I am getting a Lindsey vibe on "So Sincere." Hmmmm....

[jbrownsjr]

Thanks for the page Neil and for posting the link macfan57. The pictures of Christine in "the garden" look great. Anybody else think that Chris doesn't have a stitch of clothing on under that coat?! :] :]

Ok i have to admit it occurred to me! :laugh:

[chiliD]

Thanks for the page Neil and for posting the link macfan57. The pictures of Christine in "the garden" look great. Anybody else think that Chris doesn't have a stitch of clothing on under that coat?! :] :]


You couldn't see from the b&w photo that she's wearing jeans? :shrug:

[ThePenguin]

>>>BTW - I would assume that Forgiveness is about John? I really like the lyrics.>>>

I don't know. I think those lyrics are a little too mean spirited to be directed at him at this stage. I mean, the name 'Johnny' appears there but I don't think she'd be that literal.

IMO-- the lyrics to 'Friend' *scream* John. Being that I am still writing my John/Chris relationship epic (it's very slow going, but it's turning out pretty good! :-P), I hear all these quotes swimming around my head, all the really lovely things she has said about him and their friendship. They were pretty tight.

The whole 'sailing' reference-- obviously a passion of his. The 'rising sun' line, where else have we heard that? 'Why' was pretty much written when things were starting to fall apart for them. But the first stanza really hits me, sort of in a "Before I wrote all those hits for FMac and was a multimillionaire, there was somebody who loved me" way.

I'm not saying she wants to 'get back together w/ him' (will leave those discussions to the S/L boards LOL) and i would hate to see his 26 yr marriage go down-- but maybe it's as just as simple as missing her friend, someone you feel a closeness to and have a history with. Missing someone who knows and loves the real you, who isn't interested in your enormous bank account, or using you to further their own pathetic musical career. Someone who knows your family, and makes you laugh, and went through the best and the worst of times right there beside you, someone who loves to cook and and can even swap recipes with you. Unfortunately, whereas they used to be a few minutes away from each other, they're now on 2 different continents.

Does no one else see that in those lyrics or am delusional?? :-)

I'm probably delusional.

--Lis

[jbrownsjr]

Lis,

I've known you for a long time and you're far from crazy! I think you're right on! And I even almost got a tear when I realized the rising sun ref!

:rolleyes:

[Gailh]

I think Friend could be about John or maybe Forgiveness or both.

She said in the Making of Rumours video that they had spent a lot of time "forgiving each other" and that John was "more like a brother to her, a good brother"

In the wider sense Friend could be about Fleetwood Mac and missing all of them.

I think some of the songs are definately about her marriage to Eddy breaking up - Bad Journey, Calumny, Sweet Revenge and Liar. There are some more optimistic ones - You Are and Givin' it back sound a bit more cheerful. Maybe she's got a love interest again. :xoxo:

In So Sincere I wonder who owns the 'Funny Little White Car with the broken lights'?

Then again maybe we're all wrong and all twelve are complete fabrications! :lol:

Gail

PS In five of the 12 songs she uses the word Darling

[macfan 57]

I completely agree about "Friend". That's got to be about John. I think maybe "Forgiveness" might be about Eddy Quintela. A few of these songs could be about the new man in her life(like "You Are"). I believe a few years ago, Stevie mentioned in an interview that there was someone new. And, all of these angry songs have got to be about the break-up of her marriage.

I really love these lyrics and there are some terrific song titles here too.

[chiliD]

I believe a few years ago, Stevie mentioned in an interview that there was someone new.

Hunch time: Anybody think it might be Ken Calliat? :shrug: Look at her past...Curry Grant, Martin Birch, etc...she's always had a thing for Fleetwood Mac's tech crew.

[ThePenguin]

Hunch time: Anybody think it might be Ken Calliat? Look at her past...Curry Grant, Martin Birch, etc...she's always had a thing for Fleetwood Mac's tech crew.

Interesting theory. He would be a guy she could trust (I would think trust must be a huge issue for her right now) and a guy she has some history with.

I don't think she has ever gone w/ a guy who didn't have a beard and/or mustache though LOL. She's a 'facial hair' kinda girl. :-P Maybe Ken grew a beard??

-Lis

[chiliD]

Well, Ken had a beard back "in the day" of the Rumours & Tusk sessions, so I don't think it would take much nudging for him to grow one again.

[jwd]

http://www.fleetwoodmac-uk.com/albums/meantime/images/album_backcover.html

chiliD:

You couldn't see from the b&w photo that she's wearing jeans?

Well you know at first glance, I really thought she was bare legged. Maybe my eyes were more focused on the devilish grin on her face and then my mind began to wander. How sexy would it be for Chris to be wearing nothing but a coat while roaming around the gardens of her estate, playing "tag" with an "inspired" male suitor. :woohoo: Thanks, I think, for keeping me in check. :)

[jbrownsjr]

It's ruined for me too! thanks a lot chili :distress:

[HomerMcvie]

Note to self- Try to grow beard. :)

[songbird anne]

hi everyone having had a close look at the photo it is obvious that chris is wearing a cow neck top and jeans
this should come has no surprise as chris has always been a woman of great class and style

also i dont think it is fair that people are speculating that chris and ken are having an affair

eiter chris or ken may read it and find it not funny and as far as i know ken is a married man

[jwd]

songbird anne:

hi everyone having had a close look at the photo it is obvious that chris is wearing a cow neck top and jeans
this should come has no surprise as chris has always been a woman of great class and style

I happen to be someone who thinks that you can wear a coat with nothing on underneath and still be classy, in the right circumstances of course. I am in no way advocating dirty old men lurking on street corners and alleys, flashing horrified, innocent passersby. :p :lol:

[jbrownsjr]

hi everyone having had a close look at the photo it is obvious that chris is wearing a cow neck top and jeans
this should come has no surprise as chris has always been a woman of great class and style

also i dont think it is fair that people are speculating that chris and ken are having an affair

eiter chris or ken may read it and find it not funny and as far as i know ken is a married man

I think affair is a little harsh. Some members were speculating if she had a new love in her life based on some of the lyrics, they were not speculating if she was banging the co-producer. :shocked:

[HomerMcvie]

Some members were speculating if she had a new love in her life based on some of the lyrics, they were not speculating if she was banging the co-producer.
I'm Chris' biggest fan, BUT, she has had affairs before. I hate to type anything bad about her, but the truth is just that.
:sorry: Chris.

[chiliD]

Thanks, I think, for keeping me in check. :)It's ruined for me too! thanks a lot chili :distress:

Anytime I can help! :lol:

[jbrownsjr]

I'm Chris' biggest fan, BUT, she has had affairs before. I hate to type anything bad about her, but the truth is just that.
:sorry: Chris.

Affairs between 2 consenting unmarried people are perfectly ok!

[HomerMcvie]

Affairs between 2 consenting unmarried people are perfectly ok!
Didn't she have an affair with Martin Birch(?) while married to John?
Plus, is it really called an affair if both are single? I thought that was called dating.
And was she already divorced during the affair with Curry Grant?
I don't care either way, but I'd like to know if I've got my facts straight.

[macfan 57]

Didn't she have an affair with Martin Birch(?) while married to John?
Plus, is it really called an affair if both are single? I thought that was called dating.
And was she already divorced during the affair with Curry Grant?
I don't care either way, but I'd like to know if I've got my facts straight.

She did have an affair with Martin Birch while married to John. I believe around the time of Mystery To Me. According to Bob Brunning's book, Martin Birch was married at the time.

Her affair with Curry Grant started during the White Album tour in 1975 while she was still nominally married to John. I think their marriage was really over by then, though not legally over. They separated sometime during the tour, but didn't divorce until early 1978. I'm not sure if Curry was married at the time, although I don't think that he was.

Not that any of this matters to me. :) It doesn't change what I think of Christine.

[ThePenguin]

I think Brunning's book is the only place that where it's written that she had this 'affair' w/ Martin Birch..and I'm not sure I'd take it as an absolute true fact. Welch and Weston did say there were 'sexual zingers/tension' going on but that technically could still be in the realm of the platonic...or maybe Im being naive ?? Birch looked an awful lot like Danny Kirwan w/ a beard, kinda weird.

I think she was 'legally separated' when she started the Curry thing.

I tried to reply to this before but it didn't go through; hopefully now it won't go through twice. :-)

-Lis

[macfan 57]

I think Brunning's book is the only place that where it's written that she had this 'affair' w/ Martin Birch..and I'm not sure I'd take it as an absolute true fact. Welch and Weston did say there were 'sexual zingers/tension' going on but that technically could still be in the realm of the platonic...or maybe Im being naive ?? Birch looked an awful lot like Danny Kirwan w/ a beard, kinda weird
-Lis

I believe Bob Welch may have confirmed the affair in his first Q & A here on this website, although I could be wrong. I know it's not mentioned at all in Mick's book, which I've always thought a little strange. I've never even seen a picture of Martin Birch. Lis, do you have a picture of him? If he had a beard, that would confirm your theory about Christine & her thing about "facial hair". :laugh:

[ThePenguin]

I did find one of Birch on-line once; i will try and find the link to it later today, have to take my son to speech right now! And yes it does confirm my facial hair theory LOL.

-Lis

[ThePenguin]

Hopefully this link will work. I just found it again. He's the 3rd photo from the left, top row. Doesn't he remind of Danny Kirwan?

-Lis

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22Martin+Birch%22&btnG=Search

[HomerMcvie]

Not that any of this matters to me. It doesn't change what I think of Christine.
Agreed. But at least I know I have my facts straight.
Not that I'm one of those guys that HAS to be right 100% of the time. :nod: :blob1: :nod:

[jbrownsjr]

I had an affair with Christine Homer.

That is 100% correct in my head! :lol:

[Mari]

I love those angrier lyrics :cool:
can't wait..

[macfan 57]

Hopefully this link will work. I just found it again. He's the 3rd photo from the left, top row. Doesn't he remind of Danny Kirwan?

-Lis

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=%22Martin+Birch%22&btnG=Search

Thanks, Lis. You're right, just like Danny Kirwan with a beard. :)

[HomerMcvie]

I had an affair with Christine Homer.
I pity the fool who messes wit my woman. :eek:
How was the affair?

[jbrownsjr]

The one in my head always ends up with she and I sitting at the piano playing Songbird.

[GypsySongbird]

and didnt she say in one of her video clip thingys that she was seeing a guy or something? she definently says something like "i must have been really in love with this guy"

sorry, kindof coming in to the thread really late here, and may not be adding any useful information but oh well!

we do love a good speculate about our chris! :D

i think bob welch mentioned the chris/martin birch thing twice in his q & as

[Gailh]

and didnt she say in one of her video clip thingys that she was seeing a guy or something? she definently says something like "i must have been really in love with this guy"



that was the man that some of the more negative songs on In the Meantime were about.

I originally thought they were about Eddy Quintela but it seems there was another relationship post Eddy but we don't know who with.

Gail

[GypsySongbird]

that was the man that some of the more negative songs on In the Meantime were about.

I originally thought they were about Eddy Quintela but it seems there was another relationship post Eddy but we don't know who with.

Gail

but we know there was a post relationship? for sure?
lol, sorry! a bit out of spin on this....
i think there must have been a few relationships we dont know about with christine, like in that gap between dennis & eddy, & between that sweedish guy she was engaged to and john
well maybe
she definently kept them quieter than stevie, lol

[macfan 57]

i think there must have been a few relationships we dont know about with christine, like in that gap between dennis & eddy, & between that sweedish guy she was engaged to and john
well maybe
she definently kept them quieter than stevie, lol

Don't forget Martin Birch & Curry Grant.:) It wouldn't surprise me if there were a few more. She was very discreet.

[GypsySongbird]

Don't forget Martin Birch & Curry Grant.:) It wouldn't surprise me if there were a few more. She was very discreet.

well.....and spencer davis of course! :D

[macfan 57]

well.....and spencer davis of course! :D

I forgot him....although Chris has said that was more musical than romantic.:D

[GypsySongbird]

I forgot him....although Chris has said that was more musical than romantic.:D

yea, but spencer davis said she was his girlfriend, so kind of clashing memories there.........

[macfan 57]

yea, but spencer davis said she was his girlfriend, so kind of clashing memories there.........

I didn't know that.

[GypsySongbird]

I didn't know that.

it was on a spencer davis interview posted on some thread a while back, ill try and find it

[macfan 57]

it was on a spencer davis interview posted on some thread a while back, ill try and find it

That would be great. I think I missed that.:shocked:

[GypsySongbird]

http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=18192&highlight=spencer+davis

heres the thread, enjoy! :D

[macfan 57]

http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=18192&highlight=spencer+davis

heres the thread, enjoy! :D

Now I remember. I'd forgotten about that thread. Thanks.:)

[Gailh]

but we know there was a post relationship? for sure?
lol, sorry! a bit out of spin on this....
i think there must have been a few relationships we dont know about with christine, like in that gap between dennis & eddy, & between that sweedish guy she was engaged to and john
well maybe
she definently kept them quieter than stevie, lol

Maybe they were just that .... gaps?

Although she did say in a Rolling Stone interview that she couldn't imagine what it was like not to have an old man and that she hadn't been without a man in her life for 20 years.

Gail

[GypsySongbird]

Maybe they were just that .... gaps?

Although she did say in a Rolling Stone interview that she couldn't imagine what it was like not to have an old man and that she hadn't been without a man in her life for 20 years.

Gail

20 years? i thought it was 12? i could be wrong though, but that was not long after the split with john

hehe i dont think they were gaps though, not in fleetwood mac!

oh and we forgot the "crazy german dj"! lol! who could forget him :D

[macfan 57]

20 years? i thought it was 12? i could be wrong though, but that was not long after the split with john


:lol: :lol: :lol:

It couldn't have been 20 years. She was 32 years old when she did that interview. That would have been since she was 12.:laugh:

I just checked my article...it was 12 years.:D

[Gailh]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

It couldn't have been 20 years. She was 32 years old when she did that interview. That would have been since she was 12.:laugh:

I just checked my article...it was 12 years.:D

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Maybe she just started young!

Gail

[GypsySongbird]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

i did think that sounded a bit strange..............