Just to be clear, the response from CAH was what she wrote MONTHS ago when people first questioned the picture she had been sent and then posted. She blocked me awhile ago (saying I am seriously obsessed, on a trip, have a freak blog, that I'm weirdly jealous and engage in fan worship, that I likely have serious mental issues and that I should crawl back under my rock. FWIW) so I don't know if it got brought up again today but the stuff you bolded? Was from ages ago.

no, it was on Richard's blog new just tonight. I gather she must have sent him a copy of what she wrote when she took it down and he just reposted it in response to the person who had brought the whole thing up to him.

http://dickdash.tumblr.com/post/9836...e-fb-confusion

Wow… she said all that to you on her FB page??

What had you said to her, or commented on her page, if you don't mind me asking?

edited to add: I looked on your site and saw the exchange. wow.

Yes, I'm aware it was there. *I* sent that post as a submission to clarify what had occurred re. that photograph because the anon had implied something which didn't really happen and I don't hold with that. The photograph was posted and then it was deleted, and that comment posted within a few hours. That all happened MONTHS ago.

Yeah, she said all that. I actually wouldn't have known because even though she tagged me and called me out by name on her Facebook, I got immediately blocked so I had to rely on others to tell me what she said.

This open response I wrote up the day my blocking occurred should cover most of the bases you're interested in. To sum up, though, I think what happened was that I commented on her FB page (for maybe the second time ever). She LIKED that post. Then some people who are aware of both my FB identity (real name) and my Buckingham Nicks tumblr sent her messages telling her that I spend my time trashing CAH on my blog. I am willing to admit occasionally calling her a liar and laughing at some of her posts but I've never been particularly vicious. Anyway, she went off on her Facebook about it. Her comment to me and my response is here:

http://buckinghamnicks-ff.tumblr.com...ris-a-response

CAH and Stevie don't look that much alike that I couldn't tell them apart. I don't see how CAH couldn't tell them apart.

Jenny looks a lot more like Stevie than CAH does.

Michele

Finally, I had to tickle him first, but he answered my questions!

shackinupnl :
Hi Richard, Ofcourse you can't answer every question, but something puzzles me. You answer questions about who did it with who in FM, if S&L ever talked about children, hair on asses and so forth. ( ofcourse also on very interesting topics). Recently I asked two questions: one about what your addition would have been soundwise on LB's latest three soloalbums, and how you would describe Lindsey's artistic vision that you refer to regularly. But no answers, until now.. Why? They're about art!

His answer:

Now this is a great example of good criticism & I accept it. I will take your comments into consideration & make changes if necessary. I have been surprised to see the ratio of human interest questions vs the high art & technical ones I expected. Perhaps in trying to answer back in proportion to the questions asked, I have gone overboard in my balance. I must admit, it has been fun to get a little more light & not so serious all the time, although I have covered a lot more of the artistic questions earlier & throughout this blog. There is a lot to read & see here, so it is understandable if you have not read it all & feel that way because of my recent focus on the human interest side. However, you deserve to have your question answered & I will try to provide more balance in the future.

First off, it’s almost impossible for me to know what his latest three albums would have sounded like with my influence, without me being there to react to his creative moves. So much for me is done without a plan and relies on the Zen of the moment. Having said that, I probably would have had a more inviting affect on the commercially minded Punters, adding my signature pop sound that I share with Lindsey when we worked together. In other words, I would have probably artistically screwed it up for the sake, at an attempt for radio play & commercial success.

As far as describing Lindsey’s artistic vision, why don’t you ask me a hard question? How about solid artistic rage funneled in to a single musical part, a passion for finding the right solution to a perplexing problem, keeping a song from reaching it’s full potential, a way of seeing things from the top of a creative mountain, when others see only from a repetitive, formula laden valley. The feeling that his next great musical moment is just around the corner & that you are witnessing a great moment in the continuum of music history. Or just hanging with a friend that always inspires you to be a better self than you ever could have imagined on your own. Simply put, the ability to look into a musically empty space from the future, drawing on the wisdom of the past & weaving a tapestry of musical notes, into a song of the present.

Hope this comes close to answering your question & thank you for your constructive criticism. All of us working together will make this blog worth reading, that’s the beauty of it.
….r

I swear I knew this was you!

well, shackinup netherlands? who else would it be! :thumbsup:

Ha! I didn't even catch that.

You know what? I signed up as shackinup, and the name was already given! How rude! So I had to put NL behind it!

I posted a question to Richard about the politics of another FM record, and here's what he thought:

Anonymous: Lindsey & Christine spent time earlier this yr together in the studio, and wrote or recorded together at least a dozen songs. In interviews they talked about an album dropping sometime early 2015. Stevie didn't join them, instead doing her own album. Now they're walking back any talk of when the next Mac album will drop. Stevie keeps saying she won't record w/ FM w/out Dave Stewart because he doesn't criticize her songs like Lindsey. Do u think she'll really not record w/ them now Chris is back?

No,I really believe that Stevie will record with Fleetwood Mac on this next record, Dave Stewart or no Dave Stewart. Perhaps a little of Lindsey’s creative criticism is just what’s needed to keep Stevie’s songs vital. (Just my opinion) Nobody is insensitive or self minded enough to deny the fans or history what it seemingly demands from the band, especially after Christine just re-joined and while the window of opportunity is still open. Time has a habit of ending the right circumstances quickly and the world is littered with missed opportunity. Sad. Now you see why I don’t miss this drama anymore, I actually did graduate middle school.

…..r

That's funny. You know, I can't read him every day and then when I get behind I feel it would take me so long to catch back up. That just makes me allow more time to pass. So, I'm missing out on some good commentary.

Michele

and photos.

Yes, just saw the picture of the three Buckingham brothers, the year before Greg's death. Very nice.

Michele

Just read about the drunken senator who had to be dragged out of Christine's hotel room. I hope it wasn't Ted Kennedy!

Michele

Bingo! That's where my money goes. Having grown up in Boston, it fits him like a glove.