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07-24-2018, 04:28 PM
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Rumours - The golden years
https://youtu.be/6Oj4EkDBqqA
The Mirage tour concert DVD. Couldn't embed. These were truly the golden years of Fleetwood Mac. But don't be sad, because..... Now a new chapter has begun and I Can't Wait! 
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07-24-2018, 06:18 PM
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It's not that I'm sad, absolutely not. I'm still just angry. I will got over it, soon, but won't feel sad about the ending of me being a FM fan, they just don't deserve my attention anymore.
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07-25-2018, 08:31 AM
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07-25-2018, 02:35 AM
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G-day Mate (The #1 Stevie Nicks hit in Australia, the new home of Fleetwood “Outback” Mac) Sometimes I talk like My love for dear Lindsey’s enduring Then when we break up Well somehow we still keep on touring! Yes, I know you Fans hate us, at least now you do Yes, we’re true blue Didge-ri-doo, we’re heading south now G’day mates, g’day mates We’d been wasting our time--U.S. sales have declined! Well, g’day mates, g’day mates Now the band’s got to move to Down Under I guess G’day mates, g’day mates Yes, I know you Non-Aussies, hate our guts G’day mates, g’day mates... What can I do now that Neil Finn’s my stooge? (She wonders how many more tickets They'll sell down in Auckland In secret she says she needs to see Linds But those bridges are broken) Well, she dances around in a circle Well, she's using third-person now Blame it on something Bob Dylan Put the blame on Linds, I know I do (Back to first-person?) G’day mates, g’day mates We’d been wasting our time--U.S. sales have declined! Well, g’day mates, g’day mates It's like me and the "Pretenders" without Chrissie Hynde! G’day mates, g’day mates Yes, I know you Non-Kiwis, hate our guts G’day mates, g’day mates...
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Joe Last edited by DownOnRodeo; 07-25-2018 at 02:50 AM..
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07-25-2018, 06:01 AM
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Unlike every man and his dog on this site, I do NOT presume to know or understand why five (or four) people I have never met decided to part ways with one of their colleagues. Put the blame on Stevie anyway though, put the blame on Mick, because it is easy and makes you feel good. Apparently Lindsey could never do anything wrong. He quit in 1987 after they released a mega seller album and left them high and dry when it came to touring, but they welcomed him back for Clinton's inauguration in 1993 and for The Dance in 1997. These people, Christine, John, and yes Mick and Stevie have been incredibly forgiving and understanding of Lindsey over the past 40 years. While as I said I do not presume to know why Lindsey was terminated, I do think it would not have been done flippantly. They could have easily continued without him from 1987-2018 but they wanted him back and they knew even as recently as this year that the ideal was for him to stay in the band, but they could not work through their differences, whatever they were, so they took the last resort option of parting company.
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07-25-2018, 07:45 AM
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(Tellingly, there was no meeting Stevie, because Madame is special and resides in the ether. Although two fellow fans got to meet her in a private session, because they'd sent her an artwork they made--namely, a portrait of Stevie  )As for the reasons behind LB's firing, nor do I presume to know--except what has been said interviews etc. by, er, Stevie, Mick, Lindsey, and Christine. Quote:
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I (sincerely) hope you get the opportunity to meet the band members too--though you'd better hone those portraiture skills if you want to meet Stevie!
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07-25-2018, 08:28 AM
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 I have to ask you, how were John and Lindsey? Was John as quiet in person as we always hear? And what was Lindsey like? I've met Mick, and thought it was so-so. He seemed very distant and his responses were pretty canned. And now I have zero interest in ever meeting him again, which is good because if I did, I'd probably say some things to him that would get me banned from whatever concert it was.
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07-25-2018, 09:45 AM
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- John was soft-spoken and unpretentious--exactly as you'd expect! I handed him a copy of the Gypsy vinyl 7-inch single, because he is purported to have sung a bit on the b-side cover of Cool Water. As he signed it (on the A-side, whoops) he smilingly said something brief and light-heartedly self-effacing about his vocal contributions. If I hadn't been standing about 3 inches from him I wouldn't have caught what he said; but he had a deep, strong voice, so it's just a volume issue apparently. ("Turn the knobs to 11, Johnny!") - I seem to remember being surprised by how petite Lindsey appeared in person, but then I'm quite tall, and I guess on both occasions I'd spent the preceding three hours staring up at him from a meter below (front row, Lindsey side). He came across as uber relaxed/composed, no airs, cool (in the good sense), and just plain generous about connecting with whatever loony fans came his way! As in all the interviews, his manner was subdued and 'underplayed,' but when he talked he actually projected his voice (take a hint, John  ). On both occasions he came across as genuinely excited or pleasantly surprised at certain points, his voice going a bit high and his expression changing dramatically, which made it feel all the more like a 'real' interaction.- You've met Mick yourself so no insights here probably, but to me he came across on both occasions as highly self-possessed and charismatic, with a refined gentlemanly manner and an undeniable 'gravitas' that was completely contradictory to his on-stage antics (which can also be said of Lindsey). Other than his legendary status and name, I think his physical stature has a lot to do with it; on the first occasion I talked to him (to get him to sign a copy of the Visitor LP) I was utterly tongue-tied. He was extremely gracious, in a paternalistic way. He sped off quickly though (I think to the bathroom, poor guy  ).One thing I can't swear about but ex-Ledgie and my fellow 'deranged fan' at the time Lux would be able to clarify/verify/correct were she still here is that in the second interaction, backstage after a Sydney concert, there were some Australian actors/celebrities backstage along with us pleb fans, and Mick was spending most of his time down the hall away from the 'fan room', gabbing with a major Aussie actor of similar age to him, and as I seem to remember Lux telling it, when Lindsey appeared in the hallway the actor called out to Lindsey as if to summon him, but when Lindsey noticed Lux (in her goth/punk garb) he gave the actor short shrift and came to hang out with us and other other fans instead.
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07-25-2018, 10:12 AM
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[QUOTE=DownOnRodeo;1233004]
(Tellingly, there was no meeting Stevie, because Madame is special and resides in the ether. Although two fellow fans got to meet her in a private session, because they'd sent her an artwork they made--namely, a portrait of Stevie ) And I met Stevie at the Marin Film Festival where she was totally gracious and generous with her time.
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07-25-2018, 10:20 AM
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I was just noting that based on my experiences stalking the band during their 2004 concert tour (which I assume is the only kind of context most fans can expect to ever have the chance of meeting her), she was using secret passageways and elevators or something because she never went down the backstage hallway while the fans were there and never came through the lobby of the hotel that the others were staying at.
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07-28-2018, 09:50 PM
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