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Bob isn't allowed to talk specifically about the lawsuit. I assume everyone keeping quiet about it was part of the settlement. Obviously, it was about record royalties during Bob's time in FM. I suspect Bob may have gone to Mick, John & Chris first about his grievance, then got nowhere & then sued.
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In Mick's autobiography he did say that at one point when the first moved to the states all their royalties were paid to Bob because they were UK citizens and he (Bob) got a "hell of a tax bill". I'm at work at the moment so I can't check this but I think I'm remembering it right. Perhaps that had something to do with it Gail |
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"Everything of Fleetwood Mac's was still in Bob Welch's name because we had no green cards that would let us work and earn money in the States. I remember that the $200,000 record advance from Warner Bros. to me, John and Chris went directly into Bob's bank account and that years later he got a hell of a tax bill. |
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Probably. That would be why the IRS sent that huge tax bill to Bob.
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just popping in quick to say that i would LOVE to have her record anything. . .blues, r&b it doesn't matter. she could record a double album of her reading off listings in the phone book and i would buy it.
and that's very cool that bob welch answered your email joanne! it's great to see that he enjoys interacting with the fans. |
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Unlike our Chris.
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well as much as i would have loved to see chris more involved with her own site, i do understand that she's a very private person and when you open yourself up to the fans, you allow for all sorts of psychos to start trickling in. i think she's just had enough of it all at this point in her life. i don't hold it against her!
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But I daresay I'll get over it! Gail |
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Christine is a lot more "famous" than Bob, since she is a member of the 'Rumours lineup.' Even though some of us like the 'Welch lineup' better, Bob Welch still doesn't enjoy anywhere near the amount of fame that Christine does. (Note the Hall of Fame exclusion, as an illustration.) Therefore Bob can "afford" to interact with his fans on his website; the volume of chatter isn't so much as to be overwhelming.
There's probably also a personality difference; Bob is an outgoing, gregarious American and Christine is a laid back, retiring English gentlewoman.
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From what Martin Wyatt said they weren't expecting so many questions about the old FM days. They kind of thought the questions would be about ITM. Also I doubt if the questions were filtered so there would have been quite a few duplications. It wasn't handled at all well by Sanctuary so it was probably a bit daunting. As for the personality issue - they got on well previously so I think it was just the lawsuit. I'll say it again - I don't think it pays to get on Chris' bad side! Gail |
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Hopefully, she will record another album of new material. While Ken Cailliat produced the last one, why not join forces with Richard Dashut in the producer's seat this time? He could bring along guitarist Michael Thompson, who played beautifully on Chris' songs from the Time album. Then, it would be less of a funk album than In the Meantime, which would be just Perfect.
But probably, it depends on the sales of the last album whether Sanctuary would distribute another record of hers. Has it sold well? |
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I don't think Sanctuary are interested in Christine anymore judging by their (lack of) response to her website problems. I really think another Christine album exists only in our heads. Gail |
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