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Old 07-12-2017, 09:35 PM
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Girl, I though The Mac had drama. Evidently, while the sisters were on stage performing during a tour date last fall, all hell broke loose backstage between Nancy's kids and Ann's husband. The po-po was called, dragging Ann's husband to jail for assault of a minor. Ann's dogs escaped from the tour bus, and black eyes were flying. All this before the sisters even finished their encore song. Now, the sisters are barely on speaking terms and have put "Heart" on indefinite hiatus.

Good grief, imagine Karen Johnston, Kristen Buckingham and Jessica Nicks having a knock down drag out backstage on a Mac tour! Here's the Wilson/Wilson Heart story from ROLLING STONE--read the report and determine who is at fault.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/fe...ssault-w473842
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Old 07-14-2017, 03:24 AM
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I heard about this! Bands and groups always have issues and spats and fights and rivalries, it's completely normal for the environment which is why any stuff within FM doesn't phase me much. But THIS sounds pretty bad. Even worse considering that they're actually family. Hope they can figure things out.
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Old 07-16-2017, 04:09 AM
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I read about this also when it happened. The first thing I thought was this guy is not a zen warrior. I mean he got awful violent pretty quick over some dogs. Although I imagine they are expensive dogs, it certainly didn't justify what this guy did. Time heals all wounds or so Iv'e heard. We will see what happens I guess.
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Old 08-17-2017, 11:21 AM
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I am a big Heart fan. I did hear about what happened & hope this is just temporary, that they can get past it & get back together.

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This is really CRAZY. Teenagers do not always listen and act accordingly but that is NO EXCUSE to lay your hands on them for accidently letting the dogs out of the tour bus. No stranger should do it and especially NOT your uncle. I see Ann's husband at fault. Were the dogs ever recovered? I don't recall reading that in the article.
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Old 08-20-2017, 08:24 AM
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I hear they are going to patch up their differences and release a new Heart single . A remake of "Who Let the Dogs Out?"
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This new article makes me so sad. Heart can't go out like this they need to get back together.

In August of 2016, Ann and Nancy Wilson and the rest of Heart took to a stage in Washington, in the midst of an extensive Summer tour. While the band was performing it’s encore, Ann’s husband, angered at Nancy’s twin 16 year old boys for leaving the door to Ann’s tour bus open, physically attacked them. He was subsequently arrested, and pleaded guilty to two counts of non-felony assault. The Wilson sisters, holding disparate views about the night’s events, spent the rest of the tour occupying separate dressing rooms, and rarely communicating.

In the little over a year since, all and nothing has changed for Nancy Wilson. She assembled a formidable new band, recorded a critically acclaimed album, released several well received singles, and found herself on tour in support of a fellow rock legend. Her relationship with Ann however, remains strained.

With that as the backdrop, I reached out to Nancy, one of rock music’s most thoughtful and reflective artists, and asked her who and what she will be thankful for this holiday. This is what she told me…

A little over a year ago, everything went to hell in a hand-basket with my family, and my family band. Things between my sister Ann and I had already been a little on the strained side, because we were experiencing some new dynamics. Ann had a new husband, and we were all really trying to get to know him better, like anyone would when someone new comes into their family. We were trying to figure out how we all fit with each other.

But what happened that night just hit us broadside, out of the blue. That there was some sort of impression on his behalf that my kids were acting entitled in some way, still does not justify hitting them. That was never going to be okay with us. The venue reported the incident to the authorities, and if we had not also reported it ourselves, we could have been in trouble with the law and child services, because my boys were underage. A lot of families might not have dealt with it the way that we did…it is common for people to just sweep stuff like that under the carpet. The fact that we didn’t, became a little more noticeable because my sister and I are in a rock band.

I think Ann kind of felt that she was stuck in the middle between her new love, and me, her original love. [slight laugh] She tried to defend her husband’s actions and, I feel, sort of deny the importance of what happened. That one night set the course for the last year or so, which has been emotionally challenging, to say the least. My sister and I sort of went off in different directions, and have hardly communicated since. It has been painful. Just a nightmare.

After the incident, my husband Geoff knew me well enough to know that after we finished the tour, I was going to need to get something positive and musical into my life, right away. He said, “Why don’t you get together with Liv Warfield?” I first saw Liv sing on ‘The Jimmy Fallon Show’, and I thought she had a real energy and presence about her, in addition to an incredible voice. She had been a member of Prince’s New Power Generation, and was collaborating with a guitar player named Ryan Waters, a fellow Prince protege. Earlier that year, Heart asked her to open our shows at the Hollywood Bowl, and Liv and I hit it off right away. We talked about writing songs or doing something together in the future, and we both agreed that we should be the people who actually say something and then do it, instead of just talk about it.

Now Geoff was telling me, “You guys swore up and down that you’d try to do something! Let’s get this going right away.” He knew. He saw me on a collision course with insanity and depression, and all the other forms of sadness that might come from my break with Ann. So, we decided to try it.

There was still about a month of Heart dates left to do at the time though, and they were excruciating. The shows and the crowds were great, but the vibe between Ann and I obviously was not. A day after we finished the tour, Liv and Ryan, and my fellow Heart bandmates Ben, Dan and Chris, found ourselves in a rehearsal space in California, trying to see if we actually had anything here. The two camps didn’t really know each other, so there we were, sitting in a room together, with everyone acting kind of nervous and shy. Believe me, it was a big leap of faith to fly everyone into town, book out rehearsal space, and bring technicians in, just to figure out if we could possibly be. I mean, it was entirely possible that we would have to say, “Sorry everyone, but this isn’t going to work. Nevermind!” [laughs]

But it worked. We were exhausted because we were just coming off of the tour, but once we started playing together, that all went away. It was exciting and meaningful, right off the bat. I had this idea to arrange a Colin Hay song called ‘Hold On To My Hand’ that I had only heard an acoustic version of. I loved the song, and brought it to the table as our first thing to tackle as a new group of musicians. Almost immediately, we found an amazing shorthand with each other.

We recorded ‘Hold onto my Hand’ and it sounded great, but more importantly, there were no egos, or power trips or band politics. The six of us formed a creative democracy. Everyone wanted to share and support and make something great together. I just thought, “Thank God for these people!” We named ourselves ‘Roadcase Royale’, to describe the beautiful collusion between an old road band like Heart, and the rock n’ roll royalty that Liv and Ryan hail from. Geoff was right. I needed this.

Well before Heart started experiencing its problems, my husband was going through a challenging time himself. Ever since he was a kid he had identified himself through his work, but now found himself leaving his job of 25 years, without knowing what his next life move was going to be. He was not only losing the camaraderie he had with his friends and co-workers, but also the rituals and routine, and his everyday purpose. Adjusting was proving more difficult for him than he thought it would be, and as I saw him trying to deal with it, I wrote about it.

So, when Roadcase Royale came together, I said, “Hey guys, since we’re writing songs, I’ve got these words…” and our single, ‘Cover Each Other’ just came to life. My husband told me later that he had to wipe a tear from his eye the first few times he heard the song. It was very meaningful to him because we support each other through thick and thin, with unconditional love and friendship. That’s what it’s all about, you know?

Once the band was up and running, we were looking for gigs. We ended up doing a few in the LA area, which were really fun. Of course, we did them for next to nothing, moneywise. Starving musician syndrome all over again! [laughs] We did see one opportunity though. Bob Seger had previously offered Heart the opening slot on his upcoming arena tour, and I was really excited about the opportunity to breathe some new life into Heart by doing something big like that. Unfortunately, Ann said no.

I went back to the powers that be and said, “What about Roadcase Royale? We don’t suck! We’re actually really good!” We sent them a few videos to check out, but they said, “I’m sorry, we have to think about about selling tickets.” So, it wasn’t looking great. But Bob and his manager, after checking out our stuff, came back to us and said, “Hold on a second, you guys are good. I think we do want you to open for us. You’ve got the job…but we really want you to bill yourselves as ‘Nancy Wilson of Heart, with Roadcase Royale”.

I was resistant to that. We were trying so hard to make something different and new. And of course, Ann was out on the road calling her thing ‘Ann Wilson of Heart’, so it was a rocky proposition for me all around. Ultimately, we decided that if this was the only trade-off I would have to make for our incredible new band to have this great opportunity, then so be it.

Once we got on the tour and hit the stage, I knew we had done the right thing. We were going out there and playing a few Heart songs at the beginning of our set – because as newcomers, you have to be out there waving your arms, shouting, “Hey, look at us! We’re the big, shiny thing over here!” – and the audience would steadily pour in. By the end of our set, nearly every seat would be full. We were getting standing ovations at the end of ‘Crazy On You’ every night. We were on a roll.

It didn’t last long, because unfortunately, Bob re-injured a vertebrae in his neck. When he first got hurt, he was forced to cancel only one show, but we had a feeling of, “Oh, no!” Then we got the news that the rest of the tour was postponed, and it took all the wind right out of our sails. We were just getting our sea legs under us as a live band playing arenas. It was a major disappointment.

It was so surreal for us to have to immediately get off that tour bus and take leave of each other, get on a plane, and go home. The first day back, I have to admit that part of me was thinking, “Oh, well there’s my nice, beautiful bed! My real kitchen! My washer and dryer!”, but the next day was a huge letdown. It was like, “[sound of losing game show buzzer] Where did all the glory go?”

Bob’s people said that he has never cancelled a tour before, and he doesn’t want to disappoint the fans if he can help it, so I’m hoping that he feels better and we can reconvene soon. I can’t wait to get back out there!

As far as Heart goes, we may have seen the end of it’s long run. It stopped on such a weird, awkward, and unnecessarily hurtful note though, and I really don’t want to go through another holiday season without talking to Ann. Last year was a painful experience. I keep reaching out to her, through our sister Lynn, hoping that we can get together around Thanksgiving. Just so the three of us could be together and talk, as sisters. It doesn’t have to be about Heart, but it has to be about…sisters.

So, this Thanksgiving, I am thankful for my sons of course, who I love and am very proud of. I am thankful for my husband, for all the reasons I mentioned, and many more. I am thankful for Liv, Ryan, and our new band, who in some ways, saved my life. And I am thankful for my sister Lynn, who I love very much.

I am also thankful for Ann, and always have been. Our relationship as sisters is far more important than any career decision we’ve made, or will ever have to make. Blood is thicker than any of that other stuff. Whether we see each other over the holidays or not, I know we will always love each other, unconditionally, no matter what.


http://ofpersonalinterest.com/nancy-...-thanksgiving/
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Oh wow, cant believe this is still going on.
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Has there been anything new on this? Last I heard was Heart is still on hiatus?
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Ann Wilson on the Future of Heart

Ann Wilson is currently working on her new solo release Immortal, which features covers of songs by artists who have recently passed away. But many are still wondering about any potential future plans with Heart.

If you remember, Ann and Nancy Wilson had a very public falling out due in large part to an incident in which Ann's husband Dean Wetter was arrested and convicted on charges of assault against Nancy's 16-year-old twin sons backstage at a Heart show in suburban Seattle.

When asked about possibly doing anything in the future with Heart backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony last Saturday (April 14), Ann had this to say:

"I don’t know. I just don’t know. I do know for a fact that it’ll never go back to being a meat and potatoes, ‘just play the hits and nothing more,’ writing it down old band. That’s why I stopped it, because I felt like it was beginning to disintegrate into commercialism. It was chasing the buck. Maybe that’s idealistic, but that’s what I had to do.”

Immortal is currently available for pre-order at AnnWilsonOfHeart.com. A release date has yet to be announced.

https://wror.com/2018/04/17/ann-wilson-future-heart/




Nancy Wilson: ‘I Hold Out Hope For Heart’

When Ann Wilson announced on Jan. 10, 2017, that she was doing a solo tour, it was attributed to a break from Heart, which she and her sister Nancy have fronted since the early 1970s. Similarly, the younger sibling revealed 10 days later that she had started a Heart spin-off band called Roadcase Royale with several current Heart members. Nancy Wilson was quick to point out: “Roadcase Royale is a side project and not a replacement for Heart.”

Turns out there was a lot more to the sisters’ separate paths in 2017. On April 14, 2017, it was revealed that Ann Wilson’s husband, Dean Wetter, received a suspended sentence for allegedly choking Nancy’s 16-year-old twin sons backstage at an Aug. 26, 2016 Heart concert in Auburn, Wash. Wetters had pleaded guilty on March 9 to two counts of fourth-degree assault. His plea agreement with the court includes two years of probation, counseling and no contact with his nephews. Wetter will not have to serve jail time.

Since then, Ann has continued with regular road work and begins a tour opening for Jeff Beck and Paul Rodgers on July. (Tickets are available here and here.) She’s also revealed news of a studio album, Immortal, that honors many fellow classic rock stars that had recently passed, with covers of songs by David Bowie, Amy Winehouse, Glenn Frey, and more.

For Nancy Wilson, 2017-18 was supposed to be a big year on the road as well. She and Roadcase Royale had released an album, First Things First, and landed the coveted opening slot for Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band’s big arena tour. However, after just seven dates, Seger was forced to postpone the remaining concerts due to back surgery. He gave an update of his medical condition on March 28 but there’s still no word on when he may return to the stage. That’s put Nancy Wilson and her new band in a bit of limbo.

And then, out of nowhere, Nancy Wilson tweeted a message yesterday (April 17) that should be encouraging to Heart fans:

“I believe Heart can make magic. Both with the classics that the fans love and other song discoveries that make new magical imprints as well.

“Heart is a great band with a lot of range. We are not confined by the oldies either done by others or our own. I hold out hope for Heart.”


By April 18, scores of fans had commented on Wilson’s tweet. @kozmicblues88 wrote: “The fans are holding out hope too. Not just for Heart, but for reconciliation as well. Love to you and your family!”

@aomorgan wrote: “Keeping hope and love alive for you two as sisters and as HEART.”

@CALyonsSoCal replied: “I also have hope there will be a reunion – new songs, old songs – either way I’m a fan to the end.”

Heart’s last appearance was on Oct. 22, 2016 at Riverdome in Bossier City, LA.

Watch several songs from that final performance

http://bestclassicbands.com/nancy-wi...union-4-18-18/
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Ann's husband, in my opinion, is a total tool. First he marries Ann, after tearing himself away from his Facebook (gay) profile, and his 'job' as a 'social worker.' Then moves Ann out of Washington State to Florida. Then, the incident w/Nancy's sons goes as follows. They opened Ann's tourbus door. The dogs either got out or tried to get out. Dean put a chokehold on one of the boys. Major attention happened. The tour biggos said don't call the police. Somebody said it's legally required to call the police. Then after all this, Ann took Dean's side against Nancy's sons, who were clearly the victims of First Degree Assault. Ann stopped talking to Nancy except via text message. You can argue with me all you want to if you wish. This is what I know.
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I remember when Chit Chat was the most popular forum here.

And Pepperidge Farms remembers, too...
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Ann's husband, in my opinion, is a total tool. First he marries Ann, after tearing himself away from his Facebook (gay) profile, and his 'job' as a 'social worker.' Then moves Ann out of Washington State to Florida. Then, the incident w/Nancy's sons goes as follows. They opened Ann's tourbus door. The dogs either got out or tried to get out. Dean put a chokehold on one of the boys. Major attention happened. The tour biggos said don't call the police. Somebody said it's legally required to call the police. Then after all this, Ann took Dean's side against Nancy's sons, who were clearly the victims of First Degree Assault. Ann stopped talking to Nancy except via text message. You can argue with me all you want to if you wish. This is what I know.
This is already really old news. Heart is opening up for Def Leppard at one show that I am aware of in 2024. Most likely it will be multiple shows.
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This is already really old news. Heart is opening up for Def Leppard at one show that I am aware of in 2024. Most likely it will be multiple shows.
There's a third big act with them too. I've seen the ad, but can't remember who the third one is.
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