Christine McVie Forum

[jbrownsjr]

I'm really proud and impressed when this thread started over a year ago that so many FM fans posted here. I had no idea people appreciated Christine McVie as much as I did.

Anyway as toll for entering this thread you must post your favorite Christine memory.


When I was driving to Mrytle Beach with my parents the 8 track kept playing the White album over and over again. My mom and I were night driving. I kept remembering how the ladies' voice reminded me of my mom. Soft, warm and beautiful. The song was Warm Ways.

[GateandGarden]

I think my fave Christine memory goes back to the not too distant past, around the spring of 2004. I had quite a crush. It was the kind that made me pretty careless about everything else. I discovered "Everywhere" and it became the theme song for my crush. So I had to dance around my dorm room singing it. I still remember how giddy I was, putting that song on repeat for at least an hour.

[aleuzzi]

quote: Anyway as toll for entering this thread you must post your favorite Christine memory.


Okay, I'll bite. I'd known of Christine McVie and her songs for years when onenight, at about eight twelve--this was the early eighties--I heard a song I'd never heard before, blaring out of our living-room stereo: Say You Love Me. It was brilliant. I decided then and there to listen (and, in the case of Rumors, re-listen) to everything she'd ever recorded up to that point.

[NicksIllume]

I'd always liked Christine, but it turned into more once she retired. Here are a few...

The feeling I get when I've had a bad day and come home to put in The Dance DVD...immediately going to Don't Stop and feeling better.

At the September 14th SYW show, I covered my ears or tried to cover my ears when Stevie sang on Don't Stop.

Being in a record store and finding the 1984 album.

At the July 17th Gold Dust tour, I thought to myself...if this was a Fleetwood Mac show, Christine McVie would be right in front of me.

And coming here daily to check out the forum and be around y'all!

[skcin]

I remember listening to Little Lies from the TITN cassette on my little pink radio/tape player in my friend Renee's room when we were 12.

I remember the first time I heard Why - I got a compilation video in a trade about 3 or 4 years ago & a live version of Why was there The picture sucked, it wasn't labeled & it cut off halfway into the song. I had no clue what the song was, who wrote it, what album - nothing. I just knew I HAD to find it after that.

[macfan 57]

My favorite Christine memory is still my first one. I heard "Over My Head" on the radio back in 1975 and was completely blown away by that voice(I still am, by the way.) Right then and there I became a fan. My fandom grew over the years. Inevitably her songs on Fleetwood Mac albums always turned out to be my favorite songs on the albums. The internet made me even more of a fan, if that's possible. Unfortunately, I didn't get online until 1999 so I missed the Dance reunion online at least. That would have been so much fun to share in the last Fleetwood Mac album with other fans. Like John, it's also amazing to me to hear from other fans who love Christine. It always seemed to me that I was the only one. :laugh: One last fantastic memory was in the spring last year when I first heard "You Are" coming out of my computer. I hadn't heard any new Christine music for 7 long years. In The Meantime was so much fun because of the internet. Thank you Marty & Lis(I have a feeling that Lis had quite alot to do with this ;) ) for starting a Christine forum on the Ledge. :)

[Gailh]

I was primarily a Fleetwood Mac fan since 1973 (God is it that long) and intrigued by them having a female in the band (not many did back then)

I only went online in 1999 when I got my first home PC and was knocked out by the number of like minded FM fans I found.

It wasn't really until she left the band that I realised she was my favourite member - they say you don't really know what you've got till it's gone.

My over riding memory is seeing them live in Nov 03 at Earls Court. I find the start of a concert very exciting - the house lights go down, the crowd gets more intense, shadowy figures appear on the stage, Mick starts to play the first beats of The Chain (so loud your chest vibrates), Lindsey plays the first few notes and then ...... "Listen the wind blow" and then crashing disappointment because it just didn't sound right. I spent the rest of the concert trying to enjoy myself but it was no good.

I posted on another board that "The thrill had gone" and I still feel like that.

I went again on 10 Dec because I'd seen a rumour that she would be on stage. And although I enjoyed that more if they ever tour the UK again unless there's a guarantee she will be there I don't think I'll go.

Gail

[GateandGarden]

Unfortunately, I didn't get online until 1999 so I missed the Dance reunion online at least. That would have been so much fun to share in the last Fleetwood Mac album with other fans.Say You Will is a Fleetwood Mac album. :p

(You must've known I was going to say that. But it's true! :laugh: )

[ThePenguin]

Thank you Marty & Lis(I have a feeling that Lis had quite alot to do with this ;) ) for starting a Christine forum on the Ledge. :)

You are very welcome. It's my favorite forum. :) I think it may have been Marty'd idea to start it though?? I can't even remember.

Hmmmm...favorite CM memory...I have a few that really stick out in my head...

--hearing Over My Head on the radio as a kid i 1975, i remember that cool mellow intro so vividly, and both my parents were singing along.
--seeing her at Great Adventure; she smiled at me. :rolleyes:
--watching my toddler daughter dancing to Temporary One and Say You Love Me many, many times; she used to watch The Dance endlessly!
--while talking to John before the 97 Meadowlands show, I looked over his shoulder and saw Chris down the hall, just for a minute. Surreal in the extreme, in every regard LOL.

there are more but that's a start....

-Lis

[macfan 57]

Say You Will is a Fleetwood Mac album. :p

(You must've known I was going to say that. But it's true! :laugh: )

Yes, I knew you were going to say that. :laugh: And, technically, of course The Dance is not the last album, but it still is the last one to me. :)

[CFR]

My favorite Christine memory is still my first one. I heard "Over My Head" on the radio back in 1975 and was completely blown away by that voice.

Even though I was well aware of Christine's genius in the pre-you-know-who days and have always enjoyed her work, I've said a million times before and I'll say it again, "Over My Head" was and still is her finest vocal moment. Absolutely gorgeous.

I second that as my favorite memory. :thumbsup:

[HomerMcvie]

Even though I was well aware of Christine's genius in the pre-you-know-who days and have always enjoyed her work, I've said a million times before and I'll say it again, "Over My Head" was and still is her finest vocal moment. Absolutely gorgeous.

I second that as my favorite memory. :thumbsup:
I remember, as a kid, while learning to play guitar, my friend's and I trying to play Over My Head, in my friend's basement. The funniest thing I remember is the call/response of "Over my head". So freaking funny now, picturing them singing "OMH" in falsetto. :laugh:

[chiliD]

Anyway as toll for entering this thread you must post your favorite Christine memory.

It would take up too much room...and I've posted it a thousand times already...so, I'll say:

At the 1976 Eric Clapton concert at the GW Forum

...and leave it at that. Most of you long-time Ledgies know what I'm talking about.



Yes, I knew you were going to say that. :laugh: And, technically, of course The Dance is not the last album, but it still is the last one to me. :)


In the same way that Then Play On is/was for me. :shrug: :thumbsup:

[jbrownsjr]

It would take up too much room...and I've posted it a thousand times already...so, I'll say:

At the 1976 Eric Clapton concert at the GW Forum

...and leave it at that. Most of you long-time Ledgies know what I'm talking about.






In the same way that Then Play On is/was for me. :shrug: :thumbsup:

chili - tell me what happened at EC concert relating to CMcVie I'm curious

thanks! :xoxo:

[dissention]

Anyway as toll for entering this thread you must post your favorite Christine memory.


Getting Behind the Mask and the title track coming on. I never paid attention to her before then (I was in my Stevie phase, but please forgive me because I was only around 12 or 13), but I was blown away by her stuff on that album. Definitely made me a Christine fan and I've become an even bigger one since Say You Will came out.

[chiliD]

chili - tell me what happened at EC concert relating to CMcVie I'm curious

thanks! :xoxo:

Oh all right...it's REALLY long...

Its late summer/early fall 1976...I've got tickets to see Eric Clapton (with Charlie Daniels Band as the opening act) at the
Forum in LA. Due to a buddy of mine who had Los Angeles Kings season tickets, I got some prime seats for the show
(stage left risers about 15 rows up from the floor about even with the 5th row on the floor...would've been about even
with the free-throw line if the place was set up for basketball).

My friend (John) & I made the journey in my 1967 VW bus (I think Cameron Crowe based his Jeff Spicoli character on
me! )...complete with ice box full of Coors 16oz beers, which wouldn't last long once we got into the parking lot. We
make it to our seats just about as houselights go down, Charlie Daniels Band comes on and plays a GREAT set..."how's
Clapton going to follow THAT?", we discuss during intermission. Being red-blooded guys barely in our 20's we're
checking out the "scenery" that's around us. I spy a GROUP of HOT "babes" with tall drinks walking UP from the floor. I
get the ol' elbow from John, "Hey, check THEM out" he says. As they stop in the aisle about 5 rows down from usto look
for their seat numbers before heading into their row, I notice the third one in the line...DAMN! IT'S STEVIE NICKS!!!
John harumphs disbelief, I tell him, "Don't believe me? I'll show ya!", so I yell, "Hey, Stevie!" (I'm just SO smooth,
eh?)...she looks up with glassy eyes (and holding a VERY tall Tequila Sunrise) and waves to me! Where he got it, I don't
know, but John shoves a pen in front of me and says "You'll never have this chance again!", so, I grab the pen & my
Clapton program and start to get up to go get her autograph...I kind of ram into the guy whose coming DOWN the aisle
from the walkway above...not being a SMALL person myself...he flies into the guy who he's walking down the aisle with...bodies fly. I focus on the guy and
his friend. Omigod! It's RICHARD DASHUT & LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM!! I rammed right into Dashut, he knocked Lindsey
into the seat across the aisle from me. They're not pleased and vocally so. I apologize profusely; and, as I am, I hear this
cackling laughter from a woman in the row across the aisle. I look to see who's laughing and its CHRISTINE McVIE!!!
She's just laughing her ass off! Richard & Lindsey move along to find their seats (and get the HELL away from ME!) and
Christine motions me over...I lean into her row (she's about 3 or 4 seats in from the aisle...no one is in the first couple of
seats)...she says still chuckling, "You'd better go take your seat before you kill anymore of my band; give me the pen &
program and I'll get everyone's autograph for you!" I nod in agreement and as I turn around to walk back across the
aisle, a guy just lightly brushes past me...not until he's a few steps down do I realize who it is...RINGO STARR!! After the
previous 5 minutes, I am NOT even going to try to engage a BEATLE in conversation. Just as I take my seat, the
houselights go down, Clapton takes the stage and kicks into "Hello Old Friend". Just before the second verse, I get a tap
on my shoulder...its Christine McVie returning my program, signed by Mick, Stevie, Lindsey and herself. (apparently John
didn't make the show) The others had just signed their names, but Christine signed it: "Thanks, Steve, XOXO Chris". Well,
my friend John & I were just in awe the rest of Clapton's set...Eric was ON FIRE that night, the band was tighter than
I'd seen them on previous tours (Eric actually kept the same people in his band for the fourth consecutive tour!)...running
through old hits as well as his then new material from his "No Reason To Cry" album. John & I just kept handing each
other the program and just staring at it, then looking up to see how Fleetwood Mac was reacting to their buddy Eric
Clapton's show. Eric's guitar playing commanded our undivided attention about 2/3 of the way through the show and then
as Eric left the stage, we looked around for the Mac and they'd already vacated...probably to head for the backstage
party! After Eric's third encore ("Layla" of course!), the houselights came back up and it was time to go home. One
memorable night that Christine McVie rescued me from years of possible total embarassment with her class & generosity.

[jbrownsjr]

holy f*cking ****!!!! holy f*cking ****!!!!

that's my girl

THANKS CHILI !!!

U R no long banned!!

See MTM thread....

[HomerMcvie]

One memorable night that Christine McVie rescued me from years of possible total embarassment with her class & generosity.
That is an AWESOME story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Christine really IS wonderful. :wavey:

[macfan 57]

I've read that story before, but I always love reading it again. You're a lucky guy, ChiliD. :cool:

[AliceLover]

I think my favorite Christine memory had to be was when I went to see her on the Dance tour. I was only 8 years old and it was my very first concert. We had like 24th row, but I remember everything so vividly. I remember when Christine came up to do everywhere the whole place went wild. That song got more appreciation than the Chain. And I was just stunned. Everytime the chorus came up the whole place freaked.

[dissention]

I think my favorite Christine memory had to be was when I went to see her on the Dance tour. I was only 8 years old and it was my very first concert. We had like 24th row, but I remember everything so vividly. I remember when Christine came up to do everywhere the whole place went wild. That song got more appreciation than the Chain. And I was just stunned. Everytime the chorus came up the whole place freaked.

Were you at opening night? She seemed so HAPPY. At least I thought so. Some of the looks on her face while she was behind her keyboards playing made it seem that she was really enjoying playing and having fun. Stevie took awhile to loosen up and Lindsey was nowhere nearly as manic as was this past go-round, but damn, that was one fine show.

[GateandGarden]

Thanks for telling us your story again, Steve. I hadn't read it before. Fantastic!!! I can't even imagine that. :thumbsup:

[AliceLover]

Were you at opening night? She seemed so HAPPY. At least I thought so. Some of the looks on her face while she was behind her keyboards playing made it seem that she was really enjoying playing and having fun. Stevie took awhile to loosen up and Lindsey was nowhere nearly as manic as was this past go-round, but damn, that was one fine show.

Yes I was there opening night! I remember after GDW stevie said something to the effect "I haven't been to these parts in a long time" and she did take a while to loosen up. Barely any dancing and I hated that ridiculous coat she was wearing. BLAHHHHHHHHHHHH. Christine was so great! Everywhere was so fun. And I thought I remembered Christine smoking a cigarette right before she was suppose to come back for Not That Funny. No one believes me but whatever. I remember Oh Daddy being good too!

[ThePenguin]

I've read that story before, but I always love reading it again. You're a lucky guy, ChiliD. :cool:

same here. oh my, how cool is that. do you have that program framed?!


-Lis

[trackaghost]

Wow Steve, that is soooo cool!!!
Thanks so much for the story. I am in awe.
You don't have a picture of said programme do ya?

[amber]

Oh all right...it's REALLY long...

Its late summer/early fall 1976...I've got tickets to see Eric Clapton (with Charlie Daniels Band as the opening act) at the
Forum in LA. Due to a buddy of mine who had Los Angeles Kings season tickets, I got some prime seats for the show
(stage left risers about 15 rows up from the floor about even with the 5th row on the floor...would've been about even
with the free-throw line if the place was set up for basketball).

My friend (John) & I made the journey in my 1967 VW bus (I think Cameron Crowe based his Jeff Spicoli character on
me! )...complete with ice box full of Coors 16oz beers, which wouldn't last long once we got into the parking lot. We
make it to our seats just about as houselights go down, Charlie Daniels Band comes on and plays a GREAT set..."how's
Clapton going to follow THAT?", we discuss during intermission. Being red-blooded guys barely in our 20's we're
checking out the "scenery" that's around us. I spy a GROUP of HOT "babes" with tall drinks walking UP from the floor. I
get the ol' elbow from John, "Hey, check THEM out" he says. As they stop in the aisle about 5 rows down from usto look
for their seat numbers before heading into their row, I notice the third one in the line...DAMN! IT'S STEVIE NICKS!!!
John harumphs disbelief, I tell him, "Don't believe me? I'll show ya!", so I yell, "Hey, Stevie!" (I'm just SO smooth,
eh?)...she looks up with glassy eyes (and holding a VERY tall Tequila Sunrise) and waves to me! Where he got it, I don't
know, but John shoves a pen in front of me and says "You'll never have this chance again!", so, I grab the pen & my
Clapton program and start to get up to go get her autograph...I kind of ram into the guy whose coming DOWN the aisle
from the walkway above...not being a SMALL person myself...he flies into the guy who he's walking down the aisle with...bodies fly. I focus on the guy and
his friend. Omigod! It's RICHARD DASHUT & LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM!! I rammed right into Dashut, he knocked Lindsey
into the seat across the aisle from me. They're not pleased and vocally so. I apologize profusely; and, as I am, I hear this
cackling laughter from a woman in the row across the aisle. I look to see who's laughing and its CHRISTINE McVIE!!!
She's just laughing her ass off! Richard & Lindsey move along to find their seats (and get the HELL away from ME!) and
Christine motions me over...I lean into her row (she's about 3 or 4 seats in from the aisle...no one is in the first couple of
seats)...she says still chuckling, "You'd better go take your seat before you kill anymore of my band; give me the pen &
program and I'll get everyone's autograph for you!" I nod in agreement and as I turn around to walk back across the
aisle, a guy just lightly brushes past me...not until he's a few steps down do I realize who it is...RINGO STARR!! After the
previous 5 minutes, I am NOT even going to try to engage a BEATLE in conversation. Just as I take my seat, the
houselights go down, Clapton takes the stage and kicks into "Hello Old Friend". Just before the second verse, I get a tap
on my shoulder...its Christine McVie returning my program, signed by Mick, Stevie, Lindsey and herself. (apparently John
didn't make the show) The others had just signed their names, but Christine signed it: "Thanks, Steve, XOXO Chris". Well,
my friend John & I were just in awe the rest of Clapton's set...Eric was ON FIRE that night, the band was tighter than
I'd seen them on previous tours (Eric actually kept the same people in his band for the fourth consecutive tour!)...running
through old hits as well as his then new material from his "No Reason To Cry" album. John & I just kept handing each
other the program and just staring at it, then looking up to see how Fleetwood Mac was reacting to their buddy Eric
Clapton's show. Eric's guitar playing commanded our undivided attention about 2/3 of the way through the show and then
as Eric left the stage, we looked around for the Mac and they'd already vacated...probably to head for the backstage
party! After Eric's third encore ("Layla" of course!), the houselights came back up and it was time to go home. One
memorable night that Christine McVie rescued me from years of possible total embarassment with her class & generosity.

that's got to be the best story I've ever heard. Thank you. :woohoo: hahaha, Chris laughing at Lindsey falling...*sigh*.
Christine? I remember when i got my first Mac CD, being obsessed with SYLM. With figuring out the harmonies, and the beautiful, even, synchronicity of the keyboard and base parts. I was enthralled with it's fast, yet perfect evenness. It made me practice and learn harmonies.

[LikeAWillow]

That's really an amazing story Steve, probably the best FM related one I've ever heard! As for my Christine moment...definetly the very first time I heard Why. I hadn't been that much of a fan of her before that, I was all about Stevie :sorry:, but that song changed everything. I still get chills listening to it, and there are very few songs that do that to me.

[DavidMn]

My favorite memory was on 10-5-1997 at the Deer Creek Music center in Indianapolis during the Dance tour. SHe was doing Songbird, and this and I looked up at the stars and thought to myself "So this is what's it's all about."

[DavidMn]

:D Oh all right...it's REALLY long...

Its late summer/early fall 1976...I've got tickets to see Eric Clapton (with Charlie Daniels Band as the opening act) at the
Forum in LA. Due to a buddy of mine who had Los Angeles Kings season tickets, I got some prime seats for the show
(stage left risers about 15 rows up from the floor about even with the 5th row on the floor...would've been about even
with the free-throw line if the place was set up for basketball).

My friend (John) & I made the journey in my 1967 VW bus (I think Cameron Crowe based his Jeff Spicoli character on
me! )...complete with ice box full of Coors 16oz beers, which wouldn't last long once we got into the parking lot. We
make it to our seats just about as houselights go down, Charlie Daniels Band comes on and plays a GREAT set..."how's
Clapton going to follow THAT?", we discuss during intermission. Being red-blooded guys barely in our 20's we're
checking out the "scenery" that's around us. I spy a GROUP of HOT "babes" with tall drinks walking UP from the floor. I
get the ol' elbow from John, "Hey, check THEM out" he says. As they stop in the aisle about 5 rows down from usto look
for their seat numbers before heading into their row, I notice the third one in the line...DAMN! IT'S STEVIE NICKS!!!
John harumphs disbelief, I tell him, "Don't believe me? I'll show ya!", so I yell, "Hey, Stevie!" (I'm just SO smooth,
eh?)...she looks up with glassy eyes (and holding a VERY tall Tequila Sunrise) and waves to me! Where he got it, I don't
know, but John shoves a pen in front of me and says "You'll never have this chance again!", so, I grab the pen & my
Clapton program and start to get up to go get her autograph...I kind of ram into the guy whose coming DOWN the aisle
from the walkway above...not being a SMALL person myself...he flies into the guy who he's walking down the aisle with...bodies fly. I focus on the guy and
his friend. Omigod! It's RICHARD DASHUT & LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM!! I rammed right into Dashut, he knocked Lindsey
into the seat across the aisle from me. They're not pleased and vocally so. I apologize profusely; and, as I am, I hear this
cackling laughter from a woman in the row across the aisle. I look to see who's laughing and its CHRISTINE McVIE!!!
She's just laughing her ass off! Richard & Lindsey move along to find their seats (and get the HELL away from ME!) and
Christine motions me over...I lean into her row (she's about 3 or 4 seats in from the aisle...no one is in the first couple of
seats)...she says still chuckling, "You'd better go take your seat before you kill anymore of my band; give me the pen &
program and I'll get everyone's autograph for you!" I nod in agreement and as I turn around to walk back across the
aisle, a guy just lightly brushes past me...not until he's a few steps down do I realize who it is...RINGO STARR!! After the
previous 5 minutes, I am NOT even going to try to engage a BEATLE in conversation. Just as I take my seat, the
houselights go down, Clapton takes the stage and kicks into "Hello Old Friend". Just before the second verse, I get a tap
on my shoulder...its Christine McVie returning my program, signed by Mick, Stevie, Lindsey and herself. (apparently John
didn't make the show) The others had just signed their names, but Christine signed it: "Thanks, Steve, XOXO Chris". Well,
my friend John & I were just in awe the rest of Clapton's set...Eric was ON FIRE that night, the band was tighter than
I'd seen them on previous tours (Eric actually kept the same people in his band for the fourth consecutive tour!)...running
through old hits as well as his then new material from his "No Reason To Cry" album. John & I just kept handing each
other the program and just staring at it, then looking up to see how Fleetwood Mac was reacting to their buddy Eric
Clapton's show. Eric's guitar playing commanded our undivided attention about 2/3 of the way through the show and then
as Eric left the stage, we looked around for the Mac and they'd already vacated...probably to head for the backstage
party! After Eric's third encore ("Layla" of course!), the houselights came back up and it was time to go home. One
memorable night that Christine McVie rescued me from years of possible total embarassment with her class & generosity.
stories like that are wonderful to hear. thank you for sharing it. I'dve been there with u then, but unfortunately I was only 5 then. LoL Oh well