Stevie Nicks downsizes life, upsizes charity work

[MacMan]

Stevie Nicks downsizes life, upsizes charity work
Larry Rodgers
The Arizona Republic (http://www.azcentral.com/ent/music/articles/0726nicks0726-ON.html)Jul. 26, 2007 12:00 AM


With her 60th birthday looming, Stevie Nicks is making some changes.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has put the Paradise Valley home she has owned since 1981 up for sale, and has expanded her charitable efforts beyond benefits for the Arizona Heart Institute, a favorite of her late father, Jess.

She's also selling a house in Los Angeles to move to a smaller place on the beach in Santa Monica.

"I'm downsizing," Nicks said in a call last week. "I'm moving into a rock-and-roll penthouse where I can do my work. I don't want to worry about if the pool is taken care of and the grass is right."

Nicks, who performs in Phoenix on July 28, said she's spent only a few weeks annually at her Valley home in recent years. In addition, her brother, Chris, and his family, who shared the two-winged home at the foot of Camelback Mountain, have moved.

"I've written many famous songs there, so I hope somebody buys it who appreciates the amazing rock-and-roll history and the legendary behavior that's gone on in that house," said Nicks, who successfully underwent rehab for drug abuse in the '80s.

With the 2005 passing of Jess Nicks, who headed Armour/Greyhound before becoming a concert promoter, the singer has found a new outlet for her charitable side - providing encouragement and music to U.S. servicemen hospitalized in the Washington, D.C., area after tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"They are so banged up. If anyone ever needed help, it's these guys," said Nicks, who has visited Army and Navy medical centers since 2004.

Nicks came up with the idea of giving song-filled iPods to the hospitalized servicemen.

"I call it a soldiers' iPod. It has all the crazy stuff that I listen to, and my collections I've been making since the '70s for going on the road," Nicks said. "When I'm sick . . . or the couple of times in my life that I have really been down, music is what always dances me out of bed."

She hit up fellow musicians and friends for money to buy the iPods and has given away hundreds.

Nicks is setting up a foundation that will allow her to accept donations on a wider scale for iPods and medical aid such as prosthetic limbs. The non-profit group will be called Stevie Nicks' Band of Soldiers.

The voice behind such rock classics as Edge of Seventeen, Rhiannon, Landslide and Stand Back said she still has plenty of energy left over for her music, which is celebrated on her new CD, Crystal Visions: The Very Best of Stevie Nicks.

She acknowledged that the thought of turning 60 next May "blows my mind," but quickly added, "I think age is definitely a state of mind. Our mothers and grandmothers . . . at 60 were really looking at slowing down. If anything, I'm looking at adding in a lot of stuff."

Nicks is including video shots of the artwork she has created since the '70s in her stage show, which features a seven-piece band led by Los Angeles guitar wizard Waddy Wachtel.

She's also working on a screenplay based on the Menologion, a collection of myths and stories that inspired Rhiannon.

"I want it to be a movie or miniseries. It's such a fantastic group of stories," said Nicks, who plans to talk to directors Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson about the project.


Plus there's her idea for a cartoon based on a song she wrote called The Ladybug and the Goldfish:

"It will be the love story of this interspecies, interracial kind of thing."

Nicks' creative side doesn't extend to making radical changes to the hits she has recorded with Fleetwood Mac and on her own. She won't take a page from the Police's ongoing tour, in which the British band has redone some of its biggest hits.

"We don't mess with the actual arrangements too much, because people aren't crazy about that," Nicks said.

"You can't change the solo in (Eric Clapton's) Layla. Lindsey (Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac) can't change the solo in Go Your Own Way, as much as he'd like to."

Nicks' unmistakable smoky vocals and her dramatic stage presence are a combination that needs no refinement, in the eyes of XM Satellite Radio's Mike Marrone.

"She's a true rock-and-roll icon," said Marrone, who programs the Loft, which spotlights singer-songwriters.


"I think it's her voice . . . and her spirit. People genuinely like her, almost as a member of an extended family."

[carrie721]

It will be the love story of this interspecies, interracial kind of thing.

oh my god.

can't. stop. laughing.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Moony]

Stevie Nicks downsizes life, upsizes charity work
Larry Rodgers
The Arizona Republic (http://www.azcentral.com/ent/music/articles/0726nicks0726-ON.html)Jul. 26, 2007 12:00 AM

She's also working on a screenplay based on the Menologion, a collection of myths and stories that inspired Rhiannon.

"I want it to be a movie or miniseries. It's such a fantastic group of stories," said Nicks, who plans to talk to directors Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson about the project.


Yeah. That'll happen.

Also, it's called "The Mabinogion," ****wit.

[HejiraNYC]

oh my god.

can't. stop. laughing.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

It will be the most scandalous thing since... since... "Showboat"!! :p Push it to the edge of that envelope, grrrl! :nod:

[HejiraNYC]

Stevie Nicks downsizes life, upsizes charity work
Larry Rodgers
The Arizona Republic (http://www.azcentral.com/ent/music/articles/0726nicks0726-ON.html)Jul. 26, 2007 12:00 AM

"I'm downsizing," Nicks said in a call last week.



Can you say GARAGE SALE???!!! I am so there.

Plus you know there has to be a forgotten secret coke stash somewhere in that house...

[carrie721]

It will be the most scandalous thing since... since... "Showboat"!! :p Push it to the edge of that envelope, grrrl! :nod:

oh god, i'm giggling all over again. martin luther nicks.

laaaaaaaydee buug saaaayd ah caaaaaaayn't sweeeeeeeyim
gooooooldfish daaaah onnnnnn th'laaaaaaaayind

[foxyluva]

Yay. This sounds good - lets hope that it happens and they are not just empty words...

[SandyMac]

If done right, this Rhiannon movie project could be HUGE. It is different and really is a story worth being told. Wow, can you imagine watching this in the movie theater with Stevie's music interwoven throughout the whole movie?

If Stevie finally gives a little, we hopefully could see some cool merchandising for this, but doubt it unless that falls into the realm of the director. (Chris better not get within 1000 feet of this project). :rolleyes:

Stevie I bet would be the producer. Just thinking of all the possibilities for this project makes me smile from ear to ear. It could really boost Stevie to another level. This really could be her swan song of her career.

[SandyMac]

Well, out of curiosity, I searched on domain names relating to rhiannon and found this. http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/results.jsp?domain=rhiannonthemovie.com

It actually was registered on July 26, 2007. So, unless this is a weird coincidence, there might be some truth to all of this Rhiannon movie project moving forward. Lots of times, studios will buy domain names to set up just for a movie.

Edit: or on the cynical side, could be a domain name squatter, but only time will tell I guess. I just went to the URL and is set up with one of those generic search sites, but could just be a place holder until the site is up and running. Who knows.

[Ghost_Tracker]

Can you say GARAGE SALE???!!! I am so there.

Plus you know there has to be a forgotten secret coke stash somewhere in that house...




I read this and I was like . . . . :shocked:


For God's sake, Stevie, hire a really good CLEANING lady!!!
I hope she remembers where she hid the bodies!!! :lol:

Really though, THUMBS UP to her. Clearly she hasn't been as productive in recent years as she has in the past; and I think she's beginning to realize that that really is true. "Downsizing" and getting rid of the distractions, I feel, is an excellent way to return to her true creative self.
She's pulling the mattress into the closet, locking the door and taking the phone off the hook. God only knows what this extremely successful, experienced songwriter can come up with at this point. I really do think she still has enormous potential....

[Phoenix]

I read this and I was like . . . . :shocked:


For God's sake, Stevie, hire a really good CLEANING lady!!!
I hope she remembers where she hid the bodies!!! :lol:

Really though, THUMBS UP to her. Clearly she hasn't been as productive in recent years as she has in the past; and I think she's beginning to realize that that really is true. "Downsizing" and getting rid of the distractions, I feel, is an excellent way to return to her true creative self.
She's pulling the mattress into the closet, locking the door and taking the phone off the hook. God only knows what this extremely successful, experienced songwriter can come up with at this point. I really do think she still has enormous potential....

You know, I think I agree with U. At first i was thinking 'shes selling the Paridise Vally home!>?? :shocked: :shrug: (for SOOOO Manny reasons)
but i believe that it really will help to be a healthy new kind of era for her
NEW creative output. and im ALLWAYS up for that. :thumbsup:

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Yeah. That'll happen.

Also, it's called "The Mabinogion," ****wit.

Haha... I was just about to post that!

[danax6]

oh my god.

can't. stop. laughing.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:No kidding. :laugh: :laugh: I nearly choked to death when I came to this part:

"I want it to be a movie or miniseries. It's such a fantastic group of stories," said Nicks, who plans to talk to directors Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson about the project.

I can just picture it. "Yo, Steven, Peter. This is a story about a Welsh witch."

Really, this whole article had me going :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: .

Stevie Nicks is downsizing. Bwahahhaaaa.

[danax6]

oh god, i'm giggling all over again. martin luther nicks.

laaaaaaaydee buug saaaayd ah caaaaaaayn't sweeeeeeeyim
gooooooldfish daaaah onnnnnn th'laaaaaaaayindYou're killing me. ilu. :laugh: :laugh:

[Kelly]

No kidding. :laugh: :laugh: I nearly choked to death when I came to this part:



I can just picture it. "Yo, Steven, Peter. This is a story about a Welsh witch."

Really, this whole article had me going :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: .

Stevie Nicks is downsizing. Bwahahhaaaa.



Considering she just "UP" sized two years ago, because "she and her girlfriends needed more room", she sounds like a ditz. :laugh:

"It will be the love story of this interspecies, interracial kind of thing".


:lol:

[danax6]

Considering she just "UP" sized two years ago, because "she and her girlfriends needed more room", she sounds like a ditz. :laugh:
Exactly why I was laughing. :laugh:

"This house was a great bachelorette house, but there's not enough privacy if I want to have a man here, of friends to stay, or my family. We would all be on top of each other. I have god-daughters and a niece I adore, and I want to have them with me."

I guess it's hard to keep track eh, Stevelah? :wavey:

[Kelly]

Exactly why I was laughing. :laugh:

"This house was a great bachelorette house, but there's not enough privacy if I want to have a man here, of friends to stay, or my family. We would all be on top of each other. I have god-daughters and a niece I adore, and I want to have them with me."

I guess it's hard to keep track eh, Stevelah? :wavey:


Too many lies, too little time. :D

[irishgrl]

Also, it's called "The Mabinogion," ****wit.
Thank you. I wondered what he meant....

also, regardless of the scoff-potential, I think the Mabinogion would make a FABULOUS (!) movie/miniseries or whatever...
Why should Celtic mythology be shortchanged?

[TrueFaith77]

Stevie needs to know that the director she wants/needs for Rhiannon is John Boorman. . . STEVIE, ARE YOU LISTENING?

[irishgrl]

Stevie needs to know that the director she wants/needs for Rhiannon is John Boorman. . . STEVIE, ARE YOU LISTENING?
what else has he done?

What about Peter Jackson?

[kathy1]

i am sorry to hear that she is selling her house but she probably just needs a smaller place and i would like to see the thing about rhiannon.

[Musicman408]

Anyobody know where online her PV house is listed. I would just like to see it.

[strandinthewind]

Exactly why I was laughing. :laugh:

"This house was a great bachelorette house, but there's not enough privacy if I want to have a man here, of friends to stay, or my family. We would all be on top of each other. I have god-daughters and a niece I adore, and I want to have them with me."

I guess it's hard to keep track eh, Stevelah? :wavey:

Y'all are so sensitive - could it be she tried it and after a few years didn't like it :shrug: Maybe the house appreciated a few million and she wants to sell it. After all, this is consistent with her being a nomad. When has she ever lived anywhere longer than a few years? Also, some of the condos in Santa Monica are likely larger than the house she has now. So, I do not see any inconsistency here.

Of course, it could be that LB finally stated for real this time that their affair is over, he is not going to marry her, and K is the one - so he will not be moving in.

As for the projects, she has consistently said she'd like to do them. I hope she does.

[ryan8472]

Of course, it could be that LB finally stated for real this time that their affair is over, he is not going to marry her, and K is the one - so he will not be moving in.
I think this was her true reason. Ryan :cool:


:laugh:

[danax6]

Of course, it could be that LB finally stated for real this time that their affair is over, he is not going to marry her, and K is the one - so he will not be moving in.
I'll take this door, Monty! :laugh:

Btw, downsizing = downsizing. Doesn't mean moving to a bigger place.

[sasja]

Just.... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

ten characters

[HejiraNYC]

Y'all are so sensitive - could it be she tried it and after a few years didn't like it :shrug: Maybe the house appreciated a few million and she wants to sell it. After all, this is consistent with her being a nomad. When has she ever lived anywhere longer than a few years? Also, some of the condos in Santa Monica are likely larger than the house she has now. So, I do not see any inconsistency here.

Of course, it could be that LB finally stated for real this time that their affair is over, he is not going to marry her, and K is the one - so he will not be moving in.

As for the projects, she has consistently said she'd like to do them. I hope she does.

I was actually rather shocked that Lori, Chris and Jessica moved out. :shrug: Were they shooed out of the nest or did they leave on their own? I mean, what crazy person would voluntarily move out of Stevie's fabulous world? So it stands to reason why Stevie doesn't want to be bothered with keeping the pool clean or the lawn maintained- Chris probably was taking care of this for all of these years. In any case I would imagine that it must have been rather devastating for Stevie to come back from the road to an empty house. Not only is she an old maid... she's also an empty-nester too. I don't blame her one bit for wanting to downsize and make a fresh new start. Plus, I don't think she ever really belonged in Malibu... by moving down to Santa Monica she will be closer to her core constituency :p .

[Musicman408]

Anyone know the listing's MLS number? I am kind of a real estate junkie, so it would be cool to see the listing. :nod:

[JWS]

I was actually rather shocked that Lori, Chris and Jessica moved out. :shrug: Were they shooed out of the nest or did they leave on their own? I mean, what crazy person would voluntarily move out of Stevie's fabulous world? So it stands to reason why Stevie doesn't want to be bothered with keeping the pool clean or the lawn maintained- Chris probably was taking care of this for all of these years. In any case I would imagine that it must have been rather devastating for Stevie to come back from the road to an empty house. Not only is she an old maid... she's also an empty-nester too. I don't blame her one bit for wanting to downsize and make a fresh new start. Plus, I don't think she ever really belonged in Malibu... by moving down to Santa Monica she will be closer to her core constituency :p .


It's confusing, but Santa Monica is being bandied about in a generic sense. The 2005 Australian mag interview said Santa Monica when in fact she lives in Pacific Palisades, a section of LA. I've heard the new house is also in the Palisades and not "on the beach" in Santa Monica. Malibu, Palisades and Santa monica seem to be used interchangeably, but they are three disctinct areas.

[chiliD]

I was actually rather shocked that Lori, Chris and Jessica moved out. :shrug: Were they shooed out of the nest or did they leave on their own?

If I'm not mistaken, Chris & Lori have separated (divorcing?). So, that would necessitate a relocation, I would think.

Plus, I don't think she ever really belonged in Malibu... by moving down to Santa Monica she will be closer to her core constituency :p .

Or, she just wants to keep close tabs on the upcoming Lindsay Lohan trial.

[Kelly]

Y'all are so sensitive - could it be she tried it and after a few years didn't like it :shrug: Maybe the house appreciated a few million and she wants to sell it. After all, this is consistent with her being a nomad. When has she ever lived anywhere longer than a few years? Also, some of the condos in Santa Monica are likely larger than the house she has now. So, I do not see any inconsistency here.

Of course, it could be that LB finally stated for real this time that their affair is over, he is not going to marry her, and K is the one - so he will not be moving in.

As for the projects, she has consistently said she'd like to do them. I hope she does.


Huh? what does Lindsey and K have to do with any of this? :confused:

Laughing at Stevie's notorious inconsistencies is causing no one any harm. Loosen up. She bought two years ago because she needed more room, two years later she needs less room. That amuses some of us. Who cares?

[Rickypt]

i am sorry to hear that she is selling her house but she probably just needs a smaller place and i would like to see the thing about rhiannon.

I am too, and I think you're right, and I would also. :)

[danax6]

Huh? what does Lindsey and K have to do with any of this? :confused:
That was just his dirty fantasy talking. :p

[carrie721]

No kidding. :laugh: :laugh: I nearly choked to death when I came to this part:



I can just picture it. "Yo, Steven, Peter. This is a story about a Welsh witch."

Really, this whole article had me going :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: .

Stevie Nicks is downsizing. Bwahahhaaaa.

GOD i just skimmed the article again and i am cracking up AGAIN.

"This is a story about a Welsh witch." LOLOL :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

jesus ... and how is that damn story going to be about an interspecies AND an interracial relationship? is the ladybug black? is the goldfish asian?? if the ladybug is black, how will we see her spots??

i can only imagine the follow-up project to this, based on bell flower ... can't wait to see those canyon dancers!!

*~~all night long
they form a circle~~*

[danax6]

GOD i just skimmed the article again and i am cracking up AGAIN.

"This is a story about a Welsh witch." LOLOL :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

jesus ... and how is that damn story going to be about an interspecies AND an interracial relationship? is the ladybug black? is the goldfish asian?? if the ladybug is black, how will we see her spots??

i can only imagine the follow-up project to this, based on bell flower ... can't wait to see those canyon dancers!!

*~~all night long
they form a circle~~*:laugh::laugh::laugh:

This has kept me entertained the entire day. I am at work but a friend is here to keep me company and I just told her the story. I had to stop for 5 minutes during because I was laughing so hard. Again. I am going to come up with a Martin Luther Nicks banner soon.

Interracial. Is she 8? How I love thee, Stevie. :D

[strandinthewind]

. . . Btw, downsizing = downsizing. Doesn't mean moving to a bigger place.

I took the term "downsizing" in context with the pool and the yard, which she specifically referred to. I think she is tired of keeping up a house. If she is moving into a penthouse, all she does is pay the association fee (presumably every month) and the condo staff takes care of everything. It is the reason I no longer live in a house and live in a condo.

[strandinthewind]

Huh? what does Lindsey and K have to do with any of this? :confused:

I was referecing all the comments that La Nicks bought that LA house so she and LB could announce they were together and were going to live there. Don't you remember all of that talk about LB leaving K and being with La Nicks around Thanksgiving of like 05?

Laughing at Stevie's notorious inconsistencies is causing no one any harm. Loosen up. She bought two years ago because she needed more room, two years later she needs less room. That amuses some of us. Who cares?

I was just noting that I do not find it inconsistent because I do not consider it in a time vacuum :wavey:

[BlackWidow]

She is hysterical.
She can't write an album - but she can write a screenplay...LMFAO!

[Ghost_Tracker]

In any case I would imagine that it must have been rather devastating for Stevie to come back from the road to an empty house. .

Empty. RIIIIiiiighht. Yeah! EMPTY! :rolleyes: :nod: :angel:

Chris probably was taking care of this for all of these years. .


uhmmm.... :distress: :lol:

[Ghost_Tracker]

Anyone know the listing's MLS number? I am kind of a real estate junkie, so it would be cool to see the listing. :nod:


"For sale: Fabulous property owned by New Renaissance Singer/Songwriter/Poet/Priest-of-Nothing. Motivated seller needs to simplify her life and therefore is moving to Los Angeles. Glorious mountain and desert views. Heart-shaped swimming pool. Comes with 75 working fireplaces, central air conditioning (needs work), roomful of non-moth-eaten T-Shirts (attached roommate optional...), slightly dented black S.U.V., dragon-shaped Mystery Couch, 2,000 wigs and multifluous odiferous tobacco-like scents. Asking price: $10 million. Slightly destroyed by especially enthusiastic enjoyment of dwelling. Touch the piano and die. Serious inquiries only." :rolleyes: :p

[irishgrl]

That was just his dirty fantasy talking. :p
well, I'll say it, it was mine too :distress:

[irishgrl]

I was referecing all the comments that La Nicks bought that LA house so she and LB could announce they were together and were going to live there. Don't you remember all of that talk about LB leaving K and being with La Nicks around Thanksgiving of like 05?



I was just noting that I do not find it inconsistent because I do not consider it in a time vacuum :wavey:
its just a jump to the left...........

[strandinthewind]

its just a jump to the left...........

AND THEN A STEP TO THE RIIIYYYYIIIIIYYIIIGGGHHHTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!

PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HIPS . . . .

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[DeeGeMe]

"For sale: Fabulous property owned by New Renaissance Singer/Songwriter/Poet/Priest-of-Nothing. Motivated seller needs to simplify her life and therefore is moving to Los Angeles. Glorious mountain and desert views. Heart-shaped swimming pool. Comes with 75 working fireplaces, central air conditioning (needs work), roomful of non-moth-eaten T-Shirts (attached roommate optional...), slightly dented black S.U.V., dragon-shaped Mystery Couch, 2,000 wigs and multifluous odiferous tobacco-like scents. Asking price: $10 million. Slightly destroyed by especially enthusiastic enjoyment of dwelling. Touch the piano and die. Serious inquiries only." :rolleyes: :p


Love it!

I did have to laugh too when I read this article. Does anyone really think that poor little Stevie has had to call the pool guy or the lawn service to get them to make a house call? Hell the woman hasn't even driven a car in what? 3 decades now? I love her but sometimes. . . she does make me laugh.

[SteveMacD]

"We don't mess with the actual arrangements too much, because people aren't crazy about that," Nicks said.

"You can't change the solo in (Eric Clapton's) Layla. Lindsey (Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac) can't change the solo in Go Your Own Way, as much as he'd like to."

Uhhh, Stevie...Eric Clapton completely rearranged "Layla" about fifteen years ago (oh God does that make me feel old), and it was a HUGE hit for him. BTW, it's nice to get the annual "Rhiannon" movie/"The Lady Bug And The Goldfish" cartoon comments. :rolleyes:

[SteveMacD]

oh my god.

can't. stop. laughing.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Yes! Beastialtiy jokes on the Stevie board!

[SteveMacD]

If I'm not mistaken, Chris & Lori have separated (divorcing?). So, that would necessitate a relocation, I would think.

Oh when has divorce/separation ever stopped these people from living with each other? BTW, who gets custody of Stevie?

[irishgrl]

AND THEN A STEP TO THE RIIIYYYYIIIIIYYIIIGGGHHHTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!

PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HIPS . . . .

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Jason!!!!!!!! you are officially SPANKED!!!!!!!!

[Newzchspy]

Considering she just "UP" sized two years ago, because "she and her girlfriends needed more room", she sounds like a ditz. :laugh:

"It will be the love story of this interspecies, interracial kind of thing".


:lol:

ROTFL, Kelly, you're killing me here with this!!! :thumbsup:

[reebokandlace]

She has the house listed on MLS for $3,800,000. It shows pictures of the inside and outside of the house -- she painted the interior red walls white, I guess so it is "staged" for sale.

[DeeGeMe]

Oh when has divorce/separation ever stopped these people from living with each other? BTW, who gets custody of Stevie?


"Packing up, shacking up is all you want to do?"? :laugh:

But what the hell--okay, I know I've been really busy lately but I hadn't heard that Lori and Chris were separated/divorcing! Who's got the 411? Spill dammit!!!

[kathy1]

on stevie nicks info there is an article about the houses and they show pictures.

[Newzchspy]

Originally Posted by Musicman408
Anyone know the listing's MLS number? I am kind of a real estate junkie, so it would be cool to see the listing.


Just go to Realtor.com, put in 3.5 million to 4.0 million in Paradise Valley AZ ; its the one for 3.8 at the bottom of the first page. Nice, but 3.8 Million????

[Newzchspy]

But what the hell--okay, I know I've been really busy lately but I hadn't heard that Lori and Chris were separated/divorcing! Who's got the 411? Spill dammit!!!


Me too, someone let this F-Bomb out and I want the 411 and the 911. Pray tell, is there an article or post on this????

[AliceLover]

GOD i just skimmed the article again and i am cracking up AGAIN.

"This is a story about a Welsh witch." LOLOL :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

jesus ... and how is that damn story going to be about an interspecies AND an interracial relationship? is the ladybug black? is the goldfish asian?? if the ladybug is black, how will we see her spots?? i can only imagine the follow-up project to this, based on bell flower ... can't wait to see those canyon dancers!!

*~~all night long
they form a circle~~*


LMAO! I am still laughing at this. Ghetto Goldfish...

[Ghost_Tracker]

She has the house listed on MLS for $3,800,000. It shows pictures of the inside and outside of the house -- she painted the interior red walls white, I guess so it is "staged" for sale.

How can that house POSSIBLY be only 4 million dollars? :shocked:


:shrug:



Also, did anybody notice that for "date built" it said "1997?" :shrug:

On Edit: Oh wait - On stevie-nicks.info, it says "1983." I guess somebody just made a mistake.

[Ghost_Tracker]

By the way, I hope I'm not being a stick in the mud here, but for the love of GOD kids, PLEASE don't go bothering these real estate people with a whole bunch of questions or "inquiries" or "requests for a showing." It might sound like a silly idea that people would do it - but Gillian Anderson had to warn people on her website that she would call the police and have people ARRESTED if they did that kind of stuff - it was that much of a problem, when she sold HER house. And Stevie WILL NOT be there; I feel that's almost a certainty.
I know a lot of people may feel that all of that "goes without saying" - but like Gillian Anderson can, apparently, attest to - well, she apparently had some problems when she sold her house in London. Stevie and the Real Estate Professionals working for her deserve not to. This is a business transaction for them, and it's how they earn their living.

[BlackWidow]

By the way, I hope I'm not being a stick in the mud here, but for the love of GOD kids, PLEASE don't go bothering these real estate people with a whole bunch of questions or "inquiries" or "requests for a showing." It might sound like a silly idea that people would do it - but Gillian Anderson had to warn people on her website that she would call the police and have people ARRESTED if they did that kind of stuff - it was that much of a problem, when she sold HER house. And Stevie WILL NOT be there; I feel that's almost a certainty.
I know a lot of people may feel that all of that "goes without saying" - but like Gillian Anderson can, apparently, attest to - well, she apparently had some problems when she sold her house in London. Stevie and the Real Estate Professionals working for her deserve not to. This is a business transaction for them, and it's how they earn their living.

As a Realtor..I say let them do their job!

[gldstwmn]

As a Realtor..I say let them do their job!

:lol: Spoken like a true realtor. Besides, people that sell homes in the 4 million dollar range in Phoenix have processes in place to weed out the wack jobs.

[rbs3676]

people that sell homes in the 4 million dollar range in Phoenix have processes in place to weed out the wack jobs.

Amen.

rbs

[vermicious knid]

This is a house she has had since 1981? Then why does the Arizona Living (http://www.nicksfix.com/article_arizona_living_sep_1983.htm) article from 1983 say she sold a Scottsdale house?

"Why did you sell your Scottsdale home?

Because I was never there. And you know what it's like to air condition a big house there. I kept it for a long time and when I went there it was wonderful. I wrote "Bella Donna," "Edge of Seventeen" and several of my most favorite songs in that living room. So it was very creative for me, going to Phoenix, but why have a beautiful home there when you have to be in Los Angeles all the time? And then I'd go home for one day and my parents would be kind of down if I didn't come to see them, so it just didn't work out very well."
I had also not heard anything about Chris and Lori divorcing. Was there some article on this?

P.S. It would be funny to make a compendium of all the times throughout the decade when she stated her intention to make the Rhiannon movie, autobiography, coffee table book, children's book, etc. I have a biography of Petula Clark that was published in like 1983, and at the end of it, the book informs the reader of Petula's intention to create an original musical on Broadway. Well, Saints preserve us, Petula actually did this a few years later! If only Stevie had actions to go along with her words.

[Tee Dee]

BTW, who gets custody of Stevie?

That line is just classic!

[BlackWidow]

:lol: Spoken like a true realtor. Besides, people that sell homes in the 4 million dollar range in Phoenix have processes in place to weed out the wack jobs.

True....How are you these days, Chris? :xoxo:

[gldstwmn]

True....How are you these days, Chris? :xoxo:

I'm doing well. One of the realtors I work with (I'm a mortgage broker, I don't know if you know, that's why I was teasing you) showed our client 47 properties. She backed out of two contracts in the last month, one well past the inspection objection. It seems like lately, there have been a lot of kooky buyers in this market. How is the market in LA these days? LA doesn't seem like it would be a bubble market to me. Here, it all depends on what area you live in (in the metro area). There are certain areas that are holding their own and appreciating and other areas where the foreclosure rate is going through the roof. Also, I run into a lot of prospective refi clients who don't have enough equity in their homes to do anything about it. :distress:
Anyway, I digress. I hope everything is going well with you and your family. :xoxo: Also, it's pretty smart of you to do the gift basket business. As we both know, the holidays are the slowest for real estate.

[BlackWidow]

I'm doing well. One of the realtors I work with (I'm a mortgage broker, I don't know if you know, that's why I was teasing you) showed our client 47 properties. She backed out of two contracts in the last month, one well past the inspection objection. It seems like lately, there have been a lot of kooky buyers in this market. How is the market in LA these days? LA doesn't seem like it would be a bubble market to me. Here, it all depends on what area you live in (in the metro area). There are certain areas that are holding their own and appreciating and other areas where the foreclosure rate is going through the roof. Also, I run into a lot of prospective refi clients who don't have enough equity in their homes to do anything about it. :distress:
Anyway, I digress. I hope everything is going well with you and your family. :xoxo: Also, it's pretty smart of you to do the gift basket business. As we both know, the holidays are the slowest for real estate.

Very true. I just listed and sold a property in Studio City. It is a expensive area..close to CBS & Universal. Both businesses are doing really well. I am lucky - I have a good balance for both businesses. I am having a blast too.
I just listed a 2 Million Tuscanny Estate in Studio City. Who knew we are in the same biz pretty much.;)

[enchanted]

Any inside info. on la Nicks new townhouse or house in LA she is selling?????

[gldstwmn]

Very true. I just listed and sold a property in Studio City. It is a expensive area..close to CBS & Universal. Both businesses are doing really well. I am lucky - I have a good balance for both businesses. I am having a blast too.
I just listed a 2 Million Tuscanny Estate in Studio City. Who knew we are in the same biz pretty much.;)

I love the Tuscany style. I love the warm colors.

[JazmenFlowers]

I love the Tuscany style. I love the warm colors.
me too!

it's so funny because my taste=Stevie's taste so even though I may decorate my house and everything around me similar to Stevie and most people think it's out of pure obsession, it's really coincidence.

[Hawkeye]

Can anyone refresh me on which of her demos are part of the Rhiannon story. I know Three Birds of Rhiannon and Forest of the Black Roses and of course Rhiannon, but I know there's more.

[skcin]

This is a house she has had since 1981? Then why does the Arizona Living (http://www.nicksfix.com/article_arizona_living_sep_1983.htm) article from 1983 say she sold a Scottsdale house?


I had also not heard anything about Chris and Lori divorcing. Was there some article on this?



I don't think there was ever an article, but several fans who met Lori & Waddy & some other band members in Vegas 12/05 (06?) heard about it at that time. Not sure if they were just separated at the time, or if they've divorced since, or what. But they apparently are no longer together.

[BlackWidow]

I don't think there was ever an article, but several fans who met Lori & Waddy & some other band members in Vegas 12/05 (06?) heard about it at that time. Not sure if they were just separated at the time, or if they've divorced since, or what. But they apparently are no longer together.

that is sad. I hadn't heard that.

[Musicman408]

Any inside info. on la Nicks new townhouse or house in LA she is selling?????

Wait, is she selling her LA home too?

[Kelly]

Wait, is she selling her LA home too?

Dude, that is what she is downsizing. :lol: Moving to a rock and roll penthouse in Santa Monica. From the place she just bought two years ago, to UPSIZE. :shocked:



:thumbsup:

[JazmenFlowers]

^^^
lolz at ur location.

[Kelly]

^^^
lolz at ur location.



Such a hysterical Stevieism...

Had. To. B. Used.

[JazmenFlowers]

Such a hysterical Stevieism...

Had. To. B. Used.
I told like 4 random people that story this weekend and laughed my ass off each time.

I could totally see it as an afterschool special.

~*Goldfish and the Ladybug*~
presented by Kleenex

[strandinthewind]

Such a hysterical Stevieism...

Had. To. B. Used.

Which one of you is the human :wavey: :wavey:

:angel:

[Kelly]

Which one of you is the human :wavey: :wavey:

:angel:


:shocked:


Not me. :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

:shocked:


Not me. :laugh:

I just could not resist that one :woohoo: :woohoo:

For the weak of heart - Kelly and I are just joking around!

[danax6]

I told like 4 random people that story this weekend and laughed my ass off each time.
Me too. I discovered this story makes for some great bar conversation. Or work conversation. In fact, it can be told pretty much anywhere and it doesn't ever lose its comic effect. :thumbsup:

[Musicman408]

Dude, that is what she is downsizing. :lol: Moving to a rock and roll penthouse in Santa Monica. From the place she just bought two years ago, to UPSIZE. :shocked:



:thumbsup:

Ok, so she's selling both the PV and LA homes.... Correct?

If so, what is the MLS of the LA home. :laugh:

[camchristo]

Ok, so she's selling both the PV and LA homes.... Correct?

If so, what is the MLS of the LA home. :laugh:


Dude, are you getting really bored on your summer vacation? Because you're getting especially annoying again with all your demanding questions and polls and whatnot.:shrug:

[carrie721]

Dude, are you getting really bored on your summer vacation? Because you're getting especially annoying again with all your demanding questions and polls and whatnot.:shrug:

and creepy. don't forget creepy. repeatedly asking for the MLS number is creepy.

[camchristo]

and creepy. don't forget creepy. repeatedly asking for the MLS number is creepy.

Yes, how could I forget that? Creepy. Annoying. The list could go on. And on.

[carrie721]

Yes, how could I forget that? Creepy. Annoying. The list could go on. And on.

this is the song that never ends ...

[danax6]

Ok, so she's selling both the PV and LA homes.... Correct?

If so, what is the MLS of the LA home. :laugh:Ethan, go play with your G.I. Joe toys.

[HejiraNYC]

The internet is a scary place... based on the little bit of information posted on this thread, I now know her address in Paradise Valley :eek: . I kinda pictured her living way up in the hills on a secluded cliff... but it looks like she is packed into some ritzy tract home subdivision full of McMansions. :eek: Still... what is Mama doing with 7.5 bathrooms? One for every day of the week?

Anyway, here is some information from the public domain. I just love stuff like this; it makes her seem more like one of us somehow... except she is the one with the four-digit electricity bill in the summertime. But her property taxes aren't too bad at all...

Residence: Single family
Bedrooms: --
Bathrooms: 7.5
Sq ft: 7,299
Lot size: 46,976 sq ft / 1.08 acres
Year built: 1983
Year updated: --
# Stories: 1
Total rooms: 12
Basement: --
Roof type: Built-up
Exterior material: Other
View: --
Parking type: --
Covered parking spaces: 3
Heating source: --
Heating system: Forced air
Cooling system: Refrigerator
Appliances: --
Floor covering: --
Rooms: --
Architecture: --
County: Maricopa
Parcel #: 16939051
Legal description: FINISTERRE MCR 196-16

2006 Property Tax $11,389

Assessed value bldgs: $126,920
Assessed value land: + $31,730
Total assessed value: = $158,650

[camchristo]

^Now that goes to show how f'ed up our property taxes are in Indiana. The year before we bought our house, last year, the property taxes were MORE than those listed on Stevie's property. They are now just a few grand less. And, our house has 2600 sq ft. as opposed to 7300. AND, it is way, way, way less than 3.8 mil.

WTF Indiana?

[MacMan]

Here's an aerial...

[Musicman408]

Dude, are you getting really bored on your summer vacation? Because you're getting especially annoying again with all your demanding questions and polls and whatnot.:shrug:

Yes, I am. :laugh:. Sorry. Thanks for letting me know before I got TOO annoying. Hope you're well. :nod:

[Hawkeye]

Here's an aerial...


How is she ever going to be able to live that cramped up little downsized house :shrug: :laugh:

[SteveMacD]

Is it me or does this look like part of a man's anatomy hanging out of his trousers?

[UnwindedDreams]

I think it's you.

[Ghost_Tracker]

How is she ever going to be able to live that cramped up little downsized house :shrug: :laugh:


Have you seen her tiny armoire? :shocked:


:] :xoxo:

[Musicman408]

Is it me or does this look like part of a man's anatomy hanging out of his trousers?

Sort of, but Charleston SC looks even more like it. Just a little FYI :laugh: