Christine Mcvie may be jamming on stage in Maui

[Nicks Fan]

This was posted on Facebook by Ken Caillat here's a tip, Christine McVie may be jamming tonight at Fleetwood's Restaurant on Front St in Maui, Hi with Mick, Rick Vito & Steven Tyler!

I hope this is true.

[Johnny Stew]

Chris better be careful or Mick's going to lure her back into Fleetwood Mac yet! (We can only hope!)

Thanks for the info, Matt. :)

[vivfox]

That restaurant must be packed tonight. Market price for the lobsters must be $$$

[elle]

This was posted on Facebook by Ken Caillat here's a tip, Christine McVie may be jamming tonight at Fleetwood's Restaurant on Front St in Maui, Hi with Mick, Rick Vito & Steven Tyler!

I hope this is true.

hope it happens, and someone records some bits! either way sounds like lots of fun :nod: :thumbsup:

[CADreaming]

I know! Totally exciting!

[mylittledemon]

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[HomerMcvie]

Words can't express how much I love that woman....

[mottabam]

Great picture ^ If true, I hope there is video on youtube asap.

[I'msoAfraid95]

Hmm maybe Mick's got more little bits of please be back in the band magic up his sleeves. ;). We can only hope.

[redbird]

Christine looks great, I miss her smile.

[Ulpian]

This was posted on Facebook by Ken Caillat here's a tip, Christine McVie may be jamming tonight at Fleetwood's Restaurant on Front St in Maui, Hi with Mick, Rick Vito & Steven Tyler!

I hope this is true.

Flying AND performing live?! Where is the real Christine McVie and who is this impostor?

I'd love it if she did Get Like You Used To Be. I wonder if we will ever hear or see?
:D

[deribish]

I was in Maui all last week. Just got back last night. The night I went to Fleetwoods was the night he and Steven appeared before a town council to support a new law preventing paparazzi in town. there was NO one at Fleetwoods. My oh my, if i had only stayed in town and gone tonite :)

[wheart]

Words can't express how much I love that woman....

Ditto...I never, ever thought we'd be hearing so much about Christine in 2013. And who knows what might be around the corner...

[HomerMcvie]

Ditto...I never, ever thought we'd be hearing so much about Christine in 2013. And who knows what might be around the corner...

I would pay whatever the ticket price, if she would come back!!!!

Without her, I have almost zero interest...

[CADreaming]

Update from Ken:

@kencaillat: Mick Fleetwood Blues Band feat Rick Vito w Special Guest @StevenTyler_playing @ Maui Arts &Cultural Center-Wed, 2/13 @ 7:30 +christine McVie

[poetinmyheart]

Update from Ken:

@kencaillat: Mick Fleetwood Blues Band feat Rick Vito w Special Guest @StevenTyler_playing @ Maui Arts &Cultural Center-Wed, 2/13 @ 7:30 +christine McVie

I really hope someone records this/takes photos. How exciting to actually be there.

[I'msoAfraid95]

Update from Ken:

@kencaillat: Mick Fleetwood Blues Band feat Rick Vito w Special Guest @StevenTyler_playing @ Maui Arts &Cultural Center-Wed, 2/13 @ 7:30 +christine McVie

Please please, somebody record this and post it to youtube, even if its a crappy cell phone video. Or at least get some photos of her on stage.
Oh to be a fly on the wall backstage. :blob2:

[Villavic]

Flying AND performing live?! Where is the real Christine McVie and who is this impostor?


Ha haaa.. that's a good one!!! I was thinking the same.

Nice to see Rick with them too. Everybody seems they are enjoying the night.

[Ulpian]

Update from Ken:

@kencaillat: Mick Fleetwood Blues Band feat Rick Vito w Special Guest @StevenTyler_playing @ Maui Arts &Cultural Center-Wed, 2/13 @ 7:30 +christine McVie

I am deadly serious: please can someone record this or get a photo?

I'm so envious of anyone who manages to go.

I wonder what she'll play and/or sing?

Oh, and it's weird that (if she *is* playing) she didn't jam with the blues band when they came to Kent a few years back. She apparently, for that show, hovered at the back complaining that the keyboards weren't loud enough!

Do we think something has changed? Has she had advice, or counselling, saying that to dispel the fear of flying and live performance you have to get out there and confront them?!

[WildHearted]

Was there ever really a fear of performing, though?

I always felt that the whole issue was with all of the flying/traveling and that the touring issue just came as a result of that.

[Ulpian]

Was there ever really a fear of performing, though?

I always felt that the whole issue was with all of the flying/traveling and that the touring issue just came as a result of that.

Sadly there was a fear of live performance. All her 2004 interviews seem to touch on it. In one she refers to the lights and the boards of the stage making her dizzy; in another - the radio interview with the BBC - she says she feels stage fright, as though she might have a heart attack if she had to go up.

I mean, in theory, if it were only the travel and suitcase-living she would have joined the band for one song in London or done a small tour / one-off concert in 04 for her solo album.

[HejiraNYC]

I tend to believe that something is afoot. I don't know anything. But I don't believe in accidents or things just happening for the hell of it. I don't think Christine has just only recently decided to come out of seclusion to do a couple of interviews because there was nothing else to do. And I don't think she flew all the way to Hawaii just to work on her tan; indeed, she's had the past three years to do this while Fleetwood Mac was on hiatus and Mick and John were men at leisure. The timing is a bit... strange... especially now that Mick is perhaps busier than ever. And the real clincher... just look at her. I don't know what she has had done, but clearly she has undergone some kind of rejuvenation since her dog walking pics of several years ago. To put it another way, she doesn't look like a stereotypical moribund 70-year-old recluse who has retreated into the shadows and is merely waiting for the long, dark night. Her roots are touched up. She has a sparkle in her eyes. She's prepared herself for... something.

Perhaps one theory for her flying out to Hawaii is because Christine is seriously considering stepping back on stage in London. After not stepping on a stage in 15 years, she is probably terrified at the thought of stepping out in front of 20,000 people, so perhaps she is using Mick's gig as a low key way to shake off the cobwebs. Start off the grid. Start small. Start by playing simple blues shuffles. If she has a good experience, she would feel much better about performing in London. And it's not entirely impossible that she may also want to test drive a new song or two- songs that perhaps she may be thinking of recording with the band? :shrug: On the other hand, it would be extremely disappointing if this gig in Maui is Christine's first and last foray back into the public eye.

[cantgoback]

Chris looks great for her age!

[HejiraNYC]

Hmmm... the Castle Theatre is much bigger than a little club...

http://www.mauiarts.org/links/Facility/CastleBasicMapweb.jpg

[CADreaming]

I tend to believe that something is afoot. I don't know anything. But I don't believe in accidents or things just happening for the hell of it. I don't think Christine has just only recently decided to come out of seclusion to do a couple of interviews because there was nothing else to do. And I don't think she flew all the way to Hawaii just to work on her tan; indeed, she's had the past three years to do this while Fleetwood Mac was on hiatus and Mick and John were men at leisure. The timing is a bit... strange... especially now that Mick is perhaps busier than ever. And the real clincher... just look at her. I don't know what she has had done, but clearly she has undergone some kind of rejuvenation since her dog walking pics of several years ago. To put it another way, she doesn't look like a stereotypical moribund 70-year-old recluse who has retreated into the shadows and is merely waiting for the long, dark night. Her roots are touched up. She has a sparkle in her eyes. She's prepared herself for... something.

Perhaps one theory for her flying out to Hawaii is because Christine is seriously considering stepping back on stage in London. After not stepping on a stage in 15 years, she is probably terrified at the thought of stepping out in front of 20,000 people, so perhaps she is using Mick's restaurant as a low key way to shake off the cobwebs. Start off the grid. Start small. Start by playing simple blues shuffles. If she has a good experience, she would feel much better about performing in London. And it's not entirely impossible that she may also want to test drive a new song or two- songs that perhaps she may be thinking of recording with the band? :shrug: On the other hand, it would be extremely disappointing if this gig in Maui is Christine's first and last foray back into the public eye.

Yeah, I agree with your points. Also, it's funny she's scheduled time with Stevie during the band rehearsals....

We can only hope she doesn't just perform in London if that's what's going on here.

[I'msoAfraid95]

I tend to believe that something is afoot. I don't know anything. But I don't believe in accidents or things just happening for the hell of it. I don't think Christine has just only recently decided to come out of seclusion to do a couple of interviews because there was nothing else to do. And I don't think she flew all the way to Hawaii just to work on her tan; indeed, she's had the past three years to do this while Fleetwood Mac was on hiatus and Mick and John were men at leisure. The timing is a bit... strange... especially now that Mick is perhaps busier than ever. And the real clincher... just look at her. I don't know what she has had done, but clearly she has undergone some kind of rejuvenation since her dog walking pics of several years ago. To put it another way, she doesn't look like a stereotypical moribund 70-year-old recluse who has retreated into the shadows and is merely waiting for the long, dark night. Her roots are touched up. She has a sparkle in her eyes. She's prepared herself for... something.

Perhaps one theory for her flying out to Hawaii is because Christine is seriously considering stepping back on stage in London. After not stepping on a stage in 15 years, she is probably terrified at the thought of stepping out in front of 20,000 people, so perhaps she is using Mick's gig as a low key way to shake off the cobwebs. Start off the grid. Start small. Start by playing simple blues shuffles. If she has a good experience, she would feel much better about performing in London. And it's not entirely impossible that she may also want to test drive a new song or two- songs that perhaps she may be thinking of recording with the band? :shrug: On the other hand, it would be extremely disappointing if this gig in Maui is Christine's first and last foray back into the public eye.

Hmm, I never thought of it like that. You make some very good points.

[SteveMacD]

But I don't believe in accidents or things just happening for the hell of it. I don't think Christine has just only recently decided to come out of seclusion to do a couple of interviews because there was nothing else to do.
Well, there IS a major release that could be a goldmine for her.

And I don't think she flew all the way to Hawaii just to work on her tan; indeed, she's had the past three years to do this while Fleetwood Mac was on hiatus and Mick and John were men at leisure. The timing is a bit... strange... especially now that Mick is perhaps busier than ever.
Again, it may have something to do with the "Rumours" reissue (i.e. new interviews with all of them). It just so happens that it's happening on the eve of a tour. It also wouldn't surprise me if she genuinely wanted to get out of England for a bit.

And the real clincher... just look at her. I don't know what she has had done, but clearly she has undergone some kind of rejuvenation since her dog walking pics of several years ago. To put it another way, she doesn't look like a stereotypical moribund 70-year-old recluse who has retreated into the shadows and is merely waiting for the long, dark night. Her roots are touched up. She has a sparkle in her eyes. She's prepared herself for... something.
Yeah, she prepared herself for cameras. Mick Fleetwood stands out like a sore thumb, and she knows by now that she'll be photographed if she goes out anywhere with him, and since she's his guest... Those pics from a few years back were candids.

On the other hand, it would be extremely disappointing if this gig in Maui is Christine's first and last foray back into the public eye.
We also don't know that she won't change her mind. She's not exactly on the bill. She might be at the show, with an open invite to play with the band, but not step foot on stage. It's fun to think that she would somehow come back, but I have major doubts (though hope I'm wrong).

My dream with that situation is that Mick, John, Christine, and Rick play something as a quartet. It would be a cool Fleetwood Mac reunion of a different type.

[michelej1]

Yeah, she prepared herself for cameras. Mick Fleetwood stands out like a sore thumb, and she knows by now that she'll be photographed if she goes out anywhere with him, and since she's his guest... Those pics from a few years back were candids.


Even if there was not going to be press, when you're going to see people who haven't seen you in 14 years, I think you try to doll yourself up. Get a hair cut, touch up the roots, wax the facial hair. I mean, we try to look good for a high school reunion, don't we?

You don't exactly want to give your ex-husband the Bag Woman Special, do you?

Then, when they get to Los Angeles, it's not like Stevie is going to be schlepping over to meet her in sweats and giant rollers. Both women will want to look nice for each other -- at least initially. The hair will come down and make up will come off some time later.

Michele

[michelej1]

Hmmm... the Castle Theatre is much bigger than a little club...



Oh, wow. I didn't even pay attention to where they would be. I thought it was going to be on the patio at Mick's restaurant or something.

Michele

[SteveMacD]

Even if there was not going to be press, when you're going to see people who haven't seen you in 14 years,
She saw them on the "Say You Will" and Unleashed tours, and had Mick and Rick stay at her place when when they toured England. I remember somebody posting a picture, I think from 2009, with the five backstage.


I think you try to doll yourself up. Get a hair cut, touch up the roots, wax the facial hair. I mean, we try to look good for a high school reunion, don't we?

You don't exactly want to give your ex-husband the Bag Woman Special, do you?

Then, when they get to Los Angeles, it's not like Stevie is going to be schlepping over to meet her in sweats and giant rollers. Both women will want to look nice for each other -- at least initially. The hair will come down and make up will come off some time later.
Add to that your friends are Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, and your ex is John McVie, and YOU were the one who had the most hits in THEIR band... Just saying that she has probably gone out of her way to look great because she knows there are going to be cameras everywhere, especially L.A.

[Villavic]

. I remember somebody posting a picture, I think from 2009, with the five backstage.

I need to see that! Can anybody "rescue" that picture?

[michelej1]

She saw them on the "Say You Will" and Unleashed tours, and had Mick and Rick stay at her place when when they toured England. I remember somebody posting a picture, I think from 2009, with the five backstage.




It was a picture from the SYW tour. We didn't get a picture from the Unleashed tour.

Michele

[vivfox]

Don't forget that Steven Tyler will be the main singer at this gig, more than likely.

[michelej1]

Don't forget that Steven Tyler will be the main singer at this gig, more than likely.

Man, if I thought I was bummed that he was in the picture with them, that was only the beginning. if she wasted her visit dueting on I Don't Want To Miss A Thing with Tyler, I'd pack her up and ship her back to England myself.

Maybe he'd sing one of her songs. Although the odds are she probably won't sing at all. There's a better chance that she'd play keyboards than sing.

Michele

[SteveMacD]

Man, if I thought I was bummed that he was in the picture with them, that was only the beginning. if she wasted her visit dueting on I Don't Want To Miss A Thing with Tyler, I'd pack her up and ship her back to England myself.

I'm betting on a set that's heavy on Peter Green songs, since Tyler is a huge Peter Green fan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QzuSSeGNOI

[elle]

so how long is 1 day in Maui? we have been reading for days now that this well happen "tonight". did it happen? i'm lazy to look up what the exact date is...

[CADreaming]

^I guess the venue changed. Tomorrow night is the event -Wed, Feb. 13th.

[elle]

^I guess the venue changed. Tomorrow night is the event -Wed, Feb. 13th.

thanks! :)

[Josh2003]

All this info came from Ken Callait, and his tweets/posts on Facebook seemed somewhat speculative at best...nothing definitively saying she'd be performing with them (except for the odd one that just said "+ Christine McVie."

I'm certainly hoping it's true, though.

[jenniferuk]

It has all been so confusing. Looks like CM was seen at dinner with JM and MF, then we had the RV photo from facebook.

The gig tomorrow with Steven Tyler has been fixed for some time.

Ken tweeted that CM and all might appear Sunday then he gave a hint/indication that maybe CM would appear at the Wednesday gig.

In addition, there is a performance at Fleetwoods tonight featuring King Paris and guest Chandu (appears to be Rick w/Mick?) and they performed Sat as well.

So, looks like lots of fun happenings...and waiting for us!

[vivfox]

In addition, there is a performance at Fleetwoods tonight featuring King Paris and guest Chandu (appears to be Rick w/Mick?) and they performed Sat as well.


If you telephone the restaurant tonight you might be able to hear the band playing in the background. Get those tape recorders ready!

[CADreaming]

If you telephone the restaurant tonight you might be able to hear the band playing in the background. Get those tape recorders ready!

Lol!! Great idea! :thumbsup:

[jenniferuk]

If you telephone the restaurant tonight you might be able to hear the band playing in the background. Get those tape recorders ready!

Oh I love how you think!

[WildHearted]

From the Fleetwood on Front St.'s facebook:

‎30 tickets @ $200 left for Mick Fleetwood Blues Band with Steven Tyler and other VERY SPECIAL GUESTS. 13th at Castle Theatre. 40 tickets left at $300 great seating and meet and greet. Available only at Fleetwood's on Front St. KIOSK at 744 Front St. Net proceeds benefit Maui Arts and Cultural Center EDUCATION fund.

[michelej1]

From the Fleetwood on Front St.'s facebook:

‎30 tickets @ $200 left for Mick Fleetwood Blues Band with Steven Tyler and other VERY SPECIAL GUESTS. 13th at Castle Theatre. 40 tickets left at $300 great seating and meet and greet. Available only at Fleetwood's on Front St. KIOSK at 744 Front St. Net proceeds benefit Maui Arts and Cultural Center EDUCATION fund.

If they were in Nevada, Arizona or Colorado and not HAWAII, I'd have been on a plane this morning.

Michele

[WildHearted]

If they were in Nevada, Arizona or Colorado and not HAWAII, I'd have been on a plane this morning.

Michele

Assuming that Chris joins them, this would be her first public performance in what - 14 years?

Also - holy crap, those tickets cost more than seeing Fleetwood Mac. $200 and $300 each.

[Ulpian]

Assuming that Chris joins them, this would be her first public performance in what - 14 years?

Also - holy crap, those tickets cost more than seeing Fleetwood Mac. $200 and $300 each.


15 years. They did the Brits/Grammys/HoF thing in early 1998 and then she jetted off into the sunset.

I have to say that if Ken's updates are reliable and Christine does play, then I think there is something lovely about the fact that she is likely to do blues stuff. It's like, at 70, she is coming full-circle.

[HejiraNYC]

If they were in Nevada, Arizona or Colorado and not HAWAII, I'd have been on a plane this morning.

Michele

Oh please. If I was anywhere on the west coast I would be on a plane. A six-hour flight is easy. A 12-hour flight... that's real pain.

[michelej1]

Oh please. If I was anywhere on the west coast I would be on a plane. A six-hour flight is easy. A 12-hour flight... that's real pain.

Clearly, you don't fly United. One hour is pain.

Michele

[Ulpian]

Anyone going to this tonight please, if she is even there for a second, take a surreptitious photo :D:D:D

[CADreaming]

Anyone going to this tonight please, if she is even there for a second, take a surreptitious photo :D:D:D

And video!

[Jondalar]

This a fleetwood mac song if I ever heard one. Wonder what Lyndsey could do with this.?

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[elle]

This a fleetwood mac song if I ever heard one. Wonder what Lyndsey could do with this.?

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Who's Lyndsey?;-)

[Bandon]

This a fleetwood mac song if I ever heard one. Wonder what Lyndsey could do with this.?

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This song always reminded me of "Gotta Hold On Me" in terms of the music. The lyrics are kind of corny, but so are the lyrics to "You Make Loving Fun," and look how good that tune turned out with the "Lindsey touch." :nod:

[elle]

Oh please. If I was anywhere on the west coast I would be on a plane. A six-hour flight is easy. A 12-hour flight... that's real pain.

see if i said that there would be 5 people jumping on me saying "not everybody is rich, we have priorities". ;)

[jbrownsjr]

see if i said that there would be 5 people jumping on me saying "not everybody is rich, we have priorities". ;)

I'd be on a plane if I had about 12 hrs more notice.. LAX > Maui weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!:]

[michelej1]

see if i said that there would be 5 people jumping on me saying "not everybody is rich, we have priorities". ;)

I was thinking about this today. It would take me just $500 to get to Nevada, Colorado or Arizona, but Hawaii is $2500. HejiraNYC has all those frequent flyer miles. Why keep those to himself??;)

Michele

[michelej1]

Maui Magazine
http://www.mauimagazine.net/Maui-Magazine/Calendar/Event-Calendar/index.php/name/Fleetwood-the-MACC/event/8824/

Fleetwood @ the MACC

Date Feb 13, 2013 07:30 PM

Description

Get comfortable with legendary Fleetwood Mac founder-drummer, Maui resident and entrepreneur, Mick Fleetwood. In a living room setting on stage, Mick will talk story about his world travels, behind-the-scenes antics and musical influences. Then, the 2010 Grammy Award-nominated Mick Fleetwood Blues Band, featuring Rick Vito on guitar and vocals, Lenny Castellanos on bass and vocals and Mark Johnstone on keyboards and vocals, will perform their hits.

The band’s sound takes you back to the early blues-driven years of Fleetwood Mac, a musical legacy from the 1960s, reaching forward to today. The VIP rock star package includes hanging with Mick backstage, a VIP pass and signed poster.

All ticket purchasers receive a $20 food gift card to Fleetwood’s on Front St. in Lahaina.

Cost $49/standard, 149/VIP rock star package

Location
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
One Cameron Way
One Cameron Way
Kahului, HI

[Ulpian]

Maui Magazine
http://www.mauimagazine.net/Maui-Magazine/Calendar/Event-Calendar/index.php/name/Fleetwood-the-MACC/event/8824/

Fleetwood @ the MACC

Date Feb 13, 2013 07:30 PM

Description

Get comfortable with legendary Fleetwood Mac founder-drummer, Maui resident and entrepreneur, Mick Fleetwood. In a living room setting on stage, Mick will talk story about his world travels, behind-the-scenes antics and musical influences. Then, the 2010 Grammy Award-nominated Mick Fleetwood Blues Band, featuring Rick Vito on guitar and vocals, Lenny Castellanos on bass and vocals and Mark Johnstone on keyboards and vocals, will perform their hits.

The band’s sound takes you back to the early blues-driven years of Fleetwood Mac, a musical legacy from the 1960s, reaching forward to today. The VIP rock star package includes hanging with Mick backstage, a VIP pass and signed poster.

All ticket purchasers receive a $20 food gift card to Fleetwood’s on Front St. in Lahaina.

Cost $49/standard, 149/VIP rock star package

Location
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
One Cameron Way
One Cameron Way
Kahului, HI

Do we know if she bothered to join them? My instincts are that she didn't go up.

[CADreaming]

@raatz: Christine McVie looked & sounded so great tonight @MauiArtsCulture. #DontStop


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[Ulpian]

@raatz: Christine McVie looked & sounded so great tonight @MauiArtsCulture. #DontStop


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDD-jH3CAAECBXZ.jpg:large

oh. my. god.

*dies*

[WildHearted]

I think I'm in shock.

[CADreaming]

@MauiZan:

"Mick said she's not going on tour"

[Ulpian]

@MauiZan:

"Mick said she's not going on tour"

But still. I never ever thought we would see her on a stage behind a keyboard again.

I'd love to know what she played.

[WildHearted]

But still. I never ever thought we would see her on a stage behind a keyboard again.

I'd love to know what she played.

Frankly I never thought I'd see her in public again.

I hope someone recorded some of last nights show.

[CADreaming]

Another shot from Nickslive:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tkBkMknG69E/URzkapw9kLI/AAAAAAAAcfY/IkrD55DszIg/s640/Christine+McVie+Lisa+Homer+photo.jpg

[Ulpian]

Frankly I never thought I'd see her in public again.

I hope someone recorded some of last nights show.

Yes, and maybe Ken - if he was there - knows what they played. I wonder if she stuck to Chicken Shack / early FM blues?

It's a funny old world, as they say. In about 2000, when they did the Clinton gig with out her, I imagined she had just dropped off the face of the Earth. With the 2004 solo album, with her reaction to Ken's book (something about reminding her of and restoring her passion for the music) and with this little performance, it seems fairly clear to me that it's the enormous Rumours-lineup machine that 'Fleetwood Mac' had become she was running from, not the music itself.

[HejiraNYC]

Dying. Yes, I saw Stevie at Hammerstein last night (which was fab, BTW), but I think I would have literally traveled halfway around the world for this instead.

[Etisl]

Ohhh..... this makes me so happy. She looks amazing, and we fans surely miss that smokey voice and those great songs that no one else can perform.

Stevie+Lindsey+Christine=vocal magic!!!

Come on MICK.........you got her feet wet, now just pull her in!!!! (ok, I may be only dreaming.........but, I would love for that to happen. Just hoping her performing in front of an audience that truly misses her...will inspire her to reconsider.)

:nod:

[GypsySorcerer]

Frankly I never thought I'd see her in public again.


So true. I am beyond thrilled she's doing this. I know she won't tour, but it's great to see her on stage. Perhaps, if we're lucky, she'll do an occasional gig/appearance, or record a song or two.

[wheart]

But still. I never ever thought we would see her on a stage behind a keyboard again.

I'd love to know what she played.

You and ME both!! I'm still slightly in shock but oh it did my heart good to see that pic of her this morning.

[AncientQueen]

ARGHHHHHHHHHH! CHRISTINE BEHIND A KEYBOARD! I just got a happy heart attack.

[Gailh]

Jesus Christ!

[Ulpian]

Someone *must* know what she played!

:blob2:

[jenniferuk]

Someone *must* know what she played!

:blob2:

I saw one tweet saying that they closed with Don't Stop-ST on backing vocals, RV on guitar, MF on drums, CM singing. Not sure if that was all she played or not...hopefully those who attended will start talking!

[michelej1]

Another shot from Nickslive:



So beautiful. I never want to see Brett sitting in that position again.

Michele

[michelej1]

I saw one tweet saying that they closed with Don't Stop-ST on backing vocals, RV on guitar, MF on drums, CM singing. Not sure if that was all she played or not...hopefully those who attended will start talking!

Oh, no. She sang too? I know they had to do Don't Stop at the very least. She said she could do it with her hands behind her back.

Michele

[jenniferuk]

Oh, no. She sang too? I know they had to do Don't Stop at the very least. She said she could do it with her hands behind her back.

Michele

I assume that she sang, but all I could find is this from twitter user @raatz

@Chris1ll I agree! She closed the show with an amazing version of Don't Stop, w/Mick on drums. Steven Tyler backup vocals, Rick Vito guitar.

Christine McVie looked & sounded so great tonight @MauiArtsCulture. #DontStop

[HomerMcvie]

Sqqqqquuuuuuuuueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:]:]:]:]:]:]:]:]:]:]

[michelej1]

I really want to know what we can get from the Rumours line up when Christine is in Los Angeles. At the very least, we will probably have a picture of the 5 of them, but I wonder if we could get something, anything else. Some kind of impromptu performance. An interview to add to our video clips perhaps. If they're somewhere together and they invite Entertainment Tonight to witness the historic event maybe we could get a 5 minute spot with the 5 of them.

Michele

[shackin'up]

@raatz: Christine McVie looked & sounded so great tonight @MauiArtsCulture. #DontStop


https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDD-jH3CAAECBXZ.jpg:large

I must admit, I got very melancholic seeing this pic. Very touching.

[Blueletter18]

I must admit, I got very melancholic seeing this pic. Very touching.

Me too, it's a beautiful picture.

[Blue Horizon]

I must admit, I got very melancholic seeing this pic. Very touching.


Yep.....brings a lump to the old throat.
She looks so happy to be out in Maui with Mick and co. Lets hope Stevie and Lindsey can work some FM magic on her when she goes to LA.

[Ulpian]

Ok, so I've only seen two photos, but I can't believe how happy and relaxed she looks. :D

[SteveMacD]

It's a funny old world, as they say. In about 2000, when they did the Clinton gig with out her, I imagined she had just dropped off the face of the Earth. With the 2004 solo album, with her reaction to Ken's book (something about reminding her of and restoring her passion for the music) and with this little performance, it seems fairly clear to me that it's the enormous Rumours-lineup machine that 'Fleetwood Mac' had become she was running from, not the music itself.
It wouldn’t surprise me if the recent passings of the Bobs also has something to do with some of this. Maybe she realizes that the time she has left is limited, but she’s still in good health and still has her talents, and that it's silly just to waste them by doing nothing. Hopefully, she also realizes that playing an occasional gig won't kill her!

[jools]

All i can say is
IM IN SHOCK !!!!

Wonderful pics

[Ulpian]

It wouldn’t surprise me if the recent passings of the Bobs also has something to do with some of this. Maybe she realizes that the time she has left is limited, but she’s still in good health and still has her talents, and that it's silly just to waste them by doing nothing. Hopefully, she also realizes that playing an occasional gig won't kill her!

Yes, good point. Also the likelihood of being able to comfortably jet over the Atlantic lessens with the decades, whether or not you have a fear of flying, so maybe she saw this as a rare opportunity to see old friends from L.A.

[CADreaming]

Ya'll it's there! Go to Nickslive to see video!!

[michelej1]

Lovely to hear her voice. Of course, I want to hear that voice with others.

Gooseflesh, Christine.

Michele

[Ulpian]

Ya'll it's there! Go to Nickslive to see video!!

This has made my year. I know it's only February, but it is amazing to hear her and to know that she did this and that she still sounds Perfect.

:thumbsup:

[Jondalar]

Here she is. She sounds great.

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[SteveMacD]

My only gripe is that they didn't get the full song...

My dream: "Rumours" band with Rick Vito. No backing singers, no extra musicians. WGAF if it doesn't sound "just like the record". It's a concert. That's kind of the point.

[shackin'up]

Ships. I just choked when I heard her sing.

[shackin'up]

My only gripe is that they didn't get the full song...

My dream: "Rumours" band with Rick Vito. No backing singers, no extra musicians. WGAF if it doesn't sound "just like the record". It's a concert. That's kind of the point.

What's the point of Two leadguitarists where you need rythmguitar backup? No, Christine (or brett) and Neale should be more than Enough.

[Fireflies]

she sounds great, but delicate. i wonder if her voice would be able to withstand fm's tour schedule.

[HejiraNYC]

Still sounds just like buttah. :nod: Okay... I am officially crazy for saying this, but I think it's telling that they dropped the key for this. Steven Tyler is perfectly capable of singing it in the original key. Christine probably is too. Stevie and Lindsey? Not so much. So perhaps Christine has been practicing playing the song in a lower key intentionally with the thought that she would eventually be playing it with Stevie and Lindsey? Although she could probably play the original DS in her sleep, playing it on the piano in a different key is tricky; it definitely took some practice.

This is just so surreal- seeing/hearing Christine in 2013. After refusing to join FM onstage for the last two tours, I assumed something must have been amiss with Christine- maybe she was ill/frail or couldn't sing live anymore or can't walk/stand, etc. Or perhaps she had become paranoid about her appearance. But now this- Christine is doing her thing and looking/sounding like the past 15 years didn't even happen. If I were a betting person, I would wager the house that she's going to pop up at one or more of the UK shows.

[HejiraNYC]

she sounds great, but delicate. i wonder if her voice would be able to withstand fm's tour schedule.

It doesn't need to withstand FM's tour schedule! She ain't touring!

[Ulpian]

she sounds great, but delicate. i wonder if her voice would be able to withstand fm's tour schedule.

I disagree. When I heard I was shocked at how little her voice, live, had changed since the Grammys or the Brit Awards. In fact, dare I say it, from that small clip, Christine's voice sounds like it has changed far less than Stevie's which, since 98, has become far more nasal (especially on the SYW tour) and Lindsey's which has lost some more of its range.

However, as Chris is so out of practice, I'm sure she wouldn't be able to do a full tour without straining her vocal chords.

[SteveMacD]

What's the point of Two leadguitarists where you need rythmguitar backup? No, Christine (or brett) and Neale should be more than Enough.
I hate to tell you, but Neale isn't just a rhythm guitarist.

With Rick, they could throw a few Peter Green era songs in the set (making the set longer, NOT taking anything out).

[shackin'up]

I hate to tell you, but Neale isn't just a rhythm guitarist.

With Rick, they could throw a few Peter Green era songs in the set (making the set longer, NOT taking anything out).
I know, but he plays a lot of rythm in LB soloshows. You don't have to hate telling me anything dude.
You're right about greeny songs, but i'd love it if lindsey took a shot at Two or three of them.

[michelej1]

Still sounds just like buttah. :nod: Okay... I am officially crazy for saying this, but I think it's telling that they dropped the key for this. Steven Tyler is perfectly capable of singing it in the original key. Christine probably is too. Stevie and Lindsey? Not so much. So perhaps Christine has been practicing playing the song in a lower key intentionally with the thought that she would eventually be playing it with Stevie and Lindsey?

Be still my heart. It's all I think about. Michele

[HomerMcvie]

she sounds great, but delicate. i wonder if her voice would be able to withstand fm's tour schedule.

But there used to be YEARS in between tours, so what's the difference?

And yes, they dropped the song a whole step, from E to D.

[louielouie2000]

If I were a betting person, I would wager the house that she's going to pop up at one or more of the UK shows.

Agreed. This whole series of events just gives me some faith that Christine will become more involved with the Mac again in some form. What I'm truly hoping for is one last studio album from the Rumours 5. Who knows, maybe this Maui show combined with a couple of UK Mac appearances could goad her into it. :)

I have to wonder though, if this Maui show is Chris dipping her toes back into live performing after being off the stage for 15 years. Start small, without the pressure of band politics or playing for 20,000 people... but with familiar faces there for comfort. There just has to be something in all of this... her spending 3 weeks with Mick in Hawaii, meeting up with John, now reportedly her flying back to LA to visit with Stevie & Lindsey. Maybe I'm just a romantic, but I have to believe the seeds of something are being planted here. :nod:

[HomerMcvie]

Agreed. This whole series of events just gives me some faith that Christine will become more involved with the Mac again in some form. What I'm truly hoping for is one last studio album from the Rumours 5. Who knows, maybe this Maui show combined with a couple of UK Mac appearances could goad her into it. :)

I have to wonder though, if this Maui show is Chris dipping her toes back into live performing after being off the stage for 15 years. Start small, without the pressure of band politics or playing for 20,000 people... but with familiar faces there for comfort. There just has to be something in all of this... her spending 3 weeks with Mick in Hawaii, meeting up with John, now reportedly her flying back to LA to visit with Stevie & Lindsey. Maybe I'm just a romantic, but I have to believe the seeds of something are being planted here. :nod:

I'm just melting, with my love for this woman. God I love her!!!!!!!!!!!!

[michelej1]

But it's a long time between February and September. If she is warming herself up for something, I don't think it is those far off UK shows.

I don't think she has any intention of touring, but I think they must have something in mind between now and the fall. Michele

[Ulpian]

Agreed. This whole series of events just gives me some faith that Christine will become more involved with the Mac again in some form. What I'm truly hoping for is one last studio album from the Rumours 5. Who knows, maybe this Maui show combined with a couple of UK Mac appearances could goad her into it. :)

I have to wonder though, if this Maui show is Chris dipping her toes back into live performing after being off the stage for 15 years. Start small, without the pressure of band politics or playing for 20,000 people... but with familiar faces there for comfort. There just has to be something in all of this... her spending 3 weeks with Mick in Hawaii, meeting up with John, now reportedly her flying back to LA to visit with Stevie & Lindsey. Maybe I'm just a romantic, but I have to believe the seeds of something are being planted here. :nod:


I am just confused by all of this. Christine has dispelled two of her great fears very quickly. I'm delighted, but I wonder what has changed. Maybe we will never find out.

For what it's worth, I just cannot see her getting involved in Fleetwood Mac stuff, despite this. I think it's safe playing to a smaller audience in Maui. An arena in a big city with the old buttons being pressed by John, Lindsey or whoever else would be an understandably less appealing prospect, even for one night only.

[chiliD]

My dream: "Rumours" band with Rick Vito..

Ok, the fact that Christine FLEW to Hawaii & got on stage last night after years of thinking we'd seen the last of her publicly & musically kind of undermines my next thought, but I seriously doubt we'll ever see Rick Vito & Lindsey Buckingham on the same stage (those last 2 nights of the BTM tour notwithstanding)

But, then those folks have always seemed to surprise us...even though the "suprises" come at Continental Drift speed.

[Ulpian]

But, then those folks have always seemed to surprise us...even though the "suprises" come at Continental Drift speed.

:D I'm betting on a five-member-lineup album sometime in 2028. Something to look forward to in my middle-age.

[elle]

Still sounds just like buttah. :nod: Okay... I am officially crazy for saying this, but I think it's telling that they dropped the key for this. Steven Tyler is perfectly capable of singing it in the original key. Christine probably is too. Stevie and Lindsey? Not so much. So perhaps Christine has been practicing playing the song in a lower key intentionally with the thought that she would eventually be playing it with Stevie and Lindsey?

gotta love your optimism! :thumbsup:

[Ulpian]

Damn you all for making me think something might happen! ;)

I wonder. What if they play the whole of Rumours straight through in a small setting which is filmed and recorded for CD/DVD? Or something like that?

That way, Mick saying "she won't tour" is not a lie, but something still is happening. My only thought is that Lindsey (and maybe John) would object on the basis that the four-piece would be undermined creatively by bringing Chris back, and audiences on the tour would expect her. Also, the pressure on them/her from the label and managers to rejoin would be immense if she did that kind of one-off thing.

My instinct is still that this is just an anomaly, but I'll be very happy if I'm wrong.

[CADreaming]

I noticed a camera guy in the right corner filming...

[elle]

That way, Mick saying "she won't tour" is not a lie, but something still is happening. My only thought is that Lindsey (and maybe John) would object on the basis that the four-piece would be undermined creatively by bringing Chris back, and audiences on the tour would expect her. Also, the pressure on them/her from the label and managers to rejoin would be immense if she did that kind of one-off thing.

My instinct is still that this is just an anomaly, but I'll be very happy if I'm wrong.

i thought that as far as we know they don't have a label. i can see various managers' pressure but does Christine even have a manager at this point? i would think that she is doing whatever she wants, and the only pressure she may feel would be the pressure of some old friends or wanting to have some fun and experience the stage and audience reaction again.

[SteveMacD]

,but I think it's telling that they dropped the key for this. Steven Tyler is perfectly capable of singing it in the original key. Christine probably is too. Stevie and Lindsey? Not so much. So perhaps Christine has been practicing playing the song in a lower key intentionally with the thought that she would eventually be playing it with Stevie and Lindsey?
Nope. Christine is going to tour with Aerosmith.

[elle]

Nope. Christine is going to tour with Aerosmith.

:laugh: love it! of course Steven Tyler's singing on Don't Stop kinda ruins it but... ;)

[Ulpian]

i thought that as far as we know they don't have a label. i can see various managers' pressure but does Christine even have a manager at this point?.

She is still represented, yes. I think it's Martin Wyatt. Mick referred in a UK interview recently to the fact that she is still represented by some form of management when 'legacy' decisions are being made.

[Cammie]

How wonderful for the original 5 Rumours Band
members to be together again!! A nice Valentines
Gift to us all !!! :xoxo: :xoxo: :xoxo:

goosebump time !!! :] Lindsey and his wife were married in
Hawaii about 12 years ago tomorrow so maybe they are in
on the fun also ! One never knows as Linds is so private!!!












singers to be together again1!!!

[CADreaming]

Just tweeted by Ken!

@kencaillat: Go to Fleetwoods on Front St in Maui tonight. You may see #ChristineMcVie reunited with #FleetwoodMac again (like last night)

[HomerMcvie]

Sqqqqquuuuuueeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
Rick just shared this!
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n300/dBsound/fmcm2013Bow_zpsd9663001.jpg

[BombaySapphire3]

Sqqqqquuuuuueeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
Rick just shared this!
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n300/dBsound/fmcm2013Bow_zpsd9663001.jpg

So Christine McVie and Brett Tuggle really are not the same person?

[Johnny Stew]

Sqqqqquuuuuueeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
Rick just shared this!

Thanks for sharing that, David! Christine looks gorgeous.

Haven't had a chance to watch the video of "Don't Stop" yet, but I'm looking forward to it.

I completely respect Christine's desire to never tour again (if that is indeed how she still feels), but I desperately want her to record some new music with the band. It just isn't the same without her.

[Jondalar]

Thanks for sharing that, David! Christine looks gorgeous.

Haven't had a chance to watch the video of "Don't Stop" yet, but I'm looking forward to it.

I completely respect Christine's desire to never tour again (if that is indeed how she still feels), but I desperately want her to record some new music with the band. It just isn't the same without her.

I bet stevie is salavating. She wants her back bad.

[HomerMcvie]

Thanks for sharing that, David! Christine looks gorgeous.

Haven't had a chance to watch the video of "Don't Stop" yet, but I'm looking forward to it.

I completely respect Christine's desire to never tour again (if that is indeed how she still feels), but I desperately want her to record some new music with the band. It just isn't the same without her.

You're welcome.
No disrespect to FM, or the fans who worship the current band...but just seeing her up there, makes me realize why FM has been the soundtrack to my life. And it also makes me realize why the current incarnation just simply bores me to tears, for the most part.
Christine is the heart and soul of the band.

And of course I've always known that. But seeing these pics of her, is practically bringing me to tears. Reminding me of what's missing...

[BLY]

Ageed, It's not the same at all without Christine. I'm just amazed that we still have a Fleetwood Mac after all these years.

[BombaySapphire3]

I bet stevie is salavating. She wants her back bad.

If Christine agreed to make one more Fleetwood Mac album Stevie would agree to participate in an instant.The problem still could be greedy/crazy Mick who ruined the chances for Christine's full participation in the last one by demanding that she tour as well" in case she had a hit on the album":distress:

[bombaysaffires]

John was not there playing?:shrug:

[mtkad]

Still sounds just like buttah. :nod: Okay... I am officially crazy for saying this, but I think it's telling that they dropped the key for this. Steven Tyler is perfectly capable of singing it in the original key. Christine probably is too. Stevie and Lindsey? Not so much. So perhaps Christine has been practicing playing the song in a lower key intentionally with the thought that she would eventually be playing it with Stevie and Lindsey? Although she could probably play the original DS in her sleep, playing it on the piano in a different key is tricky; it definitely took some practice.




Stevie & Lindsey tried Don't Stop in a lower key on the 1st (maybe a few more) date on the Unleashed tour. It didn't sound right I guess, so it went right back up to E for the rest of the tour, and yeah it does sound a bit strained now and again.

[HejiraNYC]

Stevie & Lindsey tried Don't Stop in a lower key on the 1st (maybe a few more) date on the Unleashed tour. It didn't sound right I guess, so it went right back up to E for the rest of the tour, and yeah it does sound a bit strained now and again.

I remember that! Somehow they managed to pull it off... but judging by Stevie's recent solo performance of "Don't Stop"... I think a key drop is necessary. :eek: It starts at 8:00

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[HomerMcvie]

Stevie & Lindsey tried Don't Stop in a lower key on the 1st (maybe a few more) date on the Unleashed tour. It didn't sound right I guess, so it went right back up to E for the rest of the tour, and yeah it does sound a bit strained now and again.

But this one IS lowered. I checked it.

[SteveMacD]

John was not there playing?:shrug:
I thought that was odd, too.

Stevie & Lindsey tried Don't Stop in a lower key on the 1st (maybe a few more) date on the Unleashed tour. It didn't sound right I guess, so it went right back up to E for the rest of the tour, and yeah it does sound a bit strained now and again.
Either way, if Christine played it on a midi keyboard, she could just lower the notes and still play it the way she's always played it.

[WildHearted]

I thought that was odd, too.


Either way, if Christine played it on a midi keyboard, she could just lower the notes and still play it the way she's always played it.

D is actually technically "easier" to play in than E, anyway, being that it has 2 sharps rather than 4.

But regardless, I don't think it'd be that much of a learning curve. And like you said, she could easily transpose it with the push of a button and keep on playing it the same as always.

[michelej1]

So Christine McVie and Brett Tuggle really are not the same person?

Why do you say that? Brett's not up there, is he?

Michele

[BombaySapphire3]

Why do you say that? Brett's not up there, is he?

Michele

I thought he was the guy on the far right on the stage.

[michelej1]

I don't think anyone ever really said that Christine could not record with the group because she would not tour with SYW. I don't think she was pressured to tour either.

I think the recording idea just fell apart, for whatever reason. The band put up the story about the reason they didn't record with her was because then people might expect to hear her when they went to the concert as a cover for whatever the real reason she did not record was, just like they said that stuff about Stevie Crow not wanting to rehearse on mother's day. They put a diplomatic face on things. But I never bought that as the reason.

I think they would have loved to draw attention to their album by having Christine's sound on there, if everything had worked out, which is probably why Steal Your Heart Away was on there, even though we'd already had it twice before.

Michele

[michelej1]

I thought he was the guy on the far right on the stage.

I don't think that's Brett, but I don't know who it is.

Michele

[SteveMacD]

I don't think that's Brett, but I don't know who it is.

Mick Fleetwood: Drums
Rick Vito: Guitars/Vocals
Mark Johnstone: Keyboards
Lenny Castellanos: Bass
-with-
Steven Tyler: Vocals
Christine McVie: Keyboards/Vocals

[mylittledemon]

I thought he was the guy on the far right on the stage.

Definitely not Tuggle. Dunno who though :shrug:

[redbird]

Christine's sound would be a welcome return to FM as far as I'm concerned, but I also worry that they'd all worry too much about being commercially viable in today's market to really produce the kind of sounds I loved most from the band. Still, something's better than nothing. She looks great and I hope she had fun.

[britt0308]

Sqqqqquuuuuueeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
Rick just shared this!
http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n300/dBsound/fmcm2013Bow_zpsd9663001.jpg

Don't let me take away from the tear inducing quality of Chris's re-emergence. Trust me..I'm right there with you guys. This photo and the video warms my heart.

Just a brief side note I cannot let go by unnoticed..Steven Tyler most definitely is wearing women's jeans from Free People. I don't know if I hate or love that.. :p
http://www.freepeople.com/clothes-denim-shop/discharge-bali-flare/

[bombaysaffires]

Wow, I reallllly wish John was there too

[CADreaming]

Wow, I reallllly wish John was there too

Well maybe he'll show up at Fleetwoods tonight

[SteveMacD]

Well maybe he'll show up at Fleetwoods tonight
Well, Ken DID tweet "@kencaillat: Go to Fleetwoods on Front St in Maui tonight. You may see #ChristineMcVie reunited with #FleetwoodMac again (like last night)"

It can't be Fleetwood Mac without John. Mick, John, Christine, and Rick could legitimately be called Fleetwood Mac, right?

[CADreaming]

Well, Ken DID tweet "@kencaillat: Go to Fleetwoods on Front St in Maui tonight. You may see #ChristineMcVie reunited with #FleetwoodMac again (like last night)"

It can't be Fleetwood Mac without John. Mick, John, Christine, and Rick could legitimately be called Fleetwood Mac, right?

Exactly. I thought it was maybe a hint, but that would be asking a bit much I guess to get Mick, Chris & John!

[SteveMacD]

Exactly. I thought it was maybe a hint, but that would be asking a bit much I guess to get Mick, Chris & John!
Nah. Asking to get the whole "Rumours" band would be too much, but those three? I'm shocked it didn't happen last night.

[HejiraNYC]

Just a brief side note I cannot let go by unnoticed..Steven Tyler most definitely is wearing women's jeans from Free People. I don't know if I hate or love that.. :p
http://www.freepeople.com/clothes-denim-shop/discharge-bali-flare/

Dude looks like a lady!

[britt0308]

Dude looks like a lady!

Haha well played :D

[secondhandchain]

She looks and sounds amazing. I was worried that she might have gotten to rusty and up their in age. But I see by the video that she could tour tomorrow and sound and look amazing. DO IT Christine! At least put your vocals on those songs recorded all ready. Life's too short! I'm hoping that she felt that rush she hasn't felt in years. Gardening must get old after a decade plus! It's only 6 months out of your life and then back to gardening for 3 years!

[bombaysaffires]

Nah. Asking to get the whole "Rumours" band would be too much, but those three? I'm shocked it didn't happen last night.

me too!! .................

[michelej1]

Mick, John, Christine, and Rick could legitimately be called Fleetwood Mac, right?

NO. Only according to two Steves around here.

Michele

[michelej1]

Wow, I reallllly wish John was there too

I'm sure he was in the audience. If not :eek:

Michele

[bombaysaffires]

I'm sure he was in the audience. If not :eek:

Michele

and he wouldn't have gotten up onstage at ALL???

[SteveMacD]

NO. Only according to two Steves around here.
SteveMacD throws out the challenge flag.

http://images.politico.com/global/2012/09/120927_nflref_attention_ap_328.jpg

After further review (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2ipz8n7sfA), the video clearly shows that it is indeed enough to be considered Fleetwood Mac.




(See what I did there?)

[michelej1]

and he wouldn't have gotten up onstage at ALL???

Well, yeah. I guess it's hard to believe that Mick wouldn't have pulled him up on stage.

On the other hand, I mean, look at the way Mick performed in England and Christine didn't get up on stage. But you can say that whatever made her not want to get up wouldn't have kept John away. I guess I just assume he was in the audience and Mick gave a "shout out" to him at some point during the night.

Michele

[michelej1]

(See what I did there?)

Yes. I see the line up at the Superbowl no less.

Christine looked mighty hot on that 1993 video too.

Michele

[michelej1]

So, there's a guy coming onto the Ledge who couldn't post before, but now he can and he should be here soon. But he wanted to tell us what Christine played.

So first was a blues cover (not sure) and then with Steven Tyler - FM's Rattlesnake Shake and Elmore James' Shake Your Moneymaker. Left stage came back for amazing finale of Don't Stop.

[michelej1]

^Oh my goodness. Can you just die?

Michele

[shackin'up]

NO. Only according to two Steves around here.

Michele

Although the Steves and I can disagree on a lot, I must say that I'm 100 % with them on this. Any band with John and Mick in it IS Fleetwood Mac. Because it has always been.

[Ulpian]

So did she play again last night?!

On the name point, I've always understood that Mick and John own the right to the name 'Fleetwood Mac' and so in theory could use it when they wished. Different, say, to the old arguments Pink Floyd had, where they had to seek legal advice before the position was clear.

[bigfan]

I assume that she sang, but all I could find is this from twitter user @raatz

@Chris1ll I agree! She closed the show with an amazing version of Don't Stop, w/Mick on drums. Steven Tyler backup vocals, Rick Vito guitar.

Christine McVie looked & sounded so great tonight @MauiArtsCulture. #DontStop

She opened with Chicken Shack's Get Like You Used to Be, then sang on, with Steven Tyler, Rattlesnake Shake, Shake Your Money Maker, Oh Well and closed with Don’t Stop.

[SteveMacD]

I hope like hell somebody recorded GLYUTB.

[Ulpian]

She opened with Chicken Shack's Get Like You Used to Be, then sang on, with Steven Tyler, Rattlesnake Shake, Shake Your Money Maker, Oh Well and closed with Don’t Stop.

:( Get Like You Used To Be is lovely. I am gutted I wasn't there, but I am SO glad she did this.

[michelej1]

Wow, having her on from the opening and then at the end too really showcased her. She didn't just cameo, she reigned. Michele

[bigfan]

Playing on Maui with Mick and the boys

[bigfan]

The show was so brilliant Mick looked ecstatic

[michelej1]

Playing on Maui with Mick and the boys

What a special event you got to witness. Thank you for sharing it.

Michele

[CADreaming]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDI9qMsCIAEl_--.jpg:large

https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/558057_289748147820838_1530625818_n.jpg

[jenniferuk]

She opened with Chicken Shack's Get Like You Used to Be, then sang on, with Steven Tyler, Rattlesnake Shake, Shake Your Money Maker, Oh Well and closed with Don’t Stop.

Oh my word...thank you...I should have left the husband and children and fled to Maui.

[Phil Lee]

Those are great photos. Thanks for sharing them.

[macfan 57]

I haven't posted on here in ages, but this is incredible. I'm shocked that she performed live again. She looks & sounds fantastic! She also actually looks happy, unlike 15 years ago on the Dance tour.

Thanks to everyone who posted all the great pictures & the video.:thumbsup:

I wish Mick would have recorded this show( I did see a guy with a camera on the side) & release it on DVD. I'd pay any amount for something like that, especially Get Like You Used To Be. I don't think she's played that live in over 37 years!!

[HejiraNYC]

Don't Stop + ending

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[Blue Horizon]

Don't Stop + ending

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Was that GOOOOD or what......

[CADreaming]

Hope we get footage from Fleetwoods!

[FierySequences]

Thx for posting....we all knew something was up. Even if it was just this, looks like everyone had fun.

Does anyone have video of Steven on any of the old songs? Would love to see them.

Is there supposed to be another show tonight at Fleetwoods?

[redbird]

Thanks for posting, the outtro in particular was a blast. Loved hearing the audience's cheers go up for Christine's name too.

[jbrownsjr]

Holy crap!!! I've been here in Manhattan missing all these postings.

I don't like the lower key, makes it seem slower as well, but I thought Christine handled it well. Her tone quality sounded fantastic!!!

Thank you for posting these. I'm sort of in tears if you know what I mean. I've missed her music and performing so much.

I would love if they recorded an album together!!! They are touring now and can record after the tour. Christine can get her chops in order.

Wow I'm still in tears....

[I'msoAfraid95]

Its so great seeing Christine up on stage doing what she does best! :thumbsup:

[jwd]

It's so great seeing Christine behind the keyboard and singing again!! I found it so comforting for Chris to be telling me "Don't stop thinking about tomorrow, it'll be better than before. Yesterday's gone, yesterday's gone". Nobody can sing it like her and make it feel like her! I miss her so much! If you're reading these comments Chris, please keep gracing with us with your presence every once in awhile. We love you and everything you've given us over the years!!


:xoxo:

[SteveMacD]

I would love if they recorded an album together!!! They are touring now and can record after the tour. Christine can get her chops in order.
Didn't they already try that once, though?

[elle]

I would love if they recorded an album together!!! They are touring now and can record after the tour. Christine can get her chops in order.

no they can't. and they are not touring yet, and Christine has her chops in order, obviously. they need to record now.

we need Lindsey back after that whole year of sharing him with the Mac.

[jbrownsjr]

Didn't they already try that once, though?

When? SYW?

Here's my feeling on what happened there.

Christine didn't want anything to do with FMac after 1998; therefore, she was only on the tracks that Lindsey's solo album already her keys and voice on from prior to SYW.

[jbrownsjr]

no they can't. and they are not touring yet, and Christine has her chops in order, obviously. they need to record now.

we need Lindsey back after that whole year of sharing him with the Mac.

You know what,you bring up a good point. FMac doesn't need to take a full year to record an album. Carry on...

Im used to them taking a year to put something together. :angel:

[michelej1]

I would love if they recorded an album together!!! They are touring now and can record after the tour. Christine can get her chops in order.


I think this would be great timing. Lindsey was hoping they'd record an album after the last tour and that obviously didn't happen. We predicted that it wouldn't. This time it could happen if Christine was going to do it with them. That would give Stevie incentive to do an album, even if the tour strains relationships, going into the studio again wouldn't be a bad thing, if Chris was going to be there.

Stevie has been talking about considering putting out a whole album if these trial songs we're getting go over well anyway, so if Christine could commit to recording with them after the tour, then that might be a pot at the end of the rainbow to keep them in the FM mindset following the tour, when they would normally be very burned out on each other.

Also, they could tour again in 2014 with the new music. It would not be a full tour, it would just be a short tour, to hit the cities that they're missing now. It's exciting to think about. Michele

[Tango]

Thank you for sharing the pics and video!

Fleetwood Mac needs Christine McVie. I know she doesn't need them per se, but I want to "believe in the five." It's just baby steps, now. She's across the pond. Maybe she's itchy and restless to be doing "something." Maybe she's tired of them messing up on her songs. ;) Whatever it takes: Give her the 5 million, rent her a luxury BUS and let her tour at her leisure across the USA and hit a few shows.

Let her be on an album without touring if that's what she wants. (but if she gets on a album, maybe she can be pursuaded another step or two--a DVD, etc. Chris looks totally in control and at ease on the video)


http://i.ytimg.com/vi/EgdPJJhJdn4/0.jpg

Christine's voice has been greatly missed.

[michelej1]

Fleetwood and company jam at the MACC
[There's a picture of Christine on keys]
http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/569861.html

February 15, 2013, The Maui News

Fleetwood Mac founding member and drummer Fleetwood opened the show with a question-and-answer session while seated on a couch onstage with Vito.

After the intriguing look into the history and behind-the-scenes world of the two blues rockers, they returned to jam with other members of the Mick Fleetwood Blues Band, Lenny Castellanos and Mark Johnstone. Former Fleetwood Mac member McVie was brought onstage as a surprise guest, and Aerosmith frontman Tyler soon followed. MACC President and Chief Executive Officer Art Vento said that the show was another one of those magical Maui moments. "We can't thank Mick enough for truly recognizing that the arts, now more than ever, need to be supported," Vento said.

[WildHearted]

I'm still in awe. So amazing to see her behind the keyboard again.

[SteveMacD]

When? SYW?
No. I was thinking of another album where Fleetwood Mac toured for year or two without Christine and then released an album with Christine.

[elle]

I think this would be great timing.

eat your words :distress: :distress:

[elle]

You know what,you bring up a good point. FMac doesn't need to take a full year to record an album. Carry on...

Im used to them taking a year to put something together. :angel:

thank you! :thumbsup:

it is 2013, even for FM.

[jbrownsjr]

I think this would be great timing. Lindsey was hoping they'd record an album after the last tour and that obviously didn't happen. We predicted that it wouldn't. This time it could happen if Christine was going to do it with them. That would give Stevie incentive to do an album, even if the tour strains relationships, going into the studio again wouldn't be a bad thing, if Chris was going to be there.

Stevie has been talking about considering putting out a whole album if these trial songs we're getting go over well anyway, so if Christine could commit to recording with them after the tour, then that might be a pot at the end of the rainbow to keep them in the FM mindset following the tour, when they would normally be very burned out on each other.

Also, they could tour again in 2014 with the new music. It would not be a full tour, it would just be a short tour, to hit the cities that they're missing now. It's exciting to think about. Michele

The way they have always timed things Michele it seems like a solid FM plan. lol

[Nicks Fan]

When I met Mick Fleeetwood in 2009 he said that Chris was interested in doing an album but not the tour. I think for Mick the issue was that if she was featured on the album but not the tour it might confuse people and maybe have hurt sales. I mean the Time Tour was different in my opinion as neither Stevie nor Lindsey were there so her not being a part of that tour was not as big a deal as the SYW tour would have been without her (if she had recorded the album).

[I'msoAfraid95]

I really don't care bout a tour. I juat want some new music with her playing on it. Mick, ya'll are rich enough that even if the album only sold a 1000 copies, uou'd still be rich, so don't use money as an excuse!:lol: Am I right?

[michelej1]

I really don't care bout a tour. I juat want some new music with her playing on it. Mick, ya'll are rich enough that even if the album only sold a 1000 copies, uou'd still be rich, so don't use money as an excuse!:lol: Am I right?

Mick sees this. He knows if he gets Christine to record it will get Stevie to record. He knows. He is doing our bidding.

Michele

[jbrownsjr]

Mick sees this. He knows if he gets Christine to record it will get Stevie to record. He knows. He is doing our bidding.

Michele

Absolutely! We know this guy and that's exactly what he wants. We also know how much Stevie misses Christine personally and professionally. Stevie talks about her all the time.

[sjpdg]

So did she play again last night?!

On the name point, I've always understood that Mick and John own the right to the name 'Fleetwood Mac' and so in theory could use it when they wished. Different, say, to the old arguments Pink Floyd had, where they had to seek legal advice before the position was clear.

That was my understanding as well. Don't recall at all where I heard that but I"m pretty sure that's the case.

Which would mean definitively that John and Mick are indeed, Fleetwood Mac. And besides, Peter Green named a song after them before the band was even really formed with that name anyway.

[sjpdg]

SteveMacD throws out the challenge flag.

http://images.politico.com/global/2012/09/120927_nflref_attention_ap_328.jpg

After further review (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2ipz8n7sfA), the video clearly shows that it is indeed enough to be considered Fleetwood Mac.




(See what I did there?)

Awesome!! And I agree with you 110%!! Mick Fleetwood + John McVie = Fleetwood Mac. End of discussion!!

[CADreaming]

Mick sees this. He knows if he gets Christine to record it will get Stevie to record. He knows. He is doing our bidding.

Michele

Stevie's already recorded without Christine. I think her real issue is how to throw songs up against a wall or into the universe.

[Ulpian]

I'm just trying to work out whether I need to eat my hat, which I said on another thread I'd do if Christine performed with them / rejoined on her trip to the US. I think the hat is safe with this performance; maybe I only have to eat a third of it? :shrug:
:D

[Blue Horizon]

I'm just trying to work out whether I need to eat my hat, which I said on another thread I'd do if Christine performed with them / rejoined on her trip to the US. I think the hat is safe with this performance; maybe I only have to eat a third of it? :shrug:
:D
Hat + Some nice relish or sauce might go down ok Mark!!:D

[FierySequences]

I think this would be great timing. Lindsey was hoping they'd record an album after the last tour and that obviously didn't happen. We predicted that it wouldn't. This time it could happen if Christine was going to do it with them. That would give Stevie incentive to do an album, even if the tour strains relationships, going into the studio again wouldn't be a bad thing, if Chris was going to be there.

Michele

You know this all seems to be adding up in the form of a weird algerbraic equation.

First we have word that LB has written/recorded 8 songs, with Stevie in mind on a few. Then we hear that SN and LB are going to do WY live. In a minor slip we hear that SN actually submitted 1 song. Now CM is heading to LA to "visit" SN.

If CM whips up 4-5 songs (from Dec until April) we have the a complete album with a few Bsides and outtakes. It's all starting to make much more sense. :D

[WildHearted]

You know this all seems to be adding up in the form of a weird algerbraic equation.

Then we hear that SN and LB are going to do WY live. In a minor slip we hear that SN actually submitted 1 song.

The song Stevie submitted was Without You.

[FierySequences]

The song Stevie submitted was Without You.

Do we know this for certain? I'd like to see this clip again. There are so many slpiced ones out there...it would be hard to find.

[WildHearted]

Do we know this for certain? I'd like to see this clip again. There are so many slpiced ones out there...it would be hard to find.

Yes, it's been said several times in various interviews/videos - it should all be in the FM Press 2013 thread and the 2013 Video Interview thread.

At first they just were saying that she brought in a BN song to record (and Lindsey was kind of harping on the fact that she didn't bring anything new) and then they eventually starting saying that said BN song was Without You.

[FierySequences]

Yes, it's been said several times in various interviews/videos - it should all be in the FM Press 2013 thread and the 2013 Video Interview thread.

At first they just were saying that she brought in a BN song to record (and Lindsey was kind of harping on the fact that she didn't bring anything new) and then they eventually starting saying that said BN song was Without You.

ok, I believe you. Searching for the vid would be like reading all the articles again. At some point I just start skimming them, b/c is seems I have read it/or a variation of it 3-5 times over. Ahh love that modern journalisim. ;)

[elle]

ok, I believe you. Searching for the vid would be like reading all the articles again. At some point I just start skimming them, b/c is seems I have read it/or a variation of it 3-5 times over. Ahh love that modern journalisim. ;)

see that's what i don't like about videos vs the text - you can't do a quick search to find what you need.

but i'm sure that's gonna be coming soon enough.

[Ulpian]

You know this all seems to be adding up in the form of a weird algerbraic equation.

First we have word that LB has written/recorded 8 songs, with Stevie in mind on a few. Then we hear that SN and LB are going to do WY live. In a minor slip we hear that SN actually submitted 1 song. Now CM is heading to LA to "visit" SN.

If CM whips up 4-5 songs (from Dec until April) we have the a complete album with a few Bsides and outtakes. It's all starting to make much more sense. :D

It won't happen; this unexpected live performance was unrelated to what Fleetwood Mac is doing. I'll eat the remaining two-thirds of my hat if it does happen.
:p

[FierySequences]

It won't happen; this unexpected live performance was unrelated to what Fleetwood Mac is doing. I'll eat the remaining two-thirds of my hat if it does happen.
:p

haha, we want screen caps of the first missing third! :D

[michelej1]

Stevie's already recorded without Christine. I think her real issue is how to throw songs up against a wall or into the universe.

I don't think the reason she doesn't want to record is because Christine is gone. I think the reason is she doesn't want to record, period. But having Christine do it would force her hand. Either she'd want to record or wouldn't want to be left out. So, she'd join in.

I'm not saying she won't record because she misses Christine so much. I'm saying she is resistant to recording but if Christine is involved that resistance would be overcome.

As for the internet, I don't think that's her concern, actually. She just doesn't want to put out FM music for whatever reason. That's my thought.

Michele

[michelej1]

see that's what i don't like about videos vs the text - you can't do a quick search to find what you need.



I agree about the videos. They have snapstream that lets you search videos. Jon Stewart has been using it for years, which is how his staff finds video tape from 10 years ago of politicians contradicting what they're saying now. But Snapstream is very expensive. I wish that technology would become available to the average consumer.

Plus, I'm having a hard time saving videos too. I'm thinking of just running them on my tv via the internet through my Kindle Fire and recording them on tivo. But it's a lot of work for snippets.

Anyway, Mick kept saying 3-4 songs that Stevie might have been on, like he thought there might be another one out there that we don't know about. So, maybe there's Without You and something else. I guess he just wasn't there at Lindsey's house, so he doesn't know what she sang on. But if he listens to anything they say (3000 times) he should know that it's just the 2. I'd like to know why he says it is possibly 3.

Michele

[WildHearted]

I'm not saying she won't record because she misses Christine so much. I'm saying she is resistant to recording but if Christine is involved that resistance would be overcome.

As for the internet, I don't think that's her concern, actually. She just doesn't want to put out FM music for whatever reason. That's my thought.

Michele

This is how I feel, as well.

And the internet is definitely just a scapegoat at this point. I don't think any of them even believe what they're saying re: no one wanting to listen to full albums, etc. It's a lame excuse.

[shackin'up]

Anyway, Mick kept saying 3-4 songs that Stevie might have been on, like he thought there might be another one out there that we don't know about. So, maybe there's Without You and something else. I guess he just wasn't there at Lindsey's house, so he doesn't know what she sang on. But if he listens to anything they say (3000 times) he should know that it's just the 2. I'd like to know why he says it is possibly 3.

Michele

We can never trust this band when it comes to numbers. Stevie refered to the long Rhiannon version when Letterman mentioned that on Valentine, as the "17 minute"- version. Ha. I bet they only recorded Two. :D

[michelej1]

We can never trust this band when it comes to numbers. Stevie refered to the long Rhiannon version when Letterman mentioned that on Valentine, as the "17 minute"- version. Ha. I bet they only recorded Two. :D

That reminded me of John on the Best Buy CD talking about Molly performing Rhiannon at school years and, of course, being a young girl, Molly wanted to do the looooong version of the song.

Bet Letterman doesn't know about the Cleaning Lady version of Sara.

Michele

[charnicks88]

I was so so happy to read about this, and watch the video online! Christine just has to come back for this tour. I just think the timing of her going to Hawaii and seeing Stevie in LA right before the tour starts is just, well...because she is seriously thinking of re-joining. She's had 15 years to take this trip and why choose now when the group are about to embark on a massive world tour?

If this show (line up etc) was brought to England I'd be all over it!

...just sayin! :)

[Ulpian]

I was so so happy to read about this, and watch the video online! Christine just has to come back for this tour. I just think the timing of her going to Hawaii and seeing Stevie in LA right before the tour starts is just, well...because she is seriously thinking of re-joining. She's had 15 years to take this trip and why choose now when the group are about to embark on a massive world tour?

If this show (line up etc) was brought to England I'd be all over it!

...just sayin! :)

Why would Mick have been forced (so it seemed) to confirm in the UK press that she would never be coming back, after he initially made those ambiguous comments about her in January? It felt as though she had seen his interviews and told him personally to set the record straight.

[SteveMacD]

We can never trust this band when it comes to numbers. Stevie refered to the long Rhiannon version when Letterman mentioned that on Valentine, as the "17 minute"- version. Ha. I bet they only recorded Two. :D
I just assumed they were talking about the concert version of "Rhiannon" that had the extended jam.

[michelej1]

Why would Mick have been forced (so it seemed) to confirm in the UK press that she would never be coming back, after he initially made those ambiguous comments about her in January? It felt as though she had seen his interviews and told him personally to set the record straight.

He was told to stop asking. Since then, he hasn't ruled out a return. He's just stopped bugging her. He said it's got to be her decision.

But there are two different issues here. She is not going to tour. Whether he knows that or not, I think it's pretty clear. It doesn't mean she won't record and my guess is she wants to record, actually.

Michele

[Ulpian]

He was told to stop asking. Since then, he hasn't ruled out a return. He's just stopped bugging her. He said it's got to be her decision.

But there are two different issues here. She is not going to tour. Whether he knows that or not, I think it's pretty clear. It doesn't mean she won't record and my guess is she wants to record, actually.

Michele

I agree that she won't tour, though on this week's experience I wouldn't now rule out her doing Don't Stop at a London gig later this year, though I still think it unlikely.

I keep saying it, and it's against what I would love to happen, but I just don't see her recording with them. Their priority right now is rehearsing a four-person lineup tour. They will be onstage without Christine within the next couple of months. Recording of any sort, with all the time that it takes, can't happen whilst that is the priority. Christine will fly back to England in a few weeks I would have thought that will be that.

[michelej1]

I keep saying it, and it's against what I would love to happen, but I just don't see her recording with them. Their priority right now is rehearsing a four-person lineup tour. They will be onstage without Christine within the next couple of months. Recording of any sort, with all the time that it takes, can't happen whilst that is the priority. Christine will fly back to England in a few weeks I would have thought that will be that.

Recording takes a matter of days and there would be no better time to do it than when they're all together anyway.

I don't see her not doing something with them and I've been saying that ever since Mick said she was coming to Los Angeles.

Michele

[michelej1]

Why would Mick have been forced (so it seemed) to confirm in the UK press that she would never be coming back, after he initially made those ambiguous comments about her in January? It felt as though she had seen his interviews and told him personally to set the record straight.

This is what Mick said as quoted by the Telegraph:



McVie initially responded in the negative, prompting Mick Fleetwood to publically say that he might be able to convince her to change her mind. Now, Mick, speaking with The Telegraph, says he's been asked to cease his appeals to her:

"I've had to agree to stop asking her," he said, according to the paper. He did not elaborate on what convinced him to do so.

"We miss her and love her, and I hope I'm a part in persuading her to return," Mick told The Sun just last week.

[Ulpian]

This is what Mick said as quoted by the Telegraph:

The Sun interview was, I think, what prompted his being told to stop appealing publicly for her to rejoin; it was the boldest, clearest attempt in a while. The Telegraph thing came after and, as I said, it was as if he'd been reprimanded in between whether by Christine herself or by Martin Wyatt or whoever else.

Ok, so recording can take days, but that's assuming she has written songs for them to sing and that they like them and think the band can add something to them. I just think it's fantasy (albeit nice), given her most recent protestations in Mojo and comments in The Times (which didn't sound like she was returning in any capacity) and Mick's "no, no, no" in the latter when asked if she was coming back. He clearly said she is part of their past now.

[michelej1]

Yes, obviously, someone said something to Mick because he said he'd had to agree not to ask her. But it didn't stop him from hoping that she'd still return and thinking he could be part of persuading her. Even after the reprimand, he was still talking about her returning.


Ok, so recording can take days, but that's assuming she has written songs for them to sing and that they like them and think the band can add something to them.

She has loads of songs from 10 years ago that haven't been used (and beyond, because she talked about all the songs she had stored up on the Best Buy CD in 1997 too). But it doesn't have to be one of her songs. She can sing on some of their songs. Just like Stevie came and sung on Lindsey's, following 4 days in his bunker.

Or maybe Stevie has a song Christine can sing on.

The timing of her "visit" is so strange that it doesn't seem like wishful thinking to imagine she's doing something with them. It will seem much odder if nothing comes of it, in my view. You said they are concentrating on rehearsing, well exactly. She knew they'd be busy when she left England. Why come now, if there wasn't a specific reason?

As far as England goes, it's such a long time between now and then that I don't think her performing at the MACC increases the likelihood she'd actually perform in England, not if nothing's afoot. Being back home again for 7 months, out of the limelight once more, would probably make her disinclined to return to the stage in September.

However, if they have longterm plans and have been discussing doing something together, then I can see them doing concerts in England. If not this tour, then next year.

I was wondering if she made an appearance in England if it would be more likely on the first night or the last, but actually, if she does something, she might as well do all 3 nights and they can record them and just take the best moments from each night.

The MACC showed that she wouldn't be limited to playing on Don't Stop. If she knows the song, she can play on any of them. Obviously, she can play on songs from 1975 on as easily as she did Rattlesnake Shake. So, if she appears in England, I wouldn't think it would be just for a Don't Stop cameo.

I just hope that once she gets to Los Angeles we still hear about what she's doing while she's here. Then, I guess the next time we hear about her it will be from the others saying that she has returned to the UK.

Michele

[Ulpian]

I hope you are right, though I'm still not convinced.

I thought the timing of her visit was not "strange", but convenient:-

A. Because Mick would be in the UK and gallantly offered to escort her, given her fear of flying.

B. Because Mick has just opened a new restaurant and, knowing Christine's love of cookery, he wanted her to see it.

C. Because if she wanted to see the others then rehearsal time would mean they'd all be together then and she could kill four birds with one stone.

D. It has been exceptionally cold and snowy in England for the last couple of months, probably the coldest and snowiest it has been in a long time (maybe even since she moved back) and Mick thought a trip to some warmth would do her good. I think he said as much in one of the interviews.

E. The deaths of both Bobs has made her want to see Mick and John in person particularly, reminder as those events were of the passage of time.

[michelej1]

She could have come back with them after their European tour when they would all be on vacation. I see this as a working vacation, but time will tell. Michele

[Ulpian]

She could have come back with them after their European tour when they would all be on vacation. I see this as a working vacation, but time will tell. Michele

If we ever find out what's gone on in L.A. ...

[elle]

I agree that she won't tour, though on this week's experience I wouldn't now rule out her doing Don't Stop at a London gig later this year, though I still think it unlikely.

I keep saying it, and it's against what I would love to happen, but I just don't see her recording with them. Their priority right now is rehearsing a four-person lineup tour. They will be onstage without Christine within the next couple of months. Recording of any sort, with all the time that it takes, can't happen whilst that is the priority. Christine will fly back to England in a few weeks I would have thought that will be that.

maybe she can hang around rehearsals and do Don't Stop as a surprise guest first couple of shows in a month from now :D :thumbsup:

[shackin'up]

I just assumed they were talking about the concert version of "Rhiannon" that had the extended jam.

Me too. But can you offer me one over 10 minutes?

[Ulpian]

maybe she can hang around rehearsals and do Don't Stop as a surprise guest first couple of shows in a month from now :D :thumbsup:

I don't have enough hats to eat to cover that eventuality!

[bombaysaffires]

so, was Christine getting paid for that gig in Maui??

[elle]

so, was Christine getting paid for that gig in Maui??

wasn't that gig for charity?

[michelej1]

so, was Christine getting paid for that gig in Maui??

Maybe she got an advance on the $5 mil that Stevie is scrounging up to give to her.

Michele

[michelej1]

Anyway, time is running out before she starts missing those dogs too much and leaves.

Put her to work now. Sooner the better.

Michele

[ukmacfanjim]

Heres another Video of Christine playing and singing at the Gig with the blues band :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okdlvUWLUuc

[SteveMacD]

Heres another Video of Christine playing and singing at the Gig with the blues band :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okdlvUWLUuc

I agree with Mick at the beginning of the clip.

[jbrownsjr]

OMG I'm going to have a heart attack!!! Great piano solo and riffing with Rick!

[Ulpian]

I am so glad that there is such positivity on this thread. It certainly provides stark contrast to the negativity and raving going on in other parts of this board.

:thumbsup:

[jbrownsjr]

I am so glad that there is such positivity on this thread. It certainly provides stark contrast to the negativity and raving going on in other parts of this board.

:thumbsup:

It's so true. I read Christine threads and it's so bright and wonderful in here. lol

[PenguinHead]

Ageed, It's not the same at all without Christine.

Some Fleetwood Mac fans are still saying that about Peter Green! Embrace the fact Fleetwood Mac is very unique in the way they have survived and evolved through many configurations and styles. As long as their namesakes (Mick and John) are there, it will always be Fleetwood Mac, regardless of whoever else is in the band.

I'm hoping we have an album of new music to look forward to if Stevie and Lindsey can come to terms with each other. While Say You Will was an interesting, creative and challenging album, I still think they could produce a great album artistically on or near par with Rumours. At least I hope that it will have a warmer sound than the steely feel of their previous work.

[Ulpian]

Some Fleetwood Mac fans are still saying that about Peter Green! Embrace the fact Fleetwood Mac is very unique in the way they have survived and evolved through many configurations and styles. As long as their namesakes (Mick and John) are there, it will always be Fleetwood Mac, regardless of whoever else is in the band.

I'm hoping we have an album of new music to look forward to if Stevie and Lindsey can come to terms with each other. While Say You Will was an interesting, creative and challenging album, I still think they could produce a great album artistically on or near par with Rumours. At least I hope that it will have a warmer sound than the steely feel of their previous work.

The poster you reply to was commenting that it isn't the same without Christine. They are correct, it isn't. Whether you think FM is better or worse without her, it is different.

We're all very much aware of the ever-changing nature of this band. I don't think those of us who have been posting on this thread, which has been a joyful thread about an event we didn't expect, need to be told to embrace the fact that the band has thrived on change. We can be maudlin for the full Rumours lineup if we want!

For the record, I couldn't care less about the current lineup's attempts at an album, but I respect those who could and am happy for them if they get what they want.

[aleuzzi]

The poster you reply to was commenting that it isn't the same without Christine. They are correct, it isn't. Whether you think FM is better or worse without her, it is different.

We're all very much aware of the ever-changing nature of this band. I don't think those of us who have been posting on this thread, which has been a joyful thread about an event we didn't expect, need to be told to embrace the fact that the band has thrived on change. We can be maudlin for the full Rumours lineup if we want!

For the record, I couldn't care less about the current lineup's attempts at an album, but I respect those who could and am happy for them if they get what they want.

Love. This. Post.

[SteveMacD]

Some Fleetwood Mac fans are still saying that about Peter Green!
Yeah, but Christine even played with him on "Mr. Wonderful". In fact, "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac" and the never-intended-for-release "Fleetwood Mac In Chicago" (and, okay, the Boston Tea Party set) are the only albums that don't have Christine on it. There are people who've come and gone, but, aside from Mick and John, none have been as essential to the "Fleetwood Mac" sound as Christine McVie.

[gypsy-sara]

It would be a dream come true if Christine would be joining the band for the tour. Let's cross our fingers...
And now that she's been on a plane and on stage again - who knows?

Just think of all the wonderful possible additions to the setlist:

You Make Loving Fun
Songbird
Isn't It Midnight
Oh Daddy
Over And Over
...

And, though highly unlikely:
"Never Forget" would be such a great song to close the show! Just imagine tens of thousands of fans singing: "We will never forget tonight..."

[elle]

It would be a dream come true if Christine would be joining the band for the tour. Let's cross our fingers...
And now that she's been on a plane and on stage again - who knows?

Just think of all the wonderful possible additions to the setlist:

You Make Loving Fun
Songbird
Isn't It Midnight
Oh Daddy
Over And Over
...

And, though highly unlikely:
"Never Forget" would be such a great song to close the show! Just imagine tens of thousands of fans singing: "We will never forget tonight..."

other than Songbird, i don't have any desire to hear any of the songs listed above live even if Christine is there :sorry:... but there are others i wouldn't mind.

[David]

other than Songbird, i don't have any desire to hear any of the songs listed above live even if Christine is there :sorry:Grouch.

I think it would be cooler to have Christine kind of floating around the periphery of the band (like this Maui gig) this year than to have her actually do a big album or tour with them. She's more charismatic when she hints at participation—she tantalizes.

[michelej1]

other than Songbird, i don't have any desire to hear any of the songs listed above live even if Christine is there :sorry:... but there are others i wouldn't mind.

If Christine is there, Lindsey would definitely want to do YMLF.

I would like Isn't it Midnight for myself.

Michele

[michelej1]

Grouch.

I think it would be cooler to have Christine kind of floating around the periphery of the band (like this Maui gig) this year than to have her actually do a big album or tour with them. She's more charismatic when she hints at participation—she tantalizes.

Think how much job insecurity that would give Brett if she just hung around all tour with that "maybe" look in her eyes.

Michele

[Ulpian]

Grouch.

I think it would be cooler to have Christine kind of floating around the periphery of the band (like this Maui gig) this year than to have her actually do a big album or tour with them. She's more charismatic when she hints at participation—she tantalizes.

Indeed! I enjoy the rumour that her retirement generated. For a while her reticence led to quite a few minor myths too.

[elle]

Grouch.

I think it would be cooler to have Christine kind of floating around the periphery of the band (like this Maui gig) this year than to have her actually do a big album or tour with them. She's more charismatic when she hints at participation—she tantalizes.

:D

i like that... that she'd hang around and join them unexpectedly from time to time when she feels like it. :)

[Josh2003]

:D

i like that... that she'd hang around and join them unexpectedly from time to time when she feels like it. :)

Or pull a Danny Kirwan and just get drunk and heckle them every night :lol:

[jbrownsjr]

Or pull a Danny Kirwan and just get drunk and heckle them every night :lol:

Haha!! that would be too funny

[SteveMacD]

Or pull a Danny Kirwan and just get drunk and heckle them every night :lol:

I'd pay double just to watch that!

[michelej1]

Or pull a Danny Kirwan and just get drunk and heckle them every night :lol:

You call that Don't Stop? That's Please Stop . . . where'd my Hammond go? It was just here a minute ago.

Michele