Lindsey Dismissed From Fleetwood Mac, Ent. Tonight [Archive]

iamnotafraid

02-18-2014, 01:30 AM

mylittledemon

02-18-2014, 01:59 AM

Sounds like a hoax. This simply cannot be.

MoonSister75

02-18-2014, 04:10 AM

According to Entertainment Tonight, in John Tesh's words...
Lindsey Buckingham has been dismissed from Fleetwood Mac...

Those were shocking words. In the very few seconds they
devoted to the story, replacements will be announced over
the coming weeks*.

*As in soon.

:shrug::confused:

Sounds like a hoax. This simply cannot be.

I hope that you are right

KenshiMaster16

02-18-2014, 04:52 AM

Sounds like a hoax. This simply cannot be.

You'd think if this was really the case, it'd be all over the internet by now, especially seeing as how big the news about Christine was. Surely an exit from the Mac would make just as many headlines... :shrug:

lbfan

02-18-2014, 06:02 AM

chriskisn

02-18-2014, 07:46 AM

According to Entertainment Tonight, in John Tesh's words...
Lindsey Buckingham has been dismissed from Fleetwood Mac...

Those were shocking words. In the very few seconds they
devoted to the story, replacements will be announced over
the coming weeks*.

*As in soon.

Wow you are a few years late in reporting that story :laugh: I do personally like that Mr Burnette and his good friend Mr Vito. I wonder if they will get offered the job? Do you you remember Mr Burnette he played with The Zoo I believe?

MoonSister75

02-18-2014, 08:53 AM

elle

02-18-2014, 09:35 AM

According to Entertainment Tonight, in John Tesh's words...
Lindsey Buckingham has been dismissed from Fleetwood Mac...

Those were shocking words. In the very few seconds they
devoted to the story, replacements will be announced over
the coming weeks*.

*As in soon.

i like your quirkiness. is that really how it was announced in 1987?

btw, is Tesh even still around?

welcomechris

02-18-2014, 09:46 AM

i like your quirkiness. is that really how it was announced in 1987?

btw, is Tesh even still around?

Tesh is 61. This news is 27 Years old. Lindsey as not been dismissed from Fleetwood Mac. This was from 1987 and he was never dismissed he quit in 87

elle

02-18-2014, 10:41 AM

Tesh is 61. This news is 27 Years old. Lindsey as not been dismissed from Fleetwood Mac. This was from 1987 and he was never dismissed he quit in 87

nooooo, really? he quit? in 1987? why?

;)

michelej1

02-18-2014, 11:53 AM

Lindsey did say he was fired, sometimes. I think that amused him.

Michele

michelej1

02-18-2014, 11:54 AM

nooooo, really? he quit? in 1987? why?

;)

Don't know. No one discusses that much.

Michele

welcomechris

02-18-2014, 02:58 PM

nooooo, really? he quit? in 1987? why?

;)

He was tired of it and need a break

RockawayBlind

02-18-2014, 04:04 PM

He was tired of it and need a break

Of course he was tired. The man was overworked. They even had to bring in two replacements!

jbrownsjr

02-18-2014, 04:13 PM

nooooo, really? he quit? in 1987? why?

;)

Because they wouldn't let him be as masculine as Christine!! :xoxo:

michelej1

02-18-2014, 05:00 PM

I believe he was fired for refusing to use a pick.

Michele

welcomechris

02-18-2014, 05:21 PM

I believe he was fired for refusing to use a pick.

Michele

No! In Micks book and In every interview he said "Lindsey wanted to work more solo and he did too much for the Mac

mylittledemon

02-18-2014, 07:38 PM

No!

Michele was joking. ;)

iamnotafraid

02-18-2014, 08:19 PM

Wow you are a few years late in reporting that story...

But I just saw it last night on TV!?!

I'm copying my VHS tapes to DVD again
and that was on tape 036. So technically
I did see it last night. You all know I would
never try to mislead any of you right?

Tape 037 is recording right now. I'm hearing
for the first time in a long time the Fleetwood
Mac maxi singles from Tango In The Night. And
just before that was the Stevie Nicks Uncirculated
Rumours 3 album set.

About Lindsey being dismissed, I had forgotten
the word dismissed was used. I thought it was reported
that he had quit the band. On originally seeing that report
on Entertainment Tonight my heart sank. At that point I'd
never seen the Mac. And after hearing that, I thought I never
would.

Was there a little bit of worry from any of you? I'd bet there
was. The approximate date of that tape had to be near August
of 1987. As there was report after report of the 10th anniversary
of Elvis' Death.

elle

02-18-2014, 09:33 PM

But I just saw it last night on TV!?!

I'm copying my VHS tapes to DVD again
and that was on tape 036. So technically
I did see it last night. You all know I would
never try to mislead any of you right?

Tape 037 is recording right now. I'm hearing
for the first time in a long time the Fleetwood
Mac maxi singles from Tango In The Night. And
just before that was the Stevie Nicks Uncirculated
Rumours 3 album set.

About Lindsey being dismissed, I had forgotten
the word dismissed was used. I thought it was reported
that he had quit the band. On originally seeing that report
on Entertainment Tonight my heart sank. At that point I'd
never seen the Mac. And after hearing that, I thought I never
would.

Was there a little bit of worry from any of you? I'd bet there
was. The approximate date of that tape had to be near August
of 1987. As there was report after report of the 10th anniversary
of Elvis' Death.

that's kinda cool to read, i've never heard before that they reported it as him being dismissed.

and wow yeah Elvis, 1977-1987...

re now, who would be dismissing him? :laugh: if you ask Mick (someone did, at one of m&gs), LB's the heart of the band right now, and the one whose lead everyone else in the band follows, he's the one who's trying to push them forward. so who would dismiss him these days? Mick? John? Christine who just joined and having a lovefest with him judging by all the interviews?

jbrownsjr

02-18-2014, 09:35 PM

I believe he was fired for refusing to use a pick.

Michele

No, because he was always barefoot.

elle

02-18-2014, 09:38 PM

No, because he was always barefoot.

and wearing tight pink v-necks.

nicole21290

02-18-2014, 10:04 PM

re now, who would be dismissing him? :laugh: if you ask Mick (someone did, at one of m&gs), LB's the heart of the band right now, and the one whose lead everyone else in the band follows, he's the one who's trying to push them forward. so who would dismiss him these days? Mick? John? Christine who just joined and having a lovefest with him judging by all the interviews?

I'm sorry but did you just borrow Stevie and Lindsey's Word of the Tour for Their Relationship (aka 'lovefest') and use it to describe Chris and Lindsey!? I feel slightly put out on their behalf. ;) Also, I'm sorry but ALL the interviews indicated L and C are having a LOVEFEST!? By that, do you mean, one interview indicated Chris sent some songs to Lindsey and he was pleased with them and looking forward to working with them?

I also notice you left Stevie out of the list of people who you wouldn't think would want to dismiss Lindsey. Any particular reason? Because THEIR lovefest seemed to be pretty damn strong...

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elle

02-18-2014, 10:26 PM

I'm sorry but ALL the interviews indicated L and C are having a LOVEFEST!? By that, do you mean, one interview indicated Chris sent some songs to Lindsey and he was pleased with them and looking forward to working with them?

you've been so great in collecting everything and anything FM, not just B or N, so i'm pretty sure you must know even better than me what they said about each other in the last few months. :nod:

you know, mostly that one interview (or were there 2?) where Christine was talking about how gorgeous he was when she first saw him and having a crush on him in the old times and how much he's always done for the band and her songs? i'm lazy to look for the quotes about their present state of affairs but they go something like "he's a lovely man now" and "i always loved her sense of humor" and "the old chemistry of the 5 is there again when she's together with us" come to mind.

basically that one interview where Christine and Lindsey dispensed with all the mounting speculations how Lindsey is a dick yet again and doesn't want Christine to re-join FM. oh and where Christine said how LB was the one who tried to convince her to stay in FM during the Dance tour, riding in her limo every night after the show. that interview put a sudden stop to all the talk about the bad blood between them.

nicole21290

02-18-2014, 10:42 PM

basically that one interview where Christine and Lindsey dispensed with all the mounting speculations how Lindsey is a dick yet again and doesn't want Christine to re-join FM. oh and where Christine said how LB was the one who tried to convince her to stay in FM during the Dance tour, riding in her limo every night after the show. that interview put a sudden stop to all the talk about the bad blood between them.

I assume you're talking about that BBC radio programme/interview? Yes, Christine was almost as flattering about Lindsey in that as the presenter/interviewer was about Christine! Every interview we get with one of them usually gives leave to renewed or squashed talk of bad blood. I don't take a lot of that kind of thing at face value, in truth - there's a general overall message that's trying to be presented by the media and the band. I'm sure they're perfectly happy to be working together again and Christine was overly positive about Lindsey (mostly in reference to The Dance era, and his family changing him positively, and his good looks), but it just doesn't add up to LOVEFEST for me, particularly because Lindsey's feelings have always seemed a little mixed on Christine's leaving and return over the years. Which is fine.

By, 'sudden stop to all the talk about the bad blood', you mean people stopped having a go at Lindsey and being annoyed by talk of burned bridges, lol? :D

elle

02-18-2014, 11:32 PM

I'm sure they're perfectly happy to be working together again and Christine was overly positive about Lindsey (mostly in reference to The Dance era, and his family changing him positively, and his good looks), but it just doesn't add up to LOVEFEST for me, particularly because Lindsey's feelings have always seemed a little mixed on Christine's leaving and return over the years.
not sure what your definition of lovefest is, but mine must be a good bit wider than yours. :nod:
yes, LB seemed to have been unhappy about Christine leaving, if his burned bridges and her descriptions of his limo riding are to be believed.

and yes, i would characterize current apparent friendship between Lindsey and Trent as a lovefest too. :)

michelej1

02-19-2014, 05:31 AM

I don't take a lot of that kind of thing at face value, in truth - there's a general overall message that's trying to be presented by the media and the band.

Aside from the line that John's cancer was caught in time and he's going to be fine, I don't see a general overall message being presented by the media and the band at all. In fact, the band members seem to be out of synch when discussing where they're going next and Christine's return.

At any rate, Christine's comments are consistent to things she's been saying for years and don't indicate to me that she's lathering anything on to put on a good front for press.

Michele

iamnotafraid

02-19-2014, 05:36 AM

TMZ is reporting...

Rick Vito and Billy Burnette have been fired!

What's next for the Mac?

nicole21290

02-19-2014, 07:21 AM

Aside from the line that John's cancer was caught in time and he's going to be fine, I don't see a general overall message being presented by the media and the band at all. In fact, the band members seem to be out of synch when discussing where they're going next and Christine's return.

At any rate, Christine's comments are consistent to things she's been saying for years and don't indicate to me that she's lathering anything on to put on a good front for press.

Michele

No, sure. There is consistency and I'm not saying this is particularly true in this case over others, though at times during the BBC interview I felt I was being hit over the head with certain ideas being put across... However, I don't see 'band members being out of synch' and 'a general overall message being presented' as mutually exclusive. In fact, I think sometimes that 'out of sync-ness' is blown out of proportion or emphasised AS PART of the message being presented. I also think you can be putting on a good front for press and be telling the truth at the same time by omitting certain things, and emphasising others by selecting certain events or things to focus on. Again, there aren't necessarily ulterior motives involved or a concerted effort to portray things a certain way; it's a natural thing to do.

TheWILDheart

02-19-2014, 09:18 AM

Of course he was tired. The man was overworked. They even had to bring in two replacements!

Not quite.

Rick was already booked to go out on the Tango tour as a 2nd guitarist when Lindsey quit. Because Tango was so heavilly produced and layered, additional musicians were hired to recreate this sound on stage.

michelej1

02-19-2014, 01:18 PM

However, I don't see 'band members being out of synch' and 'a general overall message being presented' as mutually exclusive.

I do, because I don't perceive them as giving a general overall message. To me they're giving different ones, which is very distinct to their own goals and hopes. I don't see a uniformity.

Michele

jbrownsjr

02-19-2014, 02:27 PM

I do, because I don't perceive them as giving a general overall message. To me they're giving different ones, which is very distinct to their own goals and hopes. I don't see a uniformity.

Michele

I read as much as you do and I concur. Stevie, Lindsey and Mick have all had their own agendas going for the moment and haven't spoke much of any FM stuff in the past few weeks.

I WANT MY INFORMATION!!!

shackin'up

02-24-2014, 01:53 PM

I guess they have to figure out what they are going to do with the new situation. The five remaining Lindsey-Mick-John recordings from the 2012 sessions with Mitchell Froome, the new Chrisstuff, the possible demo's from Stevie. Is a different approach necessary? Rerecording? First touring, then recording? I bet Lindsey is fooling around with Christine's stuff right now. And they deserved some time off. How is John progressing? Come on, we all want info, but give them a short break to figure it out!

chiliD

02-24-2014, 07:21 PM

Not quite.

Rick was already booked to go out on the Tango tour as a 2nd guitarist when Lindsey quit. Because Tango was so heavilly produced and layered, additional musicians were hired to recreate this sound on stage.

No, it was Billy Burnette who was good to go for the Shake The Cage tour. When Lindsey left, Billy suggested Rick Vito since he'd been working on an album with him (Roy Orbison's Mystery Girl) & that Billy felt he couldn't handle the guitar parts alone. Rick already had a Fleetwood Mac connection since he had worked with John McVie for a short while when both were in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.

RockawayBlind

02-28-2014, 09:20 AM

Billy felt he couldn't handle the guitar parts alone.

So they did need two guitarists to replace Lindsey!

chiliD

02-28-2014, 12:04 PM

So they did need two guitarists to replace Lindsey!

Just like they needed two people to replace Bob Welch. :shrug:

welcomechris

02-28-2014, 04:33 PM

Just like they needed two people to replace Bob Welch. :shrug:

They Didn't "Need" Stevie, In Fact, at first they didn't want her. Lindsey wouldn't join without Stevie

vivfox

02-28-2014, 05:26 PM

They Didn't "Need" Stevie, In Fact, at first they didn't want her. Lindsey wouldn't join without Stevie

He knew that:laugh:

chiliD

02-28-2014, 06:59 PM

They Didn't "Need" Stevie, In Fact, at first they didn't want her. Lindsey wouldn't join without Stevie

AHHH, HA!!! FINALLY...FINALLY SOMEBODY ADMITS THAT FLEETWOOD MAC DIDN'T NEED STEVIE NICKS!!! MY WORK IS DONE!!!

Well, they didn't NEED Rick Vito either...Billy wouldn't join without Rick.

THERE...I run rings around you logically.

(gratuitous Monty Python's Flying Circus reference)

MikeInNV

02-28-2014, 08:11 PM

AHHH, HA!!! FINALLY...FINALLY SOMEBODY ADMITS THAT FLEETWOOD MAC DIDN'T NEED STEVIE NICKS!!! MY WORK IS DONE!!!

No, they did not need Stevie. But they also didn't need Lindsey. They needed a guitar player.

iamnotafraid

04-06-2018, 02:40 AM

Newzchspy

04-10-2018, 03:22 PM

And the Rumours' section think they've got
something on us.We predicted this over 4 years ago..............ah ha, that Ledge Crystal Ball was working overtime then!!

And it's going to take 2 (yet again!!) to replace Lindsey and Mike is one of them. I think I'll take a pass on the next tour too. Mick must be really hurting for $$ or something because this was way out in left field, although it really wasn't. Was he pissed off at the Lindsey/Christine Tour or just had enough??

Now let's see if an amazing aging rock band can maintain its audience without the Lindzers?? I'll bet that LB is saying IDGAF!!

iamnotafraid

04-10-2018, 11:19 PM

Now let's see if an amazing aging rock band can maintain its audience without the Lindzers?? I'll bet that LB is saying IDGAF!!

I sure hope that most of the concert going
audience realizes that he is not with them
before they buy the tickets.

I can hear the commercials for the tour already.
Can't imagine them spelling out that possibly the
greatest talent the band had was fired. It'll just
be carefully chosen video of Ms. Nicks and crew.
Singing all the old tunes, even Lindsey's.

Then they go and realize they've been had.

button-lip

04-13-2018, 10:24 AM

I sure hope that most of the concert going
audience realizes that he is not with them
before they buy the tickets.

I can hear the commercials for the tour already.
Can't imagine them spelling out that possibly the
greatest talent the band had was fired. It'll just
be carefully chosen video of Ms. Nicks and crew.
Singing all the old tunes, even Lindsey's.

Then they go and realize they've been had.

That's my fear too. Sometimes people buy concert tickets without realizing what's going on behind the scenes. Audiences that are not into social media very much. I couldn't care less about this tour. Fine if they succeed, fine if they fail.