The Dodgers Are Honoring Vin Scully With A Fleetwood Mac Concert

[Danielle]

I never did believe in the ways of magic, but I'm beginning to wonder why: for Vin Scully and Fleetwood Mac, two of the most miraculous entities in existence, will be joined together under the skies at Dodger Stadium next month for a 'Blue Diamond Gala' in honor of the legendary announcer.
We sure will miss Vin after he retires at the end of this year, and Angelenos have been showing their appreciation in many ways, kicking off his last season with the renaming of Elysian Park Ave in honor of Scully himself. A tribute performance to Vinny by one of the greatest bands of all-time is literally ripped from the headlines of my dreams.
The 'Blue Diamond Gala' will be held at Dodger Stadium on July 28, and ticket packages start at $1,500 for all the paupers out there.


If you really want to go all out, a 'Grand Slam Sponsorship,' can be purchased for $100,000 and includes 20 "preferred seating" tickets for the concert, 20 tickets to the "Pre-Show Party," tickets for a "Meet and Greet" with the Mac themselves (crying), and, perhaps most bizzare, a "choice of 2 players to be table hosts during the Pre-Show Party." It's #PuigYourFriend, not #PuigYourHost!
According to the event website, proceeds (of which, there will probably be a lot!) will go towards expanding the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundations' local inner-city baseball programs.
This won't be the first time the Mac has graced Dodger Stadium. Here they are, goofing around on the field with the USC marching band in the music video for "Tusk" (it's great):

But this video of outtakes is even more fun:

In related news, Fleetwood Mac will be reissuing 1982's Mirage in July (the day after the gala, coincidentally), and just released an early version of "Gypsy" that will appear as one of the deluxe-edition features. Listen to the predictably beautiful jam here.

Source: http://laist.com/2016/06/13/the_dodgers_are_honoring_vin_scully_1.php
More: https://www.instagram.com/p/BGmzirHg6yY/?taken-by=dodgersfoundation

[Danielle]

http://i.imgur.com/WfMt1jj.jpg

[James89]

Wow, that's amazing. So glad they're doing a show this year.

[SisterNightroad]

I hope there will be some pro-shoot videos!

[elle]

they better get on with some rehearsing :p

[bombaysaffires]

It's all about the cash, baby.

[olive]

1,500.will probably be top price for the tour , Dolly is getting 1,900 someone told me beyonce 1,300 and a few other are up there the mac will not be undersold

[Hawkeye]

I think this is great news. At the very least it's gurantee the 5 of them will need,to be together and won't be off in 5 different directions. Maybe it's being overly optimistic but,maybe They are cordinating doing more recording around this concert.

[michelej1]

Ooooh. Makes me want to do something unreasonable, for a seat that I know won't even be a good one.

Michele

[elle]

Ooooh. Makes me want to do something unreasonable, for a seat that I know won't even be a good one.

Michele

well, there were just 900 guests for their first gala in april, so there might not be bad seats, if there is something similar in july. all seats were around the tables by the stage in the centerfield.

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/community/charities/gala.jsp

[jbrownsjr]

whhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

[bombaysaffires]

I think this is great news. At the very least it's gurantee the 5 of them will need,to be together and won't be off in 5 different directions. Maybe it's being overly optimistic but,maybe They are cordinating doing more recording around this concert.

my bet-- Nope.

It's a concert. It's a one-off. Easy money. In and out. Cash the check and all go your separate ways again.

They've all been in and around LA at some point since the end of the tour.

Nothing happened.

Then they scattered to Hawaii and NYC and elsewhere.

I've been watching this sh&tshow too long.

[jbrownsjr]

I'm going to start a gofundme... I want to go and have dinner with the band.

[wayner]

well, there were just 900 guests for their first gala in april, so there might not be bad seats, if there is something similar in july. all seats were around the tables by the stage in the centerfield.

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/community/charities/gala.jsp

If seating is anything like the Huggie Bears fund raiser they performed for in 2009 in the Hamptons, it will be very intimate seating and crowd size will be limited.admission price was about the same then,and there were celebrities galore in the crowd and seated in 'general admission'. Only the big Pooh-Bahs like mayor Bloomberg took the big $$ seats . If I were in the CA area I would definitely go

[Macfanforever]

I will go in the back yard this afternoon and see if I have enough money on my money tree for I can go to this.Who knows .They might play a new song at this event.

Yes .Fast money for them. Its local for them.Not travel expense for them.

Hi Wayner .Its nice to see you on here again.

[michelej1]

well, there were just 900 guests for their first gala in april, so there might not be bad seats, if there is something similar in july. all seats were around the tables by the stage in the centerfield.

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/community/charities/gala.jsp

Ok. I was just afraid that if I only bought one ticket for the cheap price of $1500 (!), I would be shoved in a corner somewhere, while the people who bought the more expensive packages would get the good seats.

Michele

[Kubrick2788]

Already having vacation plans for a friend's wedding allows me to just write this off. Otherwise I'd be trying to think of how I could justify that price to myself. The GoFundMe isn't a terrible idea though...Ledgies helping Ledgies...hahaha

[Mr Scarrott]

This amused me... from the "invitation" on the Dodgers' website (http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/downloads/y2016/2016-gala-invite.pdf)

Fleetwood Mac is a British-American rock
band formed in July 1967, in London.
The band has sold more than 100 million
records worldwide, making them one of the
best-selling bands of all time. In 1998,
selected members of Fleetwood Mac were
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

and this from wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac)

Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band formed in July 1967, in London. The band have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time. In 1998, selected members of Fleetwood Mac were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.



Can no-one write original copy any more? Someone's singularised them and ignored the bit about the Brits, but that's it. "I know", someone at the Dodgers must have thought "no-one will ever have heard of this combo we've booked to do the music while everyone tucks into their chicken-in-a-basket. Let's see what Wikipedia says about them. That'll look really classy on the blurb..."


Oh, the scourge of Wikipedia.

[michelej1]

Some band that Old Vin likes. You know how those elderly codgers are. There's no accounting for taste.

Michele

[SpyNote]

This amused me... from the "invitation" on the Dodgers' website (http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/downloads/y2016/2016-gala-invite.pdf)

Fleetwood Mac is a British-American rock
band formed in July 1967, in London.
The band has sold more than 100 million
records worldwide, making them one of the
best-selling bands of all time. In 1998,
selected members of Fleetwood Mac were
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

and this from wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac)

Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band formed in July 1967, in London. The band have sold more than 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time. In 1998, selected members of Fleetwood Mac were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.



Can no-one write original copy any more? Someone's singularised them and ignored the bit about the Brits, but that's it. "I know", someone at the Dodgers must have thought "no-one will ever have heard of this combo we've booked to do the music while everyone tucks into their chicken-in-a-basket. Let's see what Wikipedia says about them. That'll look really classy on the blurb..."


Oh, the scourge of Wikipedia.

It was changed because most American readers won't know what the Brit Awards are. As for the grammar, there are differences between American and British English with regard to matching subjects and verbs. But as someone who studied languages in school, I can appreciate your outrage! :nod:

[Mr Scarrott]

The grammar issue didn't really annoy me- I'm getting rusty on some of the finer points! Language changes over time, not always for the better. It was more that Wikipedia entry was quoted at all, rather than something original being written. It looks a mite clunky...

[aleuzzi]

Even if I lived nearby and even if I had the money, I would not attend this event. I'm not spending another dime on Fleetwood Mac concerts until they make new music. i supported the last tour, went to two shows. But there's nothing about events like this that entice me anymore. It's all bs without new music.

[Wdm6789]

It's all bs without new music.

False.

I would rather not see them perform any new music live. It takes up set list space that could go to an old classic that I love dearly and know all the words to.

[michelej1]

Even if I lived nearby and even if I had the money, I would not attend this event. I'm not spending another dime on Fleetwood Mac concerts until they make new music. i supported the last tour, went to two shows. But there's nothing about events like this that entice me anymore. It's all bs without new music.

I bet they won't do a full set list either. Although they'll end with Songbird for sure.

Michele

[Macfanforever]

I bet they won't do a full set list either. Although they'll end with Songbird for sure.

Michele

I agree.They will do one of those abbreviated sets like they do for the benefits which sucks after the guests pay all that money to go.

[jbrownsjr]

I would love to see the long version of Not That Funny at a benefit. lol

[bombaysaffires]

I would love to see the long version of Not That Funny at a benefit. lol

Come. :eek:

[nicepace]

I'm an American but I prefer the British grammar: "the band are" as opposed to "the band is." It's a collective noun, thus the use of the plural form of the verb. "The band is" just sounds funny to me. I'm sure the British usage sounded equally funny to the Dodgers employee who re-wrote the copy. I'm certain that person had no clue that "the band are" is actually correct (in England).

[aleuzzi]

False.

I would rather not see them perform any new music live. It takes up set list space that could go to an old classic that I love dearly and know all the words to.

Ugh. An oldies act. I'm far more interested in seeing how these musicians have grown. I want a new set with new songs. Don't worry: the band panders to the mass public's desire for oldies.

[Macfanforever]

I'm surprise that Vin enjoys 1970's 80's pop rock bands like the Mac .I thought he would be interesting in his era like Frank Sinatra,Rosemary Clooney ,Benny Goodman,Dean Martin and Tony Bennett. BTW. He's the last of the great sportsman.They dont make them like that anymore.

[Macfanforever]

Ugh. An oldies act. I'm far more interested in seeing how these musicians have grown. I want a new set with new songs. Don't worry: the band panders to the mass public's desire for oldies.

Yes.Moldy oldies the key thing.Atlease the Monkees are moving ahead with new music.

[shackin'up]

I'm going to start a gofundme... I want to go and have dinner with the band.

I'll support you with ten bucks. So you can hang your coat.

[jkmaletic]

I love the Dodgers, Vin Scully and of course FM, but I can't justify the $$. I'm out for this one.

Jamie

[bwboy]

Well, it IS a benefit concert, so I would like to believe that most of the money is, in fact, going to the intended purpose of expanding the building and programming, and that the Mac is getting a reasonable fee for their participation.

As for all of them being local to LA, I thought Christine lived in England.

[elle]

Well, it IS a benefit concert, so I would like to believe that most of the money is, in fact, going to the intended purpose of expanding the building and programming, and that the Mac is getting a reasonable fee for their participation.

As for all of them being local to LA, I thought Christine lived in England.

yeah same. i think stated purpose was well beyond the Dodgers so if bulk of the money does go to it, that would be great. i would hope FM is not charging for m&g parts, just for having to do the setup, equipment, crew, etc.

while only Lindsey and Stevie are LA based and the other 3 come and go, i have to assume that LA is a home base for FM and that bulk of their equipment / gear is there and they don't have to ship it in.

[jbrownsjr]

I'll support you with ten bucks. So you can hang your coat.

Awwww thanks!

[sywlindseyfan]

if 20 of us pitch in $5, 000 each, we could all get in to see the Mac.....

[Wdm6789]

yeah same. i think stated purpose was well beyond the Dodgers so if bulk of the money does go to it, that would be great. i would hope FM is not charging for m&g parts, just for having to do the setup, equipment, crew, etc.

while only Lindsey and Stevie are LA based and the other 3 come and go, i have to assume that LA is a home base for FM and that bulk of their equipment / gear is there and they don't have to ship it in.



They all lived in Los Angeles in the 70s and 80s. LA was their home base during their hey day.

[jbrownsjr]

if 20 of us pitch in $5, 000 each, we could all get in to see the Mac.....

That might be worth it!!

[FuzzyPlum]

if 20 of us pitch in $5, 000 each, we could all get in to see the Mac.....

Sounds like the cost of my floor ticket for the last tour.

[David]

You guys should just crash it.

[sywlindseyfan]

There is a hill overlooking the stadium that people go to sometimes and listen/Watch the game. Would anybody be interested in doing that little adventure?

[michelej1]

Billboard by Chris Payne 7/5/2016

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7424136/fleetwood-mac-los-angeles-dodgers-stadium-gala-concert-2016

Fleetwood Mac has announced its first concert following the Nov. 2015 wrap of its lengthy On With the Show tour. It’ll come in a familiar city, but it’s not the most familiar type of gig for the legendary band.

Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers have tapped Fleetwood Mac to perform at their second annual Blue Diamond Gala on July 28. They’ll close out the night with a set from centerfield, following a blue carpet entrance (in honor of the Dodger colors) and a ceremony honoring Vin Scully, the iconic Dodgers announcer who plans to retire at season’s end.


The performance will be Fleetwood Mac’s only in 2016, according to the Dodgers’ official web site.

The event will also include Dodgers players and coaches, as well as event chairs Shelli and Irving Azoff. The band is currently managed by Azoff MSG Entertainment.

Rewinding the Charts: In 1977, Fleetwood Mac Hit No. 1 With 'Dreams'

All proceeds from the evening will go towards the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, which benefits underprivileged local communities.

Admission to the event -- based on sponsorship packages -- is also detailed on the Dodgers’ site.

The On With the Show tour saw the return of Christine McVie (who quit the band in 1998) thus reassembling its “classic” lineup alongside Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. All five will perform at the Dodger gala.

[AlexD]

So are they doing just a couple songs or kind of a lot? Or does nobody know ?

[amycondit]

There is a hill overlooking the stadium that people go to sometimes and listen/Watch the game. Would anybody be interested in doing that little adventure?

I am interested in doing that little adventure. Before I saw this post, I wondered where exactly one could go in that Chavez Ravine/Police Academy area to do that...

Count me in sywlindseyfan, if you're thinking about it!:woohoo:

[jbrownsjr]

I'm leaving town today. :( Knowing that Christine and FMac are in town. I hope someone gets to go to this.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Makes me wish I didn't live in N.J.

[jbrownsjr]

Makes me wish I didn't live in N.J.

Anything would make me wish that. :laugh:

[sadmabelnormand]

I really hope there is a boot of this concert soon. I have a little theory that Fleetwood Mac have been silent about a new album because they were going to announce it at this concert. Who knows with this band anymore :shrug:

[Wdm6789]

I hope there's YouTube videos of their performance.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Anything would make me wish that. :laugh:
Many things make me wish I didn't live here.
Canada seems like a great country... :)

[Danielle]

http://i.imgur.com/JBftCTf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QbWpyYJ.jpg

[AlexD]

Nothing interesting happened, right? I think I caught all of it on periscope

[SorcererJP]

Nothing interesting happened, right? I think I caught all of it on periscope

I saw a glimpse of ' Bleed to love her' on Snapchat, so that's quite different from the On with the show setlist :-)

[Danielle]

Nothing interesting happened, right? I think I caught all of it on periscope

I'm so very grateful to Tom Hall:
https://www.periscope.tv/TomHall/1ynJOzNPqblGR#

[iamnotafraid]

John sure looks bad, especially in that second photo.
I sure hope he's well.

Stevie looks good. I like her better without the wig.
At the very least she's using less help.

Lindsey forever tan. He'd give George Hamilton a
run for his money.

[Wdm6789]

From Instagram I saw that they played You Make Loving Fun, Dreams, Rhiannon, Everywhere, Sara, and Landslide. I wonder if they did a full two hours. I also really hope that Sara is on their 2017 set list.

[FuzzyPlum]

From Instagram I saw that they played You Make Loving Fun, Dreams, Rhiannon, Everywhere, Sara, and Landslide. I wonder if they did a full two hours. I also really hope that Sara is on their 2017 set list.

If you click on the link on Danielle's post you can see the show in full. I think it was a mostly full setlist.

[Macfan4life]

Thanks for posting the link and photos. I hope John is well. He looks ill and very frail.
The video reminded me how much I am over and tired of Big Love in concert :eek:

[olive]

The Chain

You Make Loving Fun

Second Hand News

Rhiannon

Everywhere

Bleed to Love Her

Tusk

Sara

Say You Love Me

Big Love

Landslide

Never Going Back Again

Think About Me

Gypsy

Little Lies

Gold Dust Woman

I'm So Afraid

Go Your Own Way

Don't Stop

[Josh2003]

I guess it was too wishful of my thinking to hope that the USC marching band would join them for Tusk :shrug:

[guillamene]

How can I watch it?
So Dreams is out! Given the type of event it was, set list is better than I expected. Have to agree about John not looking good in photo though. ...... this and watching official clip from Isle of Wight last year - where Lindsey's voice was so hoarse- makes me uneasy and apprehensive about a long tour next year/2018.
Hope someone can post a link for those of us not on instogram!

[Danielle]

How can I watch it?
So Dreams is out! Given the type of event it was, set list is better than I expected. Have to agree about John not looking good in photo though. ...... this and watching official clip from Isle of Wight last year - where Lindsey's voice was so hoarse- makes me uneasy and apprehensive about a long tour next year/2018.
Hope someone can post a link for those of us not on instogram!
You can watch it if you download an app called "periscope", but it works on computers too: https://www.periscope.tv/TomHall/1ynJOzNPqblGR#

Dreams isn't out, here's the full set list:

The Chain
You Make Loving Fun
Dreams
Second Hand News
Rhiannon
Everywhere
Bleed to Love Her
Tusk
Sara
Say You Love Me
Big Love
Landslide
Never Going Back Again
Think About Me
Gypsy
Little Lies
Gold Dust Woman
I’m So Afraid
Go Your Own Way
Don’t Stop

[bombaysaffires]

An unfortunate shot of John not being fully ready for the photo -- that being said he does look awfully gaunt. Lindsey's looking like he put a few lbs back on, in a very good way. His cheeks aren't as gaunt. He def looks the youngest of the bunch here. Stevie's looking like she's relying more and more on fillers. Great to see them all together but it becomes more and more obvious "time will take its toll upon us all". Wish even more they'd get their sh$t together and do something new musically before the choice is taken out of their hands. You do have to wonder about Johnny and another tour that won't start til whenever in 2017 and go for the better part of 2 years. :eek::eek:

[vivfox]

THINK ABOUT ME!!!!!!!!!:blob2:

[guillamene]

Thank you- much appreciated!
You can watch it if you download an app called "periscope", but it works on computers too: https://www.periscope.tv/TomHall/1ynJOzNPqblGR#

Dreams isn't out, here's the full set list:

The Chain
You Make Loving Fun
Dreams
Second Hand News
Rhiannon
Everywhere
Bleed to Love Her
Tusk
Sara
Say You Love Me
Big Love
Landslide
Never Going Back Again
Think About Me
Gypsy
Little Lies
Gold Dust Woman
I’m So Afraid
Go Your Own Way
Don’t Stop

[Wdm6789]

How great would it be if they did Over & Over for Christine's Tusk song instead of Think About Me

[olive]

How can I watch it?
So Dreams is out! Given the type of event it was, set list is better than I expected. Have to agree about John not looking good in photo though. ...... this and watching official clip from Isle of Wight last year - where Lindsey's voice was so hoarse- makes me uneasy and apprehensive about a long tour next year/2018.
Hope someone can post a link for those of us not on instogram!

no just did not type it must be something subconscious

[olive]

How great would it be if they did Over & Over for Christine's Tusk song instead of Think About Me

that would require a minimum amount of effort on the band , so it won't happen

[SpyNote]

Awesome that Tom streamed the whole show. It's always interesting to see how a benefit show set list plays out as opposed to a regular one. They definitely cut out a lot of the banter and long speeches, though Lindsey did talk quite a bit during "Big Love." Stevie didn't tell her long-ass "Gypsy" story, which was probably a good thing for this mixed-crowd audience that would be like, "What the heck?" Mick didn't introduce the backup band, which was probably done for the same reason. They kind of hid them behind the speakers and amps.

[Sanne2]

Random observation: Stevie had a rather large pimple(?) on her cheeck
http://i65.tinypic.com/1492jir.jpg
http://i63.tinypic.com/1qsrck.jpg
http://i68.tinypic.com/28bcuok.jpg
Stars - they're just like us!

[aleuzzi]

Damn, Christine looks great in that second pic.

She and Stevie look so happy to be getting paid a killing for playing old songs. Wish they felt that way about new music, too.

[amycondit]

Wow-it's so great to have the periscope video and photos from show. I live in L.A. Metro area, and was trying to figure out if I could listen to the show anywhere outside dodger stadium---Elysian park, dodger parking lot, etc. A combination of heat, a significant commute and time involved with the chance of a fruitless effort had me stay at home.:mad:

It's always nice to see new footage of my favorites. Thank you Danielle for posting the Link. So glad to be part of this group.:blob2:

[olive]

Random observation: Stevie had a rather large pimple(?) on her cheeck
http://i65.tinypic.com/1492jir.jpg
http://i63.tinypic.com/1qsrck.jpg
http://i68.tinypic.com/28bcuok.jpg
Stars - they're just like us!

The last picture she is looking like Janice ..... The Muppet not joplin

[Macfan4life]

I would LOVE to see another acoustic set
No more NGBA, Big Love and Landslide

Save Me A Place, Honey Hi, You'll never make me cry, Walk a thin line

[bombaysaffires]

The last picture she is looking like Janice ..... The Muppet not joplin

geebus waaaaaaayyyy too much filler. stop now!:eek:

[amycondit]

The L.A. Times had posted a review of the event earlier in the wee hours of the morning that did not mention anything about the concert part of the Vin Scully tribute except that FM was playing. Now, there is a second review of the event that focuses on the concert with a nice band photo.

In my opinion, it's kind of a weird review; I feel that the reviewer kind of doesn't understand the band. If you read the review, I think you'll see what I mean.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-dodgers-fleetwood-mac-20160729-snap-story.html

[bwboy]

Wow, thanks for the review- definitely odd but interesting. I mean, complaining that they played for 2 hours instead of just 40 minutes? For that much money, people should get more than a half hour of music, I think. And the band did make accommodations for the audience, skipping Songbird and Sisters of the Moon, for example.

I was surprised that someone (olive, maybe?) thought they should have played Over and Over instead of Think About Me- I love both songs but they made the right decision for that crowd. And it's not like Think About Me is a staple of their show- when's the last time they sang that song in America?

[Wdm6789]

Wow, thanks for the review- definitely odd but interesting. I mean, complaining that they played for 2 hours instead of just 40 minutes? For that much money, people should get more than a half hour of music, I think. And the band did make accommodations for the audience, skipping Songbird and Sisters of the Moon, for example.

I was surprised that someone (olive, maybe?) thought they should have played Over and Over instead of Think About Me- I love both songs but they made the right decision for that crowd. And it's not like Think About Me is a staple of their show- when's the last time they sang that song in America?


Over & Over is a way better song than Think About Me, especially live, at least 1979-1980. But it would be cool for the 2017 tour. Over & Over is Christine's best song on Tusk.

[bombaysaffires]

Over & Over is a way better song than Think About Me, especially live, at least 1979-1980. But it would be cool for the 2017 tour. Over & Over is Christine's best song on Tusk.

:eek:

Over and Over is great on the album, kind of a snoozer live. Think About Me has great energy and gets you up out of your seat.

[michelej1]

Random observation: Stevie had a rather large pimple(?) on her cheeck


That can't be a pimple. It's like a second head. Maybe it's something that needs surgical removal. Maybe she caught one of those 3 moles Lindsey used to have.

Michele

[michelej1]

Wow, I can't believe they didn't do Songbird. I think this crowd would have liked it. But it looks like it was a great show. I'm sorry to have missed it.

Michele

[iamnotafraid]

I haven't watched the whole concert yet.
But from what I have seen, it seems the
crowd is being um...polite.

[guillamene]

A few thoughts in the light of this show, comments and where we are now:
I still wonder (apart from the obvious reason) WHY they did this type of show? There can't be many bands of their iconic status to-day who would perform -or need to perform-only one show in a year. As regards the future album/tour....nothing semms to be definite yet, and , as has been pointed out , time is marching on.
Another album would be so special for so many reasons, but if there is a tour it will not be a tour of the album as such. Indeed, we can be sure that the set list of 'Greatest Hits' will not vary significantly from all the previous tours. I mean, how can they surpass the 'On with the Show' setlist/ performance? The reality is that all the bands/artists of their era rarely play anything in their set from even 10/15 years ago. Look at the Stones and the Who!
The question of health/age issues has already been mentioned and is a serious matter of concern.
When I left my final show in Dublin last July I was happy,contented and blessed to have seen the Rumours line up reunited with such amazing shows and felt 'That's it - they've gone out in style. Be thankful for the memories - we won't see anything like this again'.
I hope I'm proved wrong, but one year on I still fell the same.

[olive]

That can't be a pimple. It's like a second head. Maybe it's something that needs surgical removal. Maybe she caught one of those 3 moles Lindsey used to have.

Michele

injection site swelling

[bwboy]

I totally agree with bombaysaffires- Over and Over is a great song but is a bit of a snoozer live, especially compared to Think About Me. They made the right choice, especially for an audience that might not all be fans.

I saw Cyndi Lauper at a fundraiser for Scott Hamilton's brain cancer charity, and I was amazed at how many people in the audience wore tuxes, suits, and formal dresses... and clearly only knew 2 or 3 of her songs. She even had trouble getting people to sing along with Girls Just Want to Have Fun, because they didn't know the lyrics. I imagine a lot of people who paid big money to attend that event for Vin Scully didn't really care who was performing.

[FuzzyPlum]

A few thoughts in the light of this show, comments and where we are now:
I still wonder (apart from the obvious reason) WHY they did this type of show? There can't be many bands of their iconic status to-day who would perform -or need to perform-only one show in a year.


As the review alludes- I can imagine this was a favour to Irving Azoff as much as anything else.

[Wdm6789]

:eek:

Over and Over is great on the album, kind of a snoozer live. Think About Me has great energy and gets you up out of your seat.



I love the live Over and Over from the live album and the Tusk deluxe, there's also one or two rehearsal videos from 1979 of Over and Over on YouTube that are good. If you think about Christine's set songs 2014-2015 (You Make Loving Fun, Everywhere, Say You Love Me, Little Lies, Don't Stop) they're all poppy upbeat Christine songs. Songbird is really the only slow one. I think Over and Over would make a great addition to the Tusk section of their setlist, especially because they played it on the Tusk tour and it's the first song on the album. The end when they all three sing the "over and over" part is so great and then a nice guitar instrumental from Lindsey.

[mitzo]

injection site swelling

Actually looks like she had scalpel work done. And is still in a stage of recovery.

[BombaySapphire3]

Actually looks like she had scalpel work done. And is still in a stage of recovery.
That is what I was thinking ..I have seen elderly women who have had that done and for awhile they look like they had stuck their face in a beehive.

[aleuzzi]

The L.A. Times had posted a review of the event earlier in the wee hours of the morning that did not mention anything about the concert part of the Vin Scully tribute except that FM was playing. Now, there is a second review of the event that focuses on the concert with a nice band photo.

In my opinion, it's kind of a weird review; I feel that the reviewer kind of doesn't understand the band. If you read the review, I think you'll see what I mean.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-dodgers-fleetwood-mac-20160729-snap-story.html

Thanks for the link. The reviewer appears to be straining for an angle and decided to focus on what he thinks is a disconnect between one feature in an evening-long event and what actually served as a full-fledged rock concert. I don't see any disconnect, nor do I see any reason to complain. The band did what many would not: they gave it 100% and treated the gig like any other. They deserve praise, not back-handed complements.

[michelej1]

[No one's idea of a party band?? I beg to differ. Well, at least the review had an upbeat ending]

Los Angeles Times, July 30 2016 by Mikael Wood

Vin Scully's secret desire? 'I wish I could sing with Fleetwood Mac'


Fleetwood Mac is nobody’s idea of a party band — except for the people who keep hiring the group to be one.

Twenty-three years ago, this famously fractious rock outfit reunited to play “Don’t Stop” at President Clinton’s inauguration. And Thursday night — right around the time that Clinton’s wife, Hillary, was accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination to be the next president — Fleetwood Mac played a private soirée for about a thousand high-rollers on center field at Dodgers Stadium.

The occasion was the Dodgers Foundation’s Blue Diamond Gala, a fundraising event toasting Vin Scully, the 88-year-old sportscaster who’s set to retire at the end of the baseball season.

Addressing an audience that included Sylvester Stallone, John Mayer, assorted Dodgers and a dude from “Gossip Girl,” Scully accepted the honor with a characteristically intricate yarn about life’s serendipity: how the son of Al Capone’s attorney went on to become a war hero who would have Chicago’s O’Hare Airport named after him, and how Scully will call his final Dodgers game, against the San Francisco Giants, on Oct. 2 — 80 years to the day he became a Giants fan.

After that, there was a live auction to help pay for the construction of a baseball field in Inglewood. Then, Fleetwood Mac took the stage and blazed through a fiery set — its only public performance this year, according to organizers — that had virtually nothing to do with good times, or good deeds.

“Damn your love, damn your lies!” Lindsey Buckingham growled to open the show with “The Chain,” Fleetwood Mac’s stomping breakup blues from 1977’s “Rumours.” Things scarcely got cheerier from there, with a spooky “Dreams” (about listening to your loneliness like a heartbeat), a rough-edged “Rhiannon” (about a Welsh witch) and a long, jammy “Gold Dust Woman” (about the shattering of your illusions of love).

“Congratulations, Vin! Now here’s another one about all the horrible stuff humans do to one another.”

How did this awesomely savage bunch end up entertaining a stadium 1/56th full of deep-pocketed donors buzzed on free margaritas? (A foundation representative estimated the evening’s haul at $2 million.) Surely, we can credit Irving Azoff, the music-biz honcho — and Buckingham’s manager — who chaired the Blue Diamond Gala with his wife, Shelli.

Or, who knows? Maybe it was Scully himself who did the choosing. “I wish I could sing with Fleetwood Mac,” he said at the end of his speech. “But I can’t.”

You were able, of course, to imagine a version of this show that felt less appealingly strange. With Christine McVie back in the band after many years away — another reunion that drove Fleetwood Mac’s world tour in 2014 and 2015 — the group could’ve stuck to the relatively buoyant likes of “Everywhere” and “You Make Loving Fun,” both of which McVie sang Thursday.

Introducing the former, she thanked the audience for coming, then thanked her bandmates “for letting me do this again.”

Stevie Nicks sneaked in a sweet moment too when she dedicated “Landslide” to Scully, whose long experience she said the group could relate to: “We are right behind you, Mr. Scully.”

Then again, let’s remember that “Landslide” basically describes the destruction wrought by an avalanche. Something similar went for “Tusk,” which might’ve conjured warm memories (given that it was partly recorded at Dodger Stadium) if Buckingham hadn’t peppered the song with his maniacal laughter.

Craziest of all was that rather than doing a tidy 40 minutes and calling it quits, Fleetwood Mac played for just under two hours — almost as long as it was performing every night on its recent tour. Buckingham even made room for a deep cut in “Bleed to Love Her,” before which he gave a long spiel about Fleetwood Mac’s rocky journey, as though he were at one of the band’s regular gigs.

Like the Clinton inauguration in 1993, the concert inevitably climaxed — at least in terms of the crowd’s enthusiasm — with the ringing optimism of “Don’t Stop,” which finally provided the celebratory vibe many seemed to be awaiting.

But here the song also felt happily defiant, a refusal to mellow out no matter the setting.

[michelej1]

Legendary Dodgers Broadcaster Vin Scully Honored at Blue Diamond Gala

Hollywood Reporter 7/29/2016 by Fatema Etemad

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/vin-scully-dodgers-broadcast-legend-915915

"I can sum up the love affair that I've had with baseball and the love affair I've had with the Dodgers [in two words]: Thank God," Scully said at the charity event, which raised more than $1.5 million.

The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation held its second annual Blue Diamond Gala at Dodger Stadium on Thursday evening with a salute to retiring broadcaster Vin Scully and a concert by Fleetwood Mac.

The LADF aims to provide for underprivileged youth through recreational activity and sports. The bash, held in a huge tent in the parking lot before folks moved to the outfield grass, included an auction that raised more than $1.5 million. Music mogul Irving Azoff and his wife Shelli chaired the event.

"We are out in the community doing work in the neighborhoods that need it the most," LADF executive director Nicole Whiteman told The Hollywood Reporter from the blue carpet. "When we can distract kids from the challenges that they may have in their lives, that is what really keeps me going."

More than 1,000 guests, including Dodgers players, coaches and execs; actors Will Forte, Sylvester Stallone, Taylor Lautner and Matthew McConaughey; musicians John Mayer and BC Jean; and skier Lindsey Vonn (in a brilliant sky-blue dress featuring a thigh-high slit), were on hand. The team's chairman, Mark Walters, kicked things off as Kevin Fraser of Entertainment Tonight emceed.

"I love programs that are youth-oriented and youth-focused. It's one of the reasons that brought me here today," Orange Is the New Black actress Adrienne C. Moore told THR. "The youth is our future, and I love to advocate for organizations that give back. They actually raise the money and have programs that provide sports and things that matter for the community. That's worth celebrating."

Dodgers broadcaster and former pitching ace Orel Hershiser introduced Scully, who received a standing ovation as he took the stage. "Hi everybody and a very special good evening to you. Thank you so very much," Scully, 88, said. "By the way, at the end of three innings, Washington 3, San Francisco 1."

Scully had the audience glued to his every word as he spun a remarkable tale — nothing to do about baseball but everything to do about sacrifice — about the heroic aviator son of a crooked Chicago lawyer who eventually turned on Al Capone. He then spoke about growing up in New York and how he became a "rabid" fan of baseball's New York Giants.

Scully, who will end his 67-year career with the Dodgers (dating to their days in Brooklyn) after this season, closed things by saying: "I can sum up the love affair that I've had with baseball and the love affair I've had with the Dodgers [in two words]: Thank God. I will thank him from now until the end of time, and I will thank you tonight for this wonderful honor."

"But more importantly, thanks to you for coming here tonight to contribute to the foundation. It takes time and it took money for you to be here. I wish I could sing with Fleetwood Mac, but I can't … Anyway, I don't know I could say thank you any better after this wonderful evening for me."

Arsenio Hall told THR, "I'm a huge Vin Scully fan. I'm a baseball fanatic. I've been listening to baseball since I was a little boy. I listened to the radio with my grandmother in Cleveland on the front porch, and that's when guys like Vin Scully were in a class of their own because they drew pictures with their words. Somebody will get his job next year, but nobody will ever replace him."

After Scully departed, the stadium lights dimmed and the crowd was ready for Fleetwood Mac, who opened their only concert of 2016 with "The Chain." Later, Stevie Nicks dedicated “Landslide” to the great play-by-play man, noting that her band has been in the spotlight a long time too: "We are right behind you, Mr. Scully."

Other entertainment notables in attendance included Camila Alves, Tai Babilonia, Mark Ballas, Jillian Bell, Michael Harney, Genevieve Morton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jaleel White and Bellamy Young.

[secondhandchain]

Wow Stevie has had a lot of fillers put in. Hoping she doesn't start to overdo it.

[BombaySapphire3]

Wow Stevie has had a lot of fillers put in. Hoping she doesn't start to overdo it.

Between that and John looking like death warmed over I think it may be time for the ol' Mac to call it a (another lonely) day.

[FuzzyPlum]

Eeeewwwwww. No thanks.

John Mayer gets DIY musical note tattoo after attending Fleetwood Mac concert with female friend
By CASSIE CARPENTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 22:33, 29 July 2016 | UPDATED: 00:40, 30 July 2016

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3715319/John-Mayer-gets-musical-note-tattoo-attending-Fleetwood-Mac-concert-female-friend.html


John Mayer documented his Thursday evening in Los Angeles on Snapchat, including a late-night DIY tattoo session.
The 38-year-old bluesman was inked with a makeshift gun crafted from condoms by Chris Núñez, a judge on Spike TV's Ink Master.
The usually Miami-based 43-year-old happened to be in town for the Tatau Marks of Polynesia opening at the Japanese American National Museum.

In what appeared to be a hotel room, the seven-time Grammy winner had a musical 8th note etched on to his right thigh.
'I did 2/3,' John - who boasts 9.1M followers - announced, revealing his hidden talent with a matching note on a female's ankle.

Mayer kicked off his fun-filled evening with a different female friend over dinner and a Fleetwood Mac concert at the Blue Diamond Gala at Dodger Stadium.
'Two friends, different angles,' the Connecticut-born, Montana-based musician captioned a concert selfie.

The Pokémon Go enthusiast - who considers Snapchat 'where classic rock lives' - famously quit Twitter back in 2011 after becoming 'addicted.'
'I couldn't have a complete thought anymore, and I was a tweetaholic,' John lamented to Rolling Stone in 2011.
'I had 4M Twitter followers, and I was always writing on it. And I stopped using Twitter as an outlet and I started using Twitter as the instrument to riff on, and it started to make my mind smaller and smaller and smaller. And I couldn't write a song.'

The Get Hard actor noted: 'You can have promotion in 30 seconds if your stuff is good. Good music is its own promotion.'
Mayer is currently performing lead guitar and lead/backing vocals on the 24-show Dead & Company Summer Tour, which hits the Toyota Amphitheatre in Wheatland on Friday night.
The Who You Love hitmaker put his own career on hold while joining the super-group, which includes the Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Bob Weir.

John told The Sacramento Bee on Thursday that he'll finish his 'deeply personal' seventh studio album 'by the end of the year.'
The Wildfire rocker's next solo gig will be October 1 at The Roots Picnic happening at Bryant Park in Manhattan.
Mayer has a womanizing reputation having famously loved (and left) celebs like Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Simpson, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Minka Kelly.

[aleuzzi]

Between that and John looking like death warmed over I think it may be time for the ol' Mac to call it a (another lonely) day.

Maybe so, but Christine looks fantastic. She should do that solo album she talked about before rejoining!

[BombaySapphire3]

Maybe so, but Christine looks fantastic. She should do that solo album she talked about before rejoining!

Right and maybe she could include her songs from the shelved Fleetwood Mac album and Lindsey could do the same on a new solo LP. Stevie has enough left in her vaults for a 24KG 2 .I would much rather have this happen than see the band go out as an uncreative mercenary machine milking every last dollar and euro they can before the inevitable forces them to stop.

[olive]

Right and maybe she could include her songs from the shelved Fleetwood Mac album and Lindsey could do the same on a new solo LP. Stevie has enough left in her vaults for a 24KG 2 .I would much rather have this happen than see the band go out again as an uncreative mercenary machine milking every last dollar and euro they can before the inevitable forces them to stop.

that's what you meant right

[AlexD]

Wow Stevie has had a lot of fillers put in. Hoping she doesn't start to overdo it.

What's a filler? And I think they should just do solo albums and solo tours. I want to see Lindsey do another one man show tour.

[iamnotafraid]

What's a filler?

I don't know either. But I suppose we could Google it.

But there's another kind of filler. And that's what she's
used on her albums after The Other Side Of The Mirror.

_____________________________________________

John needs to get healthy before any more tours or albums.

[bombaysaffires]

What's a filler? And I think they should just do solo albums and solo tours. I want to see Lindsey do another one man show tour.

cosmetic injections in your face that plump it up.

[iamnotafraid]

cosmetic injections in your face that plump it up.

Like Hans and Franz?

[BombaySapphire3]

cosmetic injections in your face that plump it up.

This is different than Botox? I thought she swore that off after saying it made people look like "the spawn of Satan":shrug:I guess looking like a muppet is preferable.

[sue]

cosmetic injections in your face that plump it up.

Oh No! I thought she was completely "au Naturel".....
Well just as nature intended...that is apart from the Oil painting she has in the attic.

[jbrownsjr]

Wow, Christine and Stevie look so happy! That's encouraging. Christine looks amazing. Holy cow!

[aleuzzi]

Wow, Christine and Stevie look so happy! That's encouraging. Christine looks amazing. Holy cow!

She does look amazing. So healthy. She's got all this newfound energy and I wish the band would capitalize on it with new music. Sorry. I'm a broken record.

[jbrownsjr]

She does look amazing. So healthy. She's got all this newfound energy and I wish the band would capitalize on it with new music. Sorry. I'm a broken record.

Don't be sorry. Putting it out there will help!

[olive]

Don't be sorry. Putting it out there will help!

I think i have given up on any new music , they are like our grandparents age with a ton of money that they rake in with out having to put in a lot of effort ... so why would they want to change things knowing " the current state of the music business " an new album won't sell as well like .....Rumors an album 40 years old and is still a cash cow

[BombaySapphire3]

I think i have given up on any new music , they are like our grandparents age with a ton of money that they rake in with out having to put in a lot of effort ... so why would they want to change things knowing " the current state of the music business " an new album won't sell as well like .....Rumors an album 40 years old and is still a cash cow

If this is it and it almost certainly seems to be the case then for chrissakes put this old cow out to pasture!:rolleyes:

[jwd]

http://i68.tinypic.com/28bcuok.jpg



:eek: That one is a little scary........

[HomerMcvie]

I'm holding out on letting them put out a new album. Now gimme your money, bitches!!!

http://i68.tinypic.com/28bcuok.jpg

[iamnotafraid]

http://i68.tinypic.com/28bcuok.jpg



Meg Ryan's older sister?

[sue]

Meg Ryan's older sister?

Nah... younger sister.
And miss Piggy's mom.

[rockalilcutie25]

If you look at the photo of all of them together with Vin Scully, Stevie does not look puffy at all. This photo something isn't right about it, whether it's lighting, technical, doctored....this photo isn't right. Stevie looks great on the other photo.

[bombaysaffires]

If you look at the photo of all of them together with Vin Scully, Stevie does not look puffy at all. This photo something isn't right about it, whether it's lighting, technical, doctored....this photo isn't right. Stevie looks great on the other photo.

actually, she does, but the puffiness isn't as distorting to her face as it is here.

the "zit" could be an injection site from the fillers. A bump or a zit or a noticeable irritated reaction is very common.