Howard Stern mentions F-Mac
 

I was listening to Howard Stern at work and he happened to be talking about Soundstage. He said that on his day off yesterday or so he got really roped into the Fleetwood Mac concert. I always wondered what he'd think about the band, and he actually had a lot of good things to say!

He basically was explaining how neat it was to watch their performance after all the history they've been through. Of course, as is the norm with Howard he had things slightly off (Stevie was married to Lindsey and then was banging the drummer, apparently). But it was neat to watch them 'all in love' now and able to sing these romantic songs to one another on stage, as opposed to back when they were in turmoil and whatnot.

He said 'first right away I want to say that Lindsey Buckingham has to be one of the most underrated guitar players in the world' which is definitely the usual thing I hear DJ's or TV hosts say about him the most. He also went on to say that Stevie's still pulling off twirls and manuevers like she did when she was hot. He then goes into how it's weird when chicks are hot and then become fat when you haven't seen them in a while (he wondered if Lindsey had to be thinking 'how did I ever bang this chick?' while he's singing to/with her, hehehe). But other than Stevie's shift in body frame, he had nothing but positive things to say! Even complimented Mick on being a kick-ass drummer who looked like he was going to keel over behind the set but kept going.

He played Stevie's dedication to Lindsey and went into Landslide for a bit, and then played the opening of "The Chain". It made my day - I totally expected him to bash them for being a washed up band or something like that, but he actually recommended the concert bigtime and said he'd love to go see them live. Too late, Howard :-D

Just figured I'd share. It made my day.

Very cool. I love the old Stern 1990 interview w/ John and Chris, it is a riot. (Mick was too stoned to really speak much and Rick Vito didn't have headphones!) Howard kept harping on why LB had left the band, how stupid that was etc.

Gosh I used to listen to Stern every day, back in my former 'pre-kids' life. :)


-Lis

I work from midnight to 9am, so once you get to 6am you're pretty much flatlining. So when he comes on it really wakes you up and keeps you going when my Red Bull and caramel machiatos have worn off :-D I really didn't like him at first (as most people tend to do) but I've warmed up to him a lot since then.

I wonder if it occured to him to wonder if Christine ever thinks when she looks at John "how did I ever bang this guy?" now he's got a bit more condition on him? Or if Stevie ever thinks about Mick "how did I ever bang this guy" now that he's bald?

Or can those sort of thoughts only happen to men?

Gail

>>I wonder if it occured to him to wonder if Christine ever thinks when she looks at John "how did I ever bang this guy?" now he's got a bit more condition on him? Or if Stevie ever thinks about Mick "how did I ever bang this guy" now that he's bald?
Or can those sort of thoughts only happen to men?>>

Yeah, it seems to be ingrained in society that a man can stay attractive, or get *more* attractive, as he ages, but the same is not true for women. We get older, we get heavier, we go grey, things sag a little...while the same things happen to a guy and he is said to look 'distinguished'. hmmph.

FWIW I still think Mick and John look adorable. Frankly IMO Mick looks better than he ever has, I find him pretty sexy these days. :)

-Lis

According to Howard, it's only men, lol. Figures that today is the day I called in to work today so I missed my usual a.m. Howard drive. :rolleyes:

I've heard him briefly mention Mac & Stevie a few times in the past, usually talks about how hot Stevie was back in the day. And always positive stuff about thier music. It would be so great if Mac would go on Stern, but I'm sure they never would. I can only imagine what La Nicks thinks of the show :laugh:

Paula

Yeah, I think that interview is hilarious. He was really focused on Lindsey's hair for some reason saying it was too high. lol. I especially love the part where he asks Christine what "Behind the Mask" is about and she says it's about a creep and he says so "it's about Lindsey then." LOL. I can tell that Mick and Christine were really annoyed in that interview.

Ah, would I love an mp3 of today's rant, as well as the 1990 interview!

I know she's got a great sense of humor. But since FM is so PC with the media. I can't imagine them on Howard Stern.

I think John and Chris did a great job fielding Howard's innapropriate questions, such as, "So do you guys ever feel any of that old passion for each other?" A man after my own heart. :D

And another favorite: "Isn't your wife jealous that you're out on the road w/ Christine?"
John: "Nah, she's out out w/ her boyfriend!"

LOL they were hysterical. Mick did have some outbursts but they were minimal, he was out of it.

-Lis

That's ubercool. But it would be hard for even howard to bash a band that are so obviously great live performers and great musicians.... :woohoo:
Don't like him to talk about Stevie that way, but of course it's just what he would say... :rolleyes:
AMber

Lis, do you have this interview anywhere?

Do you not know what type of show Stern's is and who his target audience is? :laugh:

How dare he say that about Stevie???!!!!

Okay, I am not going to go crazy but I mean for a woman pushing 60, Stevie is hot, hot, hot! Sure, some of the candid photo's of the tour aren't that flattering but she looks stunning on the Live in Boston DVD.

Yes, how dare he make a crude comment about a celebrity! C'mon, man, this is Howard Stern. And while everyone can disagree, he has a point. She most certainly is not what I'd classify as "hot." Pretty? Hell yes. Gracefully aged? Hell yes (with the assist of mucho pancake make-up and possible face work). But not "hot." She's too matronly to be "hot," IMO.

Because she's wearing pancake make-up three inches thick. :lol: But she does look particularly good during Rhiannon and Gypsy.

It's true, her make up looked horrible on the Boston DVD.

And I would KILL for a transcript of that 1990 interview!

Yup, even my friend Jamie asked why she looked so splotchy. TOO MUCH MAKE-UP! :laugh:

Howard Stern made fun of someone! HOLY ****!

:lol:

You people should be lucky he didn't take a **** on one of their albums while on the air; those comments are mild for that guy. :laugh:

Plus, what were they expecting - a suddenly civil Howard Stern - PUHHHHHHLLLLLLEEEEEZZZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[QUOTE=ThePenguin Frankly IMO Mick looks better than he ever has, I find him pretty sexy these days. :)

-Lis[/QUOTE]


I've been thinking the same thing lately! He IS looking quite good!

Well let's put it this way- there aren't a lot of woman pushing sixty who are as good looking as Stevie, if I do say so myself.

And I don't think her makeup is any different then usual- it is just so obvious because for some reason the camera man wanted us to see up her nose. That is the only annoying part about LIB- the Stevie close ups are insane! Why oh why did they do that to her? Do they want us to see every imperfection on a person's face? If I was videotaped that close up I'd hope that I had pancake makeup on!

Yeah he is mild compared to some of his older shows.

I cannot stand the way Stevie is filmed on LiB. All the close ups of her are her right cheek and the right side of her nose. Its God awful.

I think Howard is pretty funny most of the time. Whenever he talks about Stevie, its usually about how "hot" he thought she was "way back when". His comments about what Lindsey thinks when he looks at her now, (how did I bang her?) are so typical Howard.

If you have had the opportunity of seeing Stevie up close recently and it seems as if many Ledgies have (during SYW shows), I don't know how you could deny how beautiful she was and IS. No, she no longer looks like a 30 year old woman, but if only women 30 and younger are beautiful - we have a VERY NARROW perception of beauty. :cool:

I saw her in July from about 5 feet away and she is really jaw dropping in my opinion. :shocked:

I don't care what type of show he does.

His target audience would appear to be a bunch of mysogonist morons. :lol:

Gail

jbrownsjr, did you get my private message? If not let me know. :)

-Lis

Ding, ding, ding! You got it! :woohoo: :thumbsup:

Of course there are, you just have to know where to look. :laugh:

That's because her usual make-up is LOTS of pancake make-up. :shrug:

Regardless, I do think she's a beautiful woman, no doubt about it. But she strikes me as too matronly to be hot. If she wants to be hot, she should take cues from Debbie Harry, who's the same age and is smoking. Not because she's the most beautiful she has ever looked, but because she just projects youthfulness when she's almost sixty. I find that a uber-sexy and hot. There were a few times on LIB during Rhiannon where Stevie looked like her old seventies self, though!!!!!!!!!!

Well what is making her look matronly? And what is Debbie doing that Stevie isn't?

Especially during Sara- she is no less gorgeous then she is in the video played in the background. She is just stunning.

What is making her look matronly ? Schlumpy shoes and an extra 30 pounds, for starters. And some of her clothes tend to make her look a little lumpy. All the layers add up and bulk her up, and seem to affect the way she moves. She can get wound up, peppy, and animated (mostly during SB), but often on stage she doesn't display a lot of physicality. Bad hip, sore feet, whatever the cause - she just doesn't move like a young person. I can't imagine her going on a hike, running, riding a bike, swimming, or doing other things that a vital, fit, and (IMO) sexy person would do.

Debbie Harry, on the other hand, seems to be cat-like, lithe, and electrified. There's a physical confidence that radiates from her. She comes off scrappy, wiry, and spunky. If she was pissed, I think she'd try to kick my ass and would get in a few good punches. And I'm in pretty damned good shape. I often fear Stevie is going to fall over on stage. Miss Deb is markedly thicker than 20 years ago herself, but she just carries herself differently. Even though that face lift was a little tight, she just looks sharp and vigorous.

Stevie is, without a doubt, beautiful. There are moments when she projects the same vibe that she did in her prime. But overall, she has a different aura about her now. It's a calmer, earth mother thing. She seems to have relaxed into it and is evidently comfortable with it. More power to her. All bow before the Queen, LOL. Sex kitten ? Nope. Not in a good twenty years. Who cares ? She was the best of the best when she was that person. Times change. I don't think she has any desire to be that woman anymore. It's a lot of work, I am sure.

As far as Howard Stern goes - of course he talks about her "hot" days. The man is a thirteen year old Id gone mad. That's his schtick. He likes women who are rail thin, with imlants, lip jobs, and not much brains. He knows his audience - typical 18-34 year old straight guys. That's what most of them fantasize about too. It's reality. That's what most guys like.

For the record, I like Howard. I used to listen to him all the time. The way he calls sacred celebrities out on the carpet is a riot. He certainly crosses the line into mean sometimes, but that's what an out of control Id does. I don't listen to him much anymore - the constant fixation Jenna Jameson type bimbos and strippers gets on my nerves. But I appreciate his show. And I think Robin Quivers is fantastic.

She had a glazed-over look in her eyes. She didn't look at the people in front of her, but seemed to be gazing off into the distance, as if in a drugged haze.

She's still pretty, though. Jake could get her into much better shape in six months.

I remember Howard talking about tying Stevie up in a chair and doing things with her?

Was this with just Mick?

There was also something with Lindsey and his hair...wasn't that with Lindsey alone or that also the same interview? I have it on cassette but I can't listen to it because the cassette player in my car broke.

>>I remember Howard talking about tying Stevie up in a chair and doing things with her?
Was this with just Mick?
There was also something with Lindsey and his hair...wasn't that with Lindsey alone or that also the same interview? I have it on cassette but I can't listen to it because the cassette player in my car broke.>>

Yeah the tie-up talk was on another interview w/ just Mick, I think.

I believe they did comment on L's hair in the 1990 one, but I know there is a Stern interview w/ just Lindsey out there. Do you have that interview, Janet? Will trade for that. :nod:

-Lis

Debbie's know to have become quite Zaftig at times, then usually gets surgery....Also, as some reviewer pointed out...Debbie's never really been a good dancer....my point with this being that, I think Stevie wore herself out much more...she was touring before, and after Blondie was, all the time, with her own career and with FMac, always busy, busy....and being a good dancer :p I don't think Debbie's worn down nearly as much. Which is good...but also I think Stevie's live performance back in the day absolutely cannot be equaled, so, i kinda don't mind that she wore herself down, it was for a great cause... :) oh, by the way, I love, love, love Debbie...also, isn't Debbie a few years younger?
anywhoo,
Amber

Uhm, it's called "stage makeup." Every broadway actress (and most of the actors!) wears it. As do opera stars.

Most female performers over 40 wear it, too. Tina Turner wears it. Cher wears it. Debbie Harry wears it (it was evident on VH1's Divas special).

Skin becomes more pale as we age, because we have less pigment, and Stevie has a pale complexion to begin with. Combine that with the harsh klieg lights, and all you'd see are eyes and lips.
So she wears the foundation.

When you see her in candid pics, wearing the type of makeup I assume she always wears off-stage, it's not thick or pancaked.

I really don't understand what the big deal is, but then, I usually don't. :shrug:

Face lifts. A damn good one too. :nod:

Now I'm not saying that Stevie should do this (to each his own), but if she were to ever really consider it...call and get a refferal from Debbie.

Susie

See, I think Debbie H. looks a little ragged even after her face lift. I think Stevie lloks FAR better. But, to each their own I guess :laugh:

Well I would rather have her wear tennis shoes and have her dance around more then wear platforms and have her just stand at her mic. I'm not looking at her feet anyways!

And I agree Stevie has put on a few pounds- or maybe it is just the insane amount of layers. For all we know she is 90 pounds under all those capes and shawls! From candid photos she looks like she has gained weight since the Dance, but on Live in Boston she looks about the same weight. I think maybe the candid photos are just taken from unflattering angles (looking up).

And I know everyone thinks the Stevie fans are just making excuses- but I really think she is trying to give Lindsey the spotlight this tour. How come on Stand Back she becomes her old thirty-year old energetic self again? I mean you can't just turn it on unless you have it to begin with! So I think she is trying to tone down the twirls so she doesn't steal Lindsey's thunder. That is just my opinion- but I guess we will see the next time she goes on a solo tour.