Am I the only one doing this???
 

I don't really contribute to the Ledge that much these days, but I tend to check in fairly regularly just to see if any of the members of Fleetwood Mac have died. I found out about the death's of two of the three Bob's that way, so now I feel that I have to check in regularly.

Is that just me? :shrug:

I usually check in (read posts) once a day still, but honestly, most of my friends from here, no longer come here, so it just feels different now.

We keep up on FB now. Actually 5 Ledgies spent the weekend at my house, 2 weekends ago. We.had.a.ball. Seriously, I will forever be in debt to The Ledge, for putting a few people into my life, that I'm positive our friendships will last our lifetimes.
We called it Fleetwood Macstock 13. We had SO MUCH fun, that we're doing Part II in 3 weeks. Greatness(and hangovers) will happen! I've never met people who make me laugh so much. But I still love the Ledge, even though it's morphed into something else...:xoxo:

I wish you two, and other long-term members, would become more active again. So many of our longest running members have gone MIA, and I think it's a shame. So much knowledge & experience has gone out the door. But I understand... being a Fleetwood Mac fan in 2013 just isn't the same as it was a decade + ago. There's just not a whole lot of new stuff to discuss.

You know, I still READ most of the posts every day. But having been here for 10 years, I've pretty much said everything I feel about the band, 10 times over(probably more, lol). So there's just a point of feeling redundant, at least for me.

And I know it was really clique-y before, but those bonds seemed stronger than the friendships I see here now. Hell, "my" clique spent the weekend at my house last week. And my clique left here(and they don't even read the posts here, anymore, like I do), so of course it just doesn't feel the same, now... When I do post, I maybe get a response 25% of the time, so it's not reciprocal.

But whatevs, I still care about the Ledge, and again, will always feel indebted to, for allowing me to form a few real life friendships here.

It's difficult, isn't it? I check the Ledge every day as well, and sometimes feel disappointed that there hasn't been much discussion since the previous day, but then I myself often find I just don't really have anything to add anywhere either, opinion-wise.

Part of it is the state of Fleetwood Mac these days, but part of it, I think, is the rise of new social media like Twitter and Facebook eclipsing forums like this as people's "home bases" on the internet. People go primarily to those websites to natter about things and engage each other, nowadays. I certainly do. But it's a shame because the discussions those websites foster just aren't the same as forums like this. But I think I've had this rant on here before. "Facebook Killed the Internet Forum" could be sung to the tune of "Video Killed the Radio Store", although the lyrics would be a bit clunky. Hey, I don't claim to be a poet! ;)

Anyway, to answer the OP's question: No, it doesn't even occur to me that one of the members of the band may have died overnight. My motivation for checking these forums daily is quite different. But I'm glad to know you do pop in, whatever your reasons, chriskisn. Just cause I think you're rather nifty.

I don't post as much because my interest in FM has waned to almost non existent. The EP helped do that. But I do check in.

Mick

This is my favorite website. Traffic here is immense the first night of a Stevie N. or FM tour. Everyone is excited to see the set list on those days. There is still plenty to keep me interested. I may not always have something to say and sometimes I'm just too lazy to type but I am interested in what other fans feel and write.
I never think about any of the band members dying. I feel they are going to live very long lives and we will have many more tours to enjoy.

I know what you mean. I listened to the EP once, and it enraged me & broke my heart at the same time. After waiting a decade for a new album, it was a slap in the face and a spit in the eye. The material is just so uninspired & dull... very half assed. You'd think if they were only releasing 4 songs after a decade, those songs would at least be pretty amazing.

This kind of forced me to finally admit that Fleetwood Mac has died, and Say You Will was it's last gasp. There will be no new amazing albums from Fleetwood Mac; they are simply an oldies touring act who has lost their muse. Since this realization I've simply tried to focus my love on the band that once was, not what Fleetwood Mac has decayed to. In the end I will always hold a soft spot for their music, which was the soundtrack to my coming of age. :)

Can I just say, I really enjoy the fact that our most active Chit Chat topic in ages is all about how inactive we all are. That just kinda tickles me.

Maybe I'm just easily tickled, though. We're awesome, you guys.

I check the Ledge regularly because its so up to date info on tour info and other doings with the band and its members .

I drift in and out like a radio station at night on posting here. I post 25 or so posts in the same day or dont post for days or weeks later.I do the same on the other forums too.

Speaking of people dying .Years back I found out the hard way of losing a couple of friends because I dont receive the local newspaper.Now I check the obits online.

One example was calling up to find out how my friend was doing as his wife answered .

"Skip did you see the death notice in the paper.Charlie died about a month ago."

I felt like a piece a crap and apologize to her and told her I'm sorry about your loss .

What I like is Stevie/Lindsey and the band are attracting the younger generation to love and enjoying their music like I did in the 1970's when I was their age.

Well, Lindsey was always the creative force(duh), and I think he just has too many things on his plate, to really be creative with FM, anymore. Wife, kids, FM, solo,....it's just added up.....INTO FM becoming what it is. A money making machine. I'm not faulting them for that, but it makes me sad, nonetheless.

I can understand that. I feel some the same way as you.
But my relationship with the Mac ended on a more positive
note. I knew it was goodbye on the Say You Will Tour. And
I really wasn't sad about it.

They had given me so much pleasure over the years I didn't
feel there was anything left for them or me to give. It was done,
or completed. I walked away a happy man after that last show.

And if it weren't for the people who had never had the chance
to see them in concert until these last couple of tours, I wish
Fleetwood Mac would have walked away too.

The thing that pissed me off about the EP....it's Lindsey solo. I mean.....come on. He just slapped Stevie on it ala SYW. Now I love me some Lindsey, but it was not what I was gearing myself towards. It's Obvious....at least to me that Stevie wants nothing to do with FM...So why should I care anymore. If they give me a solid reason....I will be all ears.

Mick

I'm so glad you added the last initial, so we knew who you were talking about. :D

Love ya, Viv. :xoxo:

Well at least no one has to wonder which Stevie I'm talking about.:D

Viv, it'd be fun if you changed your sig and ava to Stevie Wonder pictures, just to see how many of us do end up doing a double-take whenever you mention "Stevie".

Do it Viv. For SCIENCE.

ETA: Or perhaps don't. It's possible I'm having a bit of a drinky saturday night and my suggestion is somewhat unscientific.

Well said Homer. I feel the same way, though my love for the band hasn't abated. I still listen to The Dance as much as ever in particular.

Hi Louie, I hear what your saying. It is hard to love the Mac etc. because they really could've done so much for us as a fan base (same with Stevie solo stuff) but it always seems that we just get crumb's and were suppose to feel happy about it all. My last concert for Mac was 03 and my last Stevie solo was 08. I don't feel the need to spend $ on the live concert thing its all a disappointment with the set list (same for Stevie solo too). Don't get me wrong part of me will always love them and there music and Stevie's but really well my 'fandom' just isn't what it was back in the late 80's or even 90's. I still look for stuff on eBay but I don't need everything actually I need to get rid of some stuff and that may happen sometime down the road. I'd keep what I do like but I don't need it all and I guess my passion just isn't there anymore really. I do look at the posts on the Ledge but unless I really feel like saying something I just read them and let it go. Its just not as important as it once was. Plus with my parents health having been a issue for 2 1/2 yrs. or so stuff like this becomes less important ya know. It helps put things in perspective some. Than I am on the Net like most of us @ work and its really hard to be on it a lot at home but I do when I can and feel like it. So I don't mean to be a downer at all. I do understand what us old timers are going through. Thanks for your input when you can post. Take care--I'll post when possible. If it does matter? :shrug::D

Hey, don't scare me!!!!
Well, I do it sometimes but, I don't know why, I go directly to the Pre-Rumours posts. I don't know why.
Regards!!

You're not the only one, Chriskisn.
I'm planning on limiting my computer time (sadly this includes Ledge time as well) over the next few years so I'll probably be doing the same thing you're doing during the next few years.

Most of my enthusiasm for the recording artist Fleetwood Mac left when Christine did. To me, the foursome just isn't Fleetwood Mac and never will be. SYW was dreadful and I'm fairly indifferent to the EP. It's pleasant enough but it's not Fleetwood Mac. It suffers from the same patched together lack of cohesiveness as SYW.

I still enjoy the band live very much, and thought the shows this year I saw were amazing. But again, without the fifth member there's still something missing.

I check in regularly on The Ledge but less than I used to. I suppose I echo the sentiments of others that there really isn't a whole lot to talk about that hasn't already been discussed and re-discussed. And there definitely are fewer folks chatting here than there used to be so the energy is different.

Another thing I forgot to add is some users probably go away for the summer or just too busy outdoors in nice weather.

In the winter months the forum traffic picks up because people are inside.

On that note above .I be the ones with no cell phone or IPhone that can go online from anywhere to keep up with this forum and any other forums that I'm on.

Agree on the seasons. Middle of winter, I have nothing but free time, so I'm here more often.

And even though I have an android, this website isn't exactly android friendly. I can view everything, but have to scroll all around, since it won't always shrink or expand to a readable size.

It definitely is hard to be an FM fan, at times. Sometimes I wonder if their fans just enjoy being strung along. It's like hanging on to a relationship that isn't good for you, but you keep coming back, just the same!

I wish I could say that I'd be okay with them never doing another album. I guess I'm just the type who feels like if they want to end it, then they need to say that. I have been an FM fan for 2/3 of my life. I guess I just want definite closure.




I think Lindsey could still be creative with FM, but it is hard to keep being the only writer/vocalist who wants to do this. I know the EP seemed like LB solo, but if SN isn't willing to work on it, what else can be done??

I understand that Stevie seems reluctant to want to work in the studio with Lindsey for a whole album. Still, at least for one last album, why can't everyone just put all of that aside?! If they dont, will they be satisfied with how it ended?

I think they should shoot the wounded horse so to speak. Most probably Lindsey will keep releasing his stuff under the FM name to really get it out there.

Mick

Like I said, I'm into closure. So if they would just say 'Okay this is it for us', then at least fans would know what to expect.