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Stevie visits the soldiers. Again.

I found this on the the seven wonders board. Sorry if this was posted already.

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December 2, 2005
Rock n' Rollers lunch with Soldiers at Fort Myer

http://www.dcmilitary.com/army/penta...s/38589-1.html

Lunch time diners at the Fort Myer dining facility yesterday may have been surprised to see two Rock legends meeting and greeting people in a back room. A line of Soldiers waited patiently for a chance to greet two visitors to the post.

Stevie Nicks and Mick Fleetwood, who first rose to prominence with the band, Fleetwood Mac, in the 1970s, were in town to visit wounded personnel at local military hospitals. The two musicians dined with a group of wounded Soldiers from Walter Reed before repairing to the community center to greet and sign autographs for more Soldiers and some family members.

Nicks and Fleetwood visited Bethesda yesterday and were as excited to greet the Soldiers from Walter Reed as they were to see them.

"It was incredible," Nicks said of her fourth visit to the wounded in Washington. "It's always an eye-opener. They are amazing men."

"First visit," Fleetwood said of his trip to Bethesda. "It's awe inspiring in terms of the people, not just the patients. We were with Marines yesterday. You get an incredible story line going on out on the floor. It's quite astonishing. They have a truly extended family."

Nicks also praised the hospitals' staff for keeping up the patients' morale after their families return home.

Fleetwood was impressed with the wounded warriors' feeling for their deployed comrades.

"They've stayed in touch with their friends," he said. "A lot of the chaps were terribly concerned with those left behind."

Sgt. Steve Cobb was the envy of many when Nicks reached over and greeted him with a kiss. He was meeting the singer for the third time.

"I love Stevie," Cobb said. "I've followed Fleetwood Mac since I was growing up."

Staff Sgt. Lisa Kirk brought her own marker and guitar to be signed.

"I've followed them all my life growing up," she said. "I saw them in Concert in Philadelphia with Crosby, Stills and Nash. I've been playing guitar off and on since 1992."

I was really hoping this story would mention that Stevie took Brooks' ill-gotten ****ty body armor profits and donated the money to the hospital. Please tell us you did, Stevie...

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Originally Posted by Jyqm

I was really hoping this story would mention that Stevie took Brooks' ill-gotten ****ty body armor profits and donated the money to the hospital. Please tell us you did, Stevie...

so much for presuming innocence :wavey:

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

so much for presuming innocence :wavey:

I'm presuming he's innocent of stealing or laundering money. I'm not presuming he's innocent of selling ****ty body armor.

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Originally Posted by Jyqm

I was really hoping this story would mention that Stevie took Brooks' ill-gotten ****ty body armor profits and donated the money to the hospital. Please tell us you did, Stevie...

Nah, I think the Bat Mitzvah payday dough went to the new El Lay digs redecorating fund.

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Originally Posted by Jyqm

I was really hoping this story would mention that Stevie took Brooks' ill-gotten ****ty body armor profits and donated the money to the hospital. Please tell us you did, Stevie...

Could you please keep me out of that "us"?. My moral authority has still a long way before feeling comfortable to ask confessions.

Romy

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Originally Posted by Serrart

Could you please keep me out of that "us"?. My moral authority has still a long way before feeling comfortable to ask confessions.

Romy

Esp. from a very charitable woman like La Nicks. I mean she said she bought those Ipods for the soldiers - let's say it was 500 of them - that is $150,000 assuming $300 per Ipod and $100,000 at $200 an Ipod. Then, on Good Morning America (or whatever it was) - she said she did not mind buying them. That is huge.

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

This, at a time when most rock stars would have been staying home for months getting blottoed and staying in bed all day staring at the ceiling. In the same year that she gave $25,000 for Tsunami relief, possibly bought a house for Katrina refugees, and god knows what else. Taxes, schmackses, she's doin' good.

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I'd never claim that Stevie isn't an incredibly charitable woman who does a lot of good work with her wealth. It's actually precisely that charitableness which causes me to find it a little odd and off-putting that she would play an event for a multi-millionaire defense contractor like Mr. Brooks. Though it also makes me hopeful that she'll give at least some of the money she received to a good cause.

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Originally Posted by Jyqm

if her past behavior is any indication, I'd say you have nothing to worry about.