[Lindsfan]

Originally Posted by Deeshere

Honestly, I am not trying to upset anyone. I admit I am kind of a research alcoholic, but all I really was trying to do was present another side to the discussion, so maybe you could think about it.

I hope I did not offend you or elle questioning the song's meaning.

No offense taken. You're certainly entitled to your opinion, and even if I, or anyone else, was offended, so be it

Besides...

Originally Posted by elle

we are discussing a meaning of LB's solo song in a Rumours forum thread discussing the album that had a lot of LB's solo material on it, but that song was not a part of that solo material predating SYW! i for one am happy about that!!



my interpretation is built primarily on Bass Hall / Not Too Late doc. that whole doc is going in circles around his solo career options and choices. many songs on UTS are about that too - think Not Too Late as the most blatant example. so to me the interpretation i talked about was just a complete non-brainer, something that logically flowed from Bass Hall / Not Too Late doc. but that may not be the only interpretation and i don't think it is, otherwise LB wouldn't make a point n that interview you quoted about how his lyrics are not as literal as they used to be by citing example of that song. and, you never know, Lindsfan may be closer to the truth than we think with that weed interpretation .

...which is awesome

And I agree 100% with Elle's interpretation. Nothing about the UTS album strikes me as being even remotely related to Stevie, except for the song, UTS, which I think is directed at/to her.

Originally Posted by Deeshere

You have to try and understand that his heart was broken. Lindsey is a very emotional guy, and does not hide his feelings. That's one of the reasons I like him. Good or bad you always know where you stand with Lindsey. Yes, he was a jerk to Stevie on and off stage, because he was angry at her, for breaking up with him. If you've ever had someone you love break up with you, you know how painful that is and there's a lot of anger directed towards the person that hurt you.

I think Lindsey did the best he could under the circumstances (actually I think they both did), but (IMO) that's were the division in the fan's really started. Did you feel sorry for Stevie that she had to put up with such a jerk and see that Lindsey was mean and picking on her, or did you understand that Lindsey's heart was broken and he was lashing out at the woman that it and feel sorry for Lindsey because he obviously loved her so much?

I think Stevie's a very sweet, caring, extremely generous and loving person. As I've said before I love Stevie too. She's a very strong woman and I'm pretty sure she can take care of herself when it comes to Lindsey. She's also very good a hiding her feelings in public, and Lindsey's not.

However, like I said before, does it really matter anymore? If the two of them are true to their word, they are done fighting with each other and are now good friends, so I don't think you will have to go to another show and watch him shoot nasty looks at her, or scream lyrics of a song to her anymore, telling her how he can't stand her or how he won't miss her when she's gone.

This is the kind of thing that gets under my skin a little bit, if I'm being honest. It's no secret, as you stated, that Lindsey was/could be a real jerk, and not the best person at that time. But when you give Stevie a free pass, when she herself has said, more than once, that she wasn't always so nice either, and in fact, was sleeping with another woman's husband (Mick), was just as heavily involved (if not more so) with drugs and alcohol than Lindsey, and has no right being held on such a high pedestal. She's human. Yes, she is a sweet lady, I guess. I've never met her, but she seems like a nice lady to me. But they were all f**ked up back then, and they all have come a long way and have worked hard to become better people. People will always bash Lindsey, but when they talk about Stevie as if she never did anything wrong, or bad, for me, they lose all credibility. And I'm not just calling you out on that. I see it a lot on all different social media sites. I don't say that to bash Stevie. I just think we need to be clear that there's probably no one in that band who is without sin!

Originally Posted by redtulip

Why do you think he's uptight as hell these days? I don't see it at all. Both shows I saw on this current tour he seemed very at ease and enjoying himself. Same for the 10 OMS shows I saw. In fact, take a look at this thread in the Lindsey forum: http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=52536. A few personal encounters with him described in there and all thought him to be very pleasant and open.

I was wondering that, myself? Thirty years ago, sure. Now and again in more recent years? Sure. Most people are uptight at times, and Lindsey is no different. But Uptight as hell?? Based on what? Again, on those same social media sites that I see people bashing Lindsey, I also see a lot of tweets and posts from people who either randomly met Lindsey, or had the pleasure of working with him. And the people who have actually met him, say only really nice things about him. I've met him numerous times over the last two years, and no matter how busy he was, he was always polite, kind, and just a super nice guy. Have you met him? Was he uptight with you?

Peace