For the love of Lindsey... I am so confuddled by Steve's point.
A one-to-one comparison between John McVie in relation to Fleetwood Mac versus Brett Tuggle in relation to Lindsey's solo bands is just plain disingenuous.
Steve is always banging on about the holy trinity of Mick-John-Christine being the defining core of Fleetwood Mac. John is literally half the band's namesake, has played on the lion's share of Fleetwood Mac's studio album tracks, and together with Mick has constituted the only unchanging core stage membership of the group since its inception (bar a few weeks with Brunning).
Brett, on the other hand, while often a key backing performer in Fleetwood Mac tours and Stevie and Lindsey solo tours over the years, only played on a handful of studio tracks from Lindsey solo albums, and given Lindsey's spotty and relatively brief solo touring history, could only be considered a 'core member' of the on-stage group if you hand-pick certain tours. (None of this is to diminish Brett's relationship or legacy vis-a-vis Lindsey, but to clarify the utterly different context compared to John and Fleetwood Mac.)
And before Steve trots out the point that Lindsey was keen to tour in 2003 without Christine, needless to say that was a completely different situation yet again. Christine had voluntarily retired and did not wish to go on tour. She was not ill and looking to recover before returning to tour. She did not seem to begrudge them carrying on touring without her (nor would it be like her to do so) and sent the band flowers on opening night wishing them well. In other words, they had her blessings to proceed as they did.
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Joe
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