Fleetwood Mac on Ellen

[bwboy]

Originally Posted by Buster

I’m not a whiner but for the life of me I can’t understand why anyone would celebrate the sad end of the Rumours 5, the poor treatment of Lindsey, the failed opportunity to give fans a farewell tour and solidify their legacy, and instead giving us a ridiculous farce of a “new” FM. When I think of this sad cast of characters singing World Turning with Ellen dancing in the aisle, I want to puke. Just like when I think of “fans” who are rewarding this disgraceful act by buying tickets and supporting it.

People being excited about seeing Fleetwood Mac does not mean they're celebrating the end of the Rumours 5. Although I was devastated when Lindsey left FM in 1987, I was still excited to hear how the 2 new members would fit in with the band. Same thing now, no difference.

Your comments about Lindsey made me think... in 1987 when he left the band right on the eve of their tour, I suppose people could have been as angry with him then as they are at the band now. One could say he showed no loyalty when he ran out on them, after agreeing to a tour, no less. Dates were scheduled, and after an argument, he up and left. Would you consider what he did a betrayal? I'm going to say no. But it's different when the show's on the other foot, apparently. And yes, I know why Lindsey left FM back then... he and the band addressed it years later. So maybe years later, we'll find out what went down this time.

To me, this is just a repeat of 1987, only instead of Lindsey quitting the band, he was fired. So it was ok for Lindsey to quit the band for his own happiness, but not for the band to fire him for their own happiness?

As for me, I'll just let the music of FM speak for itself. I'm not throwing away my FM CDs, nor am I going to apologize for being excited about seeing FM live. I am a fan of FM. Buster, you clearly aren't a fan anymore, by your own admission in this post. So if you want to continue to post about how much you hate FM on a FM fan board, go right ahead. But don't expect fans to quit posting about their love for FM on a FM fan board.