Australian/New Zealand Tour Cancelled

[drag00n]

You have to wonder just when they all knew.......
Everything points to way back when Christine went to Hawaii...
Why if they knew then would they let him tour instead of starting treatment right away....
And if they knew ..... how were they able to act like nothing was wrong???

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by drag00n

You have to wonder just when they all knew.......
Everything points to way back when Christine went to Hawaii...
Why if they knew then would they let him tour instead of starting treatment right away....
And if they knew ..... how were they able to act like nothing was wrong???

I don't think they all knew since Hawaii. But John probably has not been feeling well since for a while now. Maybe he didn't know what it was or just thought it was age. When you start a tour like this the performers usually go through a medical examination and get insured for the tour, so maybe nothing was diagnosed at that point.

Michele

[applebucked]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I don't think they all knew since Hawaii. But John probably has not been feeling well since for a while now. Maybe he didn't know what it was or just thought it was age. When you start a tour like this the performers usually go through a medical examination and get insured for the tour, so maybe nothing was diagnosed at that point.

Not Hawaii, but probably at some point after that. During the American leg, at the earliest.

[Gold Dust Woman]

This is very sad news. Wishing John a speedy recovery and my thoughts are with him and his family and all of FM.

[missundercover]

But we probably won't find out. I'm sure that if he has been diagnosed for some time he already has been receiving treatment.

Maybe if there hadn't been any soundproblems yesterday, Christine would have joined them on stage again?

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by missundercover

Maybe if there hadn't been any soundproblems yesterday, Christine would have joined them on stage again?

Don't stop thinking about tomorrow.

Couldn't have been easy to perform anyway, but with Christine behind the mic, wow. Amazing to think what the thoughts in everyone's heads were tonight.

Michele

[applebucked]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Don't stop thinking about tomorrow.

Couldn't have been easy to perform anyway, but with Christine behind the mic, wow. Amazing to think what the thoughts in everyone's heads were tonight.

If Christine did perform with them, it would've lit up all the warning signals.

[missundercover]

@applebucked:
No one would have known. I would have loved something meaningful nonetheless because I somehow suspect we won't be hearing anything substantial in the near future.

[MoonSister75]

Love to everyone affected by this sad news, praying for speedy recovery

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by MoonSister75

Love to everyone affected by this sad news, praying for speedy recovery

I join these wishes.

And yes, it seems oficial. An australian news website announced it, too
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/18...agnosis/?cs=12

[TimeCastASpell]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I don't think they all knew since Hawaii. But John probably has not been feeling well since for a while now. Maybe he didn't know what it was or just thought it was age. When you start a tour like this the performers usually go through a medical examination and get insured for the tour, so maybe nothing was diagnosed at that point.

Michele

Maybe something did happen around the Hawaii date though. Like they didn't have answers but he got suddenly worse (or the symptoms showed for the first time) and he was facing testing and everyone, including Chris, came to rally around him for support? I mean sometimes its just as scary to not know what is wrong yet, you know? Granted I'm not as in the know on everything as some so just a thought. I know that the word cancer is always a scary one (even though there's a number of other equally devestating and scary diseases out there too) but maybe they didn't know it was cancer yet- just that's when they knew something was up. John seems like the type who might have tried to hide it though, I don't know. But its sure hard to be sick alone. And if you've got a history of alcoholism or any other kind of demons, it sure helps to have your friends and loved ones close when you're facing something so huge.

Anyway, we may never know though. Its all speculative. Here's hoping that they never have to tell us about it all (on the grounds that wont be any need) and that John makes a complete recovery.

[applebucked]

At this point, all I wish for (apart from John making a complete and full recovery) is a final FM album with all five, a short tour, and a DVD.

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I don't think they all knew since Hawaii. But John probably has not been feeling well since for a while now. Maybe he didn't know what it was or just thought it was age. When you start a tour like this the performers usually go through a medical examination and get insured for the tour, so maybe nothing was diagnosed at that point.

Michele

This has to be a recent diagnosis. There is no way that anyone would schedule a 100-city international tour with cancer. They wouldn't have gotten insurance for one thing. Secondly, the stress of travel would have been unbearable. And it goes without saying that FM would have had their pants sued off by LiveNation if they had forged ahead knowingly without disclosing John's illness.

Sadly, I suspect Christine's presence in Amsterdam is telling. Given her reluctance to fly, she probably made an impromptu hop (via ferry, perhaps?) to see John off; nobody knows if/when John will be back in that part of the world again. Cancer is definitely not for the faint of heart, and it is something that one does not bounce back from quickly, if ever. Unfortunately, I don't see John back on stage for a long, long time. And if/when he does come back, he will be different. I'm utterly gutted by the news and I hope John makes a miraculous recovery. Yes, it's a bummer that lots of people made travel plans, etc. But this is all about John. Fleetwood Mac can lose a Buckingham or a Nicks, or even a Christine. But without John, there is no Fleetwood Mac.

F*** CANCER.

[lettucesoap]

This is such sad news to wake up to today John and his family are in my thoughts.

[HejiraNYC]

Oddly enough, Las Vegas is still up for sale. I was thinking momentarily that it was doable, considering that chemo cycles are typically 3 weeks and radiation cycles are typically 3 months. If John is responding well to treatment and is not too bothered by the side effects, could he pull off Vegas? It's not too far from home either. Given the fact that the gig is about two months away, I think they had better make a swift decision about this show and announce it.