Mick Fleetwood: Sunday Daily Express Columns

[michelej1]

Hilarious that the Eagles had all arrived in helicopters as FM drove through traffic. Those pioneer years were the best days though, I bet.

Michele

[michelej1]

What is Mick going to do? Compile this series of articles he is doing and make it into a book?

I'm not complaining, because they're good articles. I'm just wondering.

Michele

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by michelej1

What is Mick going to do? Compile this series of articles he is doing and make it into a book?

I'm not complaining, because they're good articles. I'm just wondering.

Mick is just getting all of the talking out of his system. With Christine back, he's not going to be asked any questions in interviews.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by michelej1

What is Mick going to do? Compile this series of articles he is doing and make it into a book?

When I read this article it felt like I was reading an excerpt from his book.

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Hilarious that the Eagles had all arrived in helicopters as FM drove through traffic. Those pioneer years were the best days though, I bet.

Michele

I wish the old fmlegacy site was still around, so I could look up what Texas festival Mick was referencing. Do any other fan sites that are still around document past tour schedules like the fmlegacy did?

[nicole21290]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

I wish the old fmlegacy site was still around, so I could look up what Texas festival Mick was referencing. Do any other fan sites that are still around document past tour schedules like the fmlegacy did?

I copied all the information down regarding tour dates (including all those little fleetnotes) from fmlegacy and compiled it into an eBook so you can still check stuff like that if you're interested. You don't need an iPad or anything to read it - there's software for computers that'll let you read the epub file. It's one solution at any rate - pretty sure the fleetwoodmac-uk site, for example, only has more recent tour dates over the past 15 years or thereabouts. Thread with link is here if you want it: http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=53280

If you'd rather, this site has neatly compiled information regarding all the tour dates as well. The ones from the Sixties are here: http://www.fleetwoodmac.net/fwm/inde...518&Itemid=369

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by nicole21290

If you'd rather, this site has neatly compiled information regarding all the tour dates as well. The ones from the Sixties are here: http://www.fleetwoodmac.net/fwm/inde...518&Itemid=369

Gosh, that's buried so deep in our site I'd forgotten we had that old tour info here! Thanks for finding it! I never would have remembered to look under the Tour Book info.

Mick must have been talking about their Dallas show from 1975. I see it was held at the Moody Coliseum, which is on the campus of Southern Methodist University. SMU isn't really that close to downtown Dallas, or it's airports. So it would make sense that the Eagles would take a chopper out there.

I see Fleetwood Mac also played at the City Coliseum in Austin in 1975 (and in 1974!). I had completely forgotten about that place- it's been gone for so long now. It was an old converted aircraft hangar from WWII. The last place Fleetwood Mac performed in Austin was the Frank Erwin Center (in 1982 & 1987), which will be gone in a couple of years, too. The venues the Mac played during it's heyday are rapidly disappearing around the country it seems. I've seen websites for other artists like Elvis & Bob Dylan that document pictures of every venue those artists played. Kind of neat, definitely gives you more of a feel of those eras for sure.

Sorry for the diversion, folks- history & geography fascinate me endlessly.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

I see Fleetwood Mac also played at the City Coliseum in Austin in 1975 (and in 1974!). I had completely forgotten about that place- it's been gone for so long now. It was an old converted aircraft hangar from WWII. The last place Fleetwood Mac performed in Austin was the Frank Erwin Center (in 1982 & 1987), which will be gone in a couple of years, too. The venues the Mac played during it's heyday are rapidly disappearing around the country it seems. I've seen websites for other artists like Elvis & Bob Dylan that document pictures of every venue those artists played. Kind of neat, definitely gives you more of a feel of those eras for sure.

Sorry for the diversion, folks- history & geography fascinate me endlessly.

I enjoy all your posts.

The interesting thing to me about these various coliseums built for concerts is the fact that they cost multi millions to build and seem to have a shelf life of around 20 years. Then they are demolished to make way for the latest greatest technological building.