Getting Clean

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by justcrazylove

Seriously piss off with this BS!

I wonder if you ever started a thread where this statement rolled through some Ledgie's head?

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

Yes I agree.No offense with Bekka and rest of the Time lineup.

I've only recently come to that conclusion. While I still think they could have redefined the band's sound with Bekka and Billy (especially by parting ways with Dave and letting Christine retire) and come up with something new and compelling, that was realistically never going to happen. It doesn't work that way now with the classic line-up.

So, since Fleetwood Mac wasn't going to move away from the "Rumours" material, getting Lindsey back and going on as an augmented trio for the shows would have made more sense.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

I've never heard this. I know he slept on Richard Dashut's couch for part of 1984 after his bankruptcy, but he was with Lynn by 1994 (and had that restaurant in Alexandrea, Virginia) and they got married in 1995.

Yes, I don't think that happened. Lindsey didn't even really want him in the trailer during Tango.

Christine talked about Mick sleeping in a basement and how sad it was. It was a damp basement, wet carpet, and he watched soap operas all day. I don't know whose basement it was.

Michele

[iamnotafraid]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I have no idea why people want to know this,
It's strange to me.

People really have romantic, giddy feelings about drugs, even today.

Michele

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I'm more interested in their weight.

1975
Stevie?
Lindsey?
Mick?
John?
Christine?

2015
Stevie?
Lindsey?
Mick?
John?
Christine?

Now that would be interesting!

If I were to guess I'd say if you combined the
total weight gain of the entire group by the
year 2015, you'd think they'd added a sixth member
to the Mac.

The difference from 75' to '15:
Stevie....... + 55 lbs
Lindsey.... + 30 lbs
Mick........ + 45 lbs
Christine.. + 15 lbs
________________

Total....... 145 lbs

And that's without John. That's like getting a free
Sheryl Crow or more for your money.

[TheWILDheart]

Mick stated quite openly at one of the M&G's in 2013 that the reason no album happened after the Unleashed tour was because he was still drinking heavily and the band didn't want to go into the studio until he cut down.

[Montclare]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

I'm more interested in their weight.

If I were to guess I'd say if you combined the
total weight gain of the entire group by the
year 2015, you'd think they'd added a sixth member
to the Mac.

The difference from 75' to '15:
Stevie....... + 55 lbs
Lindsey.... + 30 lbs
Mick........ + 45 lbs
Christine.. + 15 lbs
________________

Total....... 145 lbs

And that's without John. That's like getting a free
Sheryl Crow or more for your money.

I definitely wouldn't go with that much for Lindsey. Maybe 10, 15 lbs for him. I'd probably only go with around 30 lbs for Mick.

[sue]

Originally Posted by Montclare

I definitely wouldn't go with that much for Lindsey. Maybe 10, 15 lbs for him. I'd probably only go with around 30 lbs for Mick.

If you compare pictures from The Dance era to now,
I would say Lindsey has lost weight since 1997.

[jbrownsjr]

Christine doesn't look like she gained 15lbs.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

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I think Christine has LOST weight.

Michele

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I think Christine has LOST weight.

Michele

Agreed. She was heaviest during Mirage and Christine McVie. She started to slim back down for Tango, BTM and then The Dance she really thinned out.

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I have no idea why people want to know this, but you could tell just looking at all the comments Richard Dashut got regarding drugs that people are fascinated by the topic. I don't mean they just want to know if someone did drugs because I find it interesting to know stuff like Edgar Allan Poe took opium myself. I just don't know why people want to know how much, when did it start, when did it stop, how was it imbibed and on and on. It's strange to me.

People really have romantic, giddy feelings about drugs, even today.

Michele

I agree that the amount of time spent on this subject is taxing... especially when it comes to Stevie.

However, the topic that truly baffles & honestly creeps me out is the focus on the band member's children. Folks in the Mac community have stalked Stevie's niece & Lindsey's children for years. John and Mick's seemingly to a lesser degree. To me, it's the most disturbing corner of fandom. Romantic relationships the band members involve themselves in are fair game. After all, they are consenting adults who fully grasp the situation they choose to be in. However, these people's children should be out of bounds. Especially when they are still minors.

[Wdm6789]

Ahh how I would have loved to be part of Fleetwood Mac's inner circle in the 70s and 80s.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

I agree that the amount of time spent on this subject is taxing... especially when it comes to Stevie.

When it comes to social media, people (including minors) can only be stalked to the extent that their settings allow. They can make those pages private and having a private page is not just something that a celebrity's relative should have, but I think everyone should keep their pages private -- and should ensure that their children's pages are private -- if their children are on social media at all.

Michele

[iamnotafraid]

Montclare & Sue,
I'll stick with the 30 or so extra pounds
on Lindsey. He's definitely lost weight
since "The Dance" period though. He'd
become quite portly. Even his face looked
swollen.

Mick used to be so skinny, too skinny. I really
believe he's gained the 45+ pounds I guessed
at. Plus he's so tall, it doesn't hit him as bad as
it does Stevie.

jbrownsjr & michele1,
I believe Christine's gained weight since 1975.
Fifteen pounds isn't that much. I've never seen
her fat (should I say heavy?). Of the 5, she's
kept her looks the best. I wonder if that bothers
Stevie?

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Montclare & Sue,
I'll stick with the 30 or so extra pounds
on Lindsey. He's definitely lost weight
since "The Dance" period though. He'd
become quite portly. Even his face looked
swollen.

Mick used to be so skinny, too skinny. I really
believe he's gained the 45+ pounds I guessed
at. Plus he's so tall, it doesn't hit him as bad as
it does Stevie.

jbrownsjr & michele1,
I believe Christine's gained weight since 1975.
Fifteen pounds isn't that much. I've never seen
her fat (should I say heavy?). Of the 5, she's
kept her looks the best. I wonder if that bothers
Stevie?

I think what bothers Stevie the most is being so much shorter than the rest of them. She wears those boots that kill her back. Christine is taller in flats than Stevie with boots. If Christine wore boots she'd be giant up there.