All still alive, aren't they? and healthy?

[Sahara]

^^ That is kind of morbid...

I do think it's a miracle that Stevie in particular is alive and fabulous after everything she went through / put herself through. Lindsey too, given what happened to his brother and father (?)

Long live the Mac!

[David]

Originally Posted by Sahara

^^ That is kind of morbid...

I do think it's a miracle that Stevie in particular is alive and fabulous after everything she went through / put herself through. Lindsey too, given what happened to his brother and father (?)

Yep definitely. They both have heart disease in their immediate family. Of course, they're both not quite 60 yet, so cardiac arrest could carry them off at, say, age 65 to 67, & it might still medically be considered a "premature death" owing to heart disease.

Long live the Mac!

Sometimes I think the band will outlive all the members. Of course, in a way, it will! Just as Beethoven's great piano trio Opus 97, the "Archduke," outlives its composer.

[Sahara]

Originally Posted by David

Sometimes I think the band will outlive all the members. Of course, in a way, it will! Just as Beethoven's great piano trio Opus 97, the "Archduke," outlives its composer.

Beautifully put.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by Sahara

^^ That is kind of morbid...

I do think it's a miracle that Stevie in particular is alive and fabulous after everything she went through / put herself through.

And Mick and John, too. John used to drink a lot, like Maurice Gibb (rip). And Mick abused cocaine, I guess like Stevie and far more than Chris or Lindsey

[chiliD]

I think the miracle is that Danny's still around & kickin'.

[jbrownsjr]

how about Peter Green and Jeremy???

[Ghost_Tracker]

Originally Posted by chiliD

I think the miracle is that Danny's still around & kickin'.

I get the impression that Danny isn't doing very well. I don't think he really ever got his mind back. Last thing I read about it was that he was living in some sort of shelter in England.
Mick eventually felt bad for him and got him some royalties, I believe.

[bretonbanquet]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

how about Peter Green and Jeremy???

Both doing fine - Jeremy posts on the Pre-Rumours board from time to time

Originally Posted by Ghost_Tracker

I get the impression that Danny isn't doing very well. I don't think he really ever got his mind back. Last thing I read about it was that he was living in some sort of shelter in England.
Mick eventually felt bad for him and got him some royalties, I believe.

That's about right, but he is apparently being looked after by the right kind of people. His family are in touch with him, although his parents are gone, and yes, Mick sees to Danny's royalties as far as I know, so he's okay on that score Jeremy said on here a while back that he and Peter went to see Danny and they had a bit of a chat, which must have been nice

[Gailh]

Originally Posted by Villavic

And Mick and John, too. John used to drink a lot, like Maurice Gibb (rip). And Mick abused cocaine, I guess like Stevie and far more than Chris or Lindsey

There are very few pictures of Christine back in the day without a glass in her hand. John had a real problem with the demon drink but Christine did her share. Still she's OK now (if only she'd stop smoking)

Gail

[chiliD]

Well, all actual members are still alive, but we've lost some who were in the band's "inner circle" at times:

Doug Graves (engineer on Heroes Are Hard To Find and 2nd keyboardist on 1974 tour)

Bob Hughes (producer on Heroes Are Hard To Find)

Judy Wong

[David]

Originally Posted by chiliD

Well, all actual members are still alive, but we've lost some who were in the band's "inner circle" at times:

Doug Graves (engineer on Heroes Are Hard To Find and 2nd keyboardist on 1974 tour)

Bob Hughes (producer on Heroes Are Hard To Find)

Judy Wong

How many members' parents are still alive? The only parent I know about who is still alive is Stevie's mother. Did Mick's mother die in the last several years or is she still kicking?

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by David

How many members' parents are still alive? The only parent I know about who is still alive is Stevie's mother. Did Mick's mother die in the last several years or is she still kicking?

Well, you mean of the five? Because Bonnie and Delaney are still alive.

I don't believe in torture (or waterboarding, which some refuse to define as torture), but I would be opening to forcing Biddy to divulge Mick's real age.

Michele

[Lee]

It is morbid to think about, but my husband had a heart attack @ the age of 48 (clogged artery) & with their history of living in the fast lane, anything is possible. This is why I try to catch them on tour (solo here lately) whenever I can because you never know if it might be their last tour.

Lee

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by Gailh

There are very few pictures of Christine back in the day without a glass in her hand. John had a real problem with the demon drink but Christine did her share. Still she's OK now (if only she'd stop smoking)

Gail

Does she still smoke? I remember reading interviews with her from the Dance era where she said she'd quit. Did she take it up again?

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Does she still smoke? I remember reading interviews with her from the Dance era where she said she'd quit. Did she take it up again?

She had quit for about 5 years then unfortunately started again during her marriage problems with Eddy Quintela. I hope she's given it another try to quit in the last few years after ITM.