Daddy and Fine Wine

[Gailh]

Originally Posted by Karlie

Yeah, when did this happen?

I'm not sure of the exact timing but her manager, Martin Wyatt, mentioned this about the time that FM were touring for SYW and about to come to London so that would have been 2003. I don't know how long she'd not been drinking at that point.

Who knows maybe she's started again.

Gail

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by Gailh

Who knows maybe she's started again.

Gail

Let's hope not.

Unfortunately, she started smoking again after quitting.

[Gailh]

Originally Posted by macfan 57

Let's hope not.

Unfortunately, she started smoking again after quitting.

I believe (although I have no first hand experience) that giving up smoking is one of the hardest things to do.

Some alcohol is no bad thing but at the levels she and the rest of the band indulged themselves it probably wasn't the healthiest of lifetsyles.

Gail

[Karlie]

Originally Posted by Gailh

I believe (although I have no first hand experience) that giving up smoking is one of the hardest things to do.

Some alcohol is no bad thing but at the levels she and the rest of the band indulged themselves it probably wasn't the healthiest of lifetsyles.

I just hope that, whatever she's doing right now, she's healthy.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by Karlie

I just hope that, whatever she's doing right now, she's healthy.

me 2!!!!!!!!

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Gailh

I believe (although I have no first hand experience) that giving up smoking is one of the hardest things to do.

Some alcohol is no bad thing but at the levels she and the rest of the band indulged themselves it probably wasn't the healthiest of lifetsyles.

Gail

That's the thing that I wonder about as far as Mick is concerned. He says he still imbibes, just in lesser quantities. There's nothing wrong with indulging, but when you were basically an alcoholic, I don't know if the "it's ok in moderation" philosophy actually works. Clearly, he is functioning well though, so I guess it's not a problem. Michele

[LukeA]

Originally Posted by michelej1

That's the thing that I wonder about as far as Mick is concerned. He says he still imbibes, just in lesser quantities. There's nothing wrong with indulging, but when you were basically an alcoholic, I don't know if the "it's ok in moderation" philosophy actually works. Clearly, he is functioning well though, so I guess it's not a problem. Michele

The same applies to John, by the way. He still drinks as well.

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by Gailh

Some alcohol is no bad thing but at the levels she and the rest of the band indulged themselves it probably wasn't the healthiest of lifetsyles.

Gail

That's what I meant. Many people can drink in moderation, but from everything I've read about Christine , I don't think she's probably one of those people. In that 1995 online chat, she mentioned that she used to drink so she could sleep at night, then had a hangover the next day. That sounds to me as if she had a real problem with alcohol.

[Gailh]

Originally Posted by macfan 57

That's what I meant. Many people can drink in moderation, but from everything I've read about Christine , I don't think she's probably one of those people. In that 1995 online chat, she mentioned that she used to drink so she could sleep at night, then had a hangover the next day. That sounds to me as if she had a real problem with alcohol.

I think you're right that does sound like she had a problem with it. I know she's said she has problems sleeping in strange beds so life on the road must have been tough for her. Mick has said before that she doesn't want to get "sucked back" into the rock lifestyle so maybe the drinking culture was part of that.

Hopefully she's living a healthier lifestyle now.

Gail