Message from Wendy Welch (re: BW RRHOF induction)

[The Catdancer]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

How could that have happened, Wendy? And where was John? I guess Stevie and Lindsey had no real voice in this matter....

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

It was near the time they were going through litigation over royalties owed to Bob. It's my understanding that she refused to be a part of the ceremony, if Bob was inducted.

But that's only me putting it all together. I would love to hear Wendy's take on it, if I understand it correctly.

See, this is what I don't understand. Where were the others when all of this happened?! And I have read Bob's Q&A last Sunday and he clearly stated that it had to do with the board of the RRHOF (I'll have to look up that quote).

Wendy, I would love for Bob to be inducted as he played a big part in Fleetwood Mac's history, I was very surprised he wasn't. But the story that Christine was the only one who prevented that, doesn't make any sense. Like shackin'up said, where was John and surely Stevie & Lindsey had some say in the matter. Please enlighten us. And for the record, I love Bob's music. Thanks!

This is from the Q&A session August 4 - 17 2003:

Sorry Bob, if this is a bit of a touchy subject/question to ask of you. Do you think that your 1994 lawsuit against Fleetwood Mac for unpaid back F.M. royalties affected you being inducted into the Rn'R HoF with Fleetwood Mac ? (name withheld)

No, I really now think that the RRHOF board in New York didn't like me. Seymour Stein, one of the board members is a "punk-rocker" after all. I didn't make it onto their "cool" chart because I had a few pop singles, and I guess I didn't cut it on their "Tom Petty Logarithmic Scale of Rock Venerability" ;-)
Of course it didn't HELP that I couldn't speak to Mick during all this....because of the then ongoing lawsuit.

He said it didn't help he couldn't talk to Mick but he didn't say anything about Christine....