Christine Will be joining them

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by elle

i think Viv will also be at the last London show. she's usually not the one for taking pics and vids, but maybe we can coax her into it, i'll certainly try.

I can really understand that. I'm not the greatest at taking pictures, but I do. I don't take video though. That would be such a nightmare.

Michele

[Ulpian]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I wonder how she got home and if she had a friend or relative making the return trip with her.

Michele

Someone said they thought her brother John was with her, but I don't recall who thought that.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Ulpian

Who knows? I suspect from the recent interview where she referred to 'duets' she means Don't Stop and WT. No harm in her chipping in on, say, The Chain and Rhiannon though. Ooh, and GYOW!

Or Tusk, with her accordion.

Michele

[Ulpian]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Or Tusk, with her accordion.

Michele

That will keep my brother entertained. He thinks it's hilarious when he sees her playing her accordion on the Dance DVD.

[elle]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Or Tusk, with her accordion.

Michele

awwwww... now THAT i would love to see!!

btw i'm remembering more stuff from DC m&g now when you scolded me:

Mick was asked about the possibility about reuniting the whole FM, with all past and present members, and also someone specifically asked him about Peter Green joining them on the stage at some point.

he said he loves Peter, and he considers him the greatest guitarist ever. however, he said, and referenced Germany story that he assumed everyone at that m&g knew well, you can never know these days with PG. he can tell you yes one day, and go back on it the next day, and it's completely random. so you cannot really announce reuniting all living Mac members or something like that, however much Mick may would be for it.

Mick was also asked about which period of his life he considers the best, and he said early 70s (i think?), definitely the blues period. he said blues is his kind of music, and he loves playing that the best, and he was happiest at that time. (now keep in mind this q&a was hours after he filed for legal separation, so he may have not been in the best place emotionally at the time - certainly saying that he was happiest at that very moment would not be something one could expect.)

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by elle

he said he loves Peter, and he considers him the greatest guitarist ever. however, he said, and referenced Germany story that he assumed everyone at that m&g knew well, you can never know these days with PG. he can tell you yes one day, and go back on it the next day, and it's completely random. so you cannot really announce reuniting all living Mac members or something like that, however much Mick may would be for it.

I guess that's wise on his part and he may have learned from the past. There might not be any connection, but the last time Mick started talking about a reunion with Peter, Peter began having problems again and had to cancel some of his scheduled tour dates.

Thanks for the added info. I know the way the M & G's were handled with people calling out questions, it's impossible to remember every thing that was said. Michele

[bethelblues]

Re: Michelle, Plus it's impossible for Mick to actually remember what he's saying. I'm sure he treats it similar to a press interview, going through the motions while being polite and cordial. It's very hard to actually influence the band this way, that is, unless you have a direct connection to their management or to them, when you can have their undivided attention. In fact, a lot of the times even if you give the band members something in a meet and greet it goes to the PR person and they'll never see it.

Regarding Christine being at Fleetwood Mac's rehearsals and someone saying she should play accordion, I was reminded of the Tusk rehearsal sessions. Maybe she'll play guitar(!!!) too while she's at it? LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNanT533pQ0

I just talked to my good friend Dan Perfect of In the Meantime fame and he said Chris is willing to play You Make Loving Fun, Say You Love Me, Everywhere, and Songbird, in addition to their encore staples, but Lindsey said something about really enjoying playing more of his songs at Fleetwood Mac concerts. So guess you London concertgoers are going to miss out.

OK, all kidding aside, I think it is most likely Christine will only play for the encores. Maybe she'll get in a playful comment toward Stevie about how she will actually sing the right lyrics now for Don't Stop and World Turning?? I would be shocked if she played the entire concert on keyboards, and even more shocked if they changed the setlist (GASP!!!) to fit in a few of her songs. If that happens, You Make Loving Fun would be amazing. And I would absolutely die if they brought out Little Lies, a huge Mac hit that has never been performed live with Lindsey and was passed over for The Dance. That would be something...but I realize, as everyone should, it will be small steps forward with Christine. Do not expect too much at once. Be grateful if and when this happens. I do hope when she is onstage the band really welcomes her properly in front of an audience that realizes what a big deal this is, and we see a little more interaction from the band than normal, perhaps even some hugging and some playing next to her??

[elle]

Originally Posted by bethelblues

Regarding Christine being at Fleetwood Mac's rehearsals and someone saying she should play accordion, I was reminded of the Tusk rehearsal sessions. Maybe she'll play guitar(!!!) too while she's at it? LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNanT533pQ0

I just talked to my good friend Dan Perfect of In the Meantime fame and he said Chris is willing to play You Make Loving Fun, Say You Love Me, Everywhere, and Songbird, in addition to their encore staples, but Lindsey said something about really enjoying playing more of his songs at Fleetwood Mac concerts. So guess you London concertgoers are going to miss out.

OK, all kidding aside,

you do realize there will be tons of people who will take your kidding seriously and blame Lindsey for lack of Christine or her songs?? b/c he's always the one to blame

[bethelblues]

Originally Posted by elle

you do realize there will be tons of people who will take your kidding seriously and blame Lindsey for lack of Christine or her songs?? b/c he's always the one to blame

It's just so damn easy to blame Lindsey, though I'm not doing it seriously. He basically puts all of that on himself, especially when he made the comment I was citing about how he was glad he could play more of his songs. And, of course, there's more to why Christine left the band than what Stevie, Lindsey, and Mick always tell us, but it's rather funny of all the reasons cited that Lindsey's Grammys fury seems to be the only thing directly involving a band member that turned her off.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by bethelblues

and we see a little more interaction from the band than normal, perhaps even some hugging and some playing next to her??

I'm confident they would all hug at the end and I'm sure Lindsey would go over and play next to her on the piano at some point. If it was World Turning, he should share the mic with her as in days past. I mean if he and Stevie sang the first part together and then after Mick's drum solo if Christine came and they shared a mic again, it would make such an impact, I think.

What was really nice was during the BTM concert when he came, he and Stevie did not go over to the piano during Landslide, but Stevie did make a point of trying to include Christine in their reunion by acknowledging her. It was very moving. Through her gestures she reminded the audience that they were briefly a trio again.

Michele

[Ulpian]

Originally Posted by bethelblues

It's just so damn easy to blame Lindsey, though I'm not doing it seriously. He basically puts all of that on himself, especially when he made the comment I was citing about how he was glad he could play more of his songs. And, of course, there's more to why Christine left the band than what Stevie, Lindsey, and Mick always tell us, but it's rather funny of all the reasons cited that Lindsey's Grammys fury seems to be the only thing directly involving a band member that turned her off.

You know what is sometimes mentioned but not shouted aloud? Her dad dying in 1990 whilst she was doing FM stuff and she wasn't there for him. I'd be heartbroken and it would have made me quit the whole thing, for fear the same could happen again with another loved one whilst I was traipsing around the world doing something I stopped enjoying twenty years before.

[bethelblues]

Originally Posted by Ulpian

You know what is sometimes mentioned but not shouted aloud? Her dad dying in 1990 whilst she was doing FM stuff and she wasn't there for him. I'd be heartbroken and it would have made me quit the whole thing, for fear the same could happen again with another loved one whilst I was traipsing around the world doing something I stopped enjoying twenty years before.

Very true. I've heard that before. I'd have been heartbroken as well. I do think there are other reasons that the band has never spoken publicly about and that only people close to the band know.

I was just thinking. I mentioned Everywhere above as a part of a joke, but maybe there is a chance it would be added, since isn't it the only Fleetwood Mac song to chart in the UK this year?? It was huge in a television commercial. Interesting...maybe that's something to think about: Besides the encore songs, if there is a Christine song that is added to the setlist and she'd be comfortable playing, what would be most likely?

[jbrownsjr]

Would someone remind me what the LB tirade during the grammys was all about?

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

Would someone remind me what the LB tirade during the grammys was all about?

Stevie talked about Christine being upset when they didn't win a Grammy in a Q & A. Elle transcribed her comments and they were posted in the Christine section. However, Stevie's sentences were disjointed and there's no way to know exactly what she meant without clarification. She said LB was upset, not that he had a tirade.

Michele

This is the transcript: http://www.ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/sh...ad.php?t=50871

[jbrownsjr]

Oh yes thanks!! So she was upset with LB or at LB?? So hard to understand..