Stevie's post about Maui

[bombaysaffires]

She posted on social media tonight:

Her official twitter:

https://twitter.com/StevieNicks/stat...98415182884864

Stevie Nicks
@StevieNicks

Lahaina is not gone ~
It is just away ~

With Aloha,
Stevie Nicks

and an image of one of her "letter" format messages was attached:

Houston Friday August 11, 2023
9:30pm

As I am sure you have heard~ the island, Maui, where I own a house I
have been staying at since the 80's - and the small village, city, most
magical place on earth, Lahaina, burned to the ground over the last few
days. And to make the situation even worse my young niece, her
husband and their little boy had just arrived for a very needed vacation
before she started up her school year (on her way to becoming a
psychologist) for 10 days. They had one and a half days of fun and then
the fire started. The power went out at 5:12am (Tuesday morning) but
they had no idea why - It was still out at noon, realizing that many
surrounding houses had also lost power. It was a mystery. My house is
15 to 20 minutes from Lahaina ~ but still no one knew about the fire. We
knew here in Houston, but there was no way to get Jessi (my niece) on
the phone. The entire area of Lahaina and everything around it was
down. But here in Houston... we knew.

There was no way to know that this amazing town that had survived
so much for so long would burn down and disappear into the history
books, leaving so much sadness, destruction and death behind in its
wake. This island, in so many ways, defines Fleetwood Mac and me and
our families. Mick and I came here in 1978, went up to Kula to look at a
huge, beautiful house and stood in front of it listening to the gentle
magical wind. He said to me ~ "I will live and die on this island." I knew
he was telling me his truth. John also lived here in Maui for a long time
- Christine never lived here but visited many times.

My truth was that I wanted a house here just so I could spend time in
Lahaina walking the streets; visiting the art galleries- sitting on the rock
wall- Most all the opals I wear on my fingers came from a store on
Front Street. I hope the sweet lady who owned that store was able to
grab all her opals and run. I hope she made it out.
(end page one)

Over the next two days we managed to get Jessi and her family back to
us. They put their little boy (he's 6) in the back seat with an iPad so he
would not see the devastation on the drive up past Lahaina to the
airport. But they saw it ~ and Jessi and her husband Alec are
devastated. Now that they are back in L.A and seeing the news coverage
~ they are totally freaked out. They escaped a bullet. My house and the
surrounding area was not burned. The wind took the fire in a different
direction. It was all about the wind. Jessi said there were three doves at
the house the whole time. There have never been doves there, ever. The
end result could have been very different.

The Lahaina that we knew- The Lahaina that in many ways connect
Fleetwood Mac and our music to the world, is gone. But my memories of
everything that happened to me there is clear as a bell. I will still walk
those streets ~ still watch the sunset from the many cool restaurants that
we drove in to see every night ~ I will see Mr. Fleetwood's beautiful new
restaurant rebuilt and sparkling in the middle of Front Street ~ I will
remember meeting Sharon Celani, my sweet singer, at the Blue Max in
1979. In my dreams I will see Lahaina from the ocean ~ beckoning all
those who are on boats back to the marina where the Pioneer Inn waits,
and the Banyan Tree dances in the wind~

Lahaina is not gone-
It is just away

With Aloha,
Stevie Nicks

[HomerMcvie]

She should put her money where her mouth is. Let her donate 20M.

[Macfan4life]

I was looking at my crystal ball last night. There is going to be a celebrity and music group concert in LA to raise money for Maui. The headliner will be Fleetwood Mac where Lindsey will join Stevie on stage. Landside will be dedicated to the victims of Maui.
You heard it hear first.

[UnwindedDreams]

Thank you for sharing. I was reading the comments on that post and there's already an article on the comments:

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...-b2392231.html

[Tusky]

Also..the Lindsey erasure!

[UnwindedDreams]

Originally Posted by Tusky

Also..the Lindsey erasure!

I'm not aware of Lindsey ever going to Maui. I'm pretty sure Mike Campbell has a house in Maui too and she didn't mention him. Neil Finn played at Mick's restaurant and she didn't mention him.

I think if Lindsey had been to Maui, he would have posted a note. Regardless, it would be nice if he would.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

Thank you for sharing. I was reading the comments on that post and there's already an article on the comments:

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-e...-b2392231.html

thanks for posting that. The article title is "Stevie Nicks defended from criticism over ‘privileged’ and ‘self-centred’ post about deadly Maui fires.
Fleetwood Mac star’s statement on the disaster has divided her fans"

I do think people can be overly sensitive these days, but I also think Stevie has no real grasp of the times we live in now and how it is not the same as it was when she grew up or when she first became famous and all that. She doesn't have to spend every waking moment on social media (like Jennifer Lopez, Madonna, etc) but... she tries to stay in her timeworn bubble too much. She's been sorta forced to be at least a little aware (she now has a mobile phone for taking selfies lol and an iPad for who knows what purpose) but....she's still quite isolated and that can lead to her being tone-deaf.

[Macfan4life]

Stevie does try to make all her posts personal and about herself. When you post sympathies its all you need to do. She went on to make it personal that she has a house there (that was not bothered by the fire), her family is vacationing there and lost power (oh gosh) while others are being burned alive. We have all criticized her comments about being self absorbing. When I read her comments this morning its immediately what I thought but I kept my mouth shut because I did not want to sound insensitive. She has always been this way. In 1990 the Pittsburgh Press ripped her to shreds about telling the audience to get involved in Greenpeace "Do it for me" she said. And who is she? Some sort of queen? She is 75 and not going to change. Her tributes to deceased performers are more about herself than the deceased.
I was born in the desert so I know how it feels there. Really, you are comparing being born in a hospital in Phoenix to army soldiers stationed in the Kuwait desert in a war?
Over 100 dead and counting. No one cares your house was spared and your niece is becoming a psychologist. Its not the time and place to share those personal details.
I will say at least she did not end her post " There is no fire burning just a soul crying"

[sleepless child]

I think Lindsey and Kristen were married in Hawaii

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by sleepless child

I think Lindsey and Kristen were married in Hawaii

Indeed.

Someone posted on a recent thread that Lindsey and Kristen had visited Mick in Hawaii at some point this summer.... who knows if true

[Villavic]

I read it last night. When there are big earthquakes in Peru, communications collapse.

Not knowing if family or friends are okay is very distressing.