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coldplay · #1 01-20-2004, 04:17 AM

I've been buzzing around here and there so thought it was time to introduce myself.

I'm from Australia and have been a been a Mac fan for years. I've been sourcing Penguin since 1997 and as I recall the forums were inactive back then for some reason.

I fell in love with the song 'Sara' which to this day is my fave song. 'Tusk' is my fave album. I love 'Rumours' but 'Tusk' speaks to me on a more personal and deeper level.

While I tend to focus on the Rumours line-up, I listen to some music from the Peter Green years as well. I've listened to some Welch line-up music but not for a long time now. I don't like 'Time' and not very keen on the male input on 'Behind the Mask'.

My first concert was in Sydney - which I had to travel to this country for and I attended the concert by myself. I've made some wonderful Stevie/Mac fans in Australia so its weird to know that while I was at the concert by myself....I was sitting close to people that would become my friends in the future. When Fleetwood Mac arrive next month - I'll be attending the concerts with these friends

I'm not that keen on 'Say You Will' as an overall album. Clearly, there are some standout songs (Miranda, Goodbye Baby, Say You Will etc) but there's a bit too much solo Buckingham acoustics overlapping from one song to another for my liking.

With reference to the individual members of the band - I think they're all really important. I love Christine and Lindsey music but mostly as part of a band rather than their solo efforts.

Stevie's solo and soundtrack work is a constant pleasure for me but the Klonopin years are hard to digest. The day 'The Dance' was broadcast on TV...I cried because she looked and sounded great again

As a fan, I'm able to be critically objective and perhaps I'm a little too tough on Mac since I know what their capabilities are.

I admit that I'm opionated and sometimes go on a political tangent so bear that in mind when I'm incoherently blabbing on. Just tell me to shut up

Here's a short random list of things I like:

Stevie
Sara
Storms
Beautiful Child
Silver Springs
Straight Back

Christine
Honey Hi
Everywhere
Brown Eyes
Love in Store
Never Forget

Lindsey
Save Me A Place
Tusk
Go Your Own Way
Miranda
Monday Morning

Other music
Coldplay

Travis
Norah Jones
TATU
Film scores
80s British post punk/new wave/new romantics
Joy Division
New Order
Associates
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Echo and the Bunnymen
Simple Minds

Films
The Thin Red Line
Tokyo Story
L'Atalante
The Hours
Raise the Red Lantern
The Conformist
Late Spring
Ugetsu
Bicycle Thieves

General
Seinfeld
X-Files
Documentaries
Visual arts
Film
Books
Knowledge
Anything water related - oceans, lakes, streams, etc
Snorkelling
Horseriding
Tennis
Wine
Dining and cooking
Meeting people

See you around the forum
CP

Johnny Stew · #2 01-20-2004, 04:37 AM

Been seeing you around for a little while, but since you've posted an official introduction, here's my official greeting!

Welcome to the board, CP!
It's great to have you here... I can already tell that you have a lot of interesting things to add, and will have a unique input.

And don't worry if you find yourself "incoherently blabbing on" once in a while... I think we've ALL been guilty of that from time to time!!

tommer · #3 01-20-2004, 05:03 AM

welcome to the ledge.

now, i'm not referring to you personally, you are just one in a long line of "hiders" (or you could actually be chris martin, and if this is the case then i'm really sorry), i donnow, maybe it's just me, but when someone introduces himself/herself online, i expect to know his/her gender, age, name... these kinda things. i find it a little impolite that there are ppl here who would post daily, yet won't reveal even the most general details about who they are.
all those ppl here who don't give their names, locations, blah blah blah, and hide behind a stevie avatar (usually taken from burnish.net) and a stevie-related nick, just all blend into one mixture in which i can never identify any of them. it's not like we eat people here, you can all introduce yourselves properly.
thank you.

Tommer (31, male, Tel-Aviv)

Gypsy-Rhiannon · #4 01-20-2004, 05:23 AM

Welcome to the board Coldplay! I have a feeling I know you...

Pip

DownOnRodeo · #5 01-20-2004, 05:58 AM

More Aussie posters are always welcome!

Tokyo Story? That old black and white one about the city/country families?? Heh. I've had to watch the first half of that for two different uni subjects so far.

(As for my exciting and interesting (not) life details, they're all free to whomsoever is so bored as to want to endure them! My LJ is permanently linked in my sig.

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GypsySorcerer · #6 01-20-2004, 08:36 AM

Hi coldplay!! Nice to meet ya! Many of the songs you listed are among my favorites too... And I love watching tennis. Can't play a lick though.

~Krista

stevierocks87 · #7 01-20-2004, 01:02 PM

Hi Coldplay! You seem really awesome, great choices for favorite songs! Welcome to the Ledge!

(btw, have ya'll HEARD that songs "Clocks" by Coldplay? Just when you think music is going to crap, they go and release that

INCREBIBLE song!

adam

goldie · #8 01-20-2004, 07:24 PM

wow coldplay, that is a great intro to yourself!

adam, I LOVE that song!

tommer....F, 31, New York lol

strandinthewind · #9 01-20-2004, 07:29 PM

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Originally posted by coldplay

The day 'The Dance' was broadcast on TV...I cried because she looked and sounded great again

OMG - Me Too!!!!! I was like terrified and then she just nailed everything, esp. the "HHOOOMMMMEEEE AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA" in GDW and, of course SS, esp. the ending.

Welcome!!!

GardenStateGirlie · #10 01-20-2004, 07:52 PM

Coldplay, Travis, X-Files...I'm with you there!!!! Nice to meet you!

Marissa, 20, NJ <---for Tommer

coldplay · #11 01-20-2004, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DownOnRodeo

Tokyo Story? That old black and white one about the city/country families?? Heh. I've had to watch the first half of that for two different uni subjects so far.

Thanks for the welcome.

May I ask what you are studying at uni?

Also, why did you only have to watch the first half and for which subjects?

Cheers
CP

strandinthewind · #12 01-20-2004, 08:34 PM

Somewhat irrelevant Mac and Coldplay timeline - when SYW debuted on AOL Broadband, the Coldplay single was the other song they had a live video clip for.

goldie · #13 01-20-2004, 10:08 PM

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Originally posted by strandinthewind
Somewhat irrelevant Mac and Coldplay timeline - when SYW debuted on AOL Broadband, the Coldplay single was the other song they had a live video clip for.

I remember that!!! I would play them both!! I think Chris Martin has a charm about him, but so young! Gwenyth is my age!! lol

strandinthewind · #14 01-20-2004, 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by goldie
I remember that!!! I would play them both!! I think Chris Martin has a charm about him, but so young! Gwenyth is my age!! lol

Yes he does. I also remember thinking the piano riff on that Coldplay song sounded like one of Stevie's usual piano riffs - I've been a Mac fan too long

goldie · #15 01-20-2004, 10:16 PM

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Originally posted by strandinthewind
Yes he does. I also remember thinking the piano riff on that Coldplay song sounded like one of Stevie's usual piano riffs - I've been a Mac fan too long

lol and I like that new song by Nelly Furtado because I think it sounds like something Stevie might have done back in the B/N days. I've been a fan too long too, I guess!