Stevie's health and smoking ??? - Page 3

dissention · #31 05-25-2004, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by estranged4life

hopefully Stevie will be on the mend now that the show tomorrow night has been officially cancelled and will not be rescheduled...

That sucks.

I think we should have a fundraiser to buy her the patch. Or, at the very least, a Nicotrol Inhaler. I say we should throw 'em up during Sara.

"Stevie, you're the poet in our hearts
Never smoke
And don't you ever cough"

StevieRox2 · #32 05-25-2004, 02:07 PM

Whatever the hell is going on, they just cancelled Bristow, tomorrow night, Stevie's birthday and the venue will NOT be rescheduled. Damn, damn damn!

darklinensuit · #33 05-25-2004, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

That sucks.

I think we should have a fundraiser to buy her the patch.

Maybe if she joins the Fan Club they'll throw in a patch and a calendar.

- Jake

dissention · #34 05-25-2004, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by darklinensuit

Maybe if she joins the Fan Club they'll throw in a patch and a calendar.

- Jake

But then she'd have to wait six months to receive them in the mail.

StevieRox2 · #35 05-25-2004, 03:18 PM

what will be interesting is to see if they play in 3 days in MA - that will be suspicious - if she's that ill that she can't perform on the 26th, how the hell can she perform a measley 2 days later.

sparky · #36 05-25-2004, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

C'mon!

If Stevie is smoking again, and this is all speculation on our part (none of us really know whether she is or isn't), she's being stupid. Not only that, but irresponsible, too. For someone who has had so many vocal problems thorughout the years, it boggles my mind that they would go back to one of those very problems that caused their voice to worsen.

She killed her voice in the seventies and eighties because she didn't know how to sing. She didn't have a clue and she tore her voice to shreds. Couple that with constant cocaine use. Then add a pack of cigarettes to that mix each and every day. It's no wonder that her voice is so low nowadays and not as flexible as it once was. No one's singing voice will ever get that low simply because they're getting older; it'll get that way if you don't take care of it as you're getting older. And Stevie never did take care of it. Inhaling steam and moisture before you go out onstage will help you get through the first song, nothing more. Same with cough drops; they don't work once they melt. Lord help her if she had the air conditioning on in the venues she performed at, that's death to a singer. She should've been practical when it came to the instrument that made her the steak: her voice. Swallow olive oil, drink orange juice, eat spinach, sing with your diaphragm and not your throat, etc. And no matter how many vocal exercises our gal does, if she's still puffing little sticks of suicide, none of them will help.

Of course, all of this smoking business is speculation, anyways.

End rant.

Dissention, imagine it - we agree !

The only "rock" singers from Stevie's generation whose voices are still intact, that I can think of, are Ann Wilson and Linda Ronstadt. They both sang correctly, and neither of them ever smoked, as far as I can document. They've certainly both denied it (though I wouldn't have put it past Ann to have a joint or two 25 years ago).

Aretha is reputed to be a life long smoker - and her voice can still send chills up the spine. I can't testify to her range, as I don't follow her closely enough. Aretha is an anomaly. Patti LaBelle can still screech to wake the dead, but I am not sure of her smoking history. Regardless, it is hell on the voice. Just smoke for a week. If you're a singer, see how you can't hit the high notes after a week. I smoke. I know. It's a stupid and dangerous habit. But, I am not, nor will I be, a professional singer.

Maybe homegirl isn't back on the cancer sticks. But it's a worthy subject for discussion, anyway. In fact, if I get a chance to meet her again, which is likely, it is one of the subjects I plan to talk to her about.

dissention · #37 05-25-2004, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by StevieRox2

what will be interesting is to see if they play in 3 days in MA - that will be suspicious - if she's that ill that she can't perform on the 26th, how the hell can she perform a measley 2 days later.

That's what I'm worried about!

strandinthewind · #38 05-25-2004, 03:46 PM

Sparky wasn' it widely reported that La Rondstadt has or at least had a hole in her nose from the coke she did in the 70's. Ann and Nancy were notorious pot and coke heads - and I base that on people I know who did it with them

Any, back to the regularly scheduled program.

dissention · #39 05-25-2004, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by sparky

Dissention, imagine it - we agree !

The only "rock" singers from Stevie's generation whose voices are still intact, that I can think of, are Ann Wilson and Linda Ronstadt. They both sang correctly, and neither of them ever smoked, as far as I can document. They've certainly both denied it (though I wouldn't have put it past Ann to have a joint or two 25 years ago).

Aretha is reputed to be a life long smoker - and her voice can still send chills up the spine. I can't testify to her range, as I don't follow her closely enough. Aretha is an anomaly. Patti LaBelle can still screech to wake the dead, but I am not sure of her smoking history. Regardless, it is hell on the voice. Just smoke for a week. If you're a singer, see how you can't hit the high notes after a week. I smoke. I know. It's a stupid and dangerous habit. But, I am not, nor will I be, a professional singer.

Maybe homegirl isn't back on the cancer sticks. But it's a worthy subject for discussion, anyway. In fact, if I get a chance to meet her again, which is likely, it is one of the subjects I plan to talk to her about.

Well, ya know, birds of a feather flock together.

Ann Wilson and Linda Ronstadt are GREAT examples. They are both amazing vocally. I wonder how Grace SLick would sound these days, too...

Villavic · #40 05-25-2004, 03:50 PM

[QUOTE=sparky] . Smoking is the single most idiotic thing a singer can do. QUOTE]

I agree, no matter what kind of cigarette. About which is worse, I'm posting another at chit chat.

gldstwmn · #41 05-25-2004, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

But then she'd have to wait six months to receive them in the mail.

Or never-as in I never got mine.

dissention · #42 05-25-2004, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by gldstwmn

Or never-as in I never got mine.

STILL?!

Cripes. Wear a t-shirt at your next show that says "Fleeced By Fleetwood." Of course, John will deny it. Typical Republican...so begins the cover-up.

gldstwmn · #43 05-25-2004, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

STILL?!

Cripes. Wear a t-shirt at your next show that says "Fleeced By Fleetwood." Of course, John will deny it. Typical Republican...so begins the cover-up.