Dumbest Things Lindsey Has Ever Said Onstage

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Jeez, am I lost in this thread? I'm so far behind what's going on!

That's what I get trying to post while watching BBall and helping kids do homework.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by dissention

I just busted a gut reading that song. It's a CLASSIC!!!!!!! Props, Christy, props.

I actually sang it to the original

[wondergirl9847]

You are the only one who is being serious in this thread. Props to you for intelligent answers.

I am not good at intelligence.

Jason, I took some liberties to try to hurry with that thing. You have to sing it....ummm...off in places. LOL

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

You are the only one who is being serious in this thread. Props to you for intelligent answers.

I am not good at intelligence.

Jason, I took some liberties to try to hurry with that thing. You have to sing it....ummm...off in places. LOL

Meh - it sounded good to me

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Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

You are the only one who is being serious in this thread. Props to you for intelligent answers.

I am not good at intelligence.

Jason, I took some liberties to try to hurry with that thing. You have to sing it....ummm...off in places. LOL

I'd much rather join the sing along! Cracking up here.

[GypsySorcerer]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I actually sang it to the original

Me too!

(Thanks for the laugh, Christy. That was great! )

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by GypsySorcerer

Me too!

(Thanks for the laugh, Christy. That was great! )

GREAT MINDS . . . !!!!!!!

[henryscutter]

Ya ever think Mick was holding back in his book and Lindsey was really more of a selfish jerk than Mick made him out to be? just kidding - Really nobody knows what went on behind the scenes except the people that were there. So trying to peice together the things that were said publicly and the tiny glimpses we get of their public life does'nt really tell us much. Until we get an in depth account by an unbiased source we are all just gonna believe what we want to. Speaking of unbiased accounts Does anybody know when the Carol Ann Harris book is supposed to come out? Seriously I thought it was supposed to come out in March or April, but I have'nt heard anything about it lately

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by henryscutter

Ya ever think Mick was holding back in his book and Lindsey was really more of a selfish jerk than Mick made him out to be? just kidding - Really nobody knows what went on behind the scenes except the people that were there. So trying to peice together the things that were said publicly and the tiny glimpses we get of their public life does'nt really tell us much. Until we get an in depth account by an unbiased source we are all just gonna believe what we want to. Speaking of unbiased accounts Does anybody know when the Carol Ann Harris book is supposed to come out? Seriously I thought it was supposed to come out in March or April, but I have'nt heard anything about it lately

no - but I want to read it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think someone has read a copy of it - or maybe a sniglet or two.

[glitter_fades]

Originally Posted by henryscutter

Ya ever think Mick was holding back in his book and Lindsey was really more of a selfish jerk than Mick made him out to be? just kidding -

I'm not kidding. He's more than selfish and a bag of chips...just like the rest of them.
The only one I don't see as a total narcissist is Christine. Love that woman.

I guess John just goes with the flow so he can hurry and get back to his boat.

Stevie, Mick, and Lindsey...what a trio!

[Kelly]

It's always been interesting to me how Stevie's story "changed" several years after Lindsey left. At first, she was bitter and proclaimed she was so relieved and happy to be rid of Linds and working with Rick and Billy. A couple of years later she started saying she "didn't want to be in the band anymore without Lindsey" and she "should have left when he did". I think Stevie took his leaving much harder than she would ever admit and was actually quite distraught by the whole thing. She always tried to portray herself as the "strong one", the one who could handle being around the new girlfriends, the one who didn't need him anymore, either emotionally or professionally. I guess she still does this to some extent although not nearly as much as she used to.

I think when Lindsey left Fleetwood Mac it had a deep impact on Stevie...much moreso than any of us probably realize.
All the ties were now broken...there was nothing chaining them together anymore. This period in Stevie's life has always fascinated me....the depths of despair she slipped into with the klonopin, the loss of her creativity, the loss of her ambition, the isolation, the way she changed physically, the lack of self esteem. She really spiralled downward after the 87 incident. (I know she was on her way down for a few years before that too). Something happened in 93 to wake her up...perhaps seeing Lindsey at the Clinton gig made her realize how low she had gotten.

As for the rest of it, I was distraught when he left in 87 but actually it really turned out to be the best thing. It made the Dance Reunion so much more significant. Without those years to grow and heal for Lindsey, who knows if they would be together now. I doubt it.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by Kelly

It's always been interesting to me how Stevie's story "changed" several years after Lindsey left. At first, she was bitter and proclaimed she was so relieved and happy to be rid of Linds and working with Rick and Billy . . .

Well, I think they sort of had to say that in the beginning. I mean what were they supposed to say - LB left us high and dry and all we could find at the last minute was these two schlubs Actually, they had all worked together before - so I think Stevie was being sincere by saying she enjoyed working with Billy and Rick, who are both very talented people. Interestingly, FM also went through another huge change at the time, which was the addition of an second percussionist, back up singers, and an IMO vastly more complex stage presentation from the lighting on down. Also, I do not think Stevie ever said she was "happy to be rod of Linds" I thought she always couched her feelings with a sense of regret but resilliance to move on. I think later she realized it was not the same for her without LB, etc. AND - as you say, in the end it worked out for the best.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Well, I think they sort of had to say that in the beginning. I mean what were they supposed to say - LB left us high and dry and all we could find at the last minute was these two schlubs

At least they would have been truthful for once.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by dissention

At least they would have been truthful for once.

Well, I would hardly call Vito and BB schlubs - rather, I think they are very talented. But, my point was they were trying to nice and I do nto think they were lying about the situation. I think they just chose to be optimistic about it. I think lambasting LB served no purpose other than to stop the wound from healing. Thus, I admire them for that.

[Kelly]

I was not saying she actually said she was happy to be rid of Lindsey. I was thinking about certain comments that she made insinuating she was happier now, they could be a "real band again" and the one Mick made about Stevie being happier and more comfortable now without Lindsey around. My point was that even though she said she was fine with it, and yes, what else could they possibly have said at the time...I think she was anything but fine with it. I think it is possible that the entire incident played a part in Stevie's decline over the next six years. Overall, I think emotionally she was significantly affected when he left the band. (and for very different reasons than Mick, John, Christine, Rick and Billy were affected) Just my opinion though.