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Cheaper Than Free: An Anniversary Story (The Dance A/U Sequel)

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***A sequel to The Dance (Alternate Version) Parts 1&2***

Twenty-five years ago during the holiday season of 1997, just after wrapping The Dance reunion tour with Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were married privately in the hospital where Stevie had an emergency C-section at age 49 after complications during her pregnancy with their daughter, Amber Robin Buckingham. 

What followed was 25 years of wedded bliss but still the ups and downs of their careers and their lives - two Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductions, countless tours with The Mac and solo, profound grief over losses in their family and the industry, and later, the health problems that come from two people in their 70s who have lived hard. 

On the eve of their silver anniversary party, Stevie prepares for a houseful of people and reflects on the Wild ride from 1966, the first time she laid eyes on Lindsey Buckingham, to the present day of Thanksgiving 2022.

Be prepared for a twisted, outrageous, fun, sappy, sexy, sad and heartfelt look back at the world of Buckingham Nicks, the one that was...and the one that could have been.All Rights Reserved

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Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 2: Dreams by GoldDustLinda77

***A sequel to Over My Head"*** Tensions run high as Stevie and Lindsey, newly engaged, head back into the studio to continue the work they began in Sausalito on the Rumors album, before they mended their relationship and promised each other forever. Will these tensions tear them apart again or will they decide to hold onto "what they had" before it becomes "what they lost"?

Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 3: Storms by GoldDustLinda77

***After "Over My Head" came "Dreams"...now Part 3... Storms"!*** It's 1979 and Fleetwood Mac has a lot going on...not the least of which is recording Tusk and embarking on yet another tour... Stevie and Lindsey have just had 2 babies in 2 years! Happily married and trying to balance their young family and their careers leads to conflict, especially as Lindsey goes off the deep end with the Tusk sound, as Stevie starts talking about flying solo for awhile to make an album of her own, as as they have drastically different opinions on the dissolution of the marriage of Christine and John McVie, and as Mick muddles through an accidental relationship with Sara Recor all the while making it clear his love for Stevie has a heartbeat...and it never really dies...

Talk To Me: The Dance Thriller, Part 1 by GoldDustLinda77

In the spring of 1997, Lindsey Buckingham was having fun in the studio, jamming with Mick, John and occasionally Christine, 4 out of 5 members of Fleetwood Mac ready to rumble. That was when Warner Brothers, capitalizing on the renewed energy and friendships, decided adding Stevie to the mix for a full-blown reunion concert would be a great idea. The Dance, as it was soon called, reunited 5 great musicians and friends...and also...a couple, 20 years smarter and saner and still very much in love. In this THIRD version of The Dance from GoldDustLinda77, you will follow along as Stevie and Lindsey finally clear the air in an effort to see, as they both approach 50, if love can conquer all...if they just sit down and talk and "let their secrets free, baby." Welcome back to 1997, that pivotal moment in history when Buckingham Nicks proves second chances are what happens if you "let the walls burn down" and talk it out.

Destiny Rules by frozentwinflames

Fleetwood Mac fizzles out and goes their own ways after The Dance. Ten years later, Stevie and Lindsey unexpectedly cross paths again through their children. Set in 2007.

If You Were My Love (Double Love Series Part 1) by GoldDustLinda77

From 1995-2023, I chronicled the affair-turned-feud-turned-marriage of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, finally uniting them in "The Wild Heart" and continuing their journey in "Gold And Braid; A Love Story". In "Outside The Rain", it was a life-threatening illness in 2022 that was the catalyst for a Buckingham Nicks love reunion. And now, how about another alternate ending to the greatest love story in rock & roll history... The year is 2022. Separated by miles and by their long-standing feud since the 2018 MusiCares debacle, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are enjoying their separate solo careers in their 70s on two separate tours... That is, until a phone call to both from a band member about ANOTHER famous Fleetwood Mac couple's late-in-life reunion throws them both together for the first time in nearly 5 long years... The chain may keep them together, but will it help them all find their way back together for good after 5 years apart? Find out in my next present-day Buckingham Nicks reunion love story, "If You Were My Love".

Buckingham Nick A/U Series Part 5: The Dance, Continued... by GoldDustLinda77

***Continued from Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 4: The Dance*** Stevie and Lindsey face trouble when a complication in her late-in-life pregnancy forces them to retool the entire 1997 tour and allow for her best rest. It also sets off chain reaction that threatens to divide their family, as well as cause tension between the Buckinghams and the McVies, who have just decided to remarry after over fifteen years united only as co-parents, bandmates and friends. Join Stevie, Lindsey, Christine, John and Mick as they struggle to give their all to the great reunion tour of the fall of 1997 that was The Dance, all while figuring out how to be a family...with three beautiful life events in the end that prove that no matter what, they will never break the chain.

Say You Love Me (Double Love Trilogy Conclusion) by GoldDustLinda77

It's Valentine's Day 2023, the big moment, the day that two of the most controversial and volatile couples in music history are getting married in a double wedding at a majestic English castle - one for the second time around and one, despite a decades-long history, for the first. Love is in the air, but so is the drama... Unrequited love, health issues and a shocking blast from the past all converge on the otherwise magical scene for both couples, who, in their 70s, have come a long way to this moment and are no strangers to the drama because, after all, they are Fleetwood Mac. Will love win out over all? Will happiness finally to The Mac after decades of turmoil? Read on to see what happens when the "loving starts and the lights go down and there's not another living soul around"...and when that perfect moment is challenged by the drama of the past and the present.

I Sing For The Things: A Birthday Love Story by GoldDustLinda77

***In the real-life world of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham*** It's Friday, May 26, 2023, and Stevie is 75. With her recent touring schedule, an ongoing illness in her band making it harder, and still mourning the loss of Christine McVie, she is in no mood for celebration. She plans on spending a quiet night at home after a show in Florida with her dogs, her music, her journal, some Law & Order SVU and, of course, a carrot cake. So into her solo birthday plans is she that she almost ignores a phone call that leads to a late-night drive that puts a long-standing feud to an end will change the rest of her life...

Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 7: Say You Will by GoldDustLinda77

***The Buckingham Nicks alternate universe returns in the early 2000s with the era of Say You Will!!!*** It's 2002 and Stevie, just home from her Trouble In Shangri-La tour, joins Lindsey, Mick and John in the studio for the first time without Christine to make a new album. However their professional lives may be stressful, however, pales in comparison to the drama, the struggles and, yes, also the happiness, that comes with having two grown children, a young teen and a daughter just starting school...the family they have created over 25 years of marriage. A new album, a tour, a health scare, a wedding and the first grandchild of both the Buckinghams and the McVies color the first few years of the new millennium for our favorite rock and roll love match, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. "That kind of romance comes only once, that kind of love that kind of fever dance...that you love because you become someone else in an instant..." ~ Stevie Nicks, "Say You Will", 2002

My Heart by GoldDustLinda77

***Another In Your Dreams era tale*** Stevie Nicks has spent the better part of 2010 having the time of her life. After agreeing to create her first studio album in a decade in her luxurious Santa Monica home, Dave Stewart has added immeasurably to her life and her art, but there is still one thing they haven't gotten a handle on - "Soldier's Angel". Stevie knows that there is only one person on earth who has ever understood her and her art enough to be able to save the song that means so much to her... His name is Lindsey Buckingham. When Stevie calls Lindsey to come over and help her with the song, things get very emotional very quickly because - as revealed in flashbacks from Fleetwood Mac's 2009 tour - there is a lot of unfinished business between them, and it is the kind of unfinished business that will leave both of them questioning if the events that transpired one night on tour represent the worst mistake they've ever made, or the first step towards a reconciliation. "Just like nothing's changed after all these years...and you're not to blame..."

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Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 2: Dreams cover

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Buckingham Nick A/U Series Part 5: The Dance, Continued... cover

Say You Love Me (Double Love Trilogy Conclusion) cover

I Sing For The Things: A Birthday Love Story cover

Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 7: Say You Will cover

Buckingham Nicks A/U Series Part 2: Dreams

A sequel to Over My Head" Tensions run high as Stevie and Lindsey, newly engaged, head back into the studio to continue the work they began in Sausalito on the Rumors album, before they mended their relationship and promised each other forever. Will these tensions tear them apart again or will they decide to hold onto "what they had" before it becomes "what they lost"?