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Here's the most recent magazine articles talking about FM/SN:
Rolling Stone
September 30, 2004
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Fleetwood Mac

Photographed by Annie Leibovitz

It was a writer-as-shrink era, says Cameron Crowe, who, barely out
of his teens, wrote the Rolling Stone cover story on Fleetwood Mac
during the recording of Rumours. "They were one of the first bands
to understand that you could open up your life to a reporter, and it
could serve everyone's purpose. The writer isn't trying to steal
from you."

"That album was almost like a play, with all of us singing about our
lives," says Lindsey Buckingham. Adds Mick Fleetwood, "Cameron
probably couldn't believe his luck, stumbling into this broiling
cauldron of soap opera. And Annie got the consummate Rumours shot.
Partner-swapping was in the ether."

"I have a feeling the band had all gone through rehab or something,"
says Leibovitz, "and I brought out huge amounts of drugs, thinking
that's what they wanted. They were not so happy about it, but
everyone consumed everything, so we were all out to lunch. I brought
the mattress and sheets."

"I don't remember the drugs," says Stevie Nicks. "I thought it was a
case of champagne. There were two ex-couples in the band. When Annie
said she wanted us to lie down together on a big bed, it was
like, 'Hmm, hope you have a backup idea.' But she said, "No, you're
going to look great, this will be fun, have a glass of champagne.' I
said, 'OK, but I can't curl up next to Mick for the next three hours
while Annie is suspended over us on a platform."

"Christine really didn't want to be next to John, because they were
just divorced," Nicks adds. "So he was the odd man out, reading the
magazine. Afterwards, Lindsey and I got to talking about how amazing
it was that not so long ago I was a waitress and he didn't have a
job, and now we were on the cover of Rolling Stone with this huge
record. And we lay there for two hours talking and making out.
Finally, Annie had to tell us to leave, because she had rented the
room for only so long. But in one afternoon she put Lindsey and me
back together and also planted the seed for Mick and me, which
happened a year later. You want to know the power of Annie
Leibovitz, there you go."

As for Buckingham, he remembers the photo session a little
differently. "For Stevie and me, the wounds and animosities were
still very fresh," he says. "So the idea for the photo wasn't all
that funny. We had to compartmentalize our feelings to keep the band
functional, and at the end of the session, we had this moment of not
being able to avoid all that had been lost. We embraced for about
fifteen minutes, and Mick finally came over and said that people
were starting to get uncomfortable. I don't know how healthy all
this display of our personal life was, but that's showbiz."

...one more...

Metro West Daily News
September 20, 2004
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Clark student honored at memorial

By Mary Kate Dubuss / News Staff Writer

WESTBOROUGH -- Worcester Academy paid tribute to a charismatic
alumnus with a memorial service for 20-year-old Clark University
student Joseph Venincasa yesterday.

In honor of Venincasa's passion for music, the memorial service held
in the academy's theater included songs by his favorite artist --
Stevie Nicks -- and music and readings by Worcester Academy faculty.

Westborough resident Venincasa had been missing since Sept. 9 and
was discovered Sept. 15 in his car on an abandoned Worcester road.
Police are still awaiting a toxicology report, but have ruled his
death a diabetic seizure.

About 15 friends made sure Venincasa's Stevie Nicks obsession was
not overlooked. They wore navy blue headbands the way Venincasa had
done in homage to Nicks.

Three Nicks ballads, "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything for
You," "After the Glitter Fades," and "Good Bye Baby," were all
played during the hourlong service.

"Joey always wore a Stevie Nicks blue headband," said friend and
classmate Jasleen Anand of Shrewsbury. She had known Venincasa since
they both were 5. "He was a big fan."

"It caused a lot of fights, having to listen to Stevie Nicks all the
time," said Beth O'Neil of Worcester.

"He was a great friend. We had a lot of adventures. I'll miss
singing to '80's music with him a lot," said friend and classmate
Kate O'Brien, of Shrewsbury.

After the service, more than 300 friends and family surrounded
Venincasa's immediate family in front of Worcester Academy's Lewis
J. Warner Theatre, where Venincasa had performed in plays as a
student.

Symbolizing the close of the service, the family released monarch
butterflies into the air.

"The butterflies were special. It was meaningful, nice to see," said
friend John Flaminio, of Worcester.

Flaminio said he remembered his friend as "a bubbly person. He was
very nice, always in a good mood. Joey was a person who would be
there for you."

"Even if you hadn't talked to Joey in a long time, he was always
willing," to catch up, O'Neil said.

Flaminio also remembered Venincasa as a stellar musician.

Along with a penchant for Stevie Nicks and Whitney Houston,
Venincasa enjoyed punk-rock and played the heavier stuff with his
band, Tyger.

The academy's gymnasium was turned into a reception hall with a
photo collage and pastel portrait of Venincasa. The collage included
photos of his life from childhood to formal dances to live guitar
performances.

A picture of Venincasa on the beach as a child was framed by
messages from friends and family such as, "Thanks for rockin' out in
my studio," "you shaped my world and made me the person I am today,"
and "Love you always - Nana and Papa."

"We hung out every day, went to lots of shows, Joey was such a great
kid," said Ben Karr of Worcester.

Venincasa's friends, mostly college students, flew in from around
the country for the memorial service.

"My sister evacuated New Orleans for the hurricane and then flew
from Texas for this," said Bridgette Kane.

Others flew from Canada and Washington.

His friends have set up a shrine on Beaver Brook Parkway, where
Venincasa was found dead in his 1991 blue Mercury Sable on Sept. 15.

"We go there every day," O'Neil said. In memory, the group has left
Diet Coke, Venincasa's favorite drink. They have spent so much time
there, they even ordered pizza to the rural, unpaved road.

"Since he was diabetic, he would drink five Cokes a day," O'Neil
said.

Friends remember him bringing bottles of Diet Coke everywhere he
went.

"He even used to drink my dad's," O'Neil said.


...just thought you guys might want to read. LOL,Tam






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