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Contents
1.0 Who is Stevie Nicks?
2.0 What's Stevie done lately?
3.0 A Brief Biography
4. Music
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4.1 Where can I find a discography for Stevie Nicks?
4.2 Where can I find lyrics to Stevie's songs?
4.3 What instrument does Stevie compose on?
4.4 Who is Rhiannon?
4.5 Is "Buckingham Nicks" available on CD?
4.6 When did Stevie's voice change?
4.7 What is the first line to Golden Braid?
4.8 I've seen a song mentioned that I've never heard of. What album
is it from?
4.9 Are there any non-concert videos that were not released
commercially?
4.10 I heard there was a lawsuit about "Sara"?
4.11 Who are Stevie's influences, as far as her stage performance?
4.12 Who are Stevie's backup singers?
5. Gossip
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5.1 Who has Stevie been romantically linked to?
5.2 Has Stevie ever been married?
5.3 Who is Robin Anderson?
5.4 Is Stevie a witch?
5.5 Did Stevie do drugs?
5.6 I heard Stevie had some trouble with the IRS?
5.7 What shouldn't I ask?
5.8 I heard Courtney Love talks about Stevie in a movie?
5.9 What are Stevie's favorite books/TV shows/movies?
6. Addresses
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6.1 How can I contact Stevie?
6.2 How can I get an autographed photo of Stevie?
6.3 Other Stevie addresses
6.4 What is this "Night of a 1000 Stevies" I've heard about?
6.5 Stevie Places
7. Stevie in Cyberspace
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7.1 Where are the web sites for Stevie?
7.2 Where can I talk to other fans?
7.3 Is there a Usenet newsgroup for Stevie Nicks?
7.4 How can I chat with other fans on IRC?
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1.0 Q: Who is Stevie Nicks?
A: She is a singer/songwriter, who sang lead for the band
Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1990.
Since that time she had had a flourishing solo career.
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2.0 Q: What's Stevie done lately?
A: On November 6, 1996 Modern records released her from a
contract that had one album remaining with them in exchange for
$125,000 and an agreement to release a boxed set. She is now signed
with Reprise, a subsidiary of Warner Brothers.
Stevie has done several one-off shows and appearances, including
the following.
5-16,17-97 Scheduled to appear with the Rumours line-up Fleetwood
Mac band in Burbank CA for an "Unplugged" performance and taping.
3-9-97 Appeared at Union Hall in Phoenix AZ as a special guest with
Don Henley, Bruce Hornsby, Tim Schmit, and Roger McGuinn. The event
was a benefit for the Southwest Center for Biological Diversity.
There were two shows, at 2 PM and 7:30 PM, and tickets were $51 and
$36.
12-20-96 Read as 'Ghost of Christmas Past' in the play "A Christmas
Carol" to benefit the Salvation Army. Admission was a food donation.
Presented by local radio station KTAR, the annual event took place at
the Herberger Theater, 222 E. Monroe Street (bet 2nd/3rd Sts.)
Phoenix AZ.
11-12-96 Track released on the "Party of Five" soundtrack, Stevie
covers Tom Petty's "Freefallin". Many fans remark that the CD has
distortion.
10-12-96 Appeared at the Boston Common in Boston MA, for the
annual WBMX Mix Fest 96. Admission to this event was free.
9-96 Attended the 50th birthday party Ringo Starr threw for his
wife Barbara Bach. Tom Petty also attended this party.
8-24-96 Appeared at the Polaris Amphitheater in Columbus OH , 35th
anniversary of local radio station WNCI. Proceeds went to Kids in
Camp, for children with cancer. Admission was $25.
8-20-96 Dave Koz "Off the Beaten Path" released including "Let Me
Count the Ways", track 4. Stevie sings backup on this song: "How do I
love you? Let me count the ways".
8-96 Release of "The Crow" soundtrack includes Hole's cover of
Stevie's "Gold Dust Woman". Stevie fans have great difficulty with
the idea of Courtney Love covering this song.
7-20-96 Appeared at the Sharell Club, Phoenix AZ and joined Kenny
Loggins onstage to sing their 1978 duet hit "Whenever I Call You
Friend".
7-4-96 Appeared at the St. Petersburg FL Pier, for local radio
station MIX 96 annual free concert.
5-9-96 Attended the "Twister" movie premiere in Los Angeles CA.
5-7-96 Track released on the "Twister" soundtrack. "Twisted"
reunites Stevie and Lindsey Buckingham.
5-3-96 Appeared at Patricia Barnstable-Brown's Louisville KY
pre-Kentucky Derby party, performed "Johnny B. Goode" with Mick
Fleetwood.
4-21-96 Appeared at Dr. Ted Dietrich's private home in Paradise
Valley, AZ for an Arizona Heart Institute Benefit. This was a private
event, but a handful of fans were in attendance.
12-31-95 Appeared at Hard Rock Cafe Phoenix AZ with the Freddy
Jones Band, sang "Feelin' Alright", the Joe Cocker classic.
Summer 95 Appeared with Gin Blossoms at AZ State Fair.
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3.0 A Brief Biography
Stephanie Lynn Nicks was born to Barbara and Jess Seth Nicks on
May 26, 1948 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix, AZ. Jess was a
Corporate President. Barbara was a housewife and was protective of
her daughter. She was kept inside much of the time, and Barbara would
read fairy tales to little Stephanie. Stephanie had trouble
pronouncing her name, so she called herself Stevie.
At the age of four she sang country songs with her grandfather,
Aaron Jess Nicks, including Goldie Hill & Red Sovine's "Are You
Mine". Stevie was close to her grandfather, and he had an influence
on her choosing music as a career path. AJ lived out of two trailers
in the Arizona mountains. He played guitar, fiddle, and harmonica. He
took freight trains all over, and was a pool shark.
Stevie's brother Chris was born when she was five. Due to Jess'
career changes, the family moved quite often.
In 1965 Stevie attended Arcadia High School in Los Angeles CA,
where she had just joined her first band, The Changing Times, a folk
outfit. Then in 1966 the family moved to Atherton CA, where she
attended Menlo-Atherton High School for junior and senior years, and
met Lindsey Buckingham, who was a sophomore.
In 1968 her family moved Chicago, and Stevie stayed behind in
California. She quit San Jose State in 1968 just short of receiving a
degree in Speech Communication after five years of college. She had
planned on becoming an English teacher. Instead, she transitioned
into a touring professional musician. She went on the road with The
Fritz Raybyne Memorial Band, who were Lindsey Buckingham, Javier
Pacheco, Brian Kane, Bob Geary and Calvin Roper. Fritz opened up for
such legendary artists as Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, who Stevie
quotes as an influence.
In 1973 Stevie, Lindsey, Richard Dashut, and Tom Moncrieff
shared a house in Los Angeles. During these lean times, Stevie worked
for one day as dental assistant, was a waitress at Clementine's (a
Beverly Hills singles restaurant), was a hostess at Bob's Big Boy,
and did housekeeping for a record producer. Lindsey did some phone
sales, but mostly sat around the house practicing his guitar.
Stevie's first recorded music can be heard on "Buckingham Nicks",
released in 1973.
Then, on New Year's Eve 1974, a fateful phone call came that
would change Stevie's life forever. It was Mick Fleetwood, drummer
for the band Fleetwood Mac. He had heard Stevie and Lindsey's
"Frozen Love" at Sound City recording studios, and was impressed by
the guitarist, a position that needed filling in his current band.
Mick asked Stevie and Lindsey to join Fleetwood Mac, and no audition
was required. For 15 years, from 1975 to 1990, Stevie Nicks sang lead
for Fleetwood Mac.
According to Stevie, she left the band over a disagreement with
Mick over rights to the song "Silver Springs", which she wrote
intending royalties to be funneled to her mother. Mick had refused to
allow Stevie to release "Silver Springs" on her 1991 greatest hits
collection, "TimeSpace".
She concurrently had a successful recording and touring career
as a solo act beginning in 1981 and continuing to this day.
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4. Music
4.1 Q: Where can I find a discography for Stevie Nicks?
A: For a complete discography, please consult:
* http://web2.airmail.net/jkinney/snalbums.htm and also
* http://web2.airmail.net/jkinney/snalbum2.htm
4.2 Q: Where can I find lyrics to Stevie's songs?
A: http://www.primenet.com/~jkenney/fm/indexes/songlidx.htm
4.3 Q: What instrument does Stevie compose on?
A: A Bosendorfer piano, set up in her living room.
4.4 Q: Who is Rhiannon?
A: Rhiannon is a figure in Welsh mythology. The Mabinogion, a
book of Welsh mythology, is translated by Evangeline Walton, a
fantasy novelist, in the four books: "Prince of Anwyn", "The Children
Of Lyr", "The Song of Rhiannon", and "The Island of the Mighty".
Rhiannon is a horse Goddess and the "maker of birds", and the legend
of the song of the birds of Rhiannon goes as follows: In times of
hardship or pain, the song of the birds can be heard. Down the
pathway will come three singing birds, one snow white, one emerald
green, and one golden. The song of the birds will put you to sleep,
and when you awaken, all hardship and pain will be gone.
Stevie wrote the song "Rhiannon" in October 1974.
4.5 Q: Is "Buckingham Nicks" available on CD?
A: In December of 1995 there was a bootleg CD recording of the
vinyl release "Buckingham Nicks" available marked "copyright 1995
GEMA CAT# BN01".
4.6 Q: When did Stevie's voice change?
A: According to Mick Fleetwood, Stevie's vocal register changed
to a lower range during the Spring 1977 Rumours tour. In 1979, Stevie
had injections that deswell the vocal chords administered by a throat
specialist, in order to continue the grueling "Tusk" tour.
4.7 Q: What is the first line to Golden Braid (on the "Stevie Nicks
In Concert" video) ?
A: "Though deep set, and somewhat shadowed"
4.8 Q: I've seen a song mentioned that I've never heard of. What
album is it from?
A: Stevie has collaborated with and sung back up for many other
artists over the years. In addition, being such a prolific writer,
there are scores of her compositions that have never made it to
release. Leaked either by people she's worked with or those close to
her, the following demo recordings are circulating among fans:
All the Beautiful Worlds, All The King's Horses, All These Years, Are
You Mine, Baby Doll, Belle Fleur, Blue Water, Castaway, Cat House
Blues, Cecilia, Come Back Jimmy, The Crystal, The Dealer, Dial the
Number, Don't Treat Me Like a Stranger, Forest of the Black Roses,
Goldfish and Ladybug, If You Ever Did Believe, Impossible Task, It's
Not a Dream, I've Loved and I've Lost, Julia, Lady From the Mountains,
Love and War, Love Don't Fail Me Now, Mable Normand, Mistaken Love,
No Light, Nomad, Old Fashioned, Ooh Ooh Baby, Prettiest Girl in the
World, Sanctuary, Secret Love, She Calls You Missing, She Loves Him
Still, Smile At You, Something Exquisite, Spinning Wheel, Starshine,
Three Birds of Rhiannon, Tied Up in Promises, The Tower, Tragedy of
One's Soul, 24 Karat Gold, Watch Devil, What About Love, What Has
Rock 'n' Roll Ever Done For You, Without You.
4.9 Q: Are there any non-concert videos that were not released
commercially?
A: Yes, quite a few. Aside from the "I Can't Wait" video
compilation, the following she appeared in but were never released
commercially:
Fleetwood Mac - Gypsy, Tusk, Big Love, Little Lies, Seven
Wonders, Skies the Limit, Paper Doll.
Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen, Stand Back 'civil war'
version, Rooms on Fire, Whole Lotta Trouble, Sometimes it's a Bitch,
Blue Denim.
4.10 Q: I heard there was a lawsuit about "Sara"?
A: A woman in Grand Rapids MI sued Stevie for the rights to
"Sara", claiming she'd submitted the lyrics to Warner Brothers in
November 1978. Stevie submitted a demo copy from July 1978 to the
Court. The plaintiff gave up the suit in 1981. "Most people think
that the other party will settle out of court, but she picked the
wrong songwriter. To call me a thief about my first love, my songs,
that's going too far."
4.11 Q: Who are Stevie's influences, as far as her stage performance?
A: Janis Joplin, Natalia Makarova, Isadora Duncan, Greta Garbo.
4.12 Q: Who are Stevie's backup singers?
A: The two backup singers that Stevie has worked with primarily
are Lorri Perry Nicks, and Sharon Celani.
Lorri Perry Nicks, formerly Mrs. Gordon Perry, is now married to
Stevie's brother Chris Nicks. They have a daughter named Jessica,
Stevie's niece, born in September of 1991.
Lori is originally from Dallas, TX.
Sharon Celani is from Maui Hawaii, and formerly sang lead in a
band. Stevie met Sharon in 1979 when she joined Sharon onstage to
perform "Poor Poor Pitiful Me". Sharon was also wardrobe mistress
for the 1979 "Tusk" tour, and lived with Stevie in 1980 in LA.
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5. Gossip
5.1 Q: Who has Stevie been romantically linked to?
A: 69-76 Lindsey Buckingham, 75-79 Don Henley, 78 Mick
Fleetwood, Joe Walsh, Waddy Wachtel, 79 Paul Fishkin, 81 Jimmy
Iovine, Brad Jeffries, Rupert Hine, 87-90 Doug Casper, Glen Parrish.
5.2 Q: Has Stevie ever been married?
A: Yes, once.
On January 29, 1983, Stevie married her long-time best friend's
widower of three months. The groom, Kim Anderson, was a born-again
Christian. He became delusional that Stevie was Robin, the one so
close to them that they both had lost. The marriage lasted three
months. The divorce became final in April 1984. Her wedding dress was
black lace over white.
5.3 Q: Who is Robin Anderson?
A: Robin Snider (later Anderson) was Stevie's dearest friend
from the age of 15. Robin was a speech therapist and toured in 1979
with Stevie in that role. Robin suffered from leukemia and passed
away on October 12, 1982. Stevie was naturally devastated by her
passing and the effects of grievous loss became apparent in her
songwriting and performances.
5.4 Q: Is Stevie a witch?
A: Stevie always denies being a witch in interviews. The way she
defines witches is as the normal public misperception of them -- as
satanic black magic practitioners. When asked what is the biggest
misconception about her, she replies: "That I'm a black satanic witch,
which I'm not. That's never been my favorite thing". She has also
said that "I never dabbled in the black arts" and "I believe in good
spirits, not bad".
She was born into Episcopalianism, and went to several Catholic
schools.
5.5 Q: Did Stevie do drugs?
A: In November 1986 Stevie spent six weeks at The Betty Ford
Center for help overcoming a decade of cocaine usage. To kick the
habit was mandatory for Stevie as she was advised that if she didn't
discontinue using cocaine, she would most likely suffer a brain
hemorrhage.
5.6 Q: I heard Stevie had some trouble with the IRS?
A: In October of 1996, Stevie appealed a decision on her 1991
tax audit. The IRS claimed that she took about $270,000 in business
expense deductions, but that that was too much and that she still
owed $85,887 in additional taxes. Included among the deductions were:
$119,291 personal manager, $50,160 home office, $43,291 stage
clothes, $33,750 investment in "Buckingham Nicks," (in 1991 a joint
decision was made to abandon any efforts to continue to promote BN).
The appeal took place in Tax Court in Alexandria VA. She was
represented by attorney George Short.
5.7 Q: What shouldn't I ask?
A: "What about Stevie's weight/sexuality/abortions?" These
issues are guaranteed to start flamewars. It's best for all concerned
to avoid these topics. All three of these topics seem to come up in
one-month cycles.
5.8 Q: I heard Courtney Love talks about Stevie in a movie?
A: 35 minutes into Alec Cox's 1986 film "Sid and Nancy", the
character of Nancy, played by Chloe Webb, has left the house
hastily wearing a red print headband, blue indian hippie dress,
and purple floral silk coatdress. Catching a glimpse of herself
in a mirror, she exclaims "I look like <expletive> Stevie Nicks
in hippie clothes!".
Courtney Love played a bit part and was not in this scene.
5.9 Q: What are Stevie's favorite books/TV shows/movies?
A: As far as books go, "A Course in Miracles" 3 volumes by
Helen Schuman, "Sacred Symbols of the Ancients", "In God's Way" by
"a psychic", "Diary of a Drug Fiend" by Aleister Crowley, "Ceremony
of the Innocent" by Taylor Caldwell, "The White Goddess" by Robert
Graves, and "Vindication" by Frances Sherwood.
She is also inspired by Wilde and Keats.
Stevie patronizes Bodhi Tree Bookstore in Los Angeles.
A favorite painter is Sulamith Wulfing.
As far as TV shows, she likes "General Hospital", "One Life to
Live", and "Star Trek: The Next Generation", she is a fan of Picard.
A favorite and influential movie is Jean Cocteau's 1946 "La Belle
et la Bete", or "Beauty and the Beast".
Stevie also collects dolls.
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6. Addresses
6.1 Q: How can I contact Stevie?
A: c/o Ginny Kamano, P.O. Box 7855, Alhambra, CA 91802
There is currently no fanclub in operation. The rights to
operate an official fanclub are held by Stevie's brother Chris and he
opts to not run one. The Santa Monica Blvd West Hollywood address
given on Street Angel is defunct.
6.2 Q: How can I get an autographed photo of Stevie?
A: Photos are not made available from the Alhambra address. You
can try sending a photo of your own of Stevie to Ginny Kamano to have
Stevie sign it, or purchase one for $55 from her mother Barbara
Nicks' shop, Silver Springs. Stevie usually signs in gold marker.
* Silver Springs Emporium, 102 South Beeline Highway Suite 1,
Payson, AZ 85541, 1-520-474-4000
This is Stevie's mother's shop. The catalog is a two-page xerox
price list. They sell items autographed by Stevie and personal items
once owned by Stevie. The shops specialty is "Naber Kids" dolls.
6.3 Other Stevie addresses:
* HK Management, Howard Kaufman, Los Angeles, CA
Sharon (310) 967-2300
* Warner Brothers/Reprise Records, wbre...@wbr.com
* Goldmine Magazine, 700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54990
1-800-258-0929, fax 715-445-4087, http://www.krause.com/goldmine/
* Pete Haas, PO Box 702, Kent, OH 44240-0013 (Stevie memorabilia)
* George Kane, 9910 Dorset Dr. Austin, TX 78753
512-834-9299, fax 512-454-8285 (asst items)
* PE, 1911 Landmark Lane, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Air...@aol.com, http://members.aol.com/rockvid/vidman.htm (videos)
* Michael Bise, 4101 Hawthorne #7, Dallas, TX 75219 (Stevie Nicks
fanzine "Mirror Mirror")
* The Robin Anderson Memorial Fund, City of Hope, 208 West 8th St,
Los Angeles, CA 90014
6.4 Q: What is this "Night of a 1000 Stevies" I've heard about?
A: "Night of a 1000 Stevies" is an annual event held at club
Jackie 60 in New York City. The theme of the event is Stevie Nicks.
People attend dressed as Stevie. The club is decorated with her
pictures, and draped with shawls. Jackie 60 is a small two-story
club. Videos are played downstairs, and upstairs there is a bar room,
and a room with a small stage. The event is primarily a transvestite
review, so if you are offended by such things, be forewarned.
* Jackie 60, 875 Washington St/West 14th, Greenwich Village,
NYC, 212-677-6060
Previously held on May 9 1995, and May 14 1996, this year the
7th annual event will be held on May 13 1997.
Organized by Chi Chi Valenti (emp...@well.com).
6.5 Stevie Places
* Hard Rock Cafe, Niagara Falls, NY. Opened 7-10-96, the white lace
dress worn in the Talk To Me video is located in a corner between
the kitchen and the bathrooms, also here is a gold record of
Rumours.
* Hard Rock Cafe, Phoenix, AZ, a cape, tambourine, and portrait of
Stevie encased over a background of gold records, hanging over the
stairs above the entrance.
* Hard Rock Cafe, Atlantic City, NJ, in Trump Taj Mahal, a pair of
black patent spike heeled boots signed by Stevie in silver ink.
* Hard Rock Cafe, San Antonio, TX, a signed Rumours tour poster
and a Fleetwood Mac white album signed by the band.
* Hard Rock Cafe, Orlando, FL, boots.
* Hard Rock Cafe, Dallas, TX, has the chiffon costume from
Belladonna.
* Rock Inn, 1107 Withers Alley, Myrtle Beach, SC. Located behind a
local nightclub called Rockburger, room 201 of this hotel boasts
two Stevie murals by artist Phillip Wilson.
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7. Stevie in Cyberspace
7.1 Q: Where are the web sites for Stevie?
A: There are several.
* John Kinney's "Nicks Fix" is the most comprehensive Stevie Nicks
website. http://web2.airmail.net/jkinney/
* Martin Adelson, http://www.voicenet.com/~madelson/stevie.htm
(bio, pictures)
* Paul Barlow, http://www.ica.net/pages/stratman/macpage/newnews.htm
(Mac reunion updates)
* Jeff Bednar, http://pages.prodigy.com/hiwaymann/index.htm (pix by
era)
* Salvatore Cennimo, http://members.aol.com/scennimo/stevie.html
(video stills, links page)
* David Cutter, http://www.concertposters.com/~legends/posters/
stev_nik.htm (posters)
* Ron Cooper, ftp://deltaforce.nop.org/e/files/StevieNicks/
(extensive collection of photos)
* Mike Henderson, http://members.aol.com/seejagger/stevie.html
(sounds)
* Brian Humphreys,
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/6346/queen.htm (articles)
* Barbara McLuin, http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/b_arbara/
(Stevie "illusionist")
* Greg Pieper, http://pw1.netcom.com/~gpieper/index.html (photos and
links)
* Rhiannon, http://www.netgate.net/~rhiannon/nicks.html (Mask CD
images)
* Rhiannon, http://www.empirenet.com/~rhiannon/ (photos, midi files)
* Michael Stephens,
http://www.cl-sys.com/mstephens/HomePage/Stevie/
Stevielistmembers.html (pix of fans)
* Don Thomas, http://members.aol.com/d0nth0mas/index.html (pictures,
sounds)
* Jeroen Van Der Weijde, http://www.dra.nl/~sorcerer/ (song samples)
7.2 Q: Where can I talk to other fans?
A: The Usenet newsgroup alt.music.fleetwood-mac, America Online,
and the mailing list.
America Online has a Stevie Nicks message board under keyword
"MMC". The category is "Rock Artists G-O" and the bulletin board is
under "Stevie Nicks - Rock Priestess".
There is a Stevie Nicks mailing list you can join by sending
email to majo...@cl-sys.com with the following in the message body:
subscribe stevie-l <your email address>.
7.3 Q: Is there a Usenet newsgroup for Stevie Nicks?
A: Not at this time. The only Usenet newsgroup in existence for
exchange of information on Stevie Nicks is currently
alt.music.fleetwood-mac. An effort was made to develop a newsgroup
just for Stevie in the "rec" hierarchy, but the vote for
"rec.music.artists.stevie-nicks" failed by 50 votes on October 7th,
1996.
7.4 Q: How can I chat with other fans on IRC?
A: To participate in Internet Relay Chat (IRC) you will need an
IRC software program, also known as an IRC client. These programs are
downloadable from the following web sites:
The most widely-used IRC client for PC users is mIRC.
* mIRC for Win 3.1: http://tucows.iwebstudio.com/files/mirc472s.exe
* mIRC for Win 95: http://tucows.iwebstudio.com/talk95.html#mirc
* mIRC Home Page: http://www.mirc.co.uk/
The most widely-used IRC client for Mac users is Ircle.
* Ircle for Mac: http://tucows.iwebstudio.com/mac/files/ircle-25.hqx
* Ircle Home Page: http://www.xs4all.nl/~ircle/
The programs come pre-loaded with various IRC servers to connect
to the EFNet network, and have help files to answer various questions
about IRC and how to use the programs. Stevie Nicks IRC chats are
held every Sunday on EFNet at 7PM Eastern time. The channel names
alternate between #nicksfix and #penguin each week. The channels are
of course available for discussion at any time, however.
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