OTD 1977: Fleetwood Mac Enjoys a 20 Lb Turkey Stuffed w Cocaine

Fleetwood Mac celebrated Thanksgiving 1977 by enjoying a 20 pound turkey stuffed with 5 pounds of Cocaine. That’s right, all the stories you heard were true. The band had just endured the grueling recording sessions for “Rumors” and were on tour in Australia. The chef decided to cook up a special treat for the band as they were homesick during Thanksgiving.

Rumors was Fleetwood Mac’s most successful album selling over 7 billion albums. Yes, every man, woman and child on the planet owns a copy. However, the recording sessions took a toll. The two couples in the band were breaking up and there was a lot of tension. Throw in a cocaine budget bigger than most countries GDP and you have a recipe for disaster.

Fleetwood Mac vs Cocaine

The album was released in 1977 and the band went on tour. By Thanksgiving they found themselves in god forsaken Australia. The band was homesick. The last thing they wanted to do was spend The holiday in a country that started as penal colony surrounded by drunken convicts. So chef Jason Karns whipped up a fancy Thanksgiving meal complete with Turkey and all the fixings.

OTD 1977: Fleetwood Mac Enjoys a 20 Lb Turkey Stuffed w Cocaine

The band and the roadies then took about 5 lbs of high grade cocaine and stuffed it into the open carcass of the turkey. They then sprinkled more over the mashed potatoes, vegetables and pumpkin pie. A feast was had by all, washed down with a case of wine and champagne. As the band got more out of their mind a food fight broke out.

Stevie ended up bashing Lindsey over the head with a turkey leg. It split his head open and he needed 5 stitches to close the wound. Food was everywhere, The hotel was destroyed. Mick Fleetwood drove a motorcycle down the hallway and into the swimming pool. John McVie once commented that 40 some years later he is still cleaning mashed potatoes out of the crack of his bum.

A new Thanksgiving tradition was created. The band carried on like this for the next few years until they mentally collapsed. Lindsey said it was all good fun until he witnessed Stevie’s assistant blowing cocaine up Nicks’ sphincter using a turkey baster. “That’s when the good times turned weird. I now forbid my family from having a turkey baster in the house. I can never be sure where it’s been.”