Originally Posted by jkmaletic
Last night was AMAZING. We got to the venue gates to see that they weren’t letting people in yet. (Doors open at 7 and it was 6:40) It was raining and we were sharing an umbrella. We took cover under a 101.5 KGB tent that kept us dry until the gates opened.
After we got in, we found our seats. We had section P, side stage, 11th row. Not bad at all. But we were in for something even better.
I'm not going to go into exactly how we got to the front row. I'll just say it was a combination of luck and a little help from a friend. When we got down to our *new* seats, I said, “Is this really happening right now??” I was trying to play it cool too – as to not irritate the people behind me like, who are these chicks and why are THEY here? About 2 minutes later our Stevie friend Cellene was able to acquire in the 2 seats to our left. We were like, No way! We all hugged and basked in our good fortune. I couldn’t believe what was happening – was this where we were going to be able to be for the concert – for real? OMG! We were right between Christine's keyboard and Stevie's mic. This could not be any more perfect for us!
We sat and talked with our friends for a few more minutes. I remember praying that this is indeed where we will stay and hopefully not be moved. (I’m guessing our seats went unsold which were why they were empty. These seats were selling for at least $2860 each on Ticketmaster’s resale. Someone wanted too much and we reaped the benefit of that.)
The “crickets” started. We were going to be here for sure! The lights went out and we stood up at the stage. I was just to the right of Stevie’s monitor and Kim was on my left. This was happening. The stage was tall – just under my chin. The band came out and we cheered so loud. We looked up and saw Christine looking down at us, smiling. We said, “Chistine!!” She smiled and waved at us. Stevie came out over to her mic and we of course went nuts.
We both noticed that Stevie seemed a little down in the beginning of the show. She dedicated Landslide to a friend of hers that was battling an illness (“Holly”?) Towards the end of the song, Stevie was tearing up and her eyes were red. Really emotional. Afterward, she said, “God Bless you, Holly.” Stevie looked like she needed a hug. After the next song, NGBA, Stevie was standing in the dark facing Micks’ drum set. Lindsey went over to her and hugged her. Kim yelled out, “Good boy!” LOL. So it seems Lindsey still pays attention to Stevie and knows her very well. She needed a hug and he gave it to her. After that, Stevie’s mood totally changed. She is a person that wears her emotions on her sleeve, or in her case, her shawl. I’m glad LB recognized she needed some extra love and gave it to her. She was on fire and smiling the rest of the way through. So, thanks, Lindsey. I shouted out at Stevie a couple times. It made her smile when I said, “Coven!” right before Seven Wonders. Another time she smiled at me in between songs when I yelled, “24 Karat Gold!!”
Kim got to shake Christine’s hand. Christine was shaking hands with someone to Kim’s left, and Kim held out her hand and Chris smiled at her and shook it. I could of held my hand up as well, but I didn’t want to start a chain of shaking hands Christine would have to deal with, LOL. I noticed Christine’s eyes are really light and pretty. I know what her eyes looked like before from videos, etc. But in person they’re really beautiful. She smiled at us a lot too. Very cool.
Lindsey came over to where we were during I’m So Afraid and played right above us. I was even the chosen one to get fake-kicked in the face at the end of the solo. I was honored, of course. Lindsey also gave us a few finger points when he was on the other side of the stage as we sang along.
Stevie didn’t do her post show speech. Just Mick - likely because she had to meet with the winner of the charity contest backstage after the show. They also had a show the next night.
Oh, I also noticed that security wasn't letting anyone but the front row to the stage. I noticed that has varied this tour. Frankly though, I think any seat is good in the first 5 rows, as long as you're relatively in the middle.
I have video of GDW and Gypsy that I plan to upload to Youtube tonight or tomorrow. I will post the link after I do so. I also got a few good photos. I didn’t take a ton though – I wanted to enjoy the show and also not irritate the band with constant phone in their faces. I am still in a daze from how wonderful last night was. I woke up this morning going, was that a dream?
Nope. All real.
Jamie
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