Des Moines, IA 9/1/12

[McTrouble]

Originally Posted by jetta07

I will be going to Council Bluffs and Des Moines Des Moines will be 2nd row with meet and greet -- can't believe its coming up so soon. I just saw him in November and was dying to see him again as soon as I could. Its going to be a bit of a drive, but I don't want to pass up the opportunity if he doesn't end up coming any closer.

Hi!

Me and redtulip will also be at Council Bluffs and Des Moines shows!

[HelloMonster]

Hello, everyone! I will be at the Council Bluffs show, too! Seems to be the closest he's coming to K.C., at least. I cant wait! See you all there.

[elle]

Originally Posted by jetta07

I will be going to Council Bluffs and Des Moines Des Moines will be 2nd row with meet and greet -- can't believe its coming up so soon. I just saw him in November and was dying to see him again as soon as I could. Its going to be a bit of a drive, but I don't want to pass up the opportunity if he doesn't end up coming any closer.

Originally Posted by HelloMonster

Hello, everyone! I will be at the Council Bluffs show, too! Seems to be the closest he's coming to K.C., at least. I cant wait! See you all there.

welcome jetta07 and HelloMonster!!

have a great time at the show and please report back when you can!!

[jetta07]

Originally Posted by elle

welcome jetta07 and HelloMonster!!

have a great time at the show and please report back when you can!!

Thanks
I am excited and nervous all at the same time (for the m&g.) I still don't know what I'm going to say!
Every time I've seen Lindsey perform I've wished I could see him again the next day-now its actually going to happen & I'll be wishing I could see him Sun night as well

[jetta07]

Originally Posted by Lindsfan

Welcome Jetta
Since you already saw Lindsey last fall you know he's worth the drive Great seats too!! I look forward to hearing your thoughts after the shows. Have you given any thought as to what to say at the meet and greet?

Hi

No, I still don't know what I'm going to say except that I don't want to be a rambling, nervous mess. How long do you get - a couple minutes?

[jetta07]

Had an amazing time at the meet and greet - still feels more like a dream than something that actually happened, lol. WOW all I can say is that Lindsey across as being so genuinely nice. I must have sounded dumbstruck, but he seemed to take an interest and expand on the couple things I asked/told him. I asked if he was planning to come to KS anytime soon he told me that there are plans in the works to wrap up the tour in Kansas City and was telling me all the things he likes about the downtown area. I managed to get out how long I had been listening to his music and how it had been with me through the high and low points in my life. My head was spinning, so didn't come out very eloquently, I'm sure. I'm so glad I decided to do the m&g and I'm still on cloud 9 thinking about it.

[Lindsfan]

Originally Posted by jetta07

Hi

No, I still don't know what I'm going to say except that I don't want to be a rambling, nervous mess. How long do you get - a couple minutes?

I apologize for not getting back to you Jetta07...as you probably deduced, I was out of town, following Lindsey around the midwest

Originally Posted by jetta07

Had an amazing time at the meet and greet - still feels more like a dream than something that actually happened, lol. WOW all I can say is that Lindsey across as being so genuinely nice. I must have sounded dumbstruck, but he seemed to take an interest and expand on the couple things I asked/told him. I asked if he was planning to come to KS anytime soon he told me that there are plans in the works to wrap up the tour in Kansas City and was telling me all the things he likes about the downtown area. I managed to get out how long I had been listening to his music and how it had been with me through the high and low points in my life. My head was spinning, so didn't come out very eloquently, I'm sure. I'm so glad I decided to do the m&g and I'm still on cloud 9 thinking about it.

Awww, that's because he is nice It sounds like you had an exceptional meet and greet. You may have felt dumbstruck, but you obviously got an actual conversation out of him, which is a very good sign I'm sure you came across beautifully

But most interestingly is that he told you that there were still more dates in the works??? I've heard speculation that he wanted to do more dates (in the southwest), but this late in the game, it wasn't looking too positive. I really hope this is a good sign!

[redtulip]

I posted these in the Rodeo thread but they make more sense here. Working on getting the rest uploaded in the next few days, I'll post them here as I do.

Down on Rodeo



Bleed to Love Her



Stephanie



Go Your Own Way

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by jetta07

Had an amazing time at the meet and greet - still feels more like a dream than something that actually happened, lol. WOW all I can say is that Lindsey across as being so genuinely nice. I must have sounded dumbstruck, but he seemed to take an interest and expand on the couple things I asked/told him. I asked if he was planning to come to KS anytime soon he told me that there are plans in the works to wrap up the tour in Kansas City

Really? Very juicy. I would love to be at whatever turns out to be the final date. If Ontario ends up being it, you guys in Rama are very lucky.

Michele

[jetta07]

Originally Posted by Lindsfan

I apologize for not getting back to you Jetta07...as you probably deduced, I was out of town, following Lindsey around the midwest



Awww, that's because he is nice It sounds like you had an exceptional meet and greet. You may have felt dumbstruck, but you obviously got an actual conversation out of him, which is a very good sign I'm sure you came across beautifully

But most interestingly is that he told you that there were still more dates in the works??? I've heard speculation that he wanted to do more dates (in the southwest), but this late in the game, it wasn't looking too positive. I really hope this is a good sign!

Yes!! I wasn't expecting a detailed response, but he asked something along the lines of 'is kansas city close enough' and mentioned the possibility of finishing off the tour/wrapping things up in KC. I didn't ask specifically about extending the tour or how many extra stops there would be, etc. I was eagerly waiting for a KS stop last time and the Salina show was added after the rest of the tour had been announced. I know the theatre in Salina wasn't exactly thrilled about people coming up to the stage (have a policy against it) and Lindsey was encouraging people to come up after a lady kept walking up and telling the girls standing up by the stage to sit down. I'm crossing my fingers

[redtulip]

Come

[McTrouble]

Originally Posted by jetta07

Had an amazing time at the meet and greet - still feels more like a dream than something that actually happened, lol. WOW all I can say is that Lindsey across as being so genuinely nice. I must have sounded dumbstruck, but he seemed to take an interest and expand on the couple things I asked/told him. I asked if he was planning to come to KS anytime soon he told me that there are plans in the works to wrap up the tour in Kansas City and was telling me all the things he likes about the downtown area. I managed to get out how long I had been listening to his music and how it had been with me through the high and low points in my life. My head was spinning, so didn't come out very eloquently, I'm sure. I'm so glad I decided to do the m&g and I'm still on cloud 9 thinking about it.

You have given us a little more hope!

[redtulip]

Go Insane



(That's it for today, more tomorrow!)

[redtulip]

Not Too Late

[elle]

http://glam-racket.blogspot.ca/2012/...t-sherman.html

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Lindsey Buckingham Live In Des Moines

Lindsey Buckingham
Live At Hoyt Sherman Place
Des Moines, Iowa, September 2, 2012

“Look at all of those dudes up by the stage taking pictures of Lindsey’s guitar rack.” I pointed out to my wife as we made our way to our seats at Lindsey Buckingham’s solo performance in Des Moines last Saturday night. “That’s hilarious!” I added as we both sat down.

“Don’t laugh.” She replied. “You know you want to go up there and do the same thing.”

I paused for a moment before admitting, “I do want to go up there.”

It would have been hilarious if they were all BC Rich.

Like my wife predicted, I was up out of my seat, making my way to the front of the stage just so I could seize a few shots of Buckingham’s wares before the lights went down.


Not a Marshall in sight. Didn't need 'em.

There were two things that I immediately discovering during An Intimate Evening with Lindsey Buckingham, an intimate one-man performance of the Fleetwood Mac legend. The first is that all of the male audience members seemed to have show up to ogle at his incredible guitar picking skills. And just because there was an ample amount of Ovation acoustic guitars standing on that rack, it doesn’t mean that Lindsey didn’t hit a pedal, transforming a hollow body into a ballsy lead instrument, complete with distortion, tone, and testosterone.

The other thing was that Buckingham’s crowd probably found more women in attendance. The majority of them were middle-aged, but all of them seemed to view Lindsey with the kind of glance that is only reserved for lustful admiration. The man is as lean as ever, sporting thin denim jeans, a v-neck t-shirt and expensive leather jacket for the occasion, all of which prompted more than one shout of “I love you Lindsey!” from his female admirers.

The set pulled from equal parts solo material and Fleetwood Mac cuts, which he referred to as “the big machine.” Whatever the source, the intimate setting created a perfect backdrop for a lot of his overproduced material in the same way that “Big Love” got a new lease on life the moment Buckingham focused on turning it into an incredible reminder of his talent on the six string.

For tonight, it was “Go Insane” that got the “better than the original” nod. Admittedly, it’s pretty easy to overtake the outdated production of the title track from his 1984 solo record. But Lindsey manages to bring out the original diagnosis, but slowing down the arrangement and turning it into an eerie, creepy crawl.

All the songs receive similar changes in arrangements and nuances, and each one required a new guitar, mindfully handed over by his guitar tech while the devoted crowd gave standing ovations after every tune.


Don't get weird on me, babe.
By the time he got to the familiar opening of “Go Your Own Way,” the decorum of the immaculate Hoyt Sherman Place venue finally turned into a traditional rock show. Dozens of middle-aged women began leaving their seats to march up to the front of the stage, getting a bird’s eyes view of their graying idol as he navigated both sides of the crowd for optimal exposure.

Even in this intimate setting, Lindsey brought out his best showman poses, pouting his lips with eyes-closed during extended solos, pursing loud/soft dynamics with his vocals to achieve maximum vulnerability, and holding his hand over his heart with each appreciative applause.

To dismiss this package as just an atypical unplugged outing would be an injustice to the many years this man honed his craft in packed arenas with Fleetwood Mac. But the beauty of it all is how the intimacy perfectly translated this man’s genius on his instrument. It’s a craft that was obviously built from even more years of refining his relationship with the guitar, probably alone and probably going beyond what was even needed with Mac.

Yet he continued his progression, honoring the band’s tradition of featuring some pretty awesome guitarists and securing his own place in that heritage.

With Fleetwood Mac, he was just one of many guitarists that filled that spot, but on that special Saturday night in Des Moines, he was the only guitarist we wanted to hear in that role.

Setlist

Cast Away Dreams
Bleed To Love Her
Not Too Late
Stephanie
Come
Shut Us Down
Go Insane
Never Going Back Again
Big Love
I’m So Afraid
Go Your Own Way

Encore

Down On Rodeo
Trouble
Seeds We Sow