golddust
05-29-2004, 12:48 PM
One of life’s little dreams came true for me tonight. At the end of the concert Stevie was acknowledging fans and shaking hands as she was exiting. I was toward the end of the stage and I had a chance to get Stevie’s attention and I said, “Thank you for Sara, I love it.” She looked at me shook my hand and said, “You’re welcome.” She then went over and waited for Mick to say his final comments. I about died. Sara is my favorite song and I really wanted to thank Stevie for singing it. After all these many years I never thought I would ever hear Sara live. The wonderful touch of video of Sara from the Tusk era just makes the song that much more compelling and magical. I just can not thank Stevie enough for how happy she has made this fan. The set list is the same, no Silver Springs. Stevie was, I thought, in excellent voice. She did not go for it in a big way at the end of Rhiannon but it still rocked. Stevie dedicated Landslide to us the audience saying, “It has always been for you.” I Know I’m Not Wrong is just a great concert song and I think Stevie is enjoying it as much as Lindsey is. Say you Will is fun with the hand movements and all. Stevie had very good energy tonight and was really enjoying herself. Say Goodbye has such beautiful harmonies and it’s my favorite new Lindsey tune. Stevie said that Beautiful Child was one of her very favorites and she’s so happy that the band wanted to do it now. Gold Dust Woman never ceases to amaze me. Stevie makes it seem new every time she sings it and that ‘shadooow’, ‘shadooow’ is haunting. She really held her pose at the end of the song for what seemed a longer time than usual. I’m So Afraid is a tour de force for Lindsey and remains my favorite of his older material. At the end of the song Lindsey looked over to my area pointed and nodded – sigh! For the Tusk dance when Stevie has her back to the audience Lindsey put both hands skyward. It was a cute variation to the thumbs up and other motions. Stand Back is a serious crowd pleaser and it completely took the house down – Stevie twirls and all!!! Stevie did several twirls during Sara and one other song that escapes me right now. I’m sure the fact that it is 1:20 AM has nothing to do with it. After World Turning Mick was introducing the band and when he came to Stevie he made mention of her birthday. Well let me tell you Stevie got such an ovation complete with loud ‘seat banging’. The applause just went on and on and on - Stevie was smiling and clearly very happy. I’m so pleased that Goodbye Baby is the closing song. It is so tender and warm. My night was truly memorable. I got a set list – the one on Lindsey’s side. I even had a chance to tell Cory Buckingham how much I love her ‘tour diary ‘. I told her she was so funny and to keep up the good work. This was a night to remember and a big thank you goes out to Mick, John, Lindsey and Stevie for making it all possible. Fleetwood Mac is a class act – committed to making sure their audience goes home knowing something special has just transpired between the band and their fans.
PS I have to agree with some of the comments regarding Stevie. She did seem to conserve her energy in spots but there were times particularly during Stand Back when she really rocked out. Stevie at perhaps less than 100% is still a force on stage and IMO she put on one great show. Again a thank you to Stevie for working through her throat problems.
PS I have to agree with some of the comments regarding Stevie. She did seem to conserve her energy in spots but there were times particularly during Stand Back when she really rocked out. Stevie at perhaps less than 100% is still a force on stage and IMO she put on one great show. Again a thank you to Stevie for working through her throat problems.