Getting LB to sign BN at concert question
 

Hey all!
I am seeing FM on Sunday in Denver and I have very good close seats near LB - so my question is I am bringing my BN album and hope I can get a signature - for those with luck with this or even with suggestions when is a good time to hand it to him? (Like does anyone know when there's a short break, etc.) I want the timing to be good of course! Gotta get me a sharpie!

Thanks!
Lauren

Hi Lauren!

Take only the cover- sounds simple, but someone got one of their records broken at one of the shows I went to.

I've seen the most success when you show it to him and make sure he sees it before the first encore, and then he'll either sign it before going offstage for the encore or he'll do it when they come back or leave after the final song.

I showed my photo to Lindsey after "Go Your Own Way" and he smiled and said he would come back. They did the encore and then he signed for me. He's good about remembering! Just make sure you're ready, because he only signs for 2 or 3 people.

Ok that was my next question when was encore but I can remember "GYOW" since it's my fave :-) (hi Hayley!)

I hope he will sign for me since he only does a few people. I don't know how close to him I am - I am in the center section, 13 seats in, 2nd row so I hope he will see it and I have to kind of push my way up a row to get it to him. I was going to attach a cover of my web page for him as well but it seems he does it fast so maybe just the album - and a pen right? (and yes, I thought about not taking the actual album so it doesn't get broken but good reminder!)

I am getting excited for Sunday! Getting him to sign would be a dream come true as well!

Lauren

You can always try asking Cory after the show if you see her, but be careful...she misunderstood Laura, and ended up signing it herself!

Is Cory blonde, and typically the person who hands out the roses from Stevie's mic at the end?

This will be near-impossible at that point in the show. I suggest getting up front right at the beginning of the show. If you're in Row 2, just be prepared to jump the front row of seats when everyone rushes up there when the band comes out. Or, be hovering at the end of the row near showtime to make it easier. They typically take the stage at 8:15...just remember, when you hear the crickets, they're coming. For an autograph, the ideal place to be is in the space just to the right of LB where there is no equipment in the way, but I have seen him go out of his way to reach people in other areas. As for your odds of getting one...very good if you're in that exact spot, other than that, it seems to vary quite a bit. In Seattle I swore he did about 15, but I'd say 3-5 is more likely. As for timing, I've mostly seen him do it at the very end when Mick is talking. Good luck! (Even if you don't get an autograph, you'll enjoy the show very much from that spot...trust me.:))

thanks guys- yes, I know I'll enjoy the show but I guess since this is my third show and I am finally finally so close I want of course the autograph finally! I will do my best!

What does Cory look like?

Thanks!
Lauren

REAL REAL REAL REAL skinny blonde. I think she has tattoos downher back, if I am not mistaken. She's the one that tapes down the set lists for the band before the show....


-Curtis

Cory is super hot. I was totally checking her out at the Jacksonville show....and I bet we're the same age too!

Cory's beautiful.

Oh, and Lauren- you're a gorgeous girl, and so you're more likely than anyone to get that album signed! He always pays way more attention to the pretty girls ;-)

Does he only sign for the girls? Any guys get an autograph?

Before the show even starts can you find a place to stand up at the stage? If so, what rows are usually allowed up? Or does this all depend on the venue? Can anyone share any experiences?

I've seen guys get 'em, but there usually seems to be more ladies seeking them, and I wouldn't doubt he'd favor them if he can only manage a few.;)

It definitely depends on the venue and how strict their security policies are (or how big-headed any particular security guard is;) I swear, some of these people think they're high and mighty). Often, it is technically limited to the first three rows, and sometimes only of the center section if the seats are divided into three sections. Some places may have additional security checking tickets near the front to make sure you belong up there. Overall, it is definitely easier to get up front at outdoor venues due to the way they're typically set up (lots of space between the front row and stage). If possible, keep wandering around back and forth in front of the stage before the show starts, and then "oops!" be up there when the show starts and mix right in. Try finding an empty seat upfront and tell someone you're going to pretend to know them if security bugs you. Just tell them you'll head back to your seat soon after you finish talking to "this friend you haven't seen in years" and milk it as long as possible. The people you're faking it with might act like you're crazy, but who cares? You'll never see them again! See my Clark Co show notes for some tactics I've successfully used. Some places will let you head to the stage, say, 5 minutes before showtime, whereas others make you wait until the band comes out. Just be ready to move fast because as soon as they allow it, it's a crunch! I know some Ledgies have paid people with tickets in the front row to trade with them. If you have an aisle seat, you're luckier because it leaves opportunities to dart up front without causing as much of a commotion. Even if it's a little worse seat, maybe offer to trade with someone on an aisle, since you'll have bigger and better things ahead of you.:) Take the time to scope out possibilities before the show starts. See if the side or center aisles look better, or which security guard look easier to slip by. A quick dart may be your best bet, or slowly climbing rows of seats into any available empty chairs over the course of the first couple songs may work better. Usually, if you have the will to do whatever it takes, you'll make it somehow! You could try asking another audience member to distract a problem security guard with a question while you slip past. At my last TISL show in Seattle, I was determined to get upfront for EO17 for the first time. The security at that particular venue (Key Arena) is seriously assinine, but my boyfriend (who is large and possibly scary-looking to those who don't know him) feigned a rucus as I darted past the three security guards. They told him he would have to leave if he didn't go back to his seat, and he obviously obliged since he just wanted me to make it! One lady actually sprinted after me in an attempt to chase me down (get a life, people!), but I ducked down and mingled quickly by which point she gave up.

BEST OF LUCK!!! :wavey:

To find Cory, look for a blond with a big tattoo on her neck walking around the stage before and after the show. That be she :D

Hey, I'm a dude and Lindsey signed for me! I brought a vintage shot of him from the Mirage tour and waved it at him. He smiled and said he would come back after the encore. When I showed it to him again after Goodbye Baby, he nodded like "Oh yeah!" and came to sign. I shook his hand and said "thank you so much." And he smiled and said "you're welcome." Then that drunk beeyotch behind me ruined the photo, but hey I had the experience.

I've seen a lot of guys get things signed - at the San Jose show, a guy had the Acoustic Guitar mag w/ LB on the cover, and the Crying in the Night 45 picture sleeve. He got both of 'em signed. :wavey:

Hey guys!
Thanks again for the info (and Hayley you are too sweet with your comment!) :-)

I will take all the pointers into account! I can't really change my seat as I am with my husband and that wouldn't be nice to do for him however he knows I may have to move into the front briefly or whatever to get the album signed. He's more worried about Mick spitting on us than anything - LOL! (he remembers that from the last show even though we weren't close enuf to "appreciate" Mick's spit) He said he's bringing a rain coat for that part!

It seems it's best to show LB the album in the beginning and get him to sign after GYOW? Maybe if I can get his attention for a bit and hold it up a few times he'll see it. I will definately talk to those in front of me too and ask them for some help if necessary!

2 more days!!!!! I can't wait - will post a review of course!
Lauren

I was fortunate enough to get 2 signatures from Lindsey for myself & a friend (Skcin) on our SYW CD covers in Toronto. I was front row, just to the right of LB's mic. I missed him the first set of signings (right at the end when they leave the stage for the 1st encore) but then I stood there with my cd's & sharpie up in the air for the rest of the show & he finally signed at the very end of the show. He signed alot that night, maybe 10 sig's at the end. Good luck! Signatures are great but sometimes they ruin the show when that's all your concentrating on & not enjoying the show!

Thanks for all the info! I am determined to get to the stage this time! Last time, it wasn't easy because I went with people and I didn't want to be rude and desert them. This time I am all by my lonesome and don't care if I make a fool of myself- I want to get to the stage! My only concern is that I am so much younger then anyone else (16) and a I might be a target to security guards!

Good luck!!
 

Yeah...
 

it does suck ass that some who are wanting autographs turn around the next moment and are hockin' en on eBay...Sucks that a real appreciative fan may not receive and autograph cause of those "'graph seekers".

Good luck on getting a signature...

Brian "the Ytse jammer (aka Dream Theater fan)...And co-owner of the prized K.U. autograph" j.

How about when you see the same fans at 10 shows (no, I'm not exaggerating) getting Lindsey to sign something. I mean, one, two, even three....but when you get him to sign something every single time when you know there are going to be many more fans there who are only going to one show and lucky enough to be in the first row and they walk away with nothing...as long as you walk away grinning cause he signed your 10th thing :distress:

Yeah but it depends... If you have front row tickets for two, three or four shows maybe more, especially seated right in front of LB then I think it's fair game myself. If you are prepared for the financial sacrifice to see him up close then I don't see a problem.

As long as you don't get him to sign the same album title every time and don't auction the stuff off afterwards for financial gain. Just interacting with LB and playing his Turner was enough for me really and the few bits he signed for me at the gigs are memories of the individual shows. We might not see Lindsey play in the UK again (23 years between his tours last time!) and myself and some other really cool UK, European (and an American ;) ) Ledgies wanted to savour every moment......

If you want LB to sign your "Buckingham Nicks" album Lauren you need to make sure you are near Lindsey's microphone and just to the right in the gap between his monitor speakers (you will see a gap on the stage) right at the end of Don't Stop. Make sure you have a sharpie ready, gold looks the coolest I think, (carry a backup) and be prepared to wave it at him, or better still place it at his feet.. Christy is right, don't take the record itself but make sure you cut some card up and place it inside the sleeve because when Lindsey picks it up he is in a hurry to sign and chances are he will grab a corner which will bend and crease the sleeve if it's not stiff enough...

Have a fun time... :blob2:

:wavey:

Sorry, but when these fans sometimes see 20 or 30 people at that same stage trying so hard to get something signed and you're there getting your 10th+++ thing signed.... preventing him from signing something for someone else, I think that's wrong and very greedy. Lindsey's not signing 20 or 30 things per show, he can't....give other fans a chance. There are some shows where he's barely signing 3 things and they've hit this city once or twice. Most fans going to that many shows know that the majority of people in the front rows are seeing a few shows at most, why not let them get their item signed. Like I said, you want a few signed, fine...but don't be greedy about it so other fans get nothing.

I was front row in the seat right in front of Lindsey for 2 shows and myself and a couple of other ledgies worked very hard to get those seats and I for one made sure I made the most of every moment on those nights, and I might add if it wasn't for me on both of those nights nobody at the front would have got anything signed because I was the only person ready with a sharpie and Lindsey signed everything with it. If I knew of somebody that paid top price, and worked their ass off to pay for those tickets for 10, 20 or 30 shows, the amount of shows is irrelevent, then I wouldn't begrudge them, they earned it.

It's not called greed it's called opportunism and hard work.

If I was on the other side of the front row or behind row 1 and couldn't get to Lindsey then tough... It is entirely possible for anybody from the first 3 rows to get a place right in front of Lindsey if they get there early enough. If you had acquired a ticket for the exact seat in front of Lindsey's microphone front row and somebody in a row from behind you walked in front and stood there in front of you then would that be ok for you? and how many times would it be OK for them to do it? One show, twos shows or more? Get my point? Would they be greedy or would they be taking the opportunity at the time?

You can argue the same principle with the thread over band wages.. For Lindsey and Stevie to get twice as much as Mick and John per show. Is that greed? Or opportunism and hard work on behalf of those members and their managers? How about them getting more for one show, or two.... maybe three.....

Ok guess I need another sharpie (I still have the one I had Marty Balin of Jeff. Airplane use to sign my CD - did I tell you guys I got backstage and he dedicated a song to me? Another story but at same venue at Fiddler's where FM is playing Sunday night!) And no, am not a groupie - LOL in case you guys are wondering - he's just my other fave singer and I got very lucky!

Anyway, I definately won't take the album with the cover - I have the gatefold so it will open up - maybe I should do something to close it? Also I have NO PROBLEM waving and smiling at LB - trust me!!! (read my tour review from 1997 and you will see!) however I am in 2nd row but 13 seats in (center) so I can't get out that easily on the aisle - I am going to have to move ahead instead. I think I need to make friends with someone in front of me too and get them to maybe throw on stage and get back for me? I am going to do my best to hand it to him though! I really hope he signs!!!! This is my third FM show - maybe three is the charm!!!

Woo hoo!!! 2 more days!
Lauren :o :blob2:

We obviously have a difference of opinion about how many items one fan needs signed at the expense of so many other fans who will go without getting anything at all signed.

As for your comment on the band wages, I don't see how you're bringing that into this conversation as an analogy, but since you are. Stevie and Lindsey are the front men for the show, they're the stars. As much as all fans love the entire band and it wouldn't be Fleetwood Mac without John and Mick, most fans are there to see and hear Stevie and Lindsey sing and perform the songs they've written over their career with the band. I don't see that as greed. In most theatrical performances, be it movies, theater or musical performance, most times there's a star. If we're going to put your equal pay theory to work, then I suppose there shouldn't be anywhere in the arts that the stars or front men get paid more money, everyone should be paid equally. For that matter, why is there any difference in pay scale anywhere in life, maybe everyone who works for every company should be paid equally across the board. The president of a corporation shouldn't be greedy and take a larger salary, they should be happy so forgo the difference in their wages so all of the employees in the company can share the difference and everyone can share one pot. Maybe you can start a movement in your own company by offering to give up your wages to a general pot to be shared by all of the employees, maybe everyone would follow your lead.

I think everyone has opportunities in life, maybe I'm weird wanting other fans to have that special moment and momento from a show and Lindsey signing their picture or album cover. I don't see why some fans need 10 or 20 things signed when one there are so many who will go without it because one person wants it all. For that matter, if you're saying opportunity is what matters and you manage to get the opportunity because of your great seat location that you've worked so hard for? .....why not be able to use that opportunity and sell the signature on Ebay. Isn't that what your idea of opportunity is all about?

I've been at many shows where I've been lucky enough to be right up at the stage and I've helped people behind me move forward and get their item signed. I never thought that perhaps I'd be taking away your opportunity if you worked so hard to get that perfect seat and now some poor soul who wasn't as lucky as you got their 1st and only item signed and you didn't get your 8th thing signed because he didn't have enough time to sign both. I guess the person I helped took away your opportunity. What a shame. And yes, it would be okay if the person from the 3rd row who managed to get to the stage and stand next to me got their item signed instead of me. :shrug:

I'm confused, can you really just go to the front of the stage and find a spot before the show even starts?

I was in row five for the West Palm Beach show and got up to go the bathroom in the middle of the show. When I came back, I stood at the side of the stage for a few seconds and a security guard asked to see my ticket and told me to go back to my seat.

Also, is standing right at the stage looking at Lindsey and Stevie's feet comfortable? I would think after a good 2 and a half hours you would get sick of looking up and you would get a neckache. Can someone who has stood right at someone's feet comment on this?

Yes... you do get neckache but IMO it's worth it!

Pip

Perhaps there was an element of sarcasm there, forgive me if it wasn't intentional.

Funny you should say that because we do have a pot at work that gets shared out to the lower paid employees, depending on the performance of the other staff.

Also I have just resigned my post due to the workload I have been doing lately which has meant I have literally solely saved the jobs of 7 other collegues but I've actually been paid less than they have during this time.. I gave my time and skills for nothing to save these guys and didn't do it for any reason other than it had to be done to save them... I made no gain from it whatsoever. It was an opportunity to help them..

Here's one for you with the same principle I'm talking about-

Is a millionaire greedy compared to a beggar or did he/she use their skills and hard work to benefit from the opportunities they were given?


I thought I'd made my opinion on auctioning clear but obviously not. Selling the autographed items on Ebay means making a financial gain from the opportunity and situation you have been in. This is wrong and to profit financially from Lindsey's goodwill is bad.

If however you are a dedicated fan that adores the band and is willing to spend an awful lot of money for your experiences and gets the opportunity to stand in front of Lindsey 10 times and get his autograph then I don't have a problem with it.. I would think it's quite a sad maybe obsessive thing to do but it wouldn't surprise me if it goes on..

And if, by any chance, you think I would be into making any financial gain from the situation I found myself in then it is the wrong assumption. Check out the photos from the UK gigs on Lindsey's official site

www.lindseybuckingham.com

I could have sold them like countless others on Ebay but I wanted to share them with the true fans for nothing..


Again you seem to think I'm actually urging people to do it 8, 10, 20, 30 times etc which I'm not. I think it would be an unhealthy thing to do, what I'm saying is if somebody is prepared to put that amount of effort in to it then I have no problem with it. They are using the situation to their advantage, it's upto the people who only get to one or two shows at the front to be there earlier and to make sure they position themselves where they need to be at the right moment, if they do that the person that has been stood there for 10 previous shows won't get the opportunity will they?

This is starting to make me repeat now which is not good for the discussion.

Sorry for me seeing things from different peoples perspectives, I'll try not to do it in future.. :rolleyes:

If you are in the first three rows, from my experience they let you stand at the front of the stage, doesn't matter if you are 1st row or 3rd row, if you get there early enough you have the chance of standing right at the front. If you try and do it from rows 4 and back, especially after the show has started it is likely you will get your ticket checked and be sent back. Again in my experience they check everybody stood at the front before the show to see if you are in rows 1-3. Again in my experience it doesn't matter which side your seat is on either.

As for standing at their feet.. I didn't get sick of looking up and the adrenaline of the moment stops your neck from hurting.. Just make sure you have some painkillers for after the show though!! Having said that it's worth the small amount of pain! :] :]

At my first UK show (the 2nd on the UK leg) no-one even realised he would sign stuff. I didn't see him sign anything and I had forgotten my BN album cover. The next night I remembered it and he came over to sign and then people were scratching around to find something for him to sign. I didn't bother to take anything else to any other shows apart from a picture I took to Manchester to get signed for a fellow US ledgie who didn't think he would get the oppertunity himself. I could have got more stuff signed but personally I didn't want the hassle of carrying stuff around and then worrying about it. From what I saw it was only really people who frequent boards like this who took stuff to be signed anyway. Other people seemed surprised that he was even signing anything.

This was true over here in the UK. I had no trouble with security who had been instructed to let us stand. My seats were in front of Stevie's mic at most of my shows anyway but on one occasion they were in front of Lindsey and I still went over to Stevie's side. In fact the only trouble I had was at the first London show when 4 people in the front row insisted on sitting and wouldn't allow anyone to stand in front of them. They kicked off and tried to get security to tell people to sit (which didn't work) so spent the time kicking or poking anyone who was in front of them

Pip

I totally hear what you are saying and 10 plus things signed does sound excessive. But then on that note the same could be said about the people that are camped out at Lindsey or Stevie's feet for countless shows. If you are going to 10, 15 shows etc then wouldn't it be nice to let someone else have that spot? I'm not having a go at anyone in saying this as I would be classed as guilty myself for standing at Stevie's feet for 6 shows in the UK.

I was standing right at their feet in Cleveland.....
Neckache? What neckache?? Hmmm....could have had one....didn't pay any attention to a possible neckache though, I had other much more important things on my mind :lol: ;) so I couldn't tell you for sure!!

My brother-in-law and I were in the second row, in front of Lindsey, we just made the mad dash up to the stage with everybody else.....but I don't recall anyone checking people's tickets, so I guess it just depends on what venue you're at.

Lindsey actually seemed to sign for many people at that show, he must have had an extra minute or two to spare that night! And he was not gender biased....I got his signature, and my brother-in-law did too! :thumbsup: I wasn't even prepared, THE MAN just walked over after the final bows and crouched down right in front of me and started signing. I guess that qualifies as being in the right place at the right time! I'm just kicking myself now that I didn't bring something more important with me for him to sign....he just signed our tickets.....I was so worried that whatever I would have brought would wind up damaged (and it WAS pouring down rain when we left!!!) and never in my wildest dreams on the way to the show did I think I would even be that close to them, let alone get Linds' autograph!!! Stupid stupid stupid.....always hope for the best, and plan for it!!! :nod:

Good luck at your show!!!!!

And for the record: In my entire life, at only this ONE show, was I camped out at the edge of the stage, at their feet, and this ONE signature is the only one that I have ever gotten, and may ever have......

Stephanie

I suppose you're right, I guess this can be taken to any extreme. Why not charge a lot more money for the fans in the front few rows who can go up to the stage. When you think about it, it's not really fair to fans who are in the 4th row and paid the same amount of money and can't. Those of us who are lucky enough to have been in the front row could give up our ticket and walk back and switch with someone in another row so they could have the experience. It can be taken to any extreme really:)

I'll stick to my original comment which was, I think everyone would love to have something signed by Lindsey as a permanent momento from their concert experience. If I had 1, 2, 3 items, it would be enough for me and I'd hate to see 20 others walking away from the stage disappointed that he didn't sign theirs, when he signed my 10th or 15th item. If other feel it's their right, who am I to argue it's not:)

It's been venue to venue here. Some have let 3 rows up, some only the front row, some only the center section of the front row. Some venues lost control over the front row area and tons of people pushed forward. Depending on how crowded some of the front row areas were and the rowdiness of the crowd, at many venues you really couldn't leave your spot to go anywhere without someone stepping in to take your place.

There's also been some complaining from some fans who didn't like the idea of people standing in front of their seats all night. In some venues it got so bad, the band's security sent everyone back to their seat. The way it came down from the band's security for a time was, if the fans who paid for those seats complain, you have to go back. We tend to think of all fans as message board fanatics, many fans bought their seats through the club and when they didn't like the front row set up of going to the stage, they called Fanfire to complain.

Haven't heard or seen anyone kicking or poking fans here, but with the beer and general rowdiness of some of the crowds at the outdoor venues, it wouldn't surprise me.

Whew...