Hard game for ledgies
 

Ok, I was in the shower yesterday and got this cruel idea.. :)

Let's suppose Fleetwood Mac goes again with a very short tour in 2005. Kind of "One Nigh Only" shows (one concert per continent). That's because Christine accepted to rejoin with a new studio album, but doesn't want the pressure of a long tour, and doesn't want to leave England for long time.

And the band looks for their die hard fans to invite them to first row seats, with backstage tour and a special dinner. So they found the best fans at the Ledge. The invitation includes everything (hotel, meals, air ticket, entrances, show merchandise, etc).

So.. please propose 4 ledgies (you can't include yourself, he he) to the band for the nearest show from your hometown. This list is your vote to the band so it will help them to decide who are invited.

Your votes should include the reason why you suggest those ledgies (good fellows, addicted fans, longtime ledgies, wisedom about the band, etc).

DON'T say why you don't choose someone. You just mention 4 names and why you choose them. This is game, no offenses please. :)

Chris (gldstwmn)- Because I <3333333333333333333 her completely.
Jason (strandinthewind)- Because I <33333333333333333333333 him, too.
Gerald (shackin'up)- Just because he's a huge Lindsey fan and a great guy.
Carne- He could scare Stevie into putting some oomph in her performances and possibly stop droning and instead sing in a higher register.

Countess Merfessa, since this year's sucky so far for her<333
Marisster, since her & Merf are a package deal ;)
David, for his general quirkiness and insane knowledge about the band
Gaius, because he has the ability to make me giggle like a schoolgirl in sex ed. :D

Estranged4life (Brian J.) Because he has had such a bad year and he truly deserves it! Not to mention where would we be without him for Mac 'goodies".

GreatDarkWing (Alex N) Because he was my travel buddy for Madison and Champaign and without him I would have ended up in Canada someplace. He also looks so darn happy at the concerts and he is a good friend.

Wondergirl (Christy) She just seems like such a nice genuine Lindsey fan that she just has to get to meet him someday.


Livia- Because she is the Ticketmaster Guru and posts to alert us when she sees good seats being released.

Pretty cruel
 

This is a really bizarre but nice idea for a game (I'm getting a little tired of the Survivor stuff, can you tell?). A lot of people initially occurred to me as deserving of this honor, including:

SARARHIANNON
SHACKIN' UP GERALD
VIANNA
ALI P
VILLAVIC
BELLA FIGURA
WETCAMELFOOD
LIVIA
SUGAR
DREAMSUNWIND KATE
JBROWNSJR

But after more careful consideration, I settled on a group of six Ledgies. The ONLY qualities I weighted with any importance in this matter were as follows:

* I'd eliminate anyone who has seen Fleetwood Mac an ungodly number of times this past tour. For people who went 150 (or God knows how many) times -- do they really need to have seen FM play 151 times? Nothing personal to comrades like Tiff, Patti & Torri, so I hope they understand my reasoning.

* They must exhibit a general level of friendliness & civility, which includes adhering to the rules of Internet communication. I would not send driveling brats whose signatures measure fully 6 inches in height or more. These are selfish people who, as far as I'm concerned, don't deserve such an honor. Brian J. exemplifies friendliness & deserves to go see Mac.

* They must love the entire band, to varying degrees at least. Many fans love Stevie or love Lindsey or love John or whomever ... but don't think all that much of the other members. That's fine, but let them buy their own tickets. I want to send people who'd be thrilled to be seeing the GROUP. Ledgies like Mike B. & Joe come to mind.

* They must be excited as opposed to merely belligerent about seeing Fleetwood Mac. In my 25+ years of paying very close attention to other FM fans, I have learned how to distinguish the merely noisy fans from the truly enthralled. Christy, for example, yelps a great deal about Lindsey, but it's obvious to all of us by this point that she genuinely loves Lindsey & the rest of the band. When she goes to see LB in concert, her pulse rate probably accelerates exponentially.

* They must all be able to get along as a group, because I'd send them all together. I think the group I picked would have a blasting good time together.

* Anyone who's ever maliciously trolled Usenet wouldn't get my vote. That eliminates Ginny, Jim, Andie, kyle, John Weir & Aquanet. Oh, & Swill.

* I couldn't in good conscience send anyone who may be in mental distress or psychological disequalibrium. In those cases, money & time are better spent on psychotropic medication & therapy. Once again, this would eliminate Ginny.

* Finally, if I've lost touch with otherwise great, fun, with-it fans -- like Doug Lefeve, Chris Small or Ann Sissom -- they don't get to go.

So, my final group is:

[drum roll]

MIKE B.
JUDY L.
CHRISTY WONDERBRA
JOE (NY)
LES
ESTRANGED4LIFE BRIAN

Sorry for the book!

Sounds like your imaginations good as mine, only in my story i win lotto and invite all the ledgies, plus guests...so i would pick
Dark Linen Suit
Enchanted SLN
Golden Braid
someone will already invite Diss, and he didn't invite me, so...
also, same for Carne, who i'd like to meet...so...
Gaius - wait, someone already invited him, so.. Patti
AMber

No offense taken. Besides I would have expected my invitation from Mr. Buckingham already. ;) :lol:

Hmmm...
 

let's see, I can think of 7:

Livia (The first Ledgie I have ever met)

David (Mr.Knowledge...Nuff said!)

WelshWitchPMD (Pattie, THE Front Row Queen..."I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy!")

shackin' up (Gerald, that crazy Linds' worshiping Dutch dude for surviving the Oklahoma heat in 2003 for his first FM show!)

wondergirl (Christy, For being a cool person and such a DIEHARD Linds' fan!)

Seteca (For being a cool guy & fellow guitarist!)

& Marty (Because without his website WE all wouldnt be having as much fun as we do!!!)


Brian "Still not dead yet, but fearing the stress test on Friday morning!" j.

Lmao!!!
 

I am dying over here! Thanks David! Wonderbra...oh, if only. LOL Yes, I genuinely love Lindsey more than words can express, but I just love this band to the point of sickness. I do love some members more than others, but I've never had the euphoria (and I've been to many, many concerts) like seeing FM in concert in 2003-2004. May they rock on....forever. :)



Thanks Brian!! Agree with Seteca. My list would be difficult, because there are SO many deserving Ledgies.

My list:

Seteca (One guitar great meeting another guitar great.)

Estranged4life (Seriously folks, too much bad stuff should not happen to one family. :distress: )

Wetcamelfood (John needs to see this band that he diligently pays so much attention to. Collecting, working on the discog, the knowledge...etc.)

Shackin' Up (Anyone who gets choked up at seeing one of their idols deserves to meet them in person. Gerald's a way cool guy.)

My turn to play
 

Lauren - ledgie since the beginning, a true fan and nice lady
Johnny Stew - for his really good posts and knowledgeabout the band
darkenlinensuit - or Jake, also for his gessed right posts
Vianna - another mac fan full of friendliness!


and all they are true mac fans (though every ledgie is!).

Too difficult...
 

4Buck.
Arizona Ranger.
Lux.
Mari.

Throw me in the mix and witness WWIII. ;)

Honorary mentions to nearly every Ledgie you've mentioned earlier. <3 to Gweggo, AMber and Sharon. :xoxo:

Gaius I'm going to kill you ROTFLMAO...

:eek:
Lux, don't you remember Arizona?

Well, I can't argue that.
Gaius, I am SO going to kill YOU! :lol:


pst, Lux, we could of course team up on Face, together ;)

Why thank you, Amber! :xoxo: How's about I smuggle you in with me?

Hello, Thank you!! I have only seen Mac three times, and Stevie twice (from veeeeery far away) And You have never seen anyone so excited at those shows! (ask Enchanted SLN or Golden Braid if you don't believe me :D ) And I cried....
So thanks for smuggling me in! :xoxo: Don't forget to slip me a snack.... :laugh: :laugh:
AMber

Exactly! :nod:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I'd have a heart attack if 4buck turned out to be Arizona Ranger.

I've only seen them a few times myself, money and all, y'know. At my first SYW concert I was front row, smack dab in front of the GYOW gap on Lindsey's side and when I saw where that seat was, I could NOT stop crying! I think we'd be a crying mess together. :nod: :nod: But I'd be happy to have the company and I'd be sure and give you some yummy snacks, too! Chips, if I remember correctly? ;)

First on my list would have to be Marty and/or Liz. Why? Duh...

I, too, would have to add Christy (wondergirl) for both enthusiasm and just being an all around nice person.

Then John (wetcamelfood), a real fan, and a real nice guy. And since he doesn't collect bootlegs, he deserves to have something really cool!

Last I'd have to go with Brian (estranged4life) again true fan and someone who keeps the music a flowin'... :)

But GOD there are so many others...like Neil (nodmod), Les, Johnny Stew, Livia, chiliD, David...

And thanks David! I'm flattered that I even made your "runners-up" list... :)

Omigosh, we should totally go, then! I thought you may not of seen them too many times, either! Yay! Maybe we can split kennel costs, too :laugh: And anyone who remembers to bring me chips goes on my list twice! :laugh:
AMber
But i want to reiterate that in my lotto version, everyone and their guests come! And i pay for it all!!!! :woohoo: I really would love to meet every single ledgie...
AMber

I think I'll refrain from hurting the feelings of all but four of my friends, lol.

i would take all of you in a bus

i would put the chiffon heads in the back of the bus far away from dissention and carne, david would drive the bus

chilid would spin the cd's on the way there

i'd take bob welch too!

macfan and amber, trackaghost,shackin up (man there are so many of you guys)

Point of Order - Dissention is a self- admitted chiffon head :shrug: :cool:

You are so cute! :xoxo:
But i submit, don't separate Carne and Diss, what, oh what, lively discussions will we then have on the bus ride? :laugh:
AMber

two options
 

1. A reunion from the time that marked one of the best experiences of my life:
-Brian J. who's just totally relaxed and easy going.
-Seteca, who's guitar-idiocy is just intoxicating even if you don't play a note, and is a packagedeal with Wondergirl, intoxicating in Lindsey-fandom.
-Livia, the ultimate mac-guide in Austin, I'll never forget your ringtone and mustang-numberplate riannon :thumbsup:
-Darklinensuit who's wit is legendary.

2. Virtual "bloodbrothers".
-Carnevaca: three words: I love statements.
-Trackaghost: because we can compile one hell of an Inspirationdisc together for Lindsey and use Carne as an editor.
-Strandinthewind: For cocktails and everything's that is French :D
-Dissention: for putting up a verbal fight with the band, just to set them sharp for the gig.

Oh, and I'm so flattered by my immense popularity. On the other hand, I AM quite cool. :cool: :cool: :cool:

He can say he is, but the other day, he said STORMS was his favorite stevie song, but against SMAP it would lose... :shrug: Not that that is proof positive, but i just wouldn't call him a chiffon head....
AMber

yes this would be a fun ride

don't forget lux!

Indeed. He was one of my runners up...
AMber

Umm....I think Lux is female.

really? I think i thought that before but now i think he is male...should we ask him/her/pat? :laugh:
By the way, you have to come on the trip, too...for eye candy! :sorry: ok, i'll stop teasing you now, for how cute you are, if it could be called teasing...
AMber

And modest, too :xoxo: :laugh:
AMber

Modest? I that an inhabitant of Estonia riding a motorbike?

PS: Why do you keep kissing me? Am i THAT cool?......okay.....go on..... ;)

oh yeah ur invited to edge! you get to sit with bob welch because you know that era....

Estonia? Motorbike? oh, yeah, you're over there...I am being a bit slutty with my kisses, I hope you are cute! :lol:
AMber

Lux I think it's brave of you to make housing arrangements without my approval. You're not going anywhere without me. (For more reasons other than the fact you're chained in my basement.) I'll ignore the fact that I haven't been nominated. ( :confused: ) and say that I get bottom bunk.

Oh dang...
 

Can you say "Funnest thing ever"? I don't think there would really be too many debates, honestly, cause i don't know about anyone else, but i love all of them, and if we were all going to a concert just for us, i think that feeling would prevail even more so.
AMber

Christy, you have unwittingly but accurately & completely described my impression of Hell. Dante was close ... Mozart, Da Ponte & Baudelaire were closer ... but you hit the nail on the head!!! :eek: