My Today Show Review
 

Hey all, just got back from NYC a little while ago... :whew: what a morning!! :woohoo:

Here's what happened...

I got to NYC at about 5am and picked up Ed (Hejira) at his apartment... For about an HOUR we looked for parking, but couldn't find anything near the Today Show Plaza, so we ended up going back downtown to try to find a spot, which we did.. so at about 6am, we took a taxi back to midtown to Rockafeller Center... There was a line of about 30 people in front of us, which wasn't bad at all, considering this one lady who was behind us said that usually the lines wrap around the block for things like this... I walked off the line and went up and down asking people if they were "Ledgies" ( :lol: ), to which I got 1 reply - from Kelly :p
She was sitting in the second spot in front of everyone and met me with open arms :nod:

So, we waited a few minutes, and then all of a sudden we heard the intro beats to "Stand Back"... We walked off the line and up to the barriers where we could actually see the stage... Stevie was there, with the full band, doing soundcheck... she was wearing NO MAKEUP :shocked:, had her hair in a pony tail, was wearing this brown-colored paint suit, and a cream-colored overcoat.. at first she was sporting sunglasses, but then took them off after about 10 minutes... She did "Stand Back" twice, full of twirls and everything.. I was in Stevie heaven :nod: ... she then did "Landslide" and "Dreams", during which security started letting people inside near the stage area... It wasn't packed AT ALL, surprisingly, considering how late we arrived (there were some girls there waiting since 3am who didn't get any closer to the stage than we did), and we ended up basically standing in the 2nd row :cool:

During soundcheck, Ed was able to get some awesome pictures of Stevie, some REALLY closeup ones, some very revealing ones ;-)
He also got some video footage of I think "Dreams"...

So after soundcheck was over (it lasted about 25 minutes), we just sorta waited around for about 2 hours.. Time went by pretty quickly and everyone in the crowd was very friendly and talkative, so it was cool...

Then, at about 830, the band came back to the stage without Stevie, and then something very interesting happened... Sharona went up to Stevie's mic and the band started playing "landslide"... She started singing the LEAD VOCAL on it, and sang the whole entire song!! I was surprised (pleasantly), as I had never heard Sharona sing lead before... I INSISTED Ed record some video footage of this, and he did - about 20 seconds worth :)

After Sharona finished, Stevie took the stage pretty quickly and awaited the signal from the director to begin playing live... and within a couple minutes, the band started, well, "landslide" :woohoo:

She then did "Stand Back" and "Dreams" back-to-back, although "Dreams" wasn't shown live (which we later found out)...

I absolutely loved "Stand Back" - she tore it UP!! It's too bad you guys didn't get a chance to see the twirling at home, it was awesome.. she definately had a lot of energy during it... :nod"

All in all, she seemed to be really happy out there today.. I didn't really know what to expect this morning and really didn't have any expectations on her.. But she seemed to be in good spirits and it definately showed in her performance... vocally she sounded great, and was very much in the moment..

I'm sooo glad I decided to go to this today... Stevie Nicks, New York City, free concert, 2nd row.. hellz yeah, so glad I didn't miss this... i had a total blast...

So now, ok, who wants to send me a copy of the show? :wavey:

Thanks for the review. I taped it and was going to make copied, but alas, I don't think it copied. I'm at my parent's house and it won't play back. I will have to take it home to see.


....and you looked so adorable in your hat. :xoxo:

That's so awesome! I'm glad you guys had a good time, wish I could've been there... :wavey:

so awesome, thanx for representing the ledgies who were to far away to attend!!! :xoxo: ~

No worries, i'm sure somebody got it :wavey:


::blushes:: :o ;)

i prefer to see her this way... :shrug: she doesnt need the black sweeping lines across the crease of her eyes imo
thanks for the awesome review...you were so close to her! i am thrilled we have the visuals for all to view :wavey:

Brian, I got to see you, too, :xoxo: and the show was as fabulous as you said it was ~ I especially enjoyed seeing Stevie in her black boots! :nod: Stevie's voice sounded so wonderful. Her voice hit some high notes on 'Dreams' that I haven't heard in quite a while, and I *loved* her dancing during 'Stand Back'! 'Landslide' was great too ~ she always delivers that song so well.

Did you notice that virtually everyone in the audience was singing along with her, and so into the whole thing with her? What kind of artist has that kind of a presence with their fans, you know? It's so great to see that.

If I can host anything you'd like to put up, remember I'm always happy to do that, bandwidth willing! I'm so glad you got to be there!!!

It was so nice to see some Ledgies there. Brian, you of course we're adorable. I'm glad you got to represent on Stand Back. Too bad you didn't have enough room to do your fabulous SB kicks. :p
I saw Kelly too. Did you know that woman on your right? I saw give her sort a "look", but maybe I'm just imagining things.
Brit

Totally! At first I wasn't sure how many Stevie fans were actually there.. It seemed like a mixed crowd of fans and just plain ole Today Show junkies :lol:

but after a little bit, it was pretty obvious the place was packed with Stevie fans... i loved the energy and the fact that it felt like we were in a tiny little venue seeing Stevie in a club or something.. i never experienced that before...

oh, and i was actually comtemplating recording the show, but decided against it.. I really just wanted to go there, with no pressure, and just have fun - which i did, so i have no regrets... :)

how awesome - and I'm so happy for you.

Hey Brit :wavey:

actually, Ed was to my right, so he would be highly insulted that you called him a girl :p

but seriously, the girl to my left? the one holding the sign? Actually, she was pretty cool... we chatted a little bit before the show.. she drove all the way from Rhode Island by herself this morning just to be there... really cool chick... there were a couple of "i am better than all of you because i was here before anyone of you" women standing in front of me who weren't too pleasant, so maybe I was giving one of them dirty looks.. hehe, it's possible ;)

and yes, I would have loved to have done some of my SB high kicks, but i didn't want to hurt Ed's chins, so i decided against it :D

And you shouldn't! You've recorded plenty. Again, I'm so glad you got to be there! :xoxo:

No this really was a woman next to Kelly. I think she had a cowboy hat on. Like I said I could be wrong. :confused:
Brit

Yay! Can't wait to see (if Ed is willing to share, of course.)
Sounds like a good time.

No, you're right... that was that nice girl from Rhode Island... :wavey:

Whoah there... might I make a few clarifications...

I don't think being called "a girl" is a degrading thing, unlike the rest of y'all insecure guys out there. Not that anyone would make that mistake, mind you. Secondly, I have one, uno, ein, un CHIN, thank you very much, Brian. :wavey:

Fortunately I never made it on camera (from what I can tell from the webcast). As scary as Stevie looks without makeup, I'm that much worse without sleep or coffee. :eek:

Luckies :). Glad you guys had a good time.

Many thanks for the review, Brian. It sounds like you had a great time. :xoxo:

Thanks for the review, Brian. :) Sounds like you all had a wonderful experience!

Thanks for the review - wish I could have been there.

Glad you had such a great time sweetie!

One day we WILL get to see Stevie together lol

:xoxo:

I see that you left out the part where Muriel had us running furiously from 42nd and Madison to 48th and 6th (spilling my coffee on the sidewalk in the process) after she left some cryptic message about Stevie doing another song (long after we had left Rockefeller Plaza). :eek: We ran all the way back to find the Plaza empty... It seems that Muriel wasn't aware that "Dreams" was tape delayed! :eek: Thanks, Muriel! :wavey: :xoxo: :lol:

Hejira - when can we see the pic of Stevie w/ no makeup??? :D

So Stevie didn't go up to the crowd and shake hands during breaks like she and Lindsey did when FM were there in 2003? I'm surprised. I guess with all the stuff going on (construction of homes and brining in the pooches) there was no time for a little meet/greet with fans up front.

Patience, dear, patience. :wavey: When I get home tonight I'll upload them. Brace yourselves. :lol:

:D :D :D
sorry, thought you were home. She couldn't look that bad. Right? :o

:laugh: oh yeah, that too!

None, nada, not that it would have made any difference to me. It was no accident that the front of the audience was filled with the girls, er, "boys" :p from "Chicago" along with Brooke Shields. So it's not like any of us "commoners" would have had any interaction with her anyway.

Thanks Brian
 

for the review. I taped the show as I'm at work, but I was reading the play by play thread as it was happening live. I also watched the video on-line of Stand Back (while the boss was out), but didn't watch any other ones. Didn't want to press my luck. It's nice to know what went on before the actual concert. Can't wait to watch my tape tonight. Look forward to seeing the pics.

Lee :)

I'm so glad you had a good time :thumbsup: It's nice too that you were able to get up close and not have to be like 5 miles away.

Sounds like a great time was had by all! I can't wait to see the pictures and clips... especially of Sharona singing Landslide!

Pip

tho i totally watched for stevie, pip, sharona looked so damn sexy hot , her & jana were decked out head to toe in black leather, sharon had on killer spike heeled boots, w/ her teased hair, she was hot as hell!!! :nod: ~ i have got to see the clip of her singing "landslide"!!!~

Yes!!! I loved the outfits Jana ans Sharon wore as well. :thumbsup:

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All in all, she seemed to be really happy out there today.. I didn't really know what to expect this morning and really didn't have any expectations on her.. But she seemed to be in good spirits and it definately showed in her performance... vocally she sounded great, and was very much in the moment..

I just finished watching my tape from this AM, and I have to say this. For any of us who were worried about her or had any doubts about her rebounding from her Dad's death in timely fashion, whoa! I thought she looked and sounded great! She really seemed to feed off of the crowd and to have a helluva time up there on the stage--it's obvious that she LOVES singing live and loves her fans, and will probably be touring and singing til she's on her last pair of Reeboks :]

Also, to any of you Ledgies who were there----can you describe yourselves or point out where you were in the tape? I'd love to meet you all by seeing you on the video :wavey:

Martha

they show brian i know during the 1st chorus i think of "stand back", he has on a white yankee baseball cap, holding up his arm w/ 2 fingers in the air, they show him right b4 they show taku's wife arthel neville~

I just wanna hear Sharona sing and see pics of La Nicks sans make-up!

You mean she's no longer in danger of dropping dead from kinda mean criticism from disloyal fans? Thank God!

:runs to blow out the St. Jude candle:

I wish I could have been there. It sounds awesome!

Is anyone else still mad about how they didn't show the twirls during Standback? The director needs to be fired! :)

"Lily" means "Pure"
 

Would like to post this quote from "Go Ahead Lily (Hit it...)" for
obvious reasons -

"She's home now;
She says, 'I've gone far beyond that song.'
She says, 'rock and roll ballerina -
Where else would she go?'
He knows his daughter, says...
Where does she live?
He says, 'Oh, up there somewhere.'


Then he says, 'Go ahead, lily
Hit it,
Hit the stage, dancin'...go on.'"

Ain't that just EXACTLY what the Belladonna Lily just did???? :o

Thanks all for the reviews and the links, European fans wouldn't survive to the curiosity without the always brilliant and active US Ledgies . :xoxo:

Stevie was great, I loved Stand Back and Landslide moved me, it was sometime it hadn't happened.

Romy