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Originally Posted by cliffdweller
But shouldn't this really be the only realistic expectation we should have as fans? Not to pick on your or anything (your post just sparked this) but I don't get this, "we're entitled to x or y from Stevie as fans and especially if we're paying good $$$ for it." I mean, Stevie is a musician she is not beholden to anyone. If we enjoy her music, that should really be enough to satisfy us, not getting a lock of her golden hair or a hug or a kiss, or whatever it is that people want. This is kind of a spin-off of what Jyqm was talking about with the commodification aspect of this whole thing. Frankly, it creeps me out. I think it would be cool to see her in a smallish venue in an intimate setting a la the VH-1 Storytellers episode, but I just don't think coercing Stevie to do this by waving a lot of cash in her face will really garner an authentic performance from her. It would be another thing if SHE instigated something like this for her fans, then I would feel a little warmer and fuzzier inside about the whole thing; it would be more special and meaningful. But Stevie for hire doesn't do it for me. That's cool I guess if she agrees to it and does it and everyone has a blast, but it just seems weird, I dunno. And like Deanna said, 300 (or whatever) rabid Stevie fans frothing at the mouth over "touching" Stevie or getting her autograph or taking part in a possible meet and greet with her is really not an attractive imagined visual for me  |
All good points. I'm sure there will be many who will expect something special at this performance because (1) they are hardcore fans and (2) they paid $350. But all that's been advertised by the promoters is a 90 minute Stevie performance as part of a 6 hour party. So that's all I will expect.
Absolutely, I would love if Stevie instigated something like this and the Stevie for hire thing bugs me. The reality, however, is that Stevie will never instigate something like this, and Stevie
is for hire.
So I say to myself, is it worth the money? The answer is yes, if it plays out the way it is described. I don't plan to see Stevie many more times in my life. I'll never see her play a shed again and I will fall over dead if she does a club tour. I'd love to see her once more in a small venue, even if it's another canned greatest-hits performance. And while it might get a little annoying being around a zillion rabid fans, truth is I'd rather be around them than the boring nostalgia-seekers who go to the regular gigs. At least the energy will be fierce, and maybe Stevie will get a good hit off of that.