Night two complete! Which was awesome, but I just know I'm going to have withdrawal symptoms for the next few days...
I was a very bad Ledgie, and took no photos. The Entertainment Centre staff were rather frightening -- they told us repeatedly that the band had requested that people in the first two rows, as they were allowed to move forward to the stage (?), were not to take photos under any circumstances. "They will the stop performance if there are photos". Now, I don't actually believe this to be true, but I'm a very punishment-sensitive individual, so I obeyed the cranky man's directions. Besides which, I got so caught up in the moment that I'd forgotten I even brought a camera by the end of Monday Morning.
I stood right under Lindsey's mic, which was perfect. I think I focused less on the actual performance tonight, but Lord I had a rocking time. The people around us were all fantastic, and I just can't believe how close I was to the Mac!
- Lindsey appears to have a very smooth chest. Is it wrong that I was concentrating on it so hard? Probably, but it was worth it.
- Made glorious eye contact with Lindsey throughout the show. "Eeek, he's looking at me. No, wait, maybe he's looking over me. No, I think he's definitely looking at me. Should I smile? Sing louder? Tell him how smooth his chest looks? Aaah." Most of the time I probably had a completely freaked out look on my face, to the point that he might've thought there was something wrong with me. I was simply in awe.
- Stevie is beautiful. Everything about her seemed perfect. This is probably a really nothing observation for people who've been there before, but how fantastic are her clothes? Those shawls are superb, and that little jacket she wears out for Silver Springs looks so beautifully delicate.
- Kind of spoiled things there, didn't I? Silver Springs lives again! And it was a good'un.
- Rhiannon rocked. Not much more to say really.
- Aaah, Sara. Beautiful again, lovely hug. I kind of ruined the moment for myself when Stevie came over to Lindsey's mic. I realised I could see straight up her nostril and could only think "I wonder if I can see that hole?"
- Stevie does get an awful lot of love from the crowd doesn't she? You seem to be able to hear this much better down the front. Someone yelled out "You're gorgeous Stevie." Lindsey asked "Aren't I gorgeous too?" Hells yes was my answer.
- Is it possible to have a leg fetish? A lot of the females down front certainly seemed to enjoy Lindsey's. Can't say I blame them.
- Loved that I could see spittle ocasionally fly out of Lindsey's mouth. You know you're close when you're getting accidentally spat on.
- Landslide was dedicated to doctors Peter and Sue-Ellen (?), from Italy, who they had met earlier in the year, and who Stevie thought "were angels sent here for a special reason" or something to that effect. Loved when Lindsey blew Stevie a kiss at the end. Apparently this happened last night (and it probably happens every night), but I missed it.
- GDW ending was, I think, "she dropped into the shadows" then, as last night, "you watched her go into the shadows" etc. (which is all said with a bit of venom), and then this final "and now she's gone". I'm loving that.
- When people have spoken about Lindsey mouthing the words to Stand Back, I've always imagined a kind of quiet, hidden type of mouthing. Man, does he love that song? He was revving the crowd right up and getting way into it. Loved it.
- Loved Stevie dancing with the back-up singers through GYOW -- whoever she was speaking to off to the side of the stage seemed to be enjoying it too. She poked her tongue out at them shortly after.
- Oh yeah. I got a hand on Lindsey's guitar during GYOW. Worth the price of admission itself.
Something occurred to me last night, and then really hit home again when Stevie did her Gypsy intro. She speaks about Fritz opening for Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Both dead at 27. How lucky we are to still be able to go out and watch the Mac in their sixties. Even with their faults and foibles, they are still here. And they still put on an awesome show. I feel very lucky indeed.