Well, I became a fanatic in the summer of 1977. I was 12. I liked their songs but did not really know much about them. I heard Dreams on the radio a lot and that voice just got to me. I fell in love with it! My Mom used to read People magazine and there was a ad for Rumours in there. I thought that they looked like a bunch of interesting characters. There was also a newspaper that had the 10 LPs on one of the local radio stations and Rumours was always at #1.
I was just getting more and more intrigued with them. I really was intrigued by the voice of Dreams and the woman in the halter top in the ad, and the woman in the black 'witchy" outfit on the cover. I think it was the "witchy" outfit that just sealed it. I was into astrology and metaphysical things even at 12.
I got to find out a little more about them and I bought the Fleetwood Mac LP. Well I fell in love with it. I never had heard anything like it at the time. I did not have the $ to get Rumours yet so I would just go to the local dept. store and stare at it. Front and back.
I finally got Rumours in July of 1977 and that was it. I was head over heels in love with them. I found out that they were coming to the Providence Civic Center on July 7. I did not end up going because I was a bit to young at the time. The show was sold out and I had no idea how to get tickets. None of my friends liked them that much to go see them or had the $ to go. I sat home on a very hot night and cried.
Well needless to say I was crazy about Stevie. I did really like the rest of the band but I was obsessed to know all about Stevie.
She just has the whole package, the voice, the songs she writes, her look and image. I thought that she was unlike any other woman I had seen at the time. Very mystical, spirtual, and not to mention she had a very sensual and sexual vibe to her.
No I don't like Stevie in that way, not that there is anything wrong with that.
I have seen her many times but I also got to see Lindsey in Boston back in the early 90s. That was just a terrific show! It was in a small club and it was packed.
Ok enough of my rambling on now.
