I had the opportunity to hand something to Stevie at her Pittsburgh TISL show, and it is a moment I will never forget. My daughter, Aislinn, was 5 at the time and had drawn/colored the CUTEST picture of Stevie onstage singing...black platform boots, shawl, sparkles all around her - it was absolutely adorable. Well, Aislinn gave me the picture and told me to "give it to Stevie when you see her at the concert." She had no concept whatsoever that there is virtually no way to get that close to Stevie. Not to mention, our seats were light years away from the stage, so even during the stage rush of Eof17, I knew I wouldn't have a chance.
But, good things DO happen every once in awhile. One of the supreme angels of the Ledge, Torri, had an extra ticket for a 3rd row seat, which she gave to me in an unequaled (at least in my life) display of generosity. I managed to get close enough to the stage during Edge that when Stevie came to shake hands (I wasn't close enough for that - there was one person between me and the stage), I held up the picture, and the first thing Stevie did was reach out and take it from me. She then looked at it, got a huge smile, looked out at me and nodded vigorously at me while smiling all the while, as if to say "yep, that's me, all right!" She then handed the pic to her body guard and told him to take good care of it, or something to that effect. I have never been so thrilled! This event caused my husband to become an INSTANT Stevie Nicks fan, lemme tell ya - anyone who does anything nice for his kids is a-ok with him!
Okay, now for a cute update - Aislinn, who is now 8, is having trouble falling asleep tonight, and just about 1/2 hour ago, came to me and gave me yet another drawing of Miss Nicks, with a message below that reads, "Hi, my name is Aislinn, age 8. I was the Aislinn that was 6 or 5. I like you. Don't stop singing!" Obviously, I am expected to give this one to Stevie as well; I guess if I could manage it once, why should I not be able to manage it twice (in an 8 year old's eyes)? I can only hope that I can accomplish this mission for her once more. Unless someone hands me another 3rd row ticket tomorrow, it is going to be rather difficult!! Very cute thing - in this pic, Stevie's dress is lacey, flowery, and fluorescent orange, with fluorescent pink ribbons hanging from the cuffs. We could only hope to see her in something so colorful!
Lori
