For those of you who have met Stevie

[Dove]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

I agree.It came very close in meeting her at last years Boston show.It will happen soon for all of us.Think positive .It will.

I hope it will! She sounds like such a sweet lady from what I've heard/seen.

[kimmersxa]

Originally Posted by Kate

I would have been stunned if my friend did that! A step away from a pat on the butt and saying "good game, Nicks".

OMG. that is hilarious.

[icinglover1995]

Originally Posted by Aussie W/Heart

Ive mentioned my random encounter on here before, i love sharing my story so here is the long version..
Back in 1980 my 2 best friends & were on a 3 week holiday on the Gold Coast here in Aust, we were free spirited 18yr olds, spending most of our time learning to surf, shopping for Stevie style dresses & tops & listening to music. My fav song Sara was frequently played on radio, at that time!!!

On this particular day we decided to walk 2km into Surfers Paradise, along the way my friend suggested we should stop at this little cafe, we ordered coffee & crapes then sat at a table on the boardwalk outside. In the distance i noticed a bus cruising along very slowly, i kinda thought it was odd for a bus to be travelling along a quiet narrow street, as it was about to pass us, i happened to look up again when i noticed Stevie looking at us through the bus window. I jumped up & said there's STEVIE NICKS, i took of across the road then to my surprise the bus stopped, & the front door opened. I asked the driver if it would be OK to get Stevie's autograph, reluctantly he said it should be OK, he turned around to ask but i had already made my way up the steps by then at that stage my 2 friends were in a line behind me . As i stood there shocked, it was not only Stevie but the whole band sitting at the back of the bus, tho i didn't recognize the good looking guy with the short dark hair sitting in front of Stevie, which of course was Tusk Lindsey it was just them and the driver. I walked in, smiling Stevie in a real friendly voice said Hello to me, she said what is your name, i told her my name, then my friends names. Stupidly I asked what are you all doing here in on the Gold Coast?, she said we have spent the last couple of hours sightseeing, & that you live in a very beautiful place it reminds me of my home town, i said yes it is so beautiful and that we are only here on a 3 week holiday, and that we live in Melbourne, i think she said we have just come from there. Stevie then asked me enthusiastically if we were going to their concert tonight in Brisbane?, i didn't want to sound stupid by saying we didn't even know you were in the country touring, cause we had been spending every day lazying around on the beach, oblivious to whats going on in the world.. so i told a white lie, and said yeah of course we are, and i didn't want to disappoint her. She said she will look out for us and the show is gonna be really great we will be playing some incrrredddddible new songs from our latest album, i said we are really looking forward to seeing you too. I felt sooooooooo bad, i really wished that i had told her the truth that we had no transport to get there, and i felt ashamed that we couldn't afford to buy the tickets. Stevie said they had to go now as they have rehearsals in Brisbane at 4pm, we then said our Good byes, i thanked her for stopping the bus and said it was sooo good to meet you: lol..... For the entire time our eyes never moved away , it was weird but it felt like we were the only two people on that bus that day, i only glanced at the other band members for a brief second... It was the most amazing experience ever!!!, my heart was pounding so hard i thought i was going to have a heart attack any second, not sure how i kept my cool somehow i did tho... till i got off the bus then i turned to jelly... True Story!!!

So you got to meet Stevie in her perm days. in her young days. Gah! That's so cool! I would love to meet her like that.

[Aussie W/Heart]

Yeah Stevie's hair was permed at the time, but not too wild. Perms look so much nicer & more kinda natural looking after a week or 2. Well that was the effect i was after at the time lol..

Like i mentioned before, that i still cant understand why they hired a normal bus, and not a limo..I also find it very strange that they did not include their entourage of family and friends on this so called ''sightseeing'' trip.

I probably shouldn't mention this, but what the heck i was sooooo tempted to ask if they felt like sharing a joint, as i had one already rolled. Now that would of been an interesting scenario, i stopped myself from asking cause the other band members had an unfriendly vibe going on, unlike Stevie as she was happy to chat

[Disneyval]

I met Stevie Nicks when she was touring with Tom Petty in 2006. Actually I worked at the arena she stopped at and my job was to guard her all night. I got to meet her on the dock and walk her, her assistant and two little dogs from the car to her dressing room. I remember when I first got her off she had her hair in cullers, she told me “I do not want any one taking pictures of me until I am ready” I said ok and escorted her to her room. Just as we go there though a newspaper photographer took her pic and she got mad. I made sure he erased it and escorted him out of the area. I stood at her dressing room all night even after the show till about 1:30am. Tom Petty came to her dressing room before the show and they shared a little moment before hitting the stage. I remember her family coming down to visit her (Brother and Mom, nieces and nephews) they had a little party after the show. I remember she got a drawing too can’t remember what it was but she really liked it. She was very sweet and very polite to me. She shook, my hand and I so wanted to ask for an autograph but you can’t do that when you’re working. When all was done I escorted her back to her SUV and thanked me for welcome there and left. I was in awestruck the whole time and out of all the celebrities I have worked with there have only been two I was in awe with.

[loubird98]

I met her backstage in Camden, NJ during a radio sponsored Meet and Greet. The whole expereince went by fast but I will never forget how close she stood to me and how she looked me right in the eyes. I was excited but freaked out and tougue-tied. This was in 1998, during the Enchanted Tour.

[Bandon]

I met Stevie and FM at a party in a hotel in Austin, TX after a Halloween concert in 1982. Stevie put on a witches hat and long nails, which was appropriate for the occasion. I met Stevie again in 1998 or 1999 after a concert in Phoenix on the Enchanted tour. Oh, yeah Mick and Don Henley were there too.

[ADAM_EVE]

I met her with my mom, sister , and twin brother. It was last year backstage at the Oprah show. She hugged both matt and myself and then gave each of us a photo of hers which she autographed. Then she gave us the drawing and the story about Robin. She signed this as well. Then we got a group photo with her and Oprahs people took a photo ofvmatt and Stevie and one of Stevie and I chatting.

[MikeInNV]

Originally Posted by Disneyval

I met Stevie Nicks when she was touring with Tom Petty in 2006. Actually I worked at the arena she stopped at and my job was to guard her all night. I got to meet her on the dock and walk her, her assistant and two little dogs from the car to her dressing room. I remember when I first got her off she had her hair in cullers, she told me “I do not want any one taking pictures of me until I am ready” I said ok and escorted her to her room. Just as we go there though a newspaper photographer took her pic and she got mad. I made sure he erased it and escorted him out of the area. I stood at her dressing room all night even after the show till about 1:30am. Tom Petty came to her dressing room before the show and they shared a little moment before hitting the stage. I remember her family coming down to visit her (Brother and Mom, nieces and nephews) they had a little party after the show. I remember she got a drawing too can’t remember what it was but she really liked it. She was very sweet and very polite to me. She shook, my hand and I so wanted to ask for an autograph but you can’t do that when you’re working. When all was done I escorted her back to her SUV and thanked me for welcome there and left. I was in awestruck the whole time and out of all the celebrities I have worked with there have only been two I was in awe with.

Well don't leave us hanging......who was the other one?

[Disneyval]

LOL there has actually been a lot since I work at the arena, but it was Madonna. I met her durring the Confessions Tour, she was very nice and sweet. A little loud at times but very very professional and she was one of the few that I remember saying hi, bye and actually talking to me a couple of times whileshe was doing her sound check and coming in and out of the arena. Acutally I had a chair to sit in cause its very long hours when working those events and every time she came out I would stand. She told me at one point, "Stop doing that Valentine, you making me Fu#king nervouse. " LOL She was smiling the whole time. Steve Nicks was the same by the way I would stand for her also, and she said something about being a gentalmen. It was kind of loud in the arena. Oh yeah Stevie did lots of interviews when she came here also and I was with her durring all of them. Man those are very very boring.

[THINKABOUTIT]

First time: After she appeared on the Tonight Show to promote 'Enchanted'.

Second Time: After she appeared on the Tonight Show to promote 'In Your Dreams'.

Third time: Amoeba record signing for 'In Your Dreams', here in L.A.

*All three times she was very kind and patient. I can embellish on any/each if anyone wants

[egg cream]

Originally Posted by THINKABOUTIT

First time: After she appeared on the Tonight Show to promote 'Enchanted'.

Second Time: After she appeared on the Tonight Show to promote 'In Your Dreams'.

Third time: Amoeba record signing for 'In Your Dreams', here in L.A.

*All three times she was very kind and patient. I can embellish on any/each if anyone wants

I want! The details are what make it fun. Spill!

[poetinmyheart]

Originally Posted by egg cream

I want! The details are what make it fun. Spill!

agreed. I would definitely be interested in the details. Meeting her three times - lucky

[jannieC]

I have come to the conclusion that I really do not want to meet Stevie, as a fan. If I met her in a totally unplanned way, I would love it. But backstage would make me uncomfortable, I think.

[egg cream]

Originally Posted by jannieC

I have come to the conclusion that I really do not want to meet Stevie, as a fan. If I met her in a totally unplanned way, I would love it. But backstage would make me uncomfortable, I think.

You know, when I was younger, I wanted nothing more than to meet Stevie. Or, if I'm being honest, I wanted nothing more than to run away and join the traveling circus I imagined Stevie's life to be -- a magical world where we would be best friends, and maybe make out a little, and I would never be lonely and always be understood. I would have skipped school and camped out on the sidewalk in front of a Barnes & Noble, or done the backstage thing, if I could. I would have warned myself I would probably be disappointed, because I wasn't completely delusional, but I would have gone ahead and done it anyway.

A couple years ago, I heard she was doing a signing a few blocks from my office, and I briefly considered blowing off work to go down there -- but, honestly, what could I possibly say to her? What could she possibly say to me? My relationship is with her music, not with her. And while music can be there whenever I need it, and know me like know one else knows me, and never ask for anything in return, Stevie can't do those things, because Stevie is a person, and she has her own needs.

I mean, if I randomly ran into her and she was like, "Hey, let's demolish a bag of Cheetos and then blame it on the Yorkies so no one knows what pigs we are, and we'll gossip about what a tiny tiny pink baby Lindsey Buckingham is, and also you can totally make out with me if you want," I wouldn't turn the girl down. But meeting her at a signing or something? I just can't imagine what I would even get out of it.