More Dallas Thoughts

pattymarkle · #1 07-18-2005, 02:35 AM

Well, the show tonight was wonderful! The only person I met was Mary and I forgot her screen name. She called me this morning to tell me that single tickets were available for the SECOND ROW! I picked up a ticket and sat with Mary the whole night. My three friends were back behind me. For anyone who was paying attention, I was wearing a Stevie outfit and had a gold sparkly shawl on and was on the second row on the far left of the stage.

Vanessa Carlton was wonderful. I honestly loved her! She said the same things that others have posted like, "Hi - I'm Stevie Nicks", "I just dress like her", "The fans are so wonderful because of the singer/songwriter relationship with the audience". A very gifted piano player with a great voice. She got a standing ovation and it wasn't because we were just being nice. She really was that good.

To pick up in a couple of places where Wondergirl left off, she did dedicate HAEWAFY to the audience and said she wrote it in 1984 after hearing somebody tell her a story that changed her life and came home to Phoenix and wrote the song. I know, Joe Walsh, but she did dedicate it to the audience.

She dedicated Landslide to the pilot during Fleetwood Mac. Is his name Gary or Dennis? I remember that he lived in Dallas and perhaps he was in the audience tonight.

The piano intro to Rhiannon was stunning. I actually didn't recognize the song

. I asked Mary, "What song is this?" and she knew it was Rhiannon. Honestly, it didn't sound like it in the beginning.

Everyone on stage was having a blast. Waddy was playful, Al Ortiz never, ever stops smiling and he sang back-up with Sharon and Jana during Beauty and the Beast. Jimmy the drummer and Taku are AMAZING. The loudest applause went to Waddy, Brett, Taku and Sharon during the band intros. Stevie said Jana was a bundle of love and spread her love every where she went. She introduced Sharon as the Goddess who teaches everyone their singing parts and called her Sharona Celani. Sharon and Jana were wearing the same outfits they wore at the Saturday Vegas show. Stevie also mentioned that Brett and Taku did the 135 shows for Fleetwood Mac.

Before the show, I asked security when they were gong to let people come to the stage. The guy said, not until the encore and only the first four rows.
After Landslide, I bolted my three or four feet and he tried to put up his hand to hold me back. I said, "Man you are about to get slammed - EVERYONE is headed down now. We've been doing this for years and this is the moment they tried to tell you about". He let me pass and we got to the stage and then they were wicked about anyone else getting close. Nobody got up that wasn't in those first few rows.

Mary and I stood there and the stage for Edge as people filed in all around us. I met a couple of guys who came up from Houston and one woman next to me said, "I've been waiting 25 years for this moment". I was glad that everyone got to hold Stevie's hand. When she came to me I said, "Thank you so much Stevie - we love you". Stevie said, "Thank you so much for being here". Somebody on down the row gave her a painting and I also saw someone give her a beautiful necklace. She motioned for her security guy to let them get backstage and he handed them passes.

At the end of the show, she was pointing to them and waving for them to come on back. I tossed 3 roses made out of red duct tape to Cory Buckingham. (My son makes them - they are very pretty and very original.) She motioned to me that she would give them to Stevie.

Vanessa came back out to sing "Rock and Roll" and it rocked! Stevie looked so cool in her pants and that hat with the funky feather! This was the only time she took off her Frankenboks and was wearing black boots. She knocked it out of the park.

For Beauty, she did leave the pants on, but put on the Vegas jacket and pulled her hair up. It was stunningly beautiful.

The guys from Houston said this show was better because of the acoustics. I'm a proud Texan and Dallasite. I loved hearing that our show was better than Houston.

It was a wonderful show! I'll post more if anything else pops in my head!

Love,
Patty

amber · #2 07-18-2005, 02:42 AM

Thanks for the extra tidbits, glad you had a great time.

*plots how to get invited backstage by stevie*

paperflowers · #3 07-18-2005, 02:49 AM

Awesome review!!!!
Sounds as though you had a great time.
wish I was there!!!!

Spoke to Davidmn he was interviewed by the local paper AND a Magazine!!!
GO DAVID!!!

darklinensuit · #4 07-18-2005, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by pattymarkle

The guys from Houston said this show was better because of the acoustics. I'm a proud Texan and Dallasite. I loved hearing that our show was better than Houston.

Love,
Patty

Yeah, but you guys get the snow & ice.

Glad you had a great time.

BTW, anytime I hear a long piano intro & Stevie leaves the stage, it's a good bet it's Rhiannon.

- Jake

MirrorInTheSky · #5 07-18-2005, 02:53 AM

Well said!! Tonight was a fabulous show! I just wish that I had made a necklace so I could go back stage. We saw her talking to that guy, and it made me insanely jealous!

estranged4life · #6 07-18-2005, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by paperflowers

Awesome review!!!!
Sounds as though you had a great time.
wish I was there!!!!

Spoke to Davidmn he was interviewed by the local paper AND a Magazine!!!
GO DAVID!!!

at the show, And thanks for the reviews.

I was interviewed for the Daily Oklahoman back in 2002 for the Oct.15 Paul McCartney show, Which (And still is...for now) his only Oklahoma concert appearance ever.

darklinensuit · #7 07-18-2005, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by MirrorInTheSky

I just wish that I had made a necklace so I could go back stage. We saw her talking to that guy, and it made me insanely jealous!

(Smacks own head) Damn! I knew I shouldn't have gone with making the crescent moon pasties!

- Jake

MirrorInTheSky · #8 07-18-2005, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by darklinensuit

(Smacks own head) Damn! I knew I shouldn't have gone with making the crescent moon pasties!

- Jake

And yet....my nipples have never been so supple....thank you and your pasties....

darklinensuit · #9 07-18-2005, 03:23 AM

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And yet....my nipples have never been so supple....thank you and your pasties....

Thanks for taking a beautiful image & turning it into something tawdry.

- Jake

MirrorInTheSky · #10 07-18-2005, 03:25 AM

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Originally Posted by darklinensuit

Thanks for taking a beautiful image & turning it into something tawdry.

- Jake

It's what I do best...

darklinensuit · #11 07-18-2005, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MirrorInTheSky

It's what I do best...

Fair enough.
And it's spelled breast.

- Jake

Kelly · #12 07-18-2005, 05:39 AM

So, some people were invited backstage? LH..you better call me asap! If she didn't ask some hot questions, I will kick her punk ass.

I LOVE when Stevie dedicates Landslide to random people like that. Dedicating it to the pilot is so Stevie.

GardenStateGirlie · #13 07-18-2005, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Kelly

So, some people were invited backstage? LH..you better call me asap! If she didn't ask some hot questions, I will kick her punk ass.

I LOVE when Stevie dedicates Landslide to random people like that. Dedicating it to the pilot is so Stevie.

And I will help

I remember the interview with the pilot during the first leg of the FM tour -- his family would often go to the shows

HenleyFan · #14 07-18-2005, 10:54 AM

I'm a bit surprised that Henley didn't make an appearance at this show...even just in the audience.

pattymarkle · #15 07-18-2005, 12:30 PM

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I'm a bit surprised that Henley didn't make an appearance at this show...even just in the audience.

Hey You! I was over at your board in the middle of the night. I love the new layout and went to post something and then it lost my post. I figured it wasn't meant to be because I was talking about how hot the Eagles are and my new passion (however unexpected) for Timothy.

I was surprised that he didn't make an appearance either. God I was hoping he would show up and at least sing, "Leather and Lace", but no Don. Maybe he was backstage or something. I did see him back in 2001 and he was sitting in the audience about three or four rows back, right in the middle.

Love,
Patty