Review for Indy!

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I was fortunate enough to score FRONT ROW for the Indy show, and WHAT A NIGHT! I went with Darlene (Dardragon). We got to run up front and be RIGHT UP against the stage. Darlene got in front of Stevie and I got in front Lindsey. I mean RIGHT in front. Literally at his feet (I was in an open space between speakers so there was nothing in between Lindsey and me.) Same for Darlene and Stevie.

You'd think that since I was THAT close that Lindsey would have looked at me the whole time - at least that was my dream! But there was blond girl on the other side of the guy next to me that he looked at most of the time and sang Come to! :: jealous!! :: HOWEVER, he did meet my eyes and smile at me three times, AND I got his autograph!

I also got to strum his guitar and do a little thigh touching, lol, because he crouched in the opening on the other side of mine. Now, as for Darlene - he crouched RIGHT In front of her face. Like, I mean, she had the straight view of EVERYTHING! She put her hand on Lindsey's knee and then moved it up a bit to touch inner thigh - she also got sweated on, lol!

Being at Lindsey's feet, I got to see everything on him - including the wallet in his back pants pocket (actually, Darlene saw that. We're like "Why does he need a wallet ONSTAGE?! Gonna buy a souvenir keychain during Mick's drum solo?!")

Like I said, he sang "Come" to the girl next to me - I did get his looks during "Goodbye Baby" at the end, so I got happy. But I was REALLY REALLY happy to get his autograph on my SYW booklet!! So, I didn't get Darlene's full frontal crouch, but I got autograph, so I'm cool. Jealous, but cool.

Stevie was ON FIRE. She ROCKED HARD. She tore apart "Rhiannon" - grabbing that mic and dancing and howling and adding all those neat extras we like - "Taken by the wind and by the sky!" During "Stand Back" she twirled 19 times, according to the girl standing near me (hi if you're reading this!) and Lindsey watched her twirling with a big smile on his face. GDW was its usual awesome experience, with Stevie dancing and once again Lindsey watching her. Lindsey likes to watch Stevie dance, lol. She also made cute hand motions during "Eyes of the World" and danced during a lot of Lindsey's acoustic solos like on "Peacekeeper." Also, during "Peacekeeper," when Lindsey would sing "only kill," Stevie would dramatically fling her streamers down. Nice touch, lol.

As for Lindsey, we all know great he is onstage. Being so close for ISA was so intense I couldn't believe it. That solo - how could anyone not rock out to that?! There is NOTHING like that song. NOTHING. Unfortunately for me, he sang it over in Darlene's area, so I didn't get a FULL view, but I got a three-quarter view. And it was still a pleasure to watch

His playing was magnificent as always. The crowd adored him and everyone was yelling "YAY! LINDSEY! YOU ROCK!" etc. I yelled "YOU GO LINDSEY! YOU GO!" and I think he heard me after ISA, but he could have just been smiling at all the adulation in general. Maybe he couldn't hear me over the roar. I like to believe otherwise, though, lol.

As for the interaction, Stevie and Lindsey were really into it, and when they get really into those songs, they start getting into singing it to each other. A lot of times, they would look and each other and smile in a special way, like they were sharing a private joke that we weren't in on! For instance, during SHN, he turned to her and pretty much sang it at her - "I know I got nothing on you, I know there's nothing to do...when times go bad, when times go rough, won't you lay me down in the tall grass and let me do my stuff" and there was just that "secret joke" look the whole time.

Lindsey was more into "Say You Will" than I've seen him before. Stevie and he sang the whole last verse facing each other and he beat his chest. Again, just really into it. The whole night was so intense!

"Say Goodbye" was the lovely moment it always seems to be now. It amazes me that the emotions are still so real when they sing - you'd think it would get old. How do they relive it every night? It must be so hard!

During "Landslide," Stevie went up behind Lindsey and pressed against him, putting her head on his shoulder. He leaned his head back and closed his eyes, smiling. Afterwards, they did a sidehug and no kiss, but they spoke to each other and laughed, as if to say "Should we or shouldn't we?" I think they like keeping us in suspense. Afterwards, Lindsey gave his practiced speech on the importance of spontaneity (haha) to introduce WTWCT, and perhaps the implication is that they are being spontaneous on "Landslide" now. It's all good!

"Silver Springs" was, well, INTENSE (I'm trying to think of other descriptors for variety but having trouble at 2:00am). They were singing it to each other and she was yelling and he was bowing in that way he has and singing back at her and it was AWESOME. Totally rocking! Best version I've heard in the three shows I've gone to. She just blasted it!

"Tusk" was interesting, as usual, lol. He circled her again, and it was obvious they were both having a good time with it. She didn't just take it this time, though! When she turned and he came up behind her, he put his hand on her shoulder - and she grabbed it and held onto it! So he wound up against her longer than he probably expected because she didn't let go and started walking and dragging him behind her! He was grinning and once he realized what she was doing, rushed up to rub against her some more in that way he does, lol.

Vocally and musically they were almost flawless. Lindsey had to rest a little bit playing Gypsy after the grueling "Come" performance that left us all speechless, and so he kind of lost his place in there a couple times. It was pretty much not noticeable unless you were right there and watching him. The man was in need of some down time, poor guy. But by the time the song's guitar solo came around, he was back to his explosive, totally energetic self.

"Goodybe Baby" was as emotional as ever - since this was when Lindsey finally gave me some attention, I wasn't as into Stevie singing the song as usual! Darlene was watching Stevie, though, and could tell that Stevie was once again into her song and feeling it. She looked moved by what she was singing. I love that they still put themselves into their songs like that and just don't spout out the words mechanically, even after all these years.

It was Mick's birthday, and a few guys hollered "HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICK" at him when he came out for WTWCT. Lindsey heard them and said "Yeah, that's right. It IS Mick's birthday today," Stevie then let us know he was 56 and not 61, as someone had said [?]. I thought he was 61, so I was like "Uh-huh,right!" and I think Lindsey might have heard because he turned to Mick and said "I guess they believe the computers."

Right now, both Darlene and I are going to go to bed and hopefully we will have some concert-contact-inspired dreams, lol. WHAT A NIGHT, is all we can say!!!!!!!!!