Oakland Review July 23

[Somajoseph]

My friend James treated me to this concert as an early birthday present because he knows I love Fleetwood Mac. I was excited because we were really close, first row on the side, and I have never gotten that close before.
We get to the Arena,grab a beer and go find our seats. The house was packed, we were 4 songs into the concert when out of nowhere this lady with a clipboard comes up to us and asks if we want to sit in the front row!! I just had to ask if she was kidding because I just couldnt believe it. She hands us 2 ticket stubs and walks us to the front row. There were 4 empty seats on the right, near Lindsey, and we just assumed they wanted those filled up.
From that point on I just sorta floated through the concert,it seemed like it was over in minutes-LOL!!! I could look up and there was Lindsey! Then, believe me I was just awestruck the whole time, after "come" Lindsey leans over and these two women that were next to us run up, and my friend James leans over and says go up there! So i walk up and reach up to Lindsey and I got a handshake!! I never would have imagined, walking into the Arena that anything like that would happen!
Sorry for rambling but I was just so happy to be up there. A few things I remember, Stevie didnt wear the boots until the encores but she did dedicate "Landslide" to us, saying they were headed to Portland and Seattle next, and they didnt know anyone up there!
SHe was in great voice, and the audience really got into "Stand Back", "Gold Dust Woman" and of course, "Landslide". Oh yeah, during MIck's drum solo, Lindsey went and sat at the corner of the stage to watch Mick Play!! I could see him through a space between the monitors, and there he was, I thought that was wild. The girls to the left of me could see him and they pointed at him and waved!
So, this being my second and final show on this tour, unless they come back to the Bay Area, was a night I will never forget. I mean I have loved this band forever, since 1975, and I finally got to the front row and actually got to touch one of them! It was pretty surreal,I told my friend, i love Lindsey, but if I had gotten to shake Stevie's hand, that wouldve been it! Passed out right there-LOL!! Thanks for letting me share my story.

Joseph