Happy bday Lindsey!! - Chicago 10/3 show

[SadAngel86]

10/3 Friday

The Show:

Let me first say this, getting to stand in front of your favorite band member the entire night is an absolute dream!! I'd never been in the front for a concert in my entire life and I couldn't believe I was getting to do it for Fleetwood Mac with Christine!

I had Sec. 3, Row 2, Seat 11 for this concert. My mom had Sec. 2, Row 3, Seat 7. I was supposed to be off to the right and she was dead center. I sat with her for a while thinking that as it gets closer to show time, I'll move to my seat. It was annoying that the usher's kept coming over and asking me where was I supposed to be sitting instead of just leaving us alone. I talked with Vivien and asked her about the photo of Lindsey that she was in at the hotel in Minneapolis, and also if she was going to other shows (NYC and Portland).

There was another woman who came and sat down next to my mom (I was actually in her seat) that had gone to the concert yesterday and at that concert she was sitting in what was my mom's seat. So she literally had to move over only one seat for Friday's concert. She was really nice and we started up a conversation about how I got into Fleetwood Mac and I told her The Dance, I was only about 11 or 12 at the time. Mom brought home the DVD and it was all over from there.

It was getting close to show time so I went over to my seat. The older couple sitting next to me said as soon as I sat down, "You made it just in time." I told them that I had been talking to my mom in the section over. They had bought their tickets on StubHub and kept looking around to see if they could move up a row so they'd be in the front in case no one showed up to take those seats.

It was then that I noticed the guy talking to the people directly in front of me about "this is a rock concert, so when the lights go down, I want you to go up there so we can have a really great time." There was a lady behind me who said in Hunger Games style: "I volunteer!" The guy never looked at me so I was feeling kind of down at that point.

It wasn't until some of the house lights went down that I went and stood by Vivien's group and was immediately introduced to Della (she asked me if I knew elle and I said yes) and Michelle (Michelle had the seat next to mine, so if we would've stayed she would've been sitting next to me). I was telling them that I really wanted to go to the stage but wasn't sure how to do it. Michelle kept reassuring me that it would be fine.

And then the lights went completely out. In the next moment, Michelle was grabbing my arm and we we ran towards where LB would be standing. She was in the space between his two speakers and I was in front of one of his speakers.

The next 2.5 hours were some of the best I've ever experienced. I sang to every song, took so many videos and pics and had a great time with Vivien's group. Erin Brown was standing behind me most of the time, with Michelle on my left.

LB did notice me filming at one point and he made a face in which I died. It was kind of scary too!



He did interact with Michelle at one point, pointing to his left hand indicating about her ring, cause then she pointed to it. Not sure if that's exactly what that was about though. I do remember Della saying to her "What was that about though?"

-He played his SHN solo right in front of me, over my head. I had to bend back to make sure I got all of him in the frame. I LOVE that solo!





-During Everywhere, he kept making faces at Michelle:



-I almost got to touch his guitar at one point, but didn't. He didn't come close enough for me to reach my had over during GYOW.

-During Little Lies, I looked over and saw a woman who had been at the M&G who was cringing a little bit because the background vocals were coming out too loud from the speaker and hurting her ears. She saw me looking at her and laughed and I think LB saw that once I turned back to him cause he smiled a lot at that.

-I'm glad I got a picture and video of the "limp hand" before "Big Love."

-The sing along for his birthday did not go well. People around me tried to get it going in-between songs, and then with the sign, but it didn't work out. They held it up, but were told by security to take it down.

-Honestly, my ears weren't ringing even though I was up front. My ears hurt more when I was father back for Thursday's show than right up next to LB.

An absolute dream I tell you! I hope I can do it again for FM or even better his solo shows and for less money!