The Great Reebok Revelation

[ricohv]

In the thread "London!!!" there's an attached pic of Stevie in the camel platforms of long ago (remember the Stevie RollingStone cover anyone?). I got all excited thinking the platforms were back till Pip pointed out it was only for one song. How sweet that she makes the effort for us( "I don't care how much it hurts my hip-MY PEOPLE will get what they paid for-even if it's only for one song"). Good try, ol' girl.
Then I remembered at the two shows I saw, she changed into black platform-ish boots for one song of the encore. How strange-I mean they looked way more "sensible" (gawd-I hate to use that word in regards to Stevie of all people!) than the platform boots of old . But they were way sexier than the shoes (!) and probably pose no threat to the hip -so why not wear them the whole encore, or go out on a limb: wear them the whole show!
And, is walking around in platforms really that hard? I mean, hers are custom made so they should fit perfect and be comfortable. I would suspect they're a lot easier to move around in than stiletto heels which I notice Debbie Harry is still managing to move her carcass around in. And even in tennis shoes she's not out there having any exorcisms like she used to manage nicely in platforms.
And, do we know this hip injury is 1)causing ongoing pain and 2)the source of her ortho-platform-tennie inspiration, or is it speculation on our part because there is no other logical reason.
Well, what if 10 years from now she reveals that to stay off klonopin she got hooked on some other drug, some drug that numbed the fashion sensories of the brain. And while on this drug she was satisfied choosing 1 black dress and platform reeboks as a tour uniform. And this drug would go on to rob her of her stage fashion for at least 2 tours(TISL & SYW).
Instead of explaining away the shoes because of her hip I think we should find out what she's hooked on now & get to her and have an intervention. I mean- how many of us suspected the Klonopin thing? None. And think about it: back then, as her songwriting and public acclaim slipped, her fashion senses were being overly stimulated. Whether you like the costumes or not-you gotta admit OSOTM & Street Angel Tours had funky/noticeable fashions:satin gloves, corsets/bustiers, Pirates of Pinzance meets Fredericks of Hollywood costumes, and lots of cleavage to boot! (And all this when she was heavy & uncreative?).
Now as she's thin & can sing & write and receive public acclaim, she wants to wear tennis shoes on stage and a little granny button up sweater? Even for the taping of that Boston show?!? Let's learn from the Klonopin experience-something just doesn't add up here. Otherwise, on the next tour she will be wearing: those shoes, elastic waistband pants and her hair cut to a sensible chin length bob! (And she'll probably insist on driving the band from show to show in a mini-van). God help us.
Ricoh
(If it seems like I've got too much time on my hands & that I need to get a life, well it was this or go out job-hunting in the Seattle rain-ughh!)
Ricoh