Detroit Motor City

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Hi all! A few details about Detroit.
The Mac played to what looked to me like a full house last night at DTE Amphitheater. In addition to it being the last show, we had another bombshell dropped on us. Lindsey switched up the intro to Peacekeeeper and announced that after 29 years, Ray Lindsey was leaving! Stevie later told us the story of how Ray had picked her up for the very first Fleetwood Mac rehearsal in an orange Datsun pickup on Hollywood Blvd.
The next stunning moment came with the intro to Say Goodbye. Lindsey switched it up again when he dedicated it to his late brother Greg and to his neice Cory, who, he told us, is going on tour with other artists now. He ended it with a most touching "I love you" to Miss Cory. Then he and Stevie sang Say Goodbye and after the final note, Stevie stood there and just looked at Lindsey for a very long time. I could only see her looking at him and was unable to see his reaction to this. It was so moving that when it was over I forgot to clap.
Stevie thanked the fans who ":came to all these shows" several times. Lindsey was really into singing Stand Back, coming to the lip of the stage and pointing at the audience "Stand Back, stand back". He wasn't in front of his mic but was singing it so loudly that I could hear him anyway. He also got into singing the "It's alright, alright" part and even thumped his chest saying "I need a little sympathy". Stevie really got into Stand Back and gave it all she had. By this time, she was throwing in little ad libs all over the place. The "don't forget me" line was changed to "don't forsake me" in Goodbye Baby. She twirled effortlessly during Sara and quickly during Stand Back.
During World Turning, John appeared to be playing an electric guitar.
During Beautiful Child, he came out from his little hiding space and I watched how he and Mick just kind of grooved back and forth. It's something I hope to remember and see again for a long time to come.
At some point Lindsey told us they would be back but they are going to take a little break. I hope he means it. I was not entirely convinced. After the final bow, Mick and Stevie hung out on the stage. Lindsey just turned and stoically walked off. It was hard watching him walk off. Stevie came over to our side and said thank you. And it was over...or so we thought.
After a looong drive back to our hotel with the top down going 70+mph, we pulled up to the entrance to see Fleetwood Mac checking into our hotel. Apparently, there was a problem at LAX so they couldn't fly out and were stranded at our hotel! We went upstairs and dropped off a few things and headed back down to the sitting area where a bunch of people had gathered. The Ryder Cup was going on so there was quite an eclectic mix of people. At one point I turned around and Jamie Foxx was standing there! He was a very nice guy and made a point to go around and shake hands and say hello to everyone. He was in town working on a Ray Charles tribute. My final glimpse of the the evening was of none other than Stevie herself, sitting next to Lori Nicks gallantly tolerating a drunk who was there for the Ryder Cup while her big, burly bodyguard watched over the scene. It was a wonderful evening.
Fleetwood Mac, let's do it again sometime, 'kay?