Hershey Review

[blinker12]

Hey everyone, I'll try to keep this short but I just wanted to say that I saw the Hershey show last night and it was by far the best Stevie performance I have *ever* seen.

She was so into it. From the moment she walked out, I could tell she was in a good mood and ready to have fun. She danced around, smiled and laughed all night, and never once hit a sour note. The difference between her voice now and her voice on SYW and TISL is striking; notes that she strained to hit two years ago ("TAKE me like the wind") now sound effortless.

The amount of twirling was almost out of control. She spun during: "Gold Dust Woman" (after her and Don's slow dance, he held her arm up and she spun beneath him -- reminiscent of the "Rumours" cover), "Stand Back," "Edge of Seventeen" (for at least a full minute or two) AND "So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star" (during the instrumental breaks). After the "Gold Dust" twirl she went up to the mic and said, "That was FUN!"

"Beauty and the Beast" sounded just as powerful as the Vegas boots I have heard, if not more so. My only wish was that I hadn't heard this rendition before so it could have been a surprise, but alas... I don't have enough self-control!

"Outside the Rain" gibberish was high and mighty.

I did the "Edge" rush and shook her hand, which I'd never done before. The scream on "Edge" was epic. I'm not exaggerating when I say it went way beyond the call of duty!

She looks staggeringly beautiful in the white "Edge" skirt -- very flattering, and there was a A LOT of bosom and booty shaking going on the whole show! I've never seen her move around so much.

One weird thing I noticed was that during either "New York Minute" or "Last Worthless," Stevie put her hand up in front of Don in a playful manner and he sort of grabbed it and pulled it down, seemingly annoyed. Stevie glanced at the audience, looking slightly embarrassed, but with an, "Oh, it's just Don" look on her face.

I sat in the fourth row with Marissa (GardenStateGirlie), who was awesome. Brian (LiquidBlue5000) and Mariel (xxxmx) were also there and ready to rock. I second all those who said this is a tour not to be missed -- Don's presence seems to motivate her to perform at her absolute best.

So much for keeping this short!