SN: Schedule Horrific; Nearly Killed Them All

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

. . . Stevie's withstood 35 years worth of criticism, and she's still around. Her career isn't going to suddenly end because of criticisms presented on a message board. Plus, the people on here who criticize her, do still buy the albums, still go to the concerts, or at the very least still spend their valuable time talking about her. She's only really in trouble when all of that stops.

Exactly - and she and FM are still commanding top dollar, though I readily admit they, on a tour with no record to support, are only at 90% or more capacity on average. So, despite all the naysayers, she and they must be doing something right And, who is to say that all of that 10% or so would buy a ticket if it were $25 less. I am sure many marketing people spent hours using their harvard degrees figuring out FM's price point to ensure max. capacity per gross rev.

In the end and IMO - La Nicks needs to move on from her Gold Dust tour, which she has been essentially doing (with some major differences like Henley concerts during the initial GD tour and the Summer of Petty) for the last three years. I think she is going to move on after this tour.

As for her bashing -- I think people take what she says way to literally. For example, some "fan" awhile back said she was insulting the troops to some horrible degree by saying being in FM was like being in the army, etc. I mean give me a fukcing break - the lady has her not so good points (a lack of interest in a good vocal on the likes of Dreams or Rhiannon standing to the front for me) - but she hardly rises to the level people, mostly naysayers, ascribe to her