Best/worst career moves

[dissention]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

There are reviews of the 1996 concerts on nicksfix. There are pics floating around out there. The ones I have seen are okay. She was not dressed in the witchy stuff and that was cool. She was very white though. Of course it was an outdoor concert in the day light - which is not the best lighting for anyone

She was dressed in her witchy stuff. She came out wearing what looked like an ugly white tablecloth that her great gran had made in 1904 over her black garb. It was the most barfugly thing I've seen her wear and that says a lot. Her hair was fried (it was yellow), she was so pale that she was corpse-like, and she just seemed...sickly. I was worried, personally.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by dissention

She was dressed in her witchy stuff. She came out wearing what looked like an ugly white tablecloth that her great gran had made in 1904 over her black garb. It was the most barfugly thing I've seen her wear and that says a lot. Her hair was fried (it was yellow), she was so pale that she was corpse-like, and she just seemed...sickly. I was worried, personally.

She does look sickly in those photos.

[Kelly]

Originally Posted by dissention

She was dressed in her witchy stuff. She came out wearing what looked like an ugly white tablecloth that her great gran had made in 1904 over her black garb. It was the most barfugly thing I've seen her wear and that says a lot. Her hair was fried (it was yellow), she was so pale that she was corpse-like, and she just seemed...sickly. I was worried, personally.

Um, ditto. I would never agree with Dissention in most areas, : > ) but I concur. I left Boston that night thinking she was done. I think I might have cried. She looked sick as a dog and I do not care what some photos show. She was draggin on cigarettes right on the side of the stage and I dont think she sounded that great either. Thank Heavens that was not the end and we got the Dance.

[Kelly]

I really hope this thread does not travel down the weight road again because I am sick of it. Ok, maybe she has gained some weight but she is not at her SA level. Even if she were, so friggin what?? I hate this topic, not because I am a chiffonie who cannot accept Stevie has a tummy but because it HURTS HER. She has serious problems with asthma, perhaps she has to use steroids on the road? Do ya'll know for usre she doesn't and that is not puffing her up on the road? Who could honestly blame this girl if she wanted to retire. She has money so she should hire a trainer? Sheebus.


BEST MOVES..either consciously or unconsciously deciding that Lindsey would be her muse for all eternity. We have some fantastic writing in recent years again.

WORST:...allowing her self esteem issues to affect her so much. When she lacks confidence, it shows. When she feels beautiful and talented, she rocks, ala the Dance. Hmm I wonder if the years of fan and reviewers harping on her "looks" and her "croaking" are contributing to this?

[LiquidBlue5000]

Originally Posted by Kelly

I really hope this thread does not travel down the weight road again because I am sick of it. Ok, maybe she has gained some weight but she is not at her SA level. Even if she were, so friggin what?? I hate this topic, not because I am a chiffonie who cannot accept Stevie has a tummy but because it HURTS HER. She has serious problems with asthma, perhaps she has to use steroids on the road? Do ya'll know for usre she doesn't and that is not puffing her up on the road? Who could honestly blame this girl if she wanted to retire. She has money so she should hire a trainer? Sheebus.


BEST MOVES..either consciously or unconsciously deciding that Lindsey would be her muse for all eternity. We have some fantastic writing in recent years again.

WORST:...allowing her self esteem issues to affect her so much. When she lacks confidence, it shows. When she feels beautiful and talented, she rocks, ala the Dance. Hmm I wonder if the years of fan and reviewers harping on her "looks" and her "croaking" are contributing to this?

She has to expect it though, Kelly.. anyone in the public eye has to go through it, most alot worse than what Stevie goes through.. But that's the tradeoff for fame and fortune i guess... that if there's a flaw somewhere, it will be exposed.. in Stevie's case, her "flaw" has been her weight (as minor a thing it may be)... well, that, and the witch thing..

[Kelly]

Yea, I know and I do agree with those who have said that she created the image so she is partially responsible when fans do not want the "image" to change. I agree she looked awful at the inauguration but now? I think she looks drop dead gorgeous. She has obviously lost weight since leaving the road as evidenced in the Bette photo so it could be medications and lack of exerise that seem to add the pounds when touring.
Personally, I think her height and stature make it very difficult to keep her weight down. Combine that with menopause and she is fighting a losing battle. That is why I accept that she is not the waif like Bella Donna girl anymore and I love her just as much....if not MORE because apparently, she is indeed human.
Oh and that witch thing? Stupid stupid stupid.

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by Kelly

Yea, I know and I do agree with those who have said that she created the image so she is partially responsible when fans do not want the "image" to change. I agree she looked awful at the inauguration but now? I think she looks drop dead gorgeous. She has obviously lost weight since leaving the road as evidenced in the Bette photo so it could be medications and lack of exerise that seem to add the pounds when touring.
Personally, I think her height and stature make it very difficult to keep her weight down. Combine that with menopause and she is fighting a losing battle. That is why I accept that she is not the waif like Bella Donna girl anymore and I love her just as much....if not MORE because apparently, she is indeed human.
Oh and that witch thing? Stupid stupid stupid.

Yes, yes--thank you. I and agree with you so much in another post further up when you said you were sick of the weight topic. I get this awful feeling in my chest when it comes up. I can't figure out what it would really matter if she weighed more than she does now, or she actually was a witch! Does that matter? If so, why? I can't understand people. If her weight is making her miserable, then I'm happy to see her lose or gain some. Other than that, she's beautiful to me. Nobody picks on Christine like this. You've got Homie over there in her forum saying that Christine is the only one who's a "real woman" and Stevie is too "weird" and like a fairy princess. WTF? (Okay, I already picked on him for that so I guess I'm running it into the ground.

Eh. Y'all ignore the crazy ranting Gate and Garden chick, all right? I shouldn't be getting all upset.

[strandinthewind]

I think the cool clothes she wears are FAB. I cannot imagine her without them. So there

[LiquidBlue5000]

Originally Posted by Kelly

Yea, I know and I do agree with those who have said that she created the image so she is partially responsible when fans do not want the "image" to change. I agree she looked awful at the inauguration but now? I think she looks drop dead gorgeous. She has obviously lost weight since leaving the road as evidenced in the Bette photo so it could be medications and lack of exerise that seem to add the pounds when touring. Personally, I think her height and stature make it very difficult to keep her weight down. Combine that with menopause and she is fighting a losing battle. That is why I accept that she is not the waif like Bella Donna girl anymore and I love her just as much....if not MORE because apparently, she is indeed human.
Oh and that witch thing? Stupid stupid stupid.

What is she, 5'1"? she's so tiny... whenever i see her in person up close, i think "wow, she's so small", and she doesn't really look heavy at all... having said that, at this point, a waif-like 57-y/o Stevie Nicks would just not look right.. unless of course major plastic surgery was involved..

[David]

Originally Posted by Kelly

I agree she looked awful at the inauguration but now?

You didn't like her at the inauguration? I thought she looked extremely cool. She had her boots on & her old top hat, etc.

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by David

You didn't like her at the inauguration? I thought she looked extremely cool. She had her boots on & her old top hat, etc.

I'm going to take a wild guess that you're being sarcastic, but I really like her inauguration look. I have one of those pics on my wall as well.

[xxxmx]

Originally Posted by Kelly

BEST MOVES..either consciously or unconsciously deciding that Lindsey would be her muse for all eternity. We have some fantastic writing in recent years again.

RIGHT ON!

i'd like to think that it's more unconscious than not...

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by Kelly

Ok, maybe she has gained some weight but she is not at her SA level. Even if she were, so friggin what??

My point is that Stevie may have gained weight, but at least she doesn't look sick. And, frankly, I'm not shocked that she would gain weight on tour. Who here has never gained weight while travelling? I know I put on weight whenever I travel. Exercise is limited at best, the diet goes down the crapper. Imagine eighteen months of that!

[desertangel]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

My point is that Stevie may have gained weight, but at least she doesn't look sick. And, frankly, I'm not shocked that she would gain weight on tour. Who here has never gained weight while travelling? I know I put on weight whenever I travel. Exercise is limited at best, the diet goes down the crapper. Imagine eighteen months of that!

Ya... and if she really did have Epstein Barr, from what I understand, that never really goes away. Any kind of stress can trigger a flare up with a disease like that. So with menopause, the virus, asthma, age and stress from touring... good grief. She's probably tired a lot and needs to rest. I'm sure she's doing her personal best to keep it together. And she really does look waaay better now than she did at the Clinton inauguration. YAY Stevie!!

I think she looks better now because back in the Boston performance day when she looked so sick, she obviously was really beginning to really feel the effects of everything and was badly in need of a drastic change in lifestyle. That takes time. Sometimes you never achieve quite the results you had hoped for. So I'm another fan who is happy that she looks better than she has in the past, that tells me she's doing something right.

Laura

[David]

Originally Posted by desertangel

Ya... and if she really did have Epstein Barr, from what I understand, that never really goes away. Any kind of stress can trigger a flare up with a disease like that. So with menopause, the virus, asthma, age and stress from touring... good grief. She's probably tired a lot and needs to rest.

Which leads to the question, why does she go out there & tour every year? I get enervated just thinking about it.