Tony's Hazy Concert Memories

[David]

Tony's a blogger who posts his hazy memories (although they don't seem so hazy to me) of rock concerts. He saw Fleetwood Mac at the Fresno show in 2003, & tells you all about it. It's a lengthy read, but it ultimately arrives where it needs to be. Tony obviously doesn't share our fanaticism, but I found after reading his blog that he might have been watching the concert through my own eyes, so truthful (& funny) did his take seem.

Beware -- those of you who get depressed or pissed by a guy who doesn't adore Fleetwood Mac the way you do. This blog would be rough going for you. I just wanted to share the link because I thought it was the best stuff I had read about the Mac in several years.

http://tonyremembers.blogspot.com/ar...s_archive.html

Remember that medical researchers have recently found even more evidence that laughter slows your pulse & expands the circumference of your arteries.

[MacMan]

Remember that medical researchers have recently found even more evidence that laughter slows your pulse & expands the circumference of your arteries.

Yeah... So laugh damit!

I thought it was a great read... honestly funny!

[ThePenguin]

Originally Posted by David

Tony's a blogger who posts his hazy memories (although they don't seem so hazy to me) of rock concerts. He saw Fleetwood Mac at the Fresno show in 2003, & tells you all about it. It's a lengthy read, but it ultimately arrives where it needs to be. Tony obviously doesn't share our fanaticism, but I found after reading his blog that he might have been watching the concert through my own eyes, so truthful (& funny) did his take seem.

Beware -- those of you who get depressed or pissed by a guy who doesn't adore Fleetwood Mac the way you do. This blog would be rough going for you. I just wanted to share the link because I thought it was the best stuff I had read about the Mac in several years.

http://tonyremembers.blogspot.com/ar...s_archive.html

Remember that medical researchers have recently found even more evidence that laughter slows your pulse & expands the circumference of your arteries.

Thanks for posting that, I got quite a few good laughs from it!! I'll admit I have thought some of the same stuff this guy did, and I LOVE Fleetwood Mac. IMO he was right on the money in much of what he said.

-Lis

[HomerMcvie]

"Christine McVie! It's jus' not the same without Christine McVie! Where was Christine McVie?!?"
There was a awkward silence. I was about to submit that she was not involved in this tour for whatever reason and that I agreed that her presence might have helped a bit, when one of the Five-Oh chimed in with a prominent slurring effect, "From the looks of things, it appears that Stevie Nicks ate her".

So that loooong read was worthwhile after all!

[Johnny Stew]

Some of it was really funny. Some of it not so much.
Some of it was spot-on. Some of it I didn't agree with at all.
Definitely an interesting read overall.

But how did I know that he was going to mention Stevie's weight (and not the weight of any of the male members of the band)?
Oh, I know how... because not a single soul seems capable of reviewing a Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks concert without filling more space than they need to, talking about how Stevie fills more space than she used to.

I'm not humourless, but I've about as much tolerance for comments regarding her waistline as others have for hearing "Dreams" for the millionth time.
Been done to death for well over a decade now, ya know?

Omit the weight mentions, and it's an insightful review. With them, it's merely pedestrian.

[HomerMcvie]

Johnny, it's been mentioned a 1000 times. That's the price you pay when you're a sex symbol. You will FOREVER be judged by your former self.

[wondergirl9847]

He is NOT 62 friggin years old?! Sheebus.

Yawn at that review...there were a few funny things, but overall, kinda boring. It took FOREVER to get to the actual show. I don't care about him buying beer and the ID check...who cares, dude.

Whatevah.

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Johnny, it's been mentioned a 1000 times. That's the price you pay when you're a sex symbol. You will FOREVER be judged by your former self.

And is that fair?

A woman wants to look sexy and feel sexy, and to wear clothes that flatter her body... that means she should be humiliated and laughed at forevermore if she should happen to gain weight later on? Because she dared ever look sexy in the first place?

Sounds like the same logic that dictates that a woman who dresses provocatively is "asking for it."

[CreepingDeath]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

And is that fair?

A woman wants to look sexy and feel sexy, and to wear clothes that flatter her body... that means she should be humiliated and laughed at forevermore if she should happen to gain weight later on? Because she dared ever look sexy in the first place?

Sounds like the same logic that dictates that a woman who dresses provocatively is "asking for it."

I totally agree, and with your first post in this thread. I just started posting here after lurking for several years, but I've always enjoyed your posts.


In regards to the review- I do have a sense of humour. If I didn't I probably would have stopped reading this board a long time ago. It's just that the constant Stevie bashing, especially where her weight is concerned isn't funny and it gets old. IMHO

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

And is that fair?

A woman wants to look sexy and feel sexy, and to wear clothes that flatter her body... that means she should be humiliated and laughed at forevermore if she should happen to gain weight later on? Because she dared ever look sexy in the first place?

Sounds like the same logic that dictates that a woman who dresses provocatively is "asking for it."

But Brian, look at Chris. She was never really known for much beyond her talent, and place in FM. And you RARELY read anything about her not aging gracefully. Only about her music.
It's not Stevie's fault that she was once a hottie, and THAT became a media focus........but how now (brown cow) is the media NOT going to focus on the fact that she no longer has that card to play?
If Madonna gained 40 lbs, you'd hear exactly the same thing about her.

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

But how did I know that he was going to mention Stevie's weight (and not the weight of any of the male members of the band)?Oh, I know how... because not a single soul seems capable of reviewing a Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks concert without filling more space than they need to, talking about how Stevie fills more space than she used to.

Well said JohnnyStew! But at the end of the day...who cares what some non-fan thinks? I mean the guy left before the show was even over. I think that pissed me off more than the weight comments!

[Serrart]

Originally Posted by David

Tony's a blogger who posts his hazy memories (although they don't seem so hazy to me) of rock concerts. He saw Fleetwood Mac at the Fresno show in 2003, & tells you all about it. It's a lengthy read, but it ultimately arrives where it needs to be. Tony obviously doesn't share our fanaticism, but I found after reading his blog that he might have been watching the concert through my own eyes, so truthful (& funny) did his take seem.

Beware -- those of you who get depressed or pissed by a guy who doesn't adore Fleetwood Mac the way you do. This blog would be rough going for you. I just wanted to share the link because I thought it was the best stuff I had read about the Mac in several years.

http://tonyremembers.blogspot.com/ar...s_archive.html

Remember that medical researchers have recently found even more evidence that laughter slows your pulse & expands the circumference of your arteries.

Too boring and long, with a dull 'I-should-have rented-Basic Instinct-for-the fiftieth-time-and drunk-my-beer-on-my couch-instead-of-coming-here' touch. No insight on the concert at all. I'm glad the bracelet made his night. Mary has my sympathy.

Romy

[amber]

Originally Posted by Serrart

Too boring and long, with a dull 'I-should-have rented-Basic Instinct-for-the fiftieth-time-and drunk-my-beer-on-my couch-instead-of-coming-here' touch. No insight on the concert at all. I'm glad the bracelet made his night. Mary has my sympathy.

Romy

Somehow, it was way funnier cause you worked in "BAsic INstinct"...

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by Serrart

Too boring and long, with a dull 'I-should-have rented-Basic Instinct-for-the fiftieth-time-and drunk-my-beer-on-my couch-instead-of-coming-here' touch. No insight on the concert at all. I'm glad the bracelet made his night. Mary has my sympathy.

Romy

They deserve each other.

[Highway Woman]

Originally Posted by Serrart

Too boring and long, with a dull 'I-should-have rented-Basic Instinct-for-the fiftieth-time-and drunk-my-beer-on-my couch-instead-of-coming-here' touch. No insight on the concert at all. I'm glad the bracelet made his night. Mary has my sympathy.

Romy

Have to agree here. Doesn't take a brilliant mind to make jokes about Stevie's weight or complain about Lindsey's overacting, unless you're bowled over by his pun "Lindsey BuckingHAM." Takes more than that to impress me. Sorry, guess I'm missing the non-fan insights that makes this one of the best things David's read about Fleetwood Mac in years.