2011 - spectacular year for Lindsey-related happenings

[elle]

Saban show, april 22:

april 13th - note appeared on LB's newly changed website about the april 22 event in LA announcing intimate concert that will be filmed for a DVD.
Lindsfan reacted fast "there's gotta be a way to swing this!" - i thought that was great and told her i'm going to live vicariously through her and Pattie's experience b/c there's no way i can fly out to the west coast on a good friday and be back sat early enough to color the eggs with my kids...
but - figured i should buy the ticket anyway - just in case.
in talking to both Lindsfan and Pattie and looking through the available flights, it became more and more clear that it might be possible to do it - i was taking good friday off work anyway, and i could find a way to fly out to LA friday morning, go to the show, and fly red-eye back the same night - be at home sat morning ready for baking the ham and coloring eggs with the family

yeah, LB was promising a new album and a tour later in the year - but you never know, things can happen - had to see him when the chance opened up!!


SNL appearance on may 14:

tweets started on may 13 - real LB was seen entering 30 rock! after his SNL appearance lindsey forum here had the most visitors ever (i think) and LB was trending worldwide on twitter - all extremely positive tweets


SWS [song] free DL:

hmmmm... it was good idea to offer a free DL, but that reverbed/sped up voice... um, no!! but others liked it...


IOOT radio single release in aug:

still sped up/high voice... but the song sounded spectacular - the arrangement, production, multiple melodies, guitars - oh yeah!!


SWS release - DL sept 5 (was it sept 2 in most of EU? i know it was before the weekend), CD sept 6:

big party from midnight (well 1am EST) on sept 5 throughout the day, 2 bonus songs (SWS electric, oh yeah!) and finally receiving physical CD on the 6th.


Conan appearance w/ IOOT and full band - plus multiple interviews in all kinds of media throughout the summer and sept/oct...


SWS tour (start sept 10):

i had plans to go to 3 shows - westhampton beach in NY, ridgefield in CT, and Baltimore (as close as it came to my "home" show).
i also went to jacksonville, FL.
and red bank, NJ.

and...


conversation with LB at 92Y in NYC, Nov 4:

this popped up out of nowhere and was not advertised. but... it was on friday, i already had a ticket to red bank show on nov 3 and was considering whether to go. and it was $29!?!?!? how can one not go?

well - it was not the expected small machine/big machine talk - it was relaxed, and funny, and warm! and he did RAB live!! and, there was unexpected CD signing!! i don't think there was a person there who was not gushing over how warm and nice and sweet LB was - amazing event and amazing evening for everybody who was there!! (meeting and talking to LB - wow!! so warm and - normal?! - and touchy-feely guy! and, i got a hug!)


songs from the small machine live in LA - DVD/CD and blu-ray - nov 1:

this was shown on palladia multiple times, last time on 12/24 (and there will be a couple of screenings in jan 2012). 12/24 seemed to have been a particularly good programming decision b/c people were staying in that night and tons of people seem to have seen the show - since then LB forum here has been frequented by tons of guests multiple times each day.



what else? my friend Steve from the UK saw almost 50 different concerts in 2011. 3 LB gigs he saw in the US are his #1, #2, and #4 of the year. he met tons of artists/celebrities (i.e., people who are celebrities b/c they are actually great at what they do), and meeting LB was #1 (although shared with somebody else that he has a huge crush on !). meeting Mr Tuggle was his #5. he also had tix for 8 out of 9 LB gigs in UK/Ireland...

and when i say "my friend" - well, there's a power of social media and love for LB's music: we met on twitter around the time LB first announced his upcoming tour. he was one of the amazing people i had a pleasure of meeting last year b/c of these shows... (in the order of appearance) Lindsfan, Pattie, Steve, Sahara, Amlyn, London&Bruce, Maria, Jackie, Alex, DavidMN, Christy, Mimi, Abbi, mezzoforte, HejiraNYC... i know i'm forgetting many . and several became really good friends. some others i have yet to meet but have been talking a lot online... so - hoping we'll have a chance to meet [again]! (2012? wouldn't it be nice if LB gives us some more opportunities soon... )