Birmingham AL

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Just got back from the show. Lindsey was terrific, although the start was a bit rough and there appeared to be some sound problems, at least at first. It was still fabulous. It reinforced my admiration for him to see him up there performing brilliantly song after song. It also adds an extra layer of intensity when it's just him. I feel like giving too many standing ovations cheapens them... But he was so amazing on so many songs.... So we just had to keep standing up! The crowd was rather sedate otherwise but you could tell people were into it, even if they weren't doing much moving.

The only song I found a bit disappointing was ISA. Not because of Lindsey... He was working it! It's just that the drum is so integral to the song and using a drum track isn't nearly as powerful. I'm probably a bit pickier about it, though, because it's one of my favorite songs.

The other negative: too short! Stevie played longer as an opening act! know it must be tiring to do a one- man show, but surely there are some less arduous songs he can add. "Holiday Road," for instance. Since almost all of the songs he does now are very intense and not really dance-able, that could give us all a chance to lighten up!

Still, I feel I got my money's worth. Lindsey was really throwing himself into it. He looked like he was about to fall over after ISA! He gives it all he's got and it really shows.

On a personal level, I just felt so freaking lucky to be there and hear him do "Stephanie" live. I never thought I would ever hear him play that. Magnificent!

He took several minutes to reminisce about playing Birmingham as part of Buckingham Nicks, and how they had such a great following here. He even said that he wonders to this day if they made the right decision to join FM. There were some people in the audience who had seen that sold out show back in 1975 - one of them was sitting next to me. The sense of history was very potent, especially after the standing ovation he got after "Stephanie."

I'm already looking forward to seeing another show tomorrow!