Open Letter to The Mac

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Yes, most of the songs are old and they have played them a gazillion times, but there is a brilliant shimmery electricity that hangs in the air when they are up on stage, together, doing what they do best. It isn't something that can be captured on crappy audience recordings or shaky/blurry/tinny-sounding clips on YouTube.

If someone has seen the show and wants to complain that's fine. But if they haven't seen it and are just going by what they remember from 2009, 2003 or 1997 or 1982 I don't consider the opinion valid anyway. I've seen them every tour since 1979 and, except for Time, I've seen them multiple times every tour (well, I haven't seen this one multiple times yet, but if I live long enough . . .) and I've never seen the same show twice.

And no, I'm not given to watching the same thing over and over again. Although I do think I've seen Purple Rain 15 times and I've seen I Want to Believe and Fight the Future many times as well. But those are exceptions. Usually I don't repeat. Anyway . . .

On the other hand, I don't agree with the "and you call yourself" a fan attitude. I see no reason to be gushy and gooey about anything too long. I would never belong to a fan site where all people do is sit around and sprout googly-eyed praise incessantly. I LOVE to complain. I will complain about anything. I don't want to be happy. I never will be. Maybe I'm not a Fleetwood Mac fan. Maybe I'm a detractor. Detractors need somewhere to post too. Fans should probably go some place where there's lots of love all around and Mary Tyler Moore is throwing her hat up in the air.

Michele