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You are a genius, Louie!
My friends and acquaintances are always amused by my Stevie obsession. In fact, whenever she or the Mac are on TV, magazines, AHS, etc, I will inevitably get three or four messages from people saying, "Your gal was on the (Today Show, Oprah, etc) today and it made me think of you!"
My three BFF's react different...
Samantha loves FM (white album through Mirage) and Stevie (BD thru TISL) but hasn't really invested much time in her within the last 14 years. I've played her SYW, IYD and 24KG but she seems to zone out and start talking about other things and not really pay attention to the songs. Almost as if she doesn't give much credence to their artistic endeavors now that their musical "heyday" has come and gone. That's just my opinion though, and I've never asked her about that.
Josh appreciates Stevie and her musical contributions to both Rock/Pop music AND the history of women in those forums. However, he really doesn't dig deep and only really knows the hits (Gypsy, Rhiannon, Edge, Rooms On Fire)so I don't consider him a huge fan. I usually make him a mix tape every Christmas. One year I included "Goodbye Baby" which he really enjoyed...and last year I put "24KG" (the song) on his Christmas mix and he really loved that one. I think he digs the atmospheric, witchy songs more than anything else because on more than one occasion, a country tune (Blue Water, TFFT, After the Glitter...) or AC tune (Starshine, Two Kinds Of Love, New Orleans) will pop up on my iPod shuffle and he'll say, "Ew, Stevie...not your best, honey."
Tiffany loves all incarnations of Stevie from Buckingham Nicks up to 24KG, but really doesn't explore them the way a "super fan" like us would. She doesn't know a lot of the words/song titles but she keeps them on in the background and taps her feet, dances, what have you while she concentrates on other stuff. She frequently plays "Buckingham Nicks" at the record store she works at and claims "Rock A Little" to be her favorite solo Stevie record. She says it's a great album to listen to while cleaning house or cooking dinner.
But no one I know really "judges me" for being a fan of hers...at least in a harsh way. I have very eclectic musical taste and a very wide spectrum (albeit useless) of knowledge in musical history, bands, genres, and the like. They know that she is the "alpha and omega" in my musical world but also know how I am with all my favorite artists. I am more than willing to call her and any other artist out on their bull****...and I think that makes them respect my obsession with her instead of judging it in a negative way.
06-16-2015, 12:06 PM
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