What does your family think of Stevie and your being a fan of hers?

[BTFLCHLD]

my mom is 69
she loves fm/lindsey/stevie
especially because i do...
this weekend she watched
the vegas dvd from the aug 6 show
and was quite impressed with msnicks
she really enjoyed rocknroll & bb most of all
she was also annoyed w/ the inapprop catcalls during bb.
my mom is the coolest

[face of glass]

My dad once laughed at Stevie's antics during "Gold Dust Woman" in The Dance.

My mum likes Stevie's voice and always recognizes it even though she's heard it in its different incarnations.

My sister has become a mini-fan of sorts, she really likes the Nicksfiles and listens to Enchanted a lot, she's even enjoyed watching a few concert DVDs with me.

My friends couldn't care less about Stevie, actually.

But this is Finland, the country that has about four Stevie fans in total.

[Jennienygirl]

My family thinks im completely obsessed and says I need to find a new hobby... Thats ok though I dont mind finding a new family......

[Serrart]

My mother is more into Italian music but she once saw some of The Dance and liked it. My father thinks it's another of my odd choices in music and cinema.

Romy

[CelticGypsy]

Hubby and kids think I am "crazy" and act like a teen sometimes but they tolerate my love for Stevie and Fleetwood Mac and my love for music in general. Hubby takes me to concerts and he seems to have a good time too even though he won't admit it

[Enchanted_Stevi]

My family thinks its cool. My mom is happy and I don;t know everyone else thinks I'm crazy i think....but they still love me...lol....they like Rolling Stones, and bruce Springsteen and them they aren;t THE biggest Stevie fan but I am....Its all my moms fault that I am "OBSESSED" w/ Stevie but I am proud to be an obsessed stevie fan.

[jkmaletic]

My four younger brothers tease me sometimes and refer to Stevie as "The Nicks". My co-workers just kind of laugh at me- most recently when I was taping and peeking at the Today Show between seeing patients here at work. But they understand, becuase last month they got me a Stevie birthday cake for my birthday. Needless to say, I was stoked about that! So most of the people in my life are cool with it.

~Jamie

[lagringader&r]

My aunt is the one who got me turned on to Stevie in the first place. My mom doesn't care. My dad thinks it's a stupid obsession. My bf just puts up with it. My friends are the ones that used to make fun of me. F**k em.

[Mokona]

I'm growing my hair long so it'll eventually, hopefully, look like Stevie's, and several times when I've been in the salon for highlights and a trim, I mentioned Stevie. So now when I go in there, I'm always remembered as the Stevie fan, lol.

Otherwise, nobody but my husband and one friend supports my status as a Chiffonhead. Poo on the rest of the them!

But they understand, becuase last month they got me a Stevie birthday cake for my birthday

My b-day is around the corner, and while I'm dreading it, I'd love to have a Stevie cake! I wonder if a few subtle hints might work...

[53yearoldpixie]

Well, my mom and dad like Stevie and FM, but they get annoyed with me when I play them too much. Last May they went with me to the SYW concert, and my mom and her best friend went to see Stevie in July, so... I guess they're ok with it.

My sister is constantly calling me obsessed and making fun of Stevie, and it's starting to piss me off!

The only person who supports my Stevie-loving is my Grandfather. He asked some dude he knows that works with Stevie (or something like that) to try and get her to dedicate Landslide to me. She didn't do it, but it was so sweet of him to try. God, I probably would've passed out if she did!


~*~ Gina ~*~

[catinthedark]

I'm 35 -

I exist in my own little world of Stevie and Fleetwood Mac fandom. My parents? Could not care less - and to be honest, I could not care less if they like them or not. When I got into music, I certainly didn't care if they liked or listened to what I listened to. I discovered Stevie and FM when I was 17 - and quickly became a HUGE fan. My mother and my sister know that I travel to other cities to see them - but they choose not to talk to me about it. I think they believe it's not really real if they don't acknowledge it. Last year after Detroit, I just had to call my sister and tell her my "encounter" story - and how I wound up getting Stevie's ribbons from her mic, but her reaction was sort of like, "oh, my God, you're a freak. If I change the subject, it'll go away."

That's the family.

The friends? Well, my best friend knows about my love to a certain extent - but she doesn't know I come here everyday, or that I went to an out of town show last summer with someone I met here. A couple of other friends know, and make fun of me for it. Boyfriends, except for one, have always teased me and made fun of me for it. As a result, I hide it. Most people in my life just have no idea how important Stevie's music is, and I kind of like it that way. It's a personal thing.

[amber]

Originally Posted by Moony

My mother always told me she hated Stevie because of her voice - she couldn't stand the vibrato. A couple of weeks ago, my mom's siter was over and we were playing The Very Best of FM and having some beers. My aunt said something to the effect of , "Stevie Nicks was so sexy! I would have gone for her." My mom said whenever Stevie came on TV, she would get jealous cause my father would always watch her and thought she was hot. Anyway, my mom hates most of the music I listen to.

That? Is awesome.

Uh... my mom thinks I'm a moron. She usually feels that way about whatever I like, though.
However, she did think Insider, Live was really pretty.
My dad recently said "oh, yeah, Stevie would probably be my favorite singer from that time". Although, I think he's lying, as FM was never mentioned when I was growing up. Or played on purpose. Why is he lying? Beats me. Maybe he did like her - it's not like we bought records hardly at all when I was young, mainly just listened to the radio.

Both my parents would and have hated me for spending money to go see Mac/Stevie. So, basically, I don't tell them about it. And when I did tell them about it, the ticket price reported was magically cut in half. And they still thought that was too much money.
They don't know I was in Vegas last May, that's for sure.
It's nice that I don't really have to visit them if I don't want to, or even call them regularly.