What are your unpopular Stevie opinions - Page 20

SapphireSister · #**286** 03-06-2006, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghost_Tracker

Don't forget there's been lots of psychos after Stevie over the years; we know of at least three, one of whom wanted to "kidnap her and have her cure his homosexuality with her magical powers" (or whateva). That would certainly make me paranoid if I were an assistant or bodyguard or whateva. I know most fans don't go running up to at top speed shouting "STEVIE, STEVIE, OH MY GOD STEEE-viie" at the top of their lungs while drawing . . . SOME-thing . . . out of their pockets (a pen? a gun?
in Madonna's case it was a knife) - but still - there's a line that's hard to see sometimes, and there's VERY little time to make a decision.
I'll take a bitchy person 8 days a week, twice on Sunday, if it will help to assure Stevie's safety. My only gripe, personally, would be if somebody got physically hurt due to a bodyguard over-reacting and jumping the gun. I couldn't imagine that happening, but it wouldn't shock me, either. But overall, I'd simply prefer that she be safe - and she's not. Not to be grim; I'm just saying, try to see it from their point-of-view, and from Stevie's. What is a big huge thrill for a fan, screaming "STEVIE STEVIE I'm your NUMBER-ONE FAN i just LOVE your MUSIC WHAT is THE TOWER ABOUT OH MY GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M FINALLY MEETING YOU!!!" - it's the ten thousandth time Stevie's heard it. Don't get me wrong, I know most fans don't act that way - but again, try to see it from their point-of-view - it's "a matter of degree" and sometimes it's unclear what the situation really is. Anyway, that's the way I see it, personally.
They actually did a very good job of satirizing this on Saturday Night Live, in a skit with Sting - I thought it was really funny, actually!

Oh trust me, I'm all for protecting Stevie but I'm just saying from what I gather people are saying who have met or interracted with her she's a bitchy person in general and there's a difference between that and doing your job. And it's a body guard's job to protect her from crazed fans in public, not the assistant's.

As far as judging Karen I don't think either you nor I or anybody should really be doing it since we don't know her personally nor have we interracted with her (unless you have and I don't know about it).

StevieRox2 · #**287** 03-06-2006, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by David

You live in Annapolis, where Fleetwood Mac played that famous show at the Naval Academy for the cadets waaaay back in March 1977. Did you see that show or any of your friends saw it? That was probably one of the great FM concerts of the era, so I've heard.

No, unfortunately we were living in Spain at the time, wish I would've been here then!

SapphireSister · #**288** 03-06-2006, 03:51 PM

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If Karen ever disses me, I will spit right on her face a big loogie filled with green snot!! I won't take **** from her.

OMG I so did not need that visual!

I wouldn't mind seeing Stevie's reaction though.

DavidMn · #**289** 03-06-2006, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SapphireSister

OMG I so did not need that visual!

I wouldn't mind seeing Stevie's reaction though.

Oh I'm sure it woldnt be pleasant.

StevieRox2 · #**290** 03-06-2006, 03:58 PM

All I'm saying is that when very special fans have been invited backstage by the Queen herself and moon necklace recipients, and they're people Stevie always sees when she's in their city, and Karen knows this and is still bitchy to them - that's bitchy.

Ghost_Tracker · #**291** 03-06-2006, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidMn

I'll share another one with you thats really scary. I used to know this guy who worked local security for major bands that came to Minneapolis and during the Dance tour when they came here, his job was to answer fan mail to make sure there wasnt any funny stuff in any of the letters. Well, he tol me that this one guy sent Stevie a pair of I'll call it DNA stained underwear along with a letter saying what he wented to do.

I'm more than certain there's more where that came from sadly.

Lemmie take a wild guess - same guy has a habit of jumping out of airplanes with license plates? ( no names, please, I don't wanna get in trouble 'round here. )

Ghost_Tracker · #**292** 03-06-2006, 07:54 PM

HERE'S another opinion that may be kind of "unpopular." - Stevie and Lindsey have sort of "reversed roles" at this point in their history. In other words, Stevie used to be "ethereal," "magical," "loopy," etc., talked about there being a "Presence" on stage with her during "Rhiannon," and so on, while Lindsey was the "Practical" one who got the job done yesterday, did it again today twice as good, had his hand on the pulse of American pop culture AND art and could combine the two to make one of the biggest-selling albums of all time, had the foresight to realize that "Tusk" was a survival move for the band over the long-term, etc. Now Stevie's the practical one ( think, "THEY'RE NOT SITTING AROUND ON THE FLOOR SMOKING DOPE! They're DEALING WITH DELINQUINT CHILDREN, FIGURING OUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO PAY THE MORTGAGE... [etc.]" While Lindsey is off in outer space talking about double-albums and releasing solo albums under a major label after a 6-year absence from the business.... So they've literally done a 180 around each other and switched roles, which seems kinda "classic," ya think???

goldustsongbird · #**293** 03-06-2006, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Oykamu

I've never heard this. Does someone have it? Please?

Mhmm!
http://s64.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1...F1JS7JWMB3YI7M

Oykamu · #**294** 03-06-2006, 09:40 PM

goldustsongbird, I might have to love you from now on. Thank you so much!

Serrart · #**295** 03-06-2006, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by David

If Karen ever disses me, I will spit right on her face a big loogie filled with green snot!! I won't take **** from her.

Oh come on David, maybe she just needs a lot of love.

Romy

David · #**296** 03-06-2006, 11:46 PM

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Oh come on David, maybe she just needs a lot of love.

Romy

She's probably a nice lady or something. I don't even know who she is or what she looks like.

As we say down here in the hacienda-style Mexican restaurants in Orange County: "I wouldn't recognize her if she stood up in my albondigas soup!"

Ghost_Tracker · #**297** 03-07-2006, 12:04 AM

Okay, this is probably gonna be a VERY unpopular opinion and I'm not totally sure I even believe it myself but, I figured I'd just throw it out there -

Stevie rarely - only VERY rarely - got emotional during the Say You Will and The Dance tours, while performing the songs "Silver Springs," "Goodbye, Baby," and "Landslide." (I consider "Gypsy" and "Beautiful Child" to be separate - I'm talking just about the "Lindsey/Stevie Stuff").

Stevie often felt VERY emotional during "So Afraid," especially during the first part and the parts where she has lines to sing. So much so that she genuinely cried and had to wipe real tears from her eyes....

And that song means more to her, in terms of performing it, than Silver Springs and Landslide combined (in a way, or at least, at some times).

sasja · #**298** 03-07-2006, 12:10 AM

just, David, LOVE your Goethe quote...... makes me grin every time.
love that man's work!

obscure unpopular Stevie opinion number 5:

Stevie is no Goethe!!

Sasja

carrie721 · #**299** 03-07-2006, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghost_Tracker

Okay, this is probably gonna be a VERY unpopular opinion and I'm not totally sure I even believe it myself but, I figured I'd just throw it out there -

Stevie rarely - only VERY rarely - got emotional during the Say You Will and The Dance tours, while performing the songs "Silver Springs," "Goodbye, Baby," and "Landslide." (I consider "Gypsy" and "Beautiful Child" to be separate - I'm talking just about the "Lindsey/Stevie Stuff").

Stevie often felt VERY emotional during "So Afraid," especially during the first part and the parts where she has lines to sing. So much so that she genuinely cried and had to wipe real tears from her eyes....

And that song means more to her, in terms of performing it, than Silver Springs and Landslide combined (in a way, or at least, at some times).

so whose opinion is that if you don't believe it?

Ghost_Tracker · #**300** 03-07-2006, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

so whose opinion is that if you don't believe it?

Well, it's less an opinion that I "Officially have," and more something I've wondered about. It's occurred to me that it MIGHT be true. I can tell you that when Stevie's sort of off to the side during "So Afraid" in "The Dance," it seemed to me that she very quickly brought her arm to her face and wiped something off, etc. The camera was behind her at that point - it could have been perspiration, an itch, etc., of course. But I also feel there's reasons that this song would be very emotional for her.