Stevie was in Sacramento and I am mad

Rickypt · #1 10-21-2006, 04:44 PM

Just found out that Stevie was at TP's show in Sacramento last night and served him birthday cake. I had decided that I would go if I knew she would be there, but nicksfix made it look like she was done with the tour.

Honestly, is it too much for the official website to give her fans a slight heads up on these things?

We're having great weather, I'll bet it was a beautiful night.

Now I'm totally unclear on what to do about next week's Berkeley show. I feel like she won't be there, but then again, I don't want to wake up the next day and find out otherwise.

Maybe I'll buy a cheapish GA seat and take the chance.

Rickypt · #2 10-21-2006, 04:45 PM

Oh, and here's the article from Sacramento Bee:

What a way to celebrate a birthday.

Not everyone, after all, gets lucky enough to have Stevie Nicks lead a crowd of nearly 16,000 fans in a rousing rendition of "Happy Birthday."

Tom Petty, who turned 56 years old Friday, made the occasion a two-hour Raley Field party that was light in mood and heavy on the hits.

"I can't think of a better way to spend a birthday," Petty told the crowd as it cheered beneath a balmy October sky.

"We're gonna have a genuine rock'n'roll show."

Petty kept his word, rollicking through a seemingly bottomless well of classics that spanned the singer's 30-year catalog.

Kicking off the night with an invigorating "Listen to Her Heart," (from 1978's "You're Gonna Get It!"), Petty, backed by longtime band the Heartbreakers, appeared happy and playful, youthful even.

Sure, he can't hit some of the high notes anymore but Petty's voice has aged nicely (it's at once wry and weathered, wistful and sweet) and his songs exude an eternal appeal.

Likewise, the Heartbreakers sounded like a band in its prime. It's been 30 years since the release of their self-titled debut and in the decades since, the Petty's maintained a steady core of support in guitarist Mike Campbell and keyboardist Benmont Tench

The current line-up also includes Scott Thurston on keyboards and vocals, Steve Ferrone on drums and, in a sign that all things eventually come full circle, original Heartbreaker bassist Ron Blair. (Blair replaced Howie Epstein who died of drug-related causes in 2003.)

The set included only a few selections from the band's latest album "Highway Companion" but tracks such as "Down South" and "Saving Grace" - the latter, brilliantly bittersweet and tense - sounded lovely and fresh.

Still, it's timeless tunes such as "Won't Back Down," "Runnin' Down a Dream" and "Free Fallin'" that got the crowd on its feet, pumping fist-clenched bottles of beer into the air with every familiar percussive jab, every jangly, hook-laden chorus.

Among the night's highlights was the surprise appearance by Petty's longtime friend Stevie Nicks. In addition to the aforementioned "Happy Birthday" round, the 58-year-old Fleetwood Mac singer joined Petty on "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" (from Nicks' 1981 solo album "Bella Donna") and "Insider."

Nicks, looking rather trim, also shook her start-spangled tambourine and sang back-up on "Learning to Fly" and "Don't Come Around Here No More."

Other treats included a jaunty cover of Bo Diddley's "I'm a Man" and the Traveling Wilburys' 1988 pop hit "Handle With Care" with Scott Thurston nicely handling the late Roy Orbison's vocals.

The three-song encore featured a meandering rendition of Van Morrison's "Mystic Eyes" - one of the show's rare zone-out moments.

The other two closing choices, "You Wreck Me" and "American Girl" illustrate just exactly why Tom Petty remains relevant after all these years.

His songs are, inarguably, classic rock staples - "American Girl" is the sort of tune that can rouse even the most stonehearted listener. But with expertly crafted melodies and Dylan-esque lyrics, Petty's music transcends simplistic, feel-good nostalgia.

More than 30 years in the making, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers create smart music that defies easy categorization and, perhaps more important, still totally rocks out live.

DrummerDeanna · #3 10-21-2006, 05:10 PM

Urgggh!! That seriously bites. And the Nicksfix really should have been on top of that.....but it's not completely surprising that they weren't

Anyone you can call (like the venue) so see if Stevie will be at Berkeley? I don't know how that stuff works...so I don't know, maybe that's a ridiculous question - but ya don't wanna miss her again!

Miss Vicky · #4 10-21-2006, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickypt

Maybe I'll buy a cheapish GA seat and take the chance.

Or you could buy a good seat and go regardless because Tom Petty is incapable of putting on a bad show.

golden braid · #5 10-21-2006, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Or you could buy a good seat and go regardless because Tom Petty is incapable of putting on a bad show.

I'm upset too that I missed Stevie.

Even though I love Tom, I've already spent money on seeing two Tom shows plus I'm going to two Lindsey shows plus I'm going to Crue/Aerosmith so...I'd rather not spent money on another Tom show if Stevie's not going to be there.

ThrownDown · #6 10-21-2006, 07:09 PM

Stevie, looking rather trim....... Woo-hoo!! I love it!

Miss Vicky · #7 10-21-2006, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by golden braid

I'm upset too that I missed Stevie.

Even though I love Tom, I've already spent money on seeing two Tom shows plus I'm going to two Lindsey shows plus I'm going to Crue/Aerosmith so...I'd rather not spent money on another Tom show if Stevie's not going to be there.

Your loss.

I only caught one of Tom's shows this year - which, to my chagrin, featured Stevie as special guest - but after my two trips to TN to see Walter Egan and also buying tix to see Lindsey, money's too tight right now. If that hadn't been the case, however, I'd have gone to all of Tom's No. Cal. dates.

DrummerDeanna · #8 10-21-2006, 09:32 PM

^^

You should just stand outside the venue in which she's (maybe) playing with Tom - wearing your "Stevie Who?" shirt

You'll make tons of friends

Miss Vicky · #9 10-21-2006, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

^^

You should just stand outside the venue in which she's (maybe) playing with Tom - wearing your "Stevie Who?" shirt

You'll make tons of friends

Actually, I wanted to wear it to the Tom show that I did go to, but I didn't get the idea for it until just a few days before and didn't have enough time to have it made.

And damn did I regret my tardiness. So many Stevie fans...

DrummerDeanna · #10 10-21-2006, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Actually, I wanted to wear it to the Tom show that I did go to, but I didn't get the idea for it until just a few days before and didn't have enough time to have it made.

And damn did I regret my tardiness. So many Stevie fans...

Oh my gosh...you have been hanging by beautiful chiffon scarves

Miss Vicky · #11 10-21-2006, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

Oh my gosh...you have been hanging by beautiful chiffon scarves

Beautiful chiffon? Isn't that a bit of an oxymoron?

BlackWidow · #12 10-21-2006, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Rickypt

Just found out that Stevie was at TP's show in Sacramento last night and served him birthday cake. I had decided that I would go if I knew she would be there, but nicksfix made it look like she was done with the tour.

Honestly, is it too much for the official website to give her fans a slight heads up on these things?

We're having great weather, I'll bet it was a beautiful night.

Now I'm totally unclear on what to do about next week's Berkeley show. I feel like she won't be there, but then again, I don't want to wake up the next day and find out otherwise.

Maybe I'll buy a cheapish GA seat and take the chance.

That sucks!
The nicksfix is the last to know anything about anything!!

DrummerDeanna · #13 10-21-2006, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Beautiful chiffon? Isn't that a bit of an oxymoron?

HEY now...gotta throw us at least ONE bone...

Erm that may not be the one, as it turns out I actually don't like chiffon

So ya'd be hanging from the nearest mic stand...all tangled up in the ribbons and the bows...

Miss Vicky · #14 10-21-2006, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

HEY now...gotta throw us at least ONE bone...

Erm that may not be the one, as it turns out I actually don't like chiffon

So ya'd be hanging from the nearest mic stand...all tangled up in the ribbons and the bows...

Probably, yeah. It'd still be worth it.

Rickypt · #15 10-21-2006, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Miss Vicky

Or you could buy a good seat and go regardless because Tom Petty is incapable of putting on a bad show.

Duh, I know you think you are most clever, but I've seen TP a million times. In fact, he was the first concert I went to...1981.

Point is, I've already seen him twice on this tour and I have limited money. So I've decided I'll only go again if Stevie is there.

Thanks for the advice, though.