Stevie Taking questions on TODAY

[SandyMac]

Originally Posted by BlackWidow

It's called spotting - you pick a point and let your eye meet it coming out of every turn so you don't get dizzy.

Maybe that is why she has ribbons or those long chains (for a lack of a better word) on the mic stand so it is easier to see coming out of the twirls. She might use the mic stand as her "point" of reference.

[Kelly]

Originally Posted by SandyMac

Maybe that is why she has ribbons or those long chains (for a lack of a better word) on the mic stand so it is easier to see coming out of the twirls. She might use the mic stand as her "point" of reference.

If you watch her when she spins, she always focuses her eyes out, like towards the audience. I am sure she chooses a spot and focuses on it but I do not think it is her mic, because she does not look down. She turns, looks out, turns again, looks out, turns, looks, turns, grabs mic. lol The ribbons and beads/rosary are for her to play with...aka for security. I always think of the ribbons as Stevie's security blanket. She fiddles with them when she is nervous, as well as when she is singing. I think it is kind of interesting to watch her "spinning" technique. Although it is much, MUCH slower than it was years ago. She used to just spin and not worry about getting dizzy....

[BTFLCHLD]

While the crew was breaking down after her performance, Stevie took 5 to answer a few of your e-mails ...

I do believe they meant stevie would take 5...as in 5 minutes not 5 questions.

[Phil]

The subtext is: You can feel it, but you can't express it honestly. Not without a justification and a small or large argument, depending on your energy level. Never a dull moment, baby. It reminds me of a bad movie of the week about Suzanne Somers' childhood for some odd reason. Minus the bedwetting.

Piss-funny Sparky - I enjoyed that.

Regarding the possibility of David Foster producing Stevie - please say it isn't so! Did she actually say this? If so, did she elude to a particular project - the blues album or the next original work? **** I'm scared now.

Why not team up with Tom Petty or Rick Rubin for the blues album? I wonder if she's fallen out with Sheryl Crow and John Shanks? What about Pierre Marchand or dare I say it... Rupert Hine? I know I'll be crucified for the last suggestion, but I think he could just be the one to salvage her career at this point. Listen to Suzanne Vega's "Songs In Red & Gray" and then judge. He may even agree to another collaboration... if she got down on all fours and begged.

[Phil]

Why was the word "****" censored from my previous post? This hasn't happened before and I'm sure I've read at least one or two usages of it today elsewhere on this forum.

[Rickypt]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

I just can't imagine finding any enjoyment whatsoever in something or someone that continually lets you down.

She doesn't continually let us down....that's the thing. Just when I least expected it, she went on the road with Petty and showed more energy than in 20+ years. I just don't see how she can go from that to this year of playing Landslide on a zillion talk shows. She's an enigma, that one.....

[jkmaletic]

Originally Posted by Kelly

If you watch her when she spins, she always focuses her eyes out, like towards the audience. I am sure she chooses a spot and focuses on it but I do not think it is her mic, because she does not look down. She turns, looks out, turns again, looks out, turns, looks, turns, grabs mic. lol The ribbons and beads/rosary are for her to play with...aka for security. I always think of the ribbons as Stevie's security blanket. She fiddles with them when she is nervous, as well as when she is singing. I think it is kind of interesting to watch her "spinning" technique. Although it is much, MUCH slower than it was years ago. She used to just spin and not worry about getting dizzy....

That's kinda like what my friend told me, who took many years of dance. She said when you twirl you "spot" once or twice (which is focusing on a spot when going around). If you watch Stevie, that's what she does.

Still, I could never do it without getting dizzy.