Amplifier Story

[goldustsongbird]

Originally Posted by sulamith

I used to have a big cache of really good S&L fan fic, but sadly I have lost it all.
Memories.

It exists?

[njova]

Originally Posted by sulamith

Hey, super old-timer here. It seems I can log onto here once every few years and still catch a convo I can relate to... haha!! Once a SN/FM fan, always a fan.

Truly, I decided to check the ol' Ledge out because I saw the Kathy Griffin show the otehr day where she and Bette called Stevie, and I just about rolled over laughing at this thread!

Well, I was around and posting heavily during the days when this story was written, and there was a whole ring of us who passed around some pretty high quality fan fic, if I do say so myself, and I have to come out and defend this amp story and clear up its origins for you.

Back on what we used to call the "Old Ledge" (one single forum running board) around 1998 or so there was this guy who posted and told us that he was a roadie for the Mirage Tour. He posted because we were discussing pretty much what you are discussing now...which was whether or not Stevie and Lindsey ever got it on after their offical break up. He said that yes, they did because he and some other crew and the Tour manager were clearing the stage after a show and they saw Stevie's legs around Lindsey's back sticking out from behind a curtian (the show was in some kind of auditorium that had curtains). The Tour manger told them all that if they wanted to keep their jobs they had better get lost pronto. They guy never posted too much again after that, and then the Old Ledge crashed, and they story was gone. So.... one of our group wrote it up as a fan fic because we all thought it was a sexy story. So, to us, it was fiction based somewhat in fact. It very well could have happened. It is not total BS.

As for the logistics of it all, well, some of the old amps were big and and low and had carpet on top of them. Christine has talked about sleeping on top of these amps in the early days, so I would assume that if you could sleep on one, you could certainly get busy on one.

Hey strand! How ya been?

Wow! Thank You for that so basically this could be true or something like this could've happened which I've always suspected.

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by sulamith

Hey, super old-timer here. It seems I can log onto here once every few years and still catch a convo I can relate to... haha!! Once a SN/FM fan, always a fan.

Truly, I decided to check the ol' Ledge out because I saw the Kathy Griffin show the otehr day where she and Bette called Stevie, and I just about rolled over laughing at this thread!

Well, I was around and posting heavily during the days when this story was written, and there was a whole ring of us who passed around some pretty high quality fan fic, if I do say so myself, and I have to come out and defend this amp story and clear up its origins for you.

Back on what we used to call the "Old Ledge" (one single forum running board) around 1998 or so there was this guy who posted and told us that he was a roadie for the Mirage Tour. He posted because we were discussing pretty much what you are discussing now...which was whether or not Stevie and Lindsey ever got it on after their offical break up. He said that yes, they did because he and some other crew and the Tour manager were clearing the stage after a show and they saw Stevie's legs around Lindsey's back sticking out from behind a curtian (the show was in some kind of auditorium that had curtains). The Tour manger told them all that if they wanted to keep their jobs they had better get lost pronto. They guy never posted too much again after that, and then the Old Ledge crashed, and they story was gone. So.... one of our group wrote it up as a fan fic because we all thought it was a sexy story. So, to us, it was fiction based somewhat in fact. It very well could have happened. It is not total BS.

As for the logistics of it all, well, some of the old amps were big and and low and had carpet on top of them. Christine has talked about sleeping on top of these amps in the early days, so I would assume that if you could sleep on one, you could certainly get busy on one.

Ha. Thanks for clarifying. That was the info that I had heard too.

[sulamith]

Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

It exists?

You bet your platform boots it does! Or at least it did. Maybe someone else around here saved some of it like the Roadie Amp Story. Haha, we used to have some very good writers who came up with intelligent well-crafted stories. Some of it was fact-based and others were totally fictional what-could-have-been type stories like Stevie and Lindsey married with children, etc...

Oh believe me, I know there are some truly crappy and immature stories out there that are totally stupid and practically unreadable, but yes, there was some that was deliciously sublime.

There was this one story about Stevie and Lindsey in the back of a limo that was swoon-worthy! I would love ot read it again.

On another note, if Joe Walsh really said that about Stevie in a public setting, then he is skeevier than I thought, and I already didn't think much of him. He's the one who sent a car for her late at night for a booty call and took her first "acetate" of a new record. Then I think that same night he dumped her. Bleck. And Don Henley, while certainly a talented songwriter, is a spineless little fraction of a man when it comes to being honorable. With the exception of Lindsey, Stevie has terrible taste in men. And even Lindsey, though beautiful to look at, has had his moments, especially back in the day, kicking her on stage and all that. 70's afro Lindsey in his tight jeans and blue eyes was a thing to behold. Ah, I always said Stevie had him at the peak of freshness...not that he's not still a handsome guy, but young Lindsey was the yummiest.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by sulamith

With the exception of Lindsey, Stevie has terrible taste in men. Ah, I always said Stevie had him at the peak of freshness...not that he's not still a handsome guy, but young Lindsey was the yummiest.

I used to think this way too but then I realized that Stevie has a gift I wish I could possess: the art of loving someone for their inner beauty. Most people, myself included, are most concerned with outward appearences.

[sulamith]

Originally Posted by vivfox

I used to think this way too but then I realized that Stevie has a gift I wish I could possess: the art of loving someone for their inner beauty. Most people, myself included, are most concerned with outward appearences.

Well, I am not really referring to their outward appearances, but the way they have treated her, esp. Joe & Don. I meant she has terrible taste as far as personality goes. Don's not a bad looking guy, but he's an ass, hands down any day of the week. Like I said, LB had his moments of being a complete douche as well, but those blue eyes of his somehow must have made it easier, no?

[strandinthewind]

Sulamith -

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?

HOW THE HELL ARE YA?????

I MOVED TO NEW YORK CITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and - blue eyes make everything easier

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by sulamith

Well, I am not really referring to their outward appearances, but the way they have treated her, esp. Joe & Don. Don's not a bad looking guy, but he's an ass, hands down any day of the week.

Did you ever read that article from this century where Stevie says that every single day, no matter where she is in the world, Don has two dozen fresh cut roses sent to her? I'd hardly call that assinine behavior.
On another note I do not wish to offend you. Especially I am thrilled that you are posting again after not doing so for many years.

[StreetAngel86]

Originally Posted by njova

So apparently this is a fan rumour, I doubted whether Lindsey and Stevie would have sex out in the open like that especially on an amplifier.

i havent read all the posts in this thread
so, maybe this has been mentioned

but ive heard the amp rumour too
but it wasnt S&L
it was Stevie and someone else during the RAL tour...
is that a diff rumour?

[StreetAngel86]

Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

I just came across this quote on inherownwords.com after not visiting the site for quite some time.... and I think it is rather appropriate for this thread

"Maybe when Lindsey and I are 60 years old, we'll look around and say, 'You know what, there just isn't anybody better around. Maybe we'll just get married or something.'"
~Stevie Nicks, New York Post, July 22, 1997

A quote from right around The Dance, may I add.

i'd say it's the something going on now coz they aint married...despite wot some ppl may believe

[LB Freakazoid]

In regards to Don H being an ass... well I can only go by personal experience.... I teleprompted one of his concerts and he was one of the nicest people I've worked with. During sound check and we were going over some of the lyrics (I only prompted several songs that weren't his), he saw a picture of my hubby next to my laptop and started asking about him and if he was coming to the show. I told that he was home - so Don arranged to have an all access crew pass left at will call for him. I thought that was a pretty nice thing to do. Also, after sound check, when we were all eating dinner, Don was very sweet and conversational. His son was there with him too.

But I guess everyone has their moment of assholedom, but I prefer to go by how someone personally treats me before I reach an opinion.

And about S & L (or whoever) on the amps.... I don't think I've ever seen the stage void of crew after a show. Soon as those houselights go up - it's strike time! Maybe they found a place where all the roadcases are kept - that can be pretty cavernous(sp?) Just my two cents....

[sulamith]

Strand, you moved to NYC!? Ooh, I gotta find time to PM you and see what's up! I hope all is well.

About my saying Don was an ass, I admit I have not followed all things Stevie for several years now, but way back when, he didn't have a rep of being too nice a guy and most reports from people that worked with him the 70s and 80s cosistently came out with how self-serving and irritating he was, so I'm not saying he couldn't have changed his ways in the last decade. He did, in a rather self-centered way, put two obvious songs about Stevie (and Lindsey) on the Hotel California album that didn't paint either of them in a good light. Even in 1979 people knew it was about them and the rumor was that LB was none too happy about it. I always imagined some kind of scenario where Lindsey barged in on Don and his buddies and punched Don right in the face over the lyrics to Victim of Love. In reality he probably just pouted about it. I do readily admit Don is a superior song-writer to Lindsey.

And about the "cavernous" area beside the stage and such, yeah, I think so. My personal feeling about the anecdote as it was relayed has always been that it was more likely just some smooching and groping going on, not actual sex. I don't think they would have full-on intercourse right there either, but it is totally believeable that a fire was spontaneously lit right there that burned on into the night elsewhere.

[Lala]

Originally Posted by sulamith

He did, in a rather self-centered way, put two obvious songs about Stevie (and Lindsey) on the Hotel California album that didn't paint either of them in a good light. Even in 1979 people knew it was about them and the rumor was that LB was none too happy about it. I always imagined some kind of scenario where Lindsey barged in on Don and his buddies and punched Don right in the face over the lyrics to Victim of Love. In reality he probably just pouted about it. I do readily admit Don is a superior song-writer to Lindsey.

Silly question, but what was the other song?

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by Lala

Silly question, but what was the other song?

"Victim of Love"

[Bubba Fleetwood]

Originally Posted by Lala

Silly question, but what was the other song?

Am I the only person who believes that "Life In The Fast Lane." is about Don and Stevie. Why would Don write about Stevie and Lindsey when Don was dating Stevie at that time. Plus all the wild things going on in that song pretty much sums up what Don and Stevie were going through in their relationship. "Call the doctor. I think think going to crash/doctor says he's coming but you got to pay in cash." That line is all about calling up your drug dealer cause you need your fix.Don and Stevie were living the wild life way more than Stevie and Lindsey were when they were a couple. I really think Stevie left her mark on Don more than she did Lindsey. Don sends her flowers on her birthday. I've been told that a number of Don's songs have been about Stevie. "Wasted Time" and "The Long Run" are two and "Not Enough Love In The World" is also about Stevie.