Stevie's Eras

[David]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

When RAL came out, I don't recall feeling like she had suddenly changed. She just seemed a bit edgier and darker. If anything it was more like the end of an era than the dawn of a new one.

I remember that you were sodden in your cups, Hejira, when RAL came out. You felt a sense of loss, a sense of utter betrayal. You felt empty inside, as if your guts had been kicked out & then stomped on in the middle of 5th Avenue.

When RAL was new, I dreamt about Stevie's opening night on tour in Japan, & the whole show was a technological phantasmagoria, like a Madonna concert -- with pillars of light, fireworks, dancers . . . the works. Opening number was "I Can't Wait."

When I saw Stevie in person (on June 29 at the Orange County Fairgrounds), I realized just how silly my dream was.