Your Stevie Nicks Story!

[Pooks]

I discovered Stevie in 1997 during a painful breakup.

My once-upon-a-time boyfriend of 2 1/2 years had decided to completely disappear from my life... no warning, no explanation... for all I knew he was dead. I had moved home from college for the summer so I could spend more time with him (he had recently moved away from my college town), only to find that *POOF* he was gone. I knew he was living with his mom for awhile, whom I had never met (red flag, anyone?), so after a few days I decided to go hunt him down, stalk him out at her apartment and wait in the parking lot for him to get home from work. I'm making myself sound like a crazy woman, but I was hurting; I was desperate; I didn't know what else to do.

To make a long story short, he eventually came home. We talked. He lied. I cried. And I got in my car to drive home. I was crying so hard I could barely see to drive. As I was pulling away, I started listening to the song that was playing on the radio. It was a beautiful, almost magical female voice that was singing exactly the thoughts that were running through my head. I remember thinking, "wow, this woman knows EXACTLY how I feel!" Come to find out I was listening to Silver Springs (the Dance version) by Stevie Nicks (well, technically Fleetwood Mac). That very moment was when my love of Stevie began. I watched The Dance over and over on TV, started researching her music and went to Best Buy to buy Enchanted. I remember listening to each song and feeling this deep connection with her music. I became a HUGE fan and have been ever since. Stevie helped me get through an extremely painful time, and countless hard times through the years. She's who I turn to in the depths of my despair; the one I turn to to pick my spirits up. So, thanks, once-upon-a-time boyfriend. You introduced me to one of the best things in my life.

I'm relatively new to the board, btw. This is my first post! Thought it might be a good way to introduce myself. Glad to be here.