What Do You Do To Get Back Into Stevie/Mac Hardcore?

[SuiteShangriLa]

Originally Posted by wheart

I just wait until it returns, and it always does eventually. You can't force it.

exactly.
i have been a fan so long, i tend to get burnt out from time to time...i go weeks, months with no desire to hear any Mac. (i have NEVER grown tired of Stevie solo) Then out of nowhere i will crack a bottle and put in the Mirage concert dvd, and BAM! the Mac is back!

[chelluversu]

When i began listening to FM/SN it was truly exciting because i was receiving a bunch of new info and music at a constant rate. The steady flow of info and music stopped when i knew almost every song and detail. When I saw Stevie in concert for the first time (Clarkston, MI June 15 or 16 in '08) I was completely taken again. When nothing is happening for a long stretch of time that's when some interest is lost. The interest always comes back whenever something happens; I bought Crystal Visions and found out that there was a dvd that came with it five months after, Stevie Nicks' birthday announced on Entertainment Tonight (lame lol), the Lindsay Lohan thing, Soundstage, All I'm Saying Is, reading a book or watching a movie with an unexpected FM/SN reference, the Unleashed tour, blah...This forum does help with my interest level (at first it was the Buckinghamnicks.net site and Stevie-Nicks.info) and has begun to become just as distracting as Facebook is.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Musicman408

But ANYWAY- when you are in a lull in the fanhood, when you're not listening to Stevie all that much, what do you do to kind of get back into the swing of things. I'm wanting that feeling to come back soon, because it always inspires me to write new music and such, and it's just a beautiful thing.

If it don't fit, don't force it. Enjoy the respite. There's some relief in letting go and in all the free time that will open up as a result. Move on to other things. Then, a year or two from now, if the Mac spirit hits you again, it will feel all the more fresh and fervent because of the time you spent away.

Michele

[louielouie2000]

What do I do when I wanna get my groove back? Watch THIS!

[Nikolaj]

Oh, Louie, I saw LB's hat and 8:20 in your link and thought 'that's gotta be Mirage 'Sisters' but I doubted myself and thought maybe it was 'Not That Funny' and clicked on it, and, oh yes, 'Sisters'.
I've only said it a hundred times, but I was there that night at the LA Forum when it was filmed. I was 18, had a lousy seat but the concert changed my life. Even the official home-release of that concert obscured one thing- the applause and crowd reaction at the end of 'Sisters' was deafening. The floors shook (I was up in the nosebleeds)- I thought it was an earthquake at first. The entire Forum, from down front to up high, had an event that we all shared, and everyone felt it and knew everyone else did, too. The Sisters ovation was endless. AND LOUD. The entire concert was beyond words, I think it's the best version of 'The Chain' that the band ever performed, Stevie's voice was supernaturally charged and gorgeous to behold. I wanted to forget about college, I wanted to live nothing but Fleetwood Mac 24-7 (Hey, I was only 18) and it is forever a part of one of the most exciting nights of my life, maybe one of the most exciting three nights of my whole life and I'm old now. In fact, only 2 perfect nights of when I was madly in love, same person, a year and a half later, really top what the Forum concert gave to my heart that night. It was so perfect, it almost would have been a perfect time to die. Soon I'll be kissing 45 goodbye. That really sucks. But being young in LA in 1982, I don't know that I'd trade it for anything. I'm glad everyone loves the clip. I WONDER why the audio was so edited out, I am not exagerrating- the entire Forum SHOOK- the walls shook, the floors shook, the audience went so crazy.

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by Nikolaj

Oh, Louie, I saw LB's hat and 8:20 in your link and thought 'that's gotta be Mirage 'Sisters' but I doubted myself and thought maybe it was 'Not That Funny' and clicked on it, and, oh yes, 'Sisters'.
I've only said it a hundred times, but I was there that night at the LA Forum when it was filmed. I was 18, had a lousy seat but the concert changed my life. Even the official home-release of that concert obscured one thing- the applause and crowd reaction at the end of 'Sisters' was deafening. The floors shook (I was up in the nosebleeds)- I thought it was an earthquake at first. The entire Forum, from down front to up high, had an event that we all shared, and everyone felt it and knew everyone else did, too. The Sisters ovation was endless. AND LOUD. The entire concert was beyond words, I think it's the best version of 'The Chain' that the band ever performed, Stevie's voice was supernaturally charged and gorgeous to behold. I wanted to forget about college, I wanted to live nothing but Fleetwood Mac 24-7 (Hey, I was only 18) and it is forever a part of one of the most exciting nights of my life, maybe one of the most exciting three nights of my whole life and I'm old now. In fact, only 2 perfect nights of when I was madly in love, same person, a year and a half later, really top what the Forum concert gave to my heart that night. It was so perfect, it almost would have been a perfect time to die. Soon I'll be kissing 45 goodbye. That really sucks. But being young in LA in 1982, I don't know that I'd trade it for anything. I'm glad everyone loves the clip. I WONDER why the audio was so edited out, I am not exagerrating- the entire Forum SHOOK- the walls shook, the floors shook, the audience went so crazy.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! The Mirage Concert (especially SOTM) will always be the pinnacle of all things Mac/Stevie to me. I would give body parts to have been there! Unfortunately I was just a newborn in '82!

[Zombie]

Originally Posted by Nikolaj

Oh, Louie, I saw LB's hat and 8:20 in your link and thought 'that's gotta be Mirage 'Sisters' but I doubted myself and thought maybe it was 'Not That Funny' and clicked on it, and, oh yes, 'Sisters'.

(snip)

Seconding Louie - thank you for sharing that. Brought a total huge smile to my face. Wish I could've been there, too - the Mirage show has some of my absolute favorite performances, from SOTM to The Chain to Rhiannon and Tusk.

Even though Stevie's vocals through much of "Rhiannon" are pretty rough and haggard, it's that explosion at the end - when she yanks the mic down, crouching throwing out those accusatory fingers, "Oh, baby, you don't change and I don't change and you don't change, Rhiannon, I know that I don't change and you don't change and it's all the same, Rhiannon" - that cemented for me the fact that I wanted "all the same all the same all the same" tattooed across my shoulderblades.

Back on topic - my fandom doesn't wane, really, but I do go through phases, both with Stevie/FM and my other fav artists, where I will listen to someone pretty much non-stop & exclusively for a while and then switch again.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by Nikolaj

Oh, Louie, I saw LB's hat and 8:20 in your link and thought 'that's gotta be Mirage 'Sisters' but I doubted myself and thought maybe it was 'Not That Funny' and clicked on it, and, oh yes, 'Sisters'.
I've only said it a hundred times, but I was there that night at the LA Forum when it was filmed. I was 18, had a lousy seat but the concert changed my life. Even the official home-release of that concert obscured one thing- the applause and crowd reaction at the end of 'Sisters' was deafening. The floors shook (I was up in the nosebleeds)- I thought it was an earthquake at first. The entire Forum, from down front to up high, had an event that we all shared, and everyone felt it and knew everyone else did, too. The Sisters ovation was endless. AND LOUD. The entire concert was beyond words, I think it's the best version of 'The Chain' that the band ever performed, Stevie's voice was supernaturally charged and gorgeous to behold. I wanted to forget about college, I wanted to live nothing but Fleetwood Mac 24-7 (Hey, I was only 18) and it is forever a part of one of the most exciting nights of my life, maybe one of the most exciting three nights of my whole life and I'm old now. In fact, only 2 perfect nights of when I was madly in love, same person, a year and a half later, really top what the Forum concert gave to my heart that night. It was so perfect, it almost would have been a perfect time to die. Soon I'll be kissing 45 goodbye. That really sucks. But being young in LA in 1982, I don't know that I'd trade it for anything. I'm glad everyone loves the clip. I WONDER why the audio was so edited out, I am not exagerrating- the entire Forum SHOOK- the walls shook, the floors shook, the audience went so crazy.

I never heard you tell this story before. I enjoyed everything you wrote. I saw 2 Mirage concerts and they were good. But this show blew my 2 shows completely out of the water!

[Musicman408]

Thanks guys- it's just one of those things, you know, that comes and goes. And it's always sad when we're in kind of a fandom lull, but yes, it does always come back heavy. If my thinking is correct, it kind of comes back in the spring/summer- as it gets warmer!! Fingers crossed!

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by Musicman408

Thanks guys- it's just one of those things, you know, that comes and goes. And it's always sad when we're in kind of a fandom lull, but yes, it does always come back heavy. If my thinking is correct, it kind of comes back in the spring/summer- as it gets warmer!! Fingers crossed!

I agree with you Ethan. I don't listen to Stevie most of the year. But I always take her to the beach with me. Blue Water, I sit and I wait for the morning to come.

[ButterCookie]

As well as what I posted earlier, I just watched about 4 hours of Stevie concert footage straight. I've been waning on Stevie a bit lately listening to a lot more Christine, I'm back on an equal track now.

[daniellaaarisen]

Originally Posted by David

Meet up with fellow ledgies in your area & have a giant Stevie Nicks party, with tambourines, candles, and long nets of white.

I think I'm actually doing this in the near future... Simply because it would be totally awesome in the most nauseatingly predictable, Dani-esque way possible.



I typically just need to listen to "Angel." There's something about that song that is ALWAYS loveable.

[jannieC]

Originally Posted by David

Meet up with fellow ledgies in your area & have a giant Stevie Nicks party, with tambourines, candles, and long nets of white.

May 14, 2010! Wish you could be there, David. We could do shots and sing Stevie songs together!

[David]

Originally Posted by jannieC

May 14, 2010! Wish you could be there, David. We could do shots and sing Stevie songs together!

Where?

What's going on?


My wall ... needs ... something. But I can't decide ... just ... what.

[BellaDonna93]

I'm in that period now...I have to tell you that.
It's embarrasing and it's sooo sad ((
I can't say it's gone, but I've started to listen to Stevie/The Mac more less...
It's much because of school, then when I'm at home I eat and sleep, and the school next day agan...
Then Fridays I rehears with my metal/rock band and listen to Metallica...

Inside my body, I'm crying..when I think of Stevie.
I have had times like this before but not this long...
Stevie, I'll never leave you and Ledgies, I'LL NEVER LEAVE YOU EITHER!!!!
I love you and always will, deep in my heart.
I want Stevie to continue making records!!!!!! That can make me come back to where I've been in 2 years...a hardcore Stevie fan, that I still am and always will be...<333 I promise.