My Today Show Review

[LiquidBlue5000]

Hey all, just got back from NYC a little while ago... :whew: what a morning!!

Here's what happened...

I got to NYC at about 5am and picked up Ed (Hejira) at his apartment... For about an HOUR we looked for parking, but couldn't find anything near the Today Show Plaza, so we ended up going back downtown to try to find a spot, which we did.. so at about 6am, we took a taxi back to midtown to Rockafeller Center... There was a line of about 30 people in front of us, which wasn't bad at all, considering this one lady who was behind us said that usually the lines wrap around the block for things like this... I walked off the line and went up and down asking people if they were "Ledgies" ( ), to which I got 1 reply - from Kelly
She was sitting in the second spot in front of everyone and met me with open arms

So, we waited a few minutes, and then all of a sudden we heard the intro beats to "Stand Back"... We walked off the line and up to the barriers where we could actually see the stage... Stevie was there, with the full band, doing soundcheck... she was wearing NO MAKEUP , had her hair in a pony tail, was wearing this brown-colored paint suit, and a cream-colored overcoat.. at first she was sporting sunglasses, but then took them off after about 10 minutes... She did "Stand Back" twice, full of twirls and everything.. I was in Stevie heaven ... she then did "Landslide" and "Dreams", during which security started letting people inside near the stage area... It wasn't packed AT ALL, surprisingly, considering how late we arrived (there were some girls there waiting since 3am who didn't get any closer to the stage than we did), and we ended up basically standing in the 2nd row

During soundcheck, Ed was able to get some awesome pictures of Stevie, some REALLY closeup ones, some very revealing ones ;-)
He also got some video footage of I think "Dreams"...

So after soundcheck was over (it lasted about 25 minutes), we just sorta waited around for about 2 hours.. Time went by pretty quickly and everyone in the crowd was very friendly and talkative, so it was cool...

Then, at about 830, the band came back to the stage without Stevie, and then something very interesting happened... Sharona went up to Stevie's mic and the band started playing "landslide"... She started singing the LEAD VOCAL on it, and sang the whole entire song!! I was surprised (pleasantly), as I had never heard Sharona sing lead before... I INSISTED Ed record some video footage of this, and he did - about 20 seconds worth

After Sharona finished, Stevie took the stage pretty quickly and awaited the signal from the director to begin playing live... and within a couple minutes, the band started, well, "landslide"

She then did "Stand Back" and "Dreams" back-to-back, although "Dreams" wasn't shown live (which we later found out)...

I absolutely loved "Stand Back" - she tore it UP!! It's too bad you guys didn't get a chance to see the twirling at home, it was awesome.. she definately had a lot of energy during it... :nod"

All in all, she seemed to be really happy out there today.. I didn't really know what to expect this morning and really didn't have any expectations on her.. But she seemed to be in good spirits and it definately showed in her performance... vocally she sounded great, and was very much in the moment..

I'm sooo glad I decided to go to this today... Stevie Nicks, New York City, free concert, 2nd row.. hellz yeah, so glad I didn't miss this... i had a total blast...

So now, ok, who wants to send me a copy of the show?

[ontheEdgeof17]

Thanks for the review. I taped it and was going to make copied, but alas, I don't think it copied. I'm at my parent's house and it won't play back. I will have to take it home to see.


....and you looked so adorable in your hat.

[Neal]

That's so awesome! I'm glad you guys had a good time, wish I could've been there...

[GODDESS6]

so awesome, thanx for representing the ledgies who were to far away to attend!!! ~

[LiquidBlue5000]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

Thanks for the review. I taped it and was going to make copied, but alas, I don't think it copied. I'm at my parent's house and it won't play back. I will have to take it home to see.

No worries, i'm sure somebody got it

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

....and you looked so adorable in your hat.

::blushes::

[BTFLCHLD]

Originally Posted by LiquidBlue5000

... she was wearing NO MAKEUP

i prefer to see her this way... she doesnt need the black sweeping lines across the crease of her eyes imo
thanks for the awesome review...you were so close to her! i am thrilled we have the visuals for all to view

[CrystalVisions]

Brian, I got to see you, too, and the show was as fabulous as you said it was ~ I especially enjoyed seeing Stevie in her black boots! Stevie's voice sounded so wonderful. Her voice hit some high notes on 'Dreams' that I haven't heard in quite a while, and I *loved* her dancing during 'Stand Back'! 'Landslide' was great too ~ she always delivers that song so well.

Did you notice that virtually everyone in the audience was singing along with her, and so into the whole thing with her? What kind of artist has that kind of a presence with their fans, you know? It's so great to see that.

If I can host anything you'd like to put up, remember I'm always happy to do that, bandwidth willing! I'm so glad you got to be there!!!

[TwistedGypsy]

It was so nice to see some Ledgies there. Brian, you of course we're adorable. I'm glad you got to represent on Stand Back. Too bad you didn't have enough room to do your fabulous SB kicks.
I saw Kelly too. Did you know that woman on your right? I saw give her sort a "look", but maybe I'm just imagining things.
Brit

[LiquidBlue5000]

Originally Posted by CrystalVisions

Did you notice that virtually everyone in the audience was singing along with her, and so into the whole thing with her? What kind of artist has that kind of a presence with their fans, you know? It's so great to see that.

Totally! At first I wasn't sure how many Stevie fans were actually there.. It seemed like a mixed crowd of fans and just plain ole Today Show junkies

but after a little bit, it was pretty obvious the place was packed with Stevie fans... i loved the energy and the fact that it felt like we were in a tiny little venue seeing Stevie in a club or something.. i never experienced that before...

oh, and i was actually comtemplating recording the show, but decided against it.. I really just wanted to go there, with no pressure, and just have fun - which i did, so i have no regrets...

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by LiquidBlue5000

Totally! At first I wasn't sure how many Stevie fans were actually there.. It seemed like a mixed crowd of fans and just plain ole Today Show junkies

but after a little bit, it was pretty obvious the place was packed with Stevie fans... i loved the energy and the fact that it felt like we were in a tiny little venue seeing Stevie in a club or something.. i never experienced that before...

oh, and i was actually comtemplating recording the show, but decided against it.. I really just wanted to go there, with no pressure, and just have fun - which i did, so i have no regrets...

how awesome - and I'm so happy for you.

[LiquidBlue5000]

Originally Posted by TwistedGypsy

It was so nice to see some Ledgies there. Brian, you of course we're adorable. I'm glad you got to represent on Stand Back. Too bad you didn't have enough room to do your fabulous SB kicks.
I saw Kelly too. Did you know that woman on your right? I saw give her sort a "look", but maybe I'm just imagining things.
Brit

Hey Brit

actually, Ed was to my right, so he would be highly insulted that you called him a girl

but seriously, the girl to my left? the one holding the sign? Actually, she was pretty cool... we chatted a little bit before the show.. she drove all the way from Rhode Island by herself this morning just to be there... really cool chick... there were a couple of "i am better than all of you because i was here before anyone of you" women standing in front of me who weren't too pleasant, so maybe I was giving one of them dirty looks.. hehe, it's possible

and yes, I would have loved to have done some of my SB high kicks, but i didn't want to hurt Ed's chins, so i decided against it

[CrystalVisions]

Originally Posted by LiquidBlue5000

oh, and i was actually comtemplating recording the show, but decided against it.. I really just wanted to go there, with no pressure, and just have fun - which i did, so i have no regrets...

And you shouldn't! You've recorded plenty. Again, I'm so glad you got to be there!

[TwistedGypsy]

Originally Posted by LiquidBlue5000

Hey Brit

actually, Ed was to my right, so he would be highly insulted that you called him a girl

but seriously, the girl to my left? the one holding the sign? Actually, she was pretty cool... we chatted a little bit before the show.. she drove all the way from Rhode Island by herself this morning just to be there... really cool chick... there were a couple of "i am better than all of you because i was here before anyone of you" women standing in front of me who weren't too pleasant, so maybe I was giving one of them dirty looks.. hehe, it's possible

and yes, I would have loved to have done some of my SB high kicks, but i didn't want to hurt Ed's chins, so i decided against it

No this really was a woman next to Kelly. I think she had a cowboy hat on. Like I said I could be wrong.
Brit

[skcin]

Yay! Can't wait to see (if Ed is willing to share, of course.)
Sounds like a good time.

[LiquidBlue5000]

Originally Posted by TwistedGypsy

No this really was a woman next to Kelly. I think she had a cowboy hat on. Like I said I could be wrong.
Brit

No, you're right... that was that nice girl from Rhode Island...