Music Monday - Nightbird by Stevie Nicks

This song is from The Wild Heart... it's always been yet another of my favorites... this video is from about 1983 and I'm not sure which tv show it aired on but it's a rare live performance of the song....

So to all of the Nightbirds out there... 'the ones who run away... with their capes pulled round them tight... crying for the night....'

Here is Stevie Nicks performing Nightbird....

Lyrics | Stevie Nicks lyrics - Nightbird lyrics

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Thanksgiving Anniversary

Well Thanksgiving is over.... can you believe it.... and Christmas is officially here. We had a nice dinner at my Mom's house yesterday... just Adrian, Steffie, myself, my Mom and her boyfriend Winston. It was a small dinner but very yummy.... and we had a nice visit afterwards just talking and watching Steffie play.

Yesterday was also our 11th wedding anniversary. We were married on Thanksgiving day of 1998. We met online on Thanksgiving night of 1997 in the AOL Stevie Nicks chat room. It was a very magickal time that is very hard to explain... it was just one of those times when the universe works it's own magick to bring certain people together and brings about changes that were never forseen... or planned.... they just happen because they are meant to happen... the timing was right... and everything fell into place exactly as it was suposed to. Many wonderful people came into my life at that time... and it was a time I will never forget and never cease to see the magick in. Adrian lived 1800 miles away in Massachusetts... I of course lived in Georgia... I was in an abusive marriage of 12+ years.... and on the brink of divorce. I felt trapped with no way out until the magick started... things started happening that opened my prison door.... and showed me a way to free myself... and in the midst of the magick and my way to freedom Adrian just happened along as well. For the first time in years I felt hope and actually dared to believe in a better life for myself and my kids. So over the course of that year I divorced and moved to Massachusetts and got my own apartment and a job and started to make a new life. It was pretty scary and not exactly easy... but things did seem to fall right into place beautifully. We were married the following Thanksgiving night in a nice lil restaurant banquet room in front of a fireplace. We never had a honeymoon... and I had hoped that on our 10th anniversary we could do that for ourselves... but we still couldn't.... oh well... there's always the 20th right?! I don't even have any pics of my absolutely exquisite wedding gown or Adrian looking all handsome in his top hat and tails... the camera chose that day to tear up and no one else seems to have taken any either.... but OMG he did look handsome :)... the image is burned into my mind.

So occasionally our anniversary does fall right on Thanksgiving day... the other years we argue over when exactly our anniversary is... I say it is on Thanksgiving because we deliberately picked Thanksgiving for our wedding day... he says it on the 26th... whether it is Thanksgiving or not. I guess we are both right :)

So to my dear husband... Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Anniversary! And I do expect a honeymoon on our 20th!

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~LaShan~

Win Bon Jovi Tickets!!!.... and Music Monday - I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas by Bon Jovi

Julie over at Momspective is giving away a pair of tickets to see Bon Jovi in concert. The tickets are for their show in Charlotte NC on April 22, 2010... which is great for me because if I win the tickets that will give me time to save up money for the trip. The last time we were in Charlotte was in 2001 to see Stevie Nicks on her Trouble in Shangrila tour and it was the absolute best night of my life because I had front row center seats.... I was at the feet of the Goddess for the entire night!.... can you imagine :). I'm not sure where the Bon Jovi seats are located but I'm sure it will be an awesome show! And at this point it's looking pretty good for me because I'm the only entry so far...lol... I'm sure that will change... but I would love to win these tickets.... Adrian would be thrilled too... we both love concerts and this would be a fabulous lil trip for us.

So hop on over and visit Julie and enter for you chance to win as well.

And since we're talking about Bon Jovi.... how about a lil Bon Jovi for Music Monday...

Recorded on my all time favorite Holiday CD A Very Special Christmas.... here is Bon Jovi performing I Wish Every Day Could Be Like Christmas....




Lyrics | Bon Jovi lyrics - I Wish Everyday Could Be Like Christmas lyrics

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Music Monday - No Spoken Word by Stevie Nicks

This song is from The Rock A Little Album and has been a long time favorite of mine. Though it's never been released as a single.... I'm not one to just like the popular songs... I have many favorites that are treasures that only a fan who listens to the entire album might find... this song is one of those.... the lyrics are so intense... they just really hit a place in my heart that can bring tears flowing down my face...

This video is from the Live at Red Rocks DVD... not the best time in Stevie's career.... but she bounced back and survived her addictions and is a much stronger lady for it today.

And I would like to dedicate this song to Wendy.... my friend and fellow Stevie fan who is leaving my bloggy lil world... I will miss your blog... but I hope we stay in touch.... so "rock a little" my friend.... "you fill the room with wind and the rain and the water..."




Lyrics | Stevie Nicks lyrics - No Spoken Word lyrics

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Wordless Wednesday - Stevie Nicks On Her Dragaon Couch

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Wordless Wednesday - A Favorite Stevie Nicks Pic

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Is My Computer Dying???

I've been having a couple of computer issues in the last week or so. Firefox crashes often... it never did before... and my computer just restarts itself all of a sudden for no apparent reason. Adrian said it sounded like a hardware issue and that my computer is probably about to crash. It's pretty old... about 7 years now. Then a couple of days ago my virus software found a bug... a pretty small one called TR/Crypt.ZPACK.Gen.... Avira got rid of it within a couple of minutes so I thought that was my issue. Nope.... computer restarted itself again today. So I've spent the day backing up my files... copying some to Adrian's computer and some to my extra lil storage drive that he put in mine awhile back. I have 100's of rare Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac mp3's (concerts and demos).... all my pics of Steffie and the Grandbabies... plus all of my business files... none of which I want to even think about losing. So hopefully now they are all copied in safe places. I was also able to figure out how to save my e-mail files on Incredimail.... and my bookmarks on Firefox... so if my poor old computer does crash everything should be safe and transferable when I'm able to get a new computer.

But then I read on another blog that Blogger and Firefox are having issues... and other people are having the Firefox crash issue due to that. So that makes me feel better about the stability of my computer. But I don't know if the restarting on it's own is connected to that..... anyone know??? Either way... the back-up needed doing. I hope my computer doesn't die :( .... I'm quite attached to her....

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~LaShan~

Music Monday - So Afraid by Fleetwood Mac

This is one of Lindsey Buckingham's Fleetwood Mac songs. I have to say that I'm not a huge fan of Lindsey... but they don't call him the "Guitar God" for nothing. And I really do love this particular song.... it has such a haunting and eerie feel to it. I also have to admit that he really is hot during this performance..... he knows how to have a heck of guitar orgasm! And don't forget to catch Mick in the background on the drums... I love the faces that he makes! This performance is live from the 1982 Mirage tour in Los Angeles. Enjoy!




Lyrics | Fleetwood Mac lyrics - I'm So Afraid lyrics

Where is Stevie Nicks during all of this??? She's backstage changing into another exquisitely witchy outfit :)

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Wordless Wednesday - Stevie Nicks Looking Enchanting and Witchy For Halloween

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Music Monday - Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks

This song has become one of Stevie's signature songs.... this is the song that she sings at the end of each concert... just before the encores. I was hoping to find the 1981 version that started the stage walk tradition.... she walks across the stage and touches her fans and accepts gifts.... the tradition continues to this day when does a solo tour. This version is from 2008 Soundstage and she doesn't do that here... probably because it was being taped for a DVD..... but this version rocks!

And in case you are wondering... at the end when she sings "I know what it sounds like when doves cry..." she is very close friends with Prince.




Lyrics | Stevie Nicks lyrics - Edge Of Seventeen (Full Length Live Version) lyrics

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Stevie Nicks.... Looking Witchy and Enchanting

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Music Monday - Gyspy by Fleetwood Mac

Gypsy has been a very special song to me since the first time that I heard it.... it has always made me think of my aunt... her name was Valerie and she was just a year older than me. We grew up together like sisters. We spent many special times together dancing, singing, just playing and being lil girls. Halloween was always one of our favorite times and on one of our last ones together she dressed up like a gypsy. She was such a special and magickal lil girl. At the the age of 12 it was discovered that she had a brain tumor... about 6 months later she was gone from us. She has been gone now longer than she ever lived in this life... but I love her and miss her still. My heart aches for my best childhood friend.... I cry for the times we never got to spend together.... the lost memories we should have shared. Though she never heard this song... or of Stevie Nicks or Fleetwood Mac... I consider this her song.... she was my gypsy.... my best friend.... my sister.....

"She was just a wish... she was just.. a.. wish... and her memory is all that is left for you now... you see your gypsy..."

Tomorrow would have been her 46th birthday... my own birthday is later this month... so October was our month... and today I want to dedicate this song to her....

Years after hearing Gypsy for the first time I learned that it was written about Stevie's best friend Robin who had leukemia. Robin too is gone from this lifetime... but I know that Stevie's heart aches for her best friend.... her gypsy.... as well.

To Robin and Valerie... and "the gypsies that remain"... your memories dance in my heart....

Lyrics | Fleetwood Mac lyrics - Gypsy lyrics

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Music Monday - Nightbird by Stevie Nicks

I think this song fits the season and anticipates the winter to come. It's so beautiful.... one of my favorites from The Wild Heart album. This video is from 1983 and performed with Lori Perry Nicks.... one of Stevie's best friends.... and long time back-up singer.... who also happens to have married Stevie's brother Chris.

So wrap up in a warm blanket on a cool frosty night... and remember the nightbird....




Lyrics | Stevie Nicks lyrics - Nightbird lyrics

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Music Monday - Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac

Silver Springs was a song that was supposed to be included on the Rumours album in 1977... but of course back then not as many songs would fit on vinyl as you can fit now onto a CD... so Fleetwood Mac had to eliminate some of the songs that they wanted to include..... Silver Springs was one of those songs. Stevie was very upset by this decision... but she went along with it and Silver Springs became the B-side to the singles Go Your Own Way and The Chain. It was revived however in 1997 when Fleetwood Mac did The Dance Tour... and became a much loved hit. So after 20 years Silver Springs finally became what it should have been.

This a beautiful and haunting song.... Stevie pours her heart and soul into this song.... as she belts out "Time casts a spell on you... that you won't forget me.... I'll follow you down till the sound of my voice will haunt you.... you'll never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you".... you know she means it! This song was written to Lindsey (Buckingham... the guitar player... in case you don't know the history of this band and these two.... and the Rumours album for that matter) ... and as you can see in 2009 Lindsey Buckingham has still not gotten away from the sound of her voice.... that was a spell that took!

So a beautiful love song... and also a haunting and powerful spell cast by a broken hearted enchanting Witch surely fits this season....




Lyrics | Fleetwood Mac lyrics - Silver Spring lyrics

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Wordless Wednesday - Enchanting

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Music Monday - Dreams by Stevie Nicks

Dreams is another of my favorite songs from the Fleetwood Mac Rumours album... this version is again from the Stevie Nicks HBO Special. Can you tell that this is my absolute favorite concert of all time???

Here is the enchanting Stevie Nicks singing Dreams....




Lyrics | Stevie Nicks lyrics - Dreams lyrics

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Music Monday - Dirty South Boyz

This week for Music Monday I want to take a lil break from Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac and share a special video with you. This is my son Jordan and today is his 20th birthday.... it's his twin brother Justin's birthday too...lol... but Jordan is a rap artist. He's following his dream to persue a successful career in rap music. Now rap is soooo not my thing... but I support him in his struggle.... and to honor his birthday I want to share with you a video of him performing with a group he formed a few years ago... I think he was 15 maybe 16 at the time... he works mainly on his own now... but this is the only video that I have. The boys sold everything they could get their hands on to take a trip to Atlanta to perform in a huge rap thing down there called Hood Hard.... they only had 2 microphones to share and the sound is not great... but this was their first public performance.... they were even on the radio a few times :) Jordan is in the middle. This is their performance... not bad for 3 young southern boys if you ask me :)

If you like rap and like this performance you can visit his MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/jayflow09 and hear his more current work..... he's grown a lot musically since then.

Here are The Dirty South Boyz!

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All About Kids

I wanted to participate in the new meme created by Stacie at Super Mommy To The Rescue. If you would like to participate as well just click on over to her blog and grab the button.... then add your own blog to the list. I thought starting out with these lil videos of Steffie would be fun.... and I promised them yesterday... so here goes...

As promised here are a couple of short videos of Steffie singing and dancing along with her favorite Stevie Nicks song I Need To Know. She was about 2 years old and used this baby rattle for her tambourine. Notice how intently she watches Stevie's movements on the tv and tries to copy her. It's sooo adorable :) At the beginning of the Stevie concert her father comes out and says "Please welcome my daughter Stevie Nicks" and for the longest Steffie called her "my daughter Stevie Nicks"... it was sooo cute!





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Music Monday - I Need To Know by Stevie Nicks

I Need To Know was written by Stevie's dear friend Tom Petty. I heard it for the first time when I saw the HBO Special back in 1982 and I immediately began my search to find what album this song was on. I was a fairly new Stevie fan and we didn't have the luxury of doing an internet search back then so information was a bit harder to come by... remember those days??? I searched and searched for this song along with Gold and Braid which was also on the HBO Special.... and neither was anywhere to be found other than this live concert... which was only available on video. Turned out that neither song had ever been recorded on a Stevie Nicks (or Fleetwood Mac) album.

I have loved this song since the first time I heard it... it's one of the rare few that she sings but didn't write herself.... it's just such a rocker!.... and I'm sorry Tom (Petty).... but Stevie rocked it waaaay more than you did!

This is also Steffie's very favorite Stevie song... she's been singing it since was barely 2 years old.... later I'll post a lil video of her singing it too :)... but for now here is Stevie Nicks performing I Need To Know live from the HBO Special....




Lyrics | Stevie Nicks lyrics - I Need To Know lyrics

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