When my friend Kath won a pair of tickets and asked me to be her guest, I was so excited! I was even more excited when I found out that Jan, Jill & MaryEllen would be driving up from our Philly/NJ/DE region as well. Don from Rhode Island would be meeting us there, and various other online friends like Jim, Susan W. and Sue W. would be at the Fleet Center too. And the beautiful blonde twins Laura and Robin from NYC would be meeting us there.

Kath and I met up with the girls at our hotel and we got all glammed up in our finest Stevie-inspired clothing and boots, all of us sprayed with lots of glitter. I had on my most sparkly cream colored Margi Kent and Kath shimmered in a gold jacket that had once belonged to Stevie. Via cellphone, we heard from Susan W. who was already in line at the Fleet Center. She told us not many people were dressed up, so we were still hopeful that our appearance might help us get placed up front. The Fan Club had already told us that there would be no assigned seating, we would be placed at the discretion of the PBS producers.

Once arrived, we went inside to wait in the line which was forming on the outskirts of the arena. We quickly found Susan W. looking fab in her black Rhiannon outfit, and Sue W. sporting her trademark top hat and scarf. They told us that a PBS person had already come through the line and had marked several people's hands with a black Sharpie. We assumed this meant something good, and when that PBS employee came back through - we got marked on the hand. I was so excited! Don soon arrived with his brother and joined the line. We met a very sweet young girl who had travelled in from California for the impromptu concert....Coral, if you're reading this, hello!!! She looked terrific in her black Stevie outfit.

It was wonderful to be surrounded by so many Fan Club members, many really devoted fans....this was the bulk of the small audience (which looked to be less than 1000 people). Almost everyone was so friendly and really cool, except for the grouchy lady in front of me who practically whacked me with her umbrella because she was annoyed that I stepped out of the line to get a beverage. But again, there was no assigned seating and it didn't matter where you stood in the line because the PBS people were in charge of putting you where they wanted you.

We could hear the soundcheck, and when Stevie's voice was coming through the speakers....well our curiosity got the best of us! We all took turns peeking behind the curtains to see Stevie onstage in casual clothes, with big Velcro rollers in her hair. They did "The Chain", "Dreams" and "Say You Will." The security guards got wise to us though and made us go back to the line.

Finally it was time to go inside and at this point, all the fans with marked hands were indeed ushered in first. But then the PBS people seemed unsure where to place everyone. There were perhaps three rows of chairs in front of the stage and the rest of the floor was open. First they put us in the elevated level right by Stevie's side of the stage.....then they moved us to the next section over, which put us somewhat behind Stevie. At this point, we were not too happy but the PBS people were saying that we would definitely be seen on camera in this spot.

During some of the seating confusion, we noticed the twins had become separated from us and they were down on the floor, standing in front of the stage. They were with a PBS producer and were pointing up at us, the producer nodded and waved us down! So Kath, MaryEllen, Jan, Jill, Jim, Susan, Sue and I moved down to the floor. Thanks again, Laura and Robin!!! When the PBS producer saw us all dressed up, he said that we definitely needed to be right up front...and suddenly I found myself in the front row, standing directly in front of Stevie's microphone stand. At this point, I am almost speechless with excitement.

The PBS producer asked those of us up front if we could please dance and sing, look like we're having a terrific time for the sake of the cameras....believe me, that was an unnecessary request! We were all so wound up at this point that there was no doubt the house would be rockin'. Suddenly the lights dim and there is the band walking onstage! It's been customary during this tour for the front row to be allowed to approach the stage as soon as the concert begins and so we looked at each other and just moved on up. I find myself about six feet away from Stevie, standing between two other girls who were against the stage and my friends are all around me. During more than 25 years as a fan, I have of course been to the stage during Stevie's solo tour encores and have had some great seats but I never imagined I'd get to watch an entire Fleetwood Mac concert in such an up-close & personal manner.

I had not seen the band since their Philly stop in May, and was extremely impressed. They seemed tighter and even more in sync with each other. Stevie was in tremendous voice, so was Lindsey. Many of the special effects and other things used onstage were not present for this taping; those things would be pickeddous voice, so was Lindsey. Many of the special effects and other things used onstage were not present for this taping; those things would be picked up in the wider shots to be filmed the next night in front of a full audience.

When Stevie made her first costume change, removing the little button-front sweater top, we could all see the familiar gold crescent moon necklace around her neck. I say familiar because that was onthe little button-front sweater top, we could all see the familiar gold crescent moon necklace around her neck. I say familiar because that was once a trademark piece of jewelry that Stevie wore frequently in the late 70's and early 80's. But none of us have seen her wear it since about 1983, and for some reason this just tickled me to no end. During a quiet moment, I said "Stevie, I like your moon necklace!" and she smiled at me.

It was interesting to see all the cameras moving about the stage and overhead....also interesting to see the band acting as if the house was full. Stevie was often looking out over our heads, and during a break in the taping, Lindsey told us that he was amazed at how this small group of fans was doing such a good job of making enough noise to sound like a big audience. The PBS producer had warned us to never look straight at the camera but it wasn't difficult to ignore them, we were all so caught up in the music. Being so close to Stevie was just mesmerizing, I kept my eyes on her as much as possible so not to miss a moment.

Specific moments that stood out during the concert include Stevie's affectionate dedication of "Landslide" to Lindsey (the song was followed by one of the most tender embraces between the two of them that I have ever seen).....a passionate "Rhiannon" that pulled that somewhat road-weary song back to a level commanding the respect that it deserves.....the playful "boxing" between Lindsey and Stevie during "Tusk" which was followed by yet another sweet embrace.....Lindsey's amazing onstage energy, he outdid himself.....Stevie sporting camel colored suede platforms during "Gypsy" (she pointed to them and told us "For this song only!") and a beautiful new duster-style jacket (it was long, creamy colored and entirely covered in sparkles) for the same song.....and a particularly energetic "Stand Back" that had us all worked up into a frenzy (another song which had grown a bit road-weary but has been given new life on this tour).

We were told that this PBS special ought to be airing sometime early in the new year and that a DVD release of it was also in the works. I can't believe that yet again I have been blessed with an opportunity to be a part of a television show with Stevie, after doing "Fan Club" with VH-1 and also being seen on the VH-1 "Rock Across America" program during the Trouble In Shangri-La tour. Longtime collectors of Stevie and Mac, in particular, can certainly appreciate how thrilling it is to become a part of video history such as this.

Thanks again to the Fleetwood Mac Fan Club for really giving us an experience to treasure and remember always. Thank you also to Fleetwood Mac for the "Say You Will" album and tour.....2003 has been an enchanted year, for sure!