for the eyes of Matedog only

[ChicoHarris]

I turn 34 today... I was born April 29, 1976, as I got my too-young-to-drive self from Tupelo to Memphis, paid my six bucks and for the first time saw Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
The show was in the old Ellis Auditorium --I'll be yards from there tomorrow seeing Jeff Beck-- and man, what a good sounding building it was. Everyone from John Phillips Souza to Elvis Presley to Jimi Hendrix to Jerry Garcia to the Alarm played there and the place was sublime to hear live music in.
In 1996 Memphis demolished the building (Bruce was the last to play there, Tom Joad tour) to build a bigger one. I miss the place

[matedog]

Not a bad one:
NIGHT (2.56)/
10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT (4.01)/
SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT (6.15)/
IT'S MY LIFE (8.58)/
THUNDER ROAD (5.31)/
SHE'S THE ONE (6.46)/
BORN TO RUN (4.11)/
PRETTY FLAMINGO (13.40)/
INCIDENT ON 57TH STREET (12.27)/
GROWIN' UP (2.57)/
SAINT IN THE CITY (5.01)/
BACKSTREETS (6.42)/
JUNGLELAND (8.49)/
ROSALITA (10.40)/
RAISE YOUR HAND (2.55)/features Eddie Floyd
KNOCK ON WOOD (including YUM YUM I WANT SOME) (4.10)/features Eddie Floyd
4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) (6.12)/
DETROIT MEDLEY (9.58)

Incident back in 76 must have been awesome. Any specific memories?

[ChicoHarris]

Not a bad one:
NIGHT (2.56)/
10TH AVENUE FREEZE OUT (4.01)/
SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT (6.15)/
IT'S MY LIFE (8.58)/
THUNDER ROAD (5.31)/
SHE'S THE ONE (6.46)/
BORN TO RUN (4.11)/
PRETTY FLAMINGO (13.40)/
INCIDENT ON 57TH STREET (12.27)/
GROWIN' UP (2.57)/
SAINT IN THE CITY (5.01)/
BACKSTREETS (6.42)/
JUNGLELAND (8.49)/
ROSALITA (10.40)/
RAISE YOUR HAND (2.55)/features Eddie Floyd
KNOCK ON WOOD (including YUM YUM I WANT SOME) (4.10)/features Eddie Floyd
4TH JULY ASBURY PARK (SANDY) (6.12)/
DETROIT MEDLEY (9.58)

Incident back in 76 must have been awesome. Any specific memories?

Yes...
I had the three albums that were out then but was not the disciple I am now. "10th Avenue Freeze Out" at song #2 changed that. I can still see him basically ripping up the stage on that one. I had seen acts like the Who and Kool and the Gang at the time but never ever something like this. This show got me ready for something I was starting to hear and read about, punk rock. I wasn't surprised years later about Joe's descriptions of seeing him in London five months before this show.
About "Incident," I remember thinking the lighting on the song was powerful and how it added to the effect, same with "Jungleland," and "Backstreets" was a monster. I remember thinking, "KISS can't do this."
After "Thunder Road," my mind was made up, I would somehow get down to Jackson, Mississippi, for the show six days away and considered running away from home to follow the band. By the time he and the band got to "Growin' Up," I no longer cared whatsoever that people in Tupelo ridiculed me for liking his music (and wonder now why I ever did).
It's somewhat odd to me, but I remember the songs they did that night with Eddie Floyd extremely clear, specifically the joy that was evident in Bruce's face (I was on the second row). Bruce was just delirious and Eddie Floyd was having a great time, while his face seemed to say, "This white boy is a trip!'

[Heston]

I remember thinking, "KISS can't do this."'

Yeah, but I've never seen Springsteen breathe fire or sing a song from the top of the lighting rig.

[Silent Majority]

I remember thinking, "KISS can't do this."'

Yeah, but I've never seen Springsteen breathe fire or sing a song from the top of the lighting rig.

Yes, yes. We're all looking forward to Bruce's tragicomic descent into senility.

[Wolter]

I remember thinking, "KISS can't do this."'

Yeah, but I've never seen Springsteen breathe fire or sing a song from the top of the lighting rig.

Yes, yes. We're all looking forward to Bruce's tragicomic descent into senility.

If this was really for Hoy's eyes only, couldn't it have been a PM?

I hope senile Bruce rerecords Human Touch and Tunnel of Love in the style of a grizzled 1890s prospector.

[Dr. Medulla]

I hope senile Bruce rerecords Human Touch and Tunnel of Love in the style of a grizzled 1890s prospector.

I hope he records covers of Love Will Tear Us Apart and A Forest. Not because they'll be even remotely good, but it'll force Hoy to buy and try to like them.

[tepista]

That was far more offensive than a naked fat ginger!

[ChicoHarris]

If this was really for Hoy's eyes only, couldn't it have been a PM?

Yes, and I considered such, but being one who is affectionate for and considerate of rebels...

[tepista]

[matedog]

More of a strawberry blond, so she's a pass.

[tepista]

More of a strawberry blond, so she's a pass.

Cool. I'll give her your number.

[Dr. Medulla]

More of a strawberry blond, so she's a pass.

Plus she's stored enough nuts for winter hibernation.

[Inder]

More of a strawberry blond, so she's a pass.

Plus she's stored enough nuts for winter hibernation.

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PS: Does this make her Exchequer of the Bank of Hooky's LN?

[Dr. Medulla]

More of a strawberry blond, so she's a pass.

Plus she's stored enough nuts for winter hibernation.

safsdafdsafdsafdsar123rgsadadsg

PS: Does this make her Exchequer of the Bank of Hooky's LN?

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