
I've seen The Boss a number of times, but there was a time....
Circa 1973 and friends offered an extra ticket to a concert by some guy named Bruce Springsteen. It took me three trys to even get his name right.
"Springstein?", I asked. No, Springsteen.
"Springsten?", I asked a second time.
"Spell it!!!" I said in an effort to understand better.
"Oh...Springsteen, got it!" "Never heard of him!"
"Just come with us, he's great!!!" they said.
"Nah...what's he sing that I'd know?"
"Just come with us...you'll love him!"
"Nah, I'll pass, thanks" all full of my 14 year old self.
When "Born To Run" hit my car radio in 1975 I was kicking my own backside for weeks as I soaked up one of the best records I'd ever heard. Had the cassette playing in my lear jet (cassette deck, that is), and a lifetime memory of "the one that got away!!!"

I guess it was awhile before I'd see him LIVE....but I'll get to that. For some reason his follow up to Born to Run, maybe 3 years later, left me a little less impressed. For diehard fans, Darkness on the Edge of Town is one of their all time faves. It was too different??? Too LOUD, maybe?
Born In The USA.....I was Back....1985....newly single again and I was ready to Rock...and this record and tour...HOLY MOLEY..what a time!!!
Bet I saw him and the band 4 times on that tour.....WOW. Then came the Tunnel Of Love album and tour....WHEW, again!!! Back to back nights in Houston.....Pure Rock and Roll Heaven....guess it's no small wonder the place (The Summit) is now Lakewood Church with Pastor Joel Olsteen.
Fast forward several years and I want to impress my then girlfriend (now wife) by taking her to see Bruce Springsteeen in concert. Waited too long for tix and had Bob Euecker's seats....way, way up high in the back. Bruce was out doing it Ellis Paul style, ya know, solo acoustic....
In a few letters...zzzzzzzzzzzzz
Now he was too quiet...too somber...."Ghost Of Tom Joad" tour. I assured my sweetheart he was much better with the band.....and I'd take her to see Bruce play with The E-Street Band, someday. Somehow the news of his new record "MAGIC" and pending tour with ticket presales for Philly and Jersey escaped me ....until it was too late. SOLD OUT of course, in a manner of minutes, usually, leaving only sheer luck or BIG BUCKS to get ourselves in the door for one of the stops on the tour.
Just a reminder BOSTON...tix go on sale THIS SATURDAY 9/22/07 for the Boston stop on the "Magic" Tour. Concert will be 11/18/07 at TDBankNorth Garden. And if you find yourself with an extra ticket, know that I NOW KNOW who this guy is and will gladly go with you, if asked.

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