Jun 19, 2011 at 5:14pm
Posted By: risayesSorry about not being able to highlight the quote above, Nohero. I'm just learning how to post. No problem. This is sort of a "so, I'm gettin' old" kind of day. First time I saw the band live was when I was 18, in 1978. Unfortunately, it wasn't a club, it was Madison Square Garden. That was in the "old days", when they did two sets - as in, no opening band, just the E Street Band for two hours, then a break, and another two hours. I can still picture the finale, with Springsteen "collapsing" on the stage, and two guys come out with an ambulance gurney to take him away. They put him on the gurney, everyone in the place is shouting "NO!", and Clarence is pulling on his leg, off the gurney, as the crowd keeps going wild. THAT was rock 'n roll.
ridski said:I'm still voting for Springsteen. I don't have a link, but I remember when Springsteen was interviewed (I think it was by the late Ed Bradley), and he was asked about running for office in New Jersey. He laughed and said something along the lines of, "That would be a job. I've been trying my whole life not to have an actual job. That's why they call it 'playing'."