Bruce Springsteen is in town! SD and I went to his concert tonight in St. Paul. I've never been to a Springsteen concert--never was a very big fan although I enjoyed his hits--and was amazed at how much energy he has. I wonder how he stays in shape. What a fabulous concert! Of course, YOU KNOW what I wanted to hear. SD said he wasn't going to play it; I guess The Boss consults him on his playlist. Anyway, I waited during the entire concert and he didn't play it. I figured SD was right. Springsteen came back for his "encore" (you know, where they pretend the concert is over and then play the rest of the set) and he dedicated the next song to a lady whose birthday it was--her 85th! I hope in addition to running marathons when I'm 85, I'll still be going to rock concerts. After that song, he played Thunder Road. And then...Dummm Dum Dum De De Dummm. That's right; he played Born to Run! My power song. The song that gets me through boring miles on the treadmill and painful miles in a marathon. It was fabulous! The house lights were all on and everyone was on their feet and singing along. Then the song after that was Dancing in the Dark. Take me now, Lord.
I still owe you a report on the RBF meet up, which I will do as soon as I upload the pictures. And a close-up of my necklace for Danielle. But it probably won't be until after this weekend--I'm having another garage sale Saturday and Sunday, and am going out both nights as well. It's too bad I have such a quiet, sedate life.
7 comments:
Sounds like a great time at the concert, Dori.
Glad you had fun at the concert! I'm not a Bruce fan, either, but there just some songs that are the end all, and "Born To Run" is one of them!
Good luck with the garage sales!
We loved your account of the end of the concert! Your joy is contagious.
Hope you have a good evening.
Looking forward to your next post.
Wow, you are much more active than I am. I have heard great things about the show...never been a huge fan of his either, but the shows are supposed to be fantastic...hearing Born to Run would be cool.
Seeing The Boss would be cool. I love his "My Home Town." Every time I hear it I always think of my three kids (young men now) who have departed out of my life. I recently went to a Leon Russell concert in Falls Church, and it was a bunch of persons my age or older rocking out like it was 1972 again. Some were in shape, many weren't, but they were all movin' at the foot of the stage! Leon and his peeps put on a dynamic concert but Leon didn't actually display much energy, sitting all night playing the piano and singing. For his "encore" he announced from his seated position, "Now, pretend I got up and left, and I have just come back out again." And then he broke into the Jumping Jack Flash melody just like it was the George Harrison Concert for Bangladesh again. Fortunately the town's urgent care center was right across the street for all the pulled muscles and elevated blood pressures the kinetic energy caused!
Thanks for your comment on my post about Staten Island. The "Dave's Not Here!" riff is from Cheech & Chong, absolutely hilarious. My brother is only 8 years younger than me yet he didn't catch that there was a reference there.
I would love to see him in concert. Too fun
You are one young and energetic chickie, Dorine! Rock on!!!
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