I flew up to St. Louis from Dallas this weekend to see Springsteen one last time on the "Magic" tour. What an amazing show-- he played for well over 3 hours with a nine-song encore. He even played two infamous covers that hadn't been played by the E Street Band since the 70's-- "Little Queenie" and "Mountain of Love." He even opened with "Then She Kissed Me."
Did I mention that I was in the pit, a mere 5 feet from Bruce the whole show?
But the best part took place during the now-obligatory request sign collection. Max lays down a big beat, and Bruce roams the front stage to collect sign requests. He must have picked up about 50 different signs. So guess what he pulls out first?
A lovely burnt orange sign that says, "We came all the way from Austin, Texas to hear RENDEVOUS." And of course, there was a big Longhorn logo on the sign as well. Bruce propped it up on his mic stand and I got to hear the classic "Darkness" era outtake for the first time live. And yes, I kept my Horns up the whole time.
I don't know who brought the sign, but thanks and Hook em!
Best Springsteen show I have ever seen, and it was my 15th.
Did I mention that I was in the pit, a mere 5 feet from Bruce the whole show?
But the best part took place during the now-obligatory request sign collection. Max lays down a big beat, and Bruce roams the front stage to collect sign requests. He must have picked up about 50 different signs. So guess what he pulls out first?
A lovely burnt orange sign that says, "We came all the way from Austin, Texas to hear RENDEVOUS." And of course, there was a big Longhorn logo on the sign as well. Bruce propped it up on his mic stand and I got to hear the classic "Darkness" era outtake for the first time live. And yes, I kept my Horns up the whole time.
I don't know who brought the sign, but thanks and Hook em!
Best Springsteen show I have ever seen, and it was my 15th.
