U N C L E *B R U C E* S P R I N G S T E E N *

peacegirl wrote:

theboxerorthebag wrote:

JaneNY wrote:

I'll try to post more later - have to go to work, but at one point and now I forget which song, Bruce struck up, with Clarence, the exact pose as on the cover of Born to Run and stood there like that for a minute. I just broke down and cried.

edit - oh yeah, it was Growin' Up.

That would have made me cry too!!!!

I would love to see a picture of this...if anyone sees one/has one please post it here

JaneNY wrote:

^^^^ Yes a boot would be nice to have definitely. All 3 1/2 hours + of it!

My ticket was in 305, and I was the last row of the highest section - it was mid-way around the arena. There was a little bit of wall sticking out next to my seat, which meant I could stand the whole night, back against the wall kind of in a corner, without anyone behind me telling me to sit (pretty much everyone up there sat most of the time), and it was a good view though far away. People are talking on the btx board about the usual 'crowd wasn't into it', but it makes no difference to me. When I'm at Springsteen show its just me and Bruce and I don't notice that much.


Oh my goodness, to hear Greetings in its entirety, how special that was. I cried several times, mostly when Clarence played, due to all the talk of him being done. These guys were with me when I was 'growin' up'. Used to sit on my bed and play these records and read the lyrics. To be able to sing along to Spirit, For You, Blinded, Lost in the Flood.... The Bruce catalog is so big that I think even the most ardent fan doesn't know *every* song, or heard some only a few times, so its nice to get a few surprises (er such as Surprise Surprise!).

Quite a crush getting in, but actually pretty tame compared to other bands I see. Most Bruce showgoers just aren't used to it I think.

And the funniest thing - I've been to NIN in general admission quite a few times, and other hardcore bands, came out of the pit with not a scratch. I'm leaving this show and running for the train in Buffalo that goes back downtown, catch my foot on a curb I think (it was dark and no reflective tape showing there's a step) or one of the train tracks, I go down, feel my chin, forehead, knee and shoulder scrape along the pavement, tear the knee of my jeans, and realize when I get back to my room my knee is all chewed up and bloody and my face is quite scraped. Go figure, not a scratch from NIN and punk shows, and I come away from my last Bruce show looking as if I'd been in a fight

edit - I have to say, Bruce can put some bands with members 25 years younger than him to shame, with his level of strength, endurance and energy. There are bands much younger than he, and they only play an hour to an hour and a half.

Bathgate66 wrote:

JaneNY wrote:

KevDylan wrote:

Hey Jane, really nice review. Hope your injuries have healed already. Are you also a regular BTX'er? I know many of those people there can be real douchebags. :roll:

but the tone of some of the forum is not my favorite -

In all fairness, some of the people over there @ BTX are very good people.
Generally, There are good and bad people eveywhere,
including here and some of the other PJ forums, too .
just saying ,...