The Boss in Boss-ton

March 26 2012, Well for the first time since 2009 Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are back on the road. With the new Wrecking Ball album out in the beginning of March they hit the road with additions of a few members to the band. With the passing of sax player Clarence "Big Man" Clemons Bruce added a 5 piece horn section to the band. Jake Clemons, Clarence's nephew takes over on sax duties for the band. Well the day started out picking up my buddy Gary. He would accompany me for this concert. So we trecked down to Boston parked the car at Government Center. We got there about mid afternoon, so we had time to kill. After walking around Faneuil Hall walking around shops and store we were getting hungry so we ate at Cheers. Not the real Cheers but the replica at Faneuil Hall. So after that it was time to get to the Garden. After about an hour we got to out seats at 7:15 or so. Now the waiting game. Finally at 8:10 the lights went out and Jimmy Ruffins "What become's of the broken hearted" was playing while the band was filing on stage. The crowd was delirious at this point! After is Apollo Theater self intro he and the band slammed into "We Take Care Of Our Own". It was on!!! After that "Wrecking Ball" was next on the set. In the "giants play the game" line the crowd started to boo. Or corse the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in the super bowl the previous month. But Bruce took it like a pro, he had a big grin on his face as if to say "yup that's right". But a great moment. Next came "Badlands" has to be my favorite Springsteen song live. Strange not seeing the Big Man nail his usual sax solo but Jake killed this one and though out the show. He's clearly a crowd favorite. I mean how do you not route for this guy? After "Death To My Hometown" and "My City Of Ruins" came "Thundercrack". This was the bands original show stopper in the early 70's before "Rosalita". This does not get played a lot any more so seeing this one is person was a real treat. I can only imagine what it was like seeing the band 1972 through 1974 in those little clubs and theaters play this one. After the main set ended with "Thunder Road" came "Rocky Ground" wasn't sure how this would go over live but it really works well. After that the new version of "Land Of Hope And Dreams". Next up the lights went up came "Born To Run". I don't care how many times I've herd this one it never gets old! After "Dancing In The Dark" came "Raise Your Hand" an Eddie Floyd cover. Peter Wolf for the J Giles Band joined Bruce and the band on stage with this one. Ending the show came the iconic "Tenth Avenue Freeze Out". At the stage of the line where Bruce sings "A change was made uptown and the big man joined the band" the band stopped and for 3 and a half minutes the crowd yelled and cheered and went crazy in tribute for the late Big Man Clarence Clemons. After the song concluded and a 2 hour 55 minute show no one wanted to leave. But the show was over and it was time to drive home. But what a night it was! They will be back however I will be at Fenway Park on Tuesday August 14 and again at Gillette Stadium at August 18th. Can't wait!

I am back!

Well I am back after several months of laziness I am back to contribute to my blog. Here is a list of topics that I will cover the next few days. March 26 Bruce Springsteen concert 2012 MLB Picks- Its July 7th right now but we'll see how will I picked in March June 7 Sea Dogs Game June 30th Trip on the Penobscot Bay June 30th Sea Dogs Game As usual I will post lots of pictures, and possibly YouTube videos. Now with the price of gas and everything else not seeing as many baseball games but will post reports on trips, concerts, and what ever else is interesting going on. So stay tuned!