sonicramone

Nice post, Dan. I always enjoyed reading you and @bbb going back and forth. Quality entertainment that never failed to bring a smile to my face. Yes, he will be missed.

My first football hero. Remember collecting his football card back in the day. I think I might still have his rookie card from 1965(?) Anyway, it was the Brian Piccolo Story that first had me enamored to the great Gale Sayers.

Yes! Sat out in the pouring rain in the open-air lawn. One saving grace is that Bruce and the Band came out for a pre-show soundcheck of "Who'll Stop the Rain". It was my first experience of a live Bruce Springsteen show.

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Missed it by a whisker. I was at the Saratoga Springs, NY show ten days prior.

I can't remember which meltdown event this occurred in over the past three and a half years, but I'm sure it was glorious.

Heck, I would marry him if he gave me a VG+ copy of the Butcher cover album.

Didn't Eddy copy them from Bruce?

Looks like Eddy might be the first copier of said lyrics. But, I don't think copiers should get all hot and bothered if they get copied. True dat?

Wait! He was on the Mets too?

We have a publicity photo of Bruce hanging in our basement (one of several) that was signed by Bruce and given to Mrs. Sonic after an Indianapolis show during the Born in the USA tour. She was given his harmonica too. But, she didn't meet him. They were passed back by a friend who worked backstage. She also has a signed ticket from a Columbus after show during the Rising tour. Those are the only autographs. She has a few pictures with him as well....Montreal, Chicago and the book signing in Cincinnati. (I always seem to be the picture taker. )