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Geoff Greene wrote: I was to play later that night, hoot night, and saw this guy first by himself (not too intimidating) then with his band magically appearing. Just astounding. I thought, is this guy from The Band? I recognized "Spirit", having heard it on my car radio driving out of Yuma from Tucson that afternoon. Hoot night sure seemed at a very high level. I decided to take a rain check on my appearance; done later that winter to not much interest. Springsteen's performance that night with his band is one cool memory.