" And all of us who know the man
Will come together when he cries
The message we all understand
The thunder in us never dies "
From: wayne&wayne@darlington.com
Subject: I Almost Shit!! (We Met the Boss!!)
We have been Bruce fans for years now. We have been to 132 of his
concerts, and the ones we haven't attended we have on boots. We also have most of
his studio out takes. We not only have tapes of rehearsal nights, but tapes of Bruce
talking about setting up rehearsal nights!!
We were lucky enough to meet him in 1984. It was a night to remember, and we'll
treasure it always!!
Me and Wayne, my brother, were drinkin in this dirty little bar near New Hope, Pa.,
and it was a lousy night. The locals were down in the dumps, as they had just closed
down the town textile mill and most of them were now unemployed. The Bar was
runnin' a little "beef n beer" to set up a food bank. It was the least Wayne and I could
do, so we decided to hang out. Around 9pm I began to experience terrible gas
pains, no doubt the result of the 4 chili dogs an the chocolate milkshake I had for lunch.
Anyway, as my gut was gurglin' I headed for the seedy little bathroom in the rear of the
bar. I wanted to finish up and make it back to see the special surprise band that was
playing.
No sooner had i sat in the stall when I heard someone whistling in the stall next to
me. I immediately recognized the tune as "Prove it all night" and was slightly bemused
that someone would whistle that tune in a men's room stall. The whistler had
apparently visited the same chili dog stand as me, as he seemed no where near the
end of his task. I politely asked what time it was, and he responded that it was 9pm.
Several moments passed.......and my attention was again focused on the person in
the adjoining stall......I could have sworn I heard someone softly singing the opening
verse of "Rosie"......I chuckled at the absurdity of it, and then distinctly heard "You don't
have to call me Lieutenant Rosie, and I don't wanna be your son"... The voice
sounded very familiar, and it took me several moments to realize.......could it be???
was it??? MY GOD!!! IT WAS!!! Bruce was in the adjoining stall!!!!!
"Rosalita jump a little higher, Senorita come sit by my fire"....The soft verse continued
as i sat mesmerized by his voice, and blessed by my good fortune!! I was trying to
garner the courage to say something to him.......but only managed to mouth groaning
sounds as he continued...
"We're gonna play some pool, skip some school, act real cool"......
I quickly removed my cell phone from my pocket and dialed Wayne at the bar....It
took me several minutes of whispered conversation to convince him that I was
defecating next to the Boss!!! He immediately decided to join us, and i heard him
stumble into the third stall, on the other side of Bruce's.
There was no doubt
that it was the Boss....as after an especially uncomfortable grunt, he distinctly sang.....
"I'm coming to liberate youuuuuuu......confiscate youuuuuuuuuuu.....I wanna be your
mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn".......At that point I congratulated myself for having had
the foresight to have turned on my pocket tape recorder........I was actually taping
BRUCE!!! Wayne mustered the courage to go in his stall and strike
up a conversation....I was stunned! I could barely move!! I credit Wayne for having the
tenacity and composure to immediately react, while I sat like a constipated invalid.....
Wayne: Hello Mr Springsteen...
Bruce: Hello pal, ahhhh......can ya excuse me a few??
Wayne: Hay....no prob....but can ya sign this for me??
Bruce: Well, I"m a little indisposed right now buddy!!
Wayne: Well....I'll hold the paper...that will free up your hands...
Bruce: Ahhhhh.......can ya wait just a sec? while i adjust here...
Wayne: Ok...no problem.....hay.....how come ya only sing Rosie in
toilets...and not in concert anymore??
Bruce: Well....i really dont know if I have a reason for that....It just
sort of came to me......
Wayne: I know what ya mean......I usually whistle "Ramrod" when i
masturbate.... Bruce: ahhhhhh.....ok....
At this point Bruce left the stall.....washed his hands (with soap and water i might
add) and rearranged his hair.......he shook hands with us on the way out...saying.....i
hope you like the show guys... As he walked thru the door we immediately
gave each other leaping high fives to celebrate our good fortune......gathered up
some souveniers....and left the bathroom....the show was great!!!!! He did two
songs......My Home Town.......which was mesmerizing......and a cover of the Johnny
Cash tune....."Ballad of a Teenage Queen"...which brought down the house!!!
I have it all on tape.......and am willing to trade.....and I'll never forget the nite.....or
the music....."boys went around her by the score.....but she loved the boy next
door...who worked at the candy store"....And i still have that lil pill bottle on my
dresser to remind me of the boss!! And though its cloudy now....it still brings back
memories of my night in New Hope.... Rock On!!! Wayne & Wayne
P.S. Though I will "never" part with the pill bottle...I do have some great copies of " ROSIE "
sung in "accapello"...with some very unusual grunts and groans
WANNA TRADE????
To Comment on Wayne&Wayne's Meeting With the Boss.......
We not only have tapes of rehearsal nights, but tapes of Bruce talking about setting up rehearsal nights!!
We were lucky enough to meet him in 1984. It was a night to remember, and we'll treasure it always!! Me and Wayne, my brother, were drinkin in this dirty little bar near New Hope, Pa., and it was a lousy night. The locals were down in the dumps, as they had just closed down the town textile mill and most of them were now unemployed. The Bar was runnin' a little "beef n beer" to set up a food bank. It was the least Wayne and I could do, so we decided to hang out.
Wayne mustered the courage to go in his stall and strike up a conversation....I was stunned! I could barely move!! I credit Wayne for having the tenacity and composure to immediately react, while I sat like a constipated invalid.....
