Re: quibble

["Fiona Webster" <fi>]

Todd wrote:
> Springsteen was hardly  "big selling" or  "radio friendly" in 1978.

Tony replied:
> This is dependent on geography.
>
> Springsteen was a certified superstar here
> in the Norheast Corridor in 1978. He had already
> played the Spectrum (Philadelphia's hockey arena)
> in 1976, and played the same joint three or four
> times on his 1978 tour. I believe he made it to
> Madison Square Garden for multiple shows
> in 1978, also.

He was a superstar in Texas in 1978, too. That
was the year he first packed the Summit in Houston
--I was there--and the radio and newspaper
excitement building up to the event was so intense,
it was as if he were the only act in town that
weekend. *Everyone* was talking about him.
And songs from _The River_ were playing nearly
every place you walked into.

Great show, too. My husband and I were newlyweds,
and it was our first concert together. Ahh, sweet
memories... or, to quote Bruce, "glory days"....<smile>

Our second concert together, by the way, was Patti--
also in Houston, in 1979. She played a much smaller
venue--the Music Hall--which was perfect for her.

                                --Fiona