Re: quibble

[jackthecat]

yeah it was chicago at the Garden...bruce opening...audience booing....:)
----- Original Message -----
From: The Braens <braeniac>
To: <babel-list>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: quibble


> I know that Bruce opened for Chicago(!) for a bunch of shows. It might
have been
> them. What a pairing!
>
> Phil
>
> jackthecat wrote:
>
> > Bruce played the garden as an opening act for some crappy headliner very
> > early on pre born to run and swore he would never return there...that
was
> > before No Nukes....he got lousy audience reaction, wasn't used to such a
big
> > stage/venue so not doing his "Act" and his allotted time was arbitrarily
cut
> > short during his show the second nite. Also fucked over by the suits in
> > other respects...he was completely bummed and went back to the jersey
shore
> > bar scene...the headliner was someone like ted nugent, aerosmith (who
aren't
> > crappy), some heavy rock stuff, someone with a big following and bruce
was
> > an unknown....it was his first intro to the big scene arena and he vowed
to
> > come back and kick ass so its poetic justice that his touring days may
have
> > ended there on the recent 10 day stand...JTC-----
> >
> > Original Message -----
> > From: The Braens <braeniac>
> > To: <babel-list>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 11:37 PM
> > Subject: Re: quibble
> >
> > > Actually, Bruce didn't play MSG until 9/79 and that was as part of the
No
> > > Nukes shows. He didn't headline there until 11/80 during the River
tour.
> > > It really wasn't until 1984-85 with the Born In the USA LP and tour
that
> > > he became a mega-superstar. Aside from the East Coast and some
scattered
> > > western cities, he was still a (pretty big) cult figure until then.
The
> > > bottom line is that even with his huge popularity Bruce has done what
he
> > > wanted to do. Like Patti, he's an artist with great integrity who has
> > > remained true to his art. The Nebraska and Ghost Of Tom Joad records
were
> > > brilliant, yet hardly commercial. He knew what would sell,yet chose to
> > > put out the records he wanted to make. Yes, the luxury of millions in
the
> > > bank makes it easier, but he and the E Streeters played zillions of
dives
> > > for well over 10 years to get there. He happened to connect with a
mass
> > > audience. There's nothing wrong with that. It's hard when you're with
an
> > > artist from the beginning and then they hit it big. It feels as though
a
> > > special secret has been stolen from you, but you can't begrudge them
> > > their success. Patti is just as deserving of it herself.
> > >
> > > Phil
> > >
> > > "Anthony J. Rzepela" wrote:
> > >
> > > > toddmcgovern wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Springsteen was hardly  "big selling" or  "radio friendly" in
1978.
> > > >
> > > > 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.
> > >
>