bruce springsteen ...met him today on a bike
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There ya go...a number of years back, I went to Cincinnati to see Paul McCartney at the old Riverfront and I got a room at the Omni Netherlands Hotel downtown so I could walk to the Stadium...
After dinner and a few hours before the show I was walking thru the gift shop at the hotel, turned a corner and there was McCartney...I stuck my hand out and was just talking out my ***...he was polite, very friendly and not at all full of himself...meeting him and the concert later was one of the best days of my life...
The guy is a legend, and has made some of the best music ever recorded...but he didn't give up his right to his personal opinions and political viewpoints just because he's successful...
Same with Springsteen...I've seen him, but it would be a major kick to meet the guy...
Last edited by *NIGHT TRAIN*; Mar 21, 2010 at 08:56 PM.
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I like his bike and I like his music, don't care for his political views. A little too left for me. But, Hey, it's a free country. It would be cool to talk scoots with him, i'm sure we could find some common ground there.
A friend of mine owns a shop, he built Toby Keiths bike. I worked with Toby in the oilfield years ago. I'll see if I can upload this pic of Toby's bike.
A friend of mine owns a shop, he built Toby Keiths bike. I worked with Toby in the oilfield years ago. I'll see if I can upload this pic of Toby's bike.
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i think i would have rather met jc than springsteen. though i do like some cover versions of his songs.....
HAAA HEMMNA HAMMMA YEMMMMA HAMMMM
WHAAA BENNA MAMBA HEMMMMA YAAMMMM
WUH HIMMMA HAMMMA HIMMMA HOOOOOH
HIEMMM INNNAA GADDA U S O
then, uh... what the hell
WHAAA BENNA MAMBA HEMMMMA YAAMMMM
WUH HIMMMA HAMMMA HIMMMA HOOOOOH
HIEMMM INNNAA GADDA U S O
then, uh... what the hell
Last edited by skratch; Mar 22, 2010 at 06:44 AM.
Cool. I would expect Springsteen would always be surrounded by an entourage of groupies and hangers-on. Good for him that he at still lives more or less like a normal guy. Nice looking bike too.
I once ran into Eric Johnson at Musicmakers in south Austin. Buying guitar strings -- looked over and he’s standing next to me checking out some new effects pedal.
Passed by Jimmie Vaughan of the Fabulous Thunderbirds early one Sunday morning southbound on 183. He was crusin’ along real slow in a chopped, bright orange Cadillac. Waved and he waved back.
Ran into Frank Zappa once behind the City Coliseum. Turned a corner and there he was, chatting with George Duke and some roadies. Wish I had taken the opportunity to say something witty (but probably better that I didn’t).
My three brushes with rock ‘n roll music fame…
I once ran into Eric Johnson at Musicmakers in south Austin. Buying guitar strings -- looked over and he’s standing next to me checking out some new effects pedal.
Passed by Jimmie Vaughan of the Fabulous Thunderbirds early one Sunday morning southbound on 183. He was crusin’ along real slow in a chopped, bright orange Cadillac. Waved and he waved back.
Ran into Frank Zappa once behind the City Coliseum. Turned a corner and there he was, chatting with George Duke and some roadies. Wish I had taken the opportunity to say something witty (but probably better that I didn’t).
My three brushes with rock ‘n roll music fame…
Last edited by SalsaNChips; Mar 22, 2010 at 09:06 AM.
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