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Hershey102 · 03-08-2010, 04:56 PM

In the mid-90s, Springsteen was doing a solo acoustic tour in support of his Tom Joad album. I had hitched an airplane ride to Cleveland just to attend. After his first song, Bruce addressed the audience and said that the songs he would be performing this evening are more about the silences between the words than the lyrics themselves (or something profound like that). Bruce suggested that if the person next to you was talking or singing along, please do not hesitate to tell them to shut the f*** up. It got a good laugh and set the mood for a great show.

I was seated near an end row and two ushers were standing in the shadows nearby chatting away during a couple of early songs. I finally turned to them and explained that I had flown to Cleveland to hear Bruce, not them. Not one of my more tactful moments, but it served the purpose.

03-08-2010, 04:56 PM	#10
Hershey102 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 22	Re: Noisy audiences - quote In the mid-90s, Springsteen was doing a solo acoustic tour in support of his Tom Joad album. I had hitched an airplane ride to Cleveland just to attend. After his first song, Bruce addressed the audience and said that the songs he would be performing this evening are more about the silences between the words than the lyrics themselves (or something profound like that). Bruce suggested that if the person next to you was talking or singing along, please do not hesitate to tell them to shut the f*** up. It got a good laugh and set the mood for a great show. I was seated near an end row and two ushers were standing in the shadows nearby chatting away during a couple of early songs. I finally turned to them and explained that I had flown to Cleveland to hear Bruce, not them. Not one of my more tactful moments, but it served the purpose.