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Hi Diane,
I know you and Gwen would have had such a great night then It's good he takes requests. Both of those songs are among my favourites!
.... And Gwen, seems you have no problem going around again!

I am so despondent about Leonard not yet coming to Australia that I truly need some serious cheering up. I'm feeling beyond sad about the parade passing me by! I will see if I can make my way to the Brisbane concert. For some reason I've been stuck on Come On (Let's Go Tonight) lately - maybe it's a sign to go
...... I think it would be a great song to play on the violin; I must get some sheet music.

B4real wrote:Hi Diane,
I know you and Gwen would have had such a great night then It's good he takes requests. Both of those songs are among my favourites!
.... And Gwen, seems you have no problem going around again!

I am so despondent about Leonard not yet coming to Australia that I truly need some serious cheering up. I'm feeling beyond sad about the parade passing me by! I will see if I can make my way to the Brisbane concert. For some reason I've been stuck on Come On (Let's Go Tonight) lately - maybe it's a sign to go
...... I think it would be a great song to play on the violin; I must get some sheet music.

I'm shocked that Leonard is passing you by and hope he does pay Australia a visit soon. Next year will be a much quieter year for me and I'll only be going to see my favourites.

As always Gwen, thank you for your compassion! I just knew I should have asked to carry your suitcases for the last couple of months
Maybe a good dose of Bruce will help my disposition I'm listening to The Promise 1 & 2 at the moment and The Rising is next.

B4real wrote:As always Gwen, thank you for your compassion! I just knew I should have asked to carry your suitcases for the last couple of months
Maybe a good dose of Bruce will help my disposition I'm listening to The Promise 1 & 2 at the moment and The Rising is next.

Someone to carry our cases in Canada would have been very good If I couldn't see Leonard Bruce would always be my second choice so here is hoping he makes the waiting for Leonard easier for you.

Well have a fab time in Cork, Gwen!

I enjoyed the radio interview and clips, Bev. So, Molly is a bloke:-) As I recall, Leonard was late for Oz last time, too. I imagine that once he's got the northern hemisphere done, he will again make his way down to you. Fingers crossed!

The outdoor show at Hanging Rock will be an anomaly on a tour which will otherwise be indoors, unlike the 2003 tour where the band played in not quite full outdoor stadiums and, in Sydney at least, were dogged by appalling sound issues and power failures.

The sound on this tour left something to be desired in the UK too - unless you were near the front - at Sunderland and Hyde Park. I had assumed the increasing problem of muffled and low sound volume at stadium/big outdoor venues had to do with our ever more stringent health and safety reg.s, but if the problem is a worldwide one, maybe it's partly the fault of sloppy sound engineers. I am surprised Bruce has not addressed this issue. Some said at Sunderland that although sound could be a lot better, Bruce was so good it didn't matter. In my opinion if you go to a music concert, the sound is the one thing that should be right! I remember when rock concerts used to almost make your ears bleed! Too bad we have gone to the other extreme. Moan over.

ps The Rising, yes, first class album, Worlds Apart - supreme track.

Governor Christie of New Jersey talks of Springsteen on the Daily Show among other things (he has famously seen 122 Springsteen shows but doesnt get much love from BS !!)

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-d ... view-pt--1

Jimmy Fallon and Bruce Springsteen with Governor Christie Traffic Jam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKHV0LLvhXM

and

Slow Jam the News (Jimmy Fallon and Mitt Romney)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HTJaJuA0Gw