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October 05, 2002
The boss!
Bruce Springsteen at the Fleet Center last night; fantastic! I've been a fan for most of his career, including my years in Joisey, but never had a chance to see him before. A really high-energy show ending with a special "Dirty Water" just for Boston. The setlist changes gradually from show to show -- I'm glad I saw this one instead of one of the first shows -- I think we got more and better stuff.
This show followed his appearance at the dedication of the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill bridge, and he mentioned Zakim's long work against prejudice. Before moving to Boston I didn't really know about Zakim, but Springsteen's words were very moving.
He also put in a strong call for open debate on war with Iraq and for the importance of keeping freedom of expression even in times of danger -- as a lead in to "Born in the USA".
Even the day after I'm still too tired to really do a real review -- everybody always says his shows are intense, but it is hard to believe until you actually are there.
Here are some forum posts about the show.
Posted by markj at October 5, 2002 01:20 PM
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