E‑Street Band sax player Clarence Clemons died Saturday after suffering a massive stroke last week. He was 69.
Jungleland, Thunder Road, Rosalita, Born to Run. Wow, Thanks for the memories Clarence. I remember seeing Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at the old McNichols Arena back in the early 1980s. (Scalping tickets for $100 with my Olympic weightlifter boyfriend, who was from Jersey and first saw Bruce in the Jersey Shore bars.) I blew out the speakers on my old record player listening to Rosalita. Makes me smile even today. College dorm rooms booming with Bruce on the stereo with Clarence wailing on the sax.
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May you find peace on the other side.
Just catching up on your blog. Such sad news about Clarence. I remember the “Born in the USA” Springsteen concert at McNichols. It was freezing cold, and snowing like crazy. But Bruce and the band give you your money’s worth and kept on playing and playing. I was secretly praying that they would stop cause I was freezing!
As soon as I pressed “send” I noticed I typed “McNichols’ arena. The Springteen concert I was referring to was obviously outdoors and at the old Mile HIgh Stadium.