THE BOSS

We had an awesome time as we headed out to Penn State to see the Boss with our friends Mike and Chris. All of the venues around us sold out pretty quick so we braved the 4+ hour drive deep into Pennsylvania. While enjoying the scenic drive through Amish country we started to fear for our lives a little as things starting to become very very rural and quiet. Was there really a concert out here or were we being lured into some sort of trap? Then we remember it was just that we were LATE to a BRUCE concert. I took full blame because I was trying to get the kids situated and I had to run in and get a cuddle buddy for the car trip.
It was worth it to be late so we could see preggers Chris sprint like she was an Olympic athlete in her prime as the only song she wanted to hear- "Outlaw Pete" played inside the stadium. We ran right past the guys offering us parking passes as Mike promised to split the parking ticket 50/50. Lucky for us, we made it thanks to Chris bravely taking the steps 3 at a time and fortunately although we were possibly an hour late, we only missed two songs. Bruce must have been waiting for us-that is what we like to think anyway. I was bummed he didnt' sing Queen of the Supermarket but all in all it was worth it to just experience Bruce.
He didn't have a flash stage but he had presence. He didn't need to rely on fancy stage show gimmicks because his voice was perfect, his songs had meaning, the E-street band was awesome and most of you could just tell he was there to entertain and he was still loving it flashing that Bruce smile at the audience. There is something about a concert that can make you feel.
His economy ramblings weren't downers, they were surprisingly uplifting and you just felt so positive after hearing his songs. One of the highlights was when he brought a little girl from the front row on stage and she sang the chorus to Waitin' on a Sunny Day.
It was awesome. Life is good. Bruce rocks. For other perspectives or just to check out some Bruce posts with more bells and whistles check out Mark's break-down on Tune Guide and Mike and Chris'. With that, I REALLY need to go take my Sunday nap right now.

We are concert T junkies. Thanks Lucy for taking our picture for us.