Springsteen & A REAL reason to Hate TLR

[Jocephus]

i was standing next to bernie in the pit, man he is even fatter in person. he's so fat it didn't matter where in the pit you stood, you were still next to him.

good show though

haha

[docellis]

Bernie posted in the Pop Off forum that it was not Tone's fault. And he said Springsteen played for three hours and twenty minutes.

Three hours and twenty minutes is insane.

Did Bernie say why the show started so late?

[tothebeach08]

Bernie posted in the Pop Off forum that it was not Tone's fault. And he said Springsteen played for three hours and twenty minutes.

Three hours and twenty minutes is insane.

All I know is that the security guards I talked to were getting word over their super sonic ear pieces that Bruce won't start until Tony got there. I don't know whose idea it was to wait, I doubt Tony said "Don't Start Until I get There", but who knows. As soon as he got there and was escorted to his seats by the guards, the concert started. Like I said it didn't bother me, I was there for the duration and was having a good time already. Everyone knows he plays over 3 hours anyway. It was such a good show and I am very happy I decided to go.

[Joe Wells]

On today's pre-game, Bernie and TLR were both saying that it wasn't Tony's fault. Bernie said that the band got into town late and that one of the band members needed medical attention of some sort. In typical drama queen fashion he didn't/couldn't give details.

Oh and Horton was at the gig too. And something about Michael Phelps.

In all, they spent quite a lot of time BSing about the Springsteen concert before the game today.

[Secret Weapon]

Well I saw one of the band members where I work in the early afternoon, so they couldn't have gotten in too late.

[haltz]

According to Bernie, Silvio Dante said the plane got in late.

DRAMA

[GatewaySnayke]

Bernie posted in the Pop Off forum that it was not Tone's fault. And he said Springsteen played for three hours and twenty minutes.

Three hours and twenty minutes is insane.

All I know is that the security guards I talked to were getting word over their super sonic ear pieces that Bruce won't start until Tony got there. I don't know whose idea it was to wait, I doubt Tony said "Don't Start Until I get There", but who knows. As soon as he got there and was escorted to his seats by the guards, the concert started. Like I said it didn't bother me, I was there for the duration and was having a good time already. Everyone knows he plays over 3 hours anyway. It was such a good show and I am very happy I decided to go.

Fat Man said that Clarence Clemons received medical attention.

Also, he said that Springsteen did not play over three hours at all of his shows on this tour.

[ghostrunner]

Bernie's posts below. The funniest part is how he keeps saying "it's rock and roll" like its 1959 and he's talking to a bunch of squares. Oh and "church ladies" whatever the hell that means.

I'll try to clear up a few things:

* Springsteen was not at Busch Stadium.

* There was a problem with the jet and the flight to STL got in later than planned.

* There was a longer than usual soundcheck, and for a good reason. Because they spent extra time working on "Then He Kissed Me," a song they hadn't played on stage in 30 years.

* La Russa was not the reason why the thing started late. He got there at 7:45 ... he told Springsteen's manager that he would just head to the seats, he didn't want to bother Bruce so close to the show. Bruce said no, bring him in, because we're running late, anyway. After waiting for a little while, Tony went in and chatted with Bruce for 5 minutes. Repeat: five minutes. He was out of there by a few minutes after 8.

MOST importantly:

I confirmed that there WAS a medical situation before the show. I don't know the extent of the problem or the specifics, but a doctor was brought in to examine the Big Man, Clarence Clemons. He required medical attention, and checked out fine, and whatever bothered him cleared up. The show went on.

And that was the No. 1 reason for the late start. It's completely inaccurate to blame La Russa for this.

Great show, great night.

Late start? Sure.

It's Rock n' Roll.

Stuff happens.

-B

Exactly ... it's Rock n' Roll, people.

Don't be church ladies...

and by the way: I got more details on this, confirmed: there WAS a medical situation before the show that caused the delay. I don't know the extent of the problem or the specifics, but a doctor was brought in to examine the Big Man, Clarence Clemons.

And that was the No. 1 reason for the late start.

La Russa, by the way, got there at 7:45 ... he told Springsteen's manager that he would just head to the seats, he didn't want to bother Bruce so close to the show. Bruce said no, bring him in. Tony chatted with Bruce for 5 minutes. Repeat: five minutes.

It's way off base to blame La Russa for this.

-B

Sorry, pal -- you're speaking out of your muffler.

No. 1, he starts shows at around 8:15. Always has. Always will. Anyone who follows the dude knows this.

No. 2, this one started at 8:45.

No. 3, it started at 8:45 BECAUSE CLARENCE CLEMONS WAS ILL AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

It's Rock n' Roll -- stuff happens.

And there is nothing disgraceful about it when the man made sure to give us an extra 40, 45 minutes because of the delay.

One of the best shows I've seen him/them do.

I'm really happy it started late -- because it made for a more intense and extended performance.

-B

It's unbelievable, isn't it?

Why is it that when a group of people come together and have a gloriously good time, others feel obligated to come in and whizz in the punch bowl?

My gosh ... I can't imagine being so miserable.

Here we are, trying to talk about what we saw last night, and why the show started late, and why the wait WAS WORTH IT, and we got a Church Lady on here who apparently believes that every Rock n' Roll concert should start precisely on time, and if it doesn't, it's inexcusable ... even after it is explained over and over and over and over and over and over and over again that Springsteen concerts go off at 8:15, and last night one of the band members was sick.

I will close the thread. Good idea.

For those who understand all of this, I was happy to provide an update.

-B

[tothebeach08]

Whatever, it didn't bother me that it started late it just meant I didn't have to get back to my prison cell until later - which was great for me. But Tony did not get to his seats until 8:45, I watched them bring him in and him sit down. Bernie is soooo on the inside track and has all the most correct and up to date info.....right. All I can pass on is what I was told and what I saw with my brown eyes that have been blessed with perfect vision. Doesn't really matter why it started late, everyone should feel like they got their moneys worth anyway.

[TheoSqua]

Jeebus, Bernie is starting to sound like all of the other trolls.