Many happy returns to Bruce Springsteen, who is 55 today. I was lucky enough to see Bruce and the E Street Band at the Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester last year - despite the efforts of local residents, who campaigned to have the concert cancelled. Miserable bastards, getting to hear a free Springsteen concert and complaining about it. How ungrateful can you get? But I digress.
It was one of those rare occasions where everything seems as good as it gets. It helped that it was a glorious summer evening, and that the venue made a surprisingly good setting for a rock concert. The E Street Band were on fine form, but more than anything, it was all about Bruce, every inch the showman throughout a relentless 3-hour performance - jumping on top of the piano, sliding across the stage on his knees, hanging upside-down from his microphone stand (and, er, falling off).
An unforgettable night. Happy birthday, Boss.
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