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Wrist Band For The Pit 3/11/03 |
~SPECIAL NIGHT~
Brucefan, a Correctional Officer, after working the night shift to
7:00 a.m. on 03/10/03, came home, showered and changed, loaded his
two children, ages 6 and 11, in his mini-van and drove 155 miles out
of his way, to pick up a friend, made it to Rochester, New York, in
time for the first check-in required at 4:00 p.m.
His floor tickets were good for the "pit" (closest area to the stage)
ONLY if he and his entourage made all the check-ins required on time,
AND ONLY if they were among the first 300 to check in.
These check-ins, in addition to the above, continued to be: 6:00 p.m.
that same night, 7:30 a.m. 03/11/03, 10:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, 2:00 p.m.
and the final check-in was 4:00 p.m. at which time all remained until
show time at 7:30 p.m.
The weather was bitter cold with a strong wind off Lake Ontario.
Bruce's "people" let the "pit" friends/fans wait inside the building
due to extreme weather conditions. Brucefan's friend was in a wheel-
chair, which he had to load and unload for all these check-ins, plus
manage his two children. Is he a dedicated fan or what!?!?!
Brucefan met some nice fans of "the boss" and worked very hard to
arrange for his children and friend to be in the pit right to the
stage. What a wonderful night to remember!
Jack sat on his father's shoulders the entire show time and truely
had the "best" seat in the house. Bruce, as he was singing Lonesome
Day skipped down and interacted with Jack with the "pointy-finger-
with-the-beat" fun! Was Jack shy? No way, he sat on his father's
shoulders and did the pointy-finger-fun right back with Bruce. Poor
daddy Brucefan, could not see what was going on as he was holding
tight to his son so he wouldnt fall off.
Mindy, not to be left out, was thoroughly excited to have briefly
touched "the Boss's" leg.
Both children came away from the show with treasures. While singing
his last song of the evening, Bruce came back to Jack and handed Jack
his guitar pick. Big smiles were everywhere. Mindy was given the set
list by Bruce's security staff, about 3 songs before the show ended.
Both the pick and the set list are shown below. This was a night to
remember for these young lives and for Brucefan's friend as well.
This lady, a long time fan of Bruce and the E Street Band, was seeing
them for the first time. A dream come true for a woman who had just
fought a battle with cancer. And Brucefan made it all possible!
-article by Lorrie
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by Bruce 3/11/03 |
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Rochester, NY 3/11/03
12,426 fans rocked to:
No Surrender
The Rising
Lonesome Day
My Love Will Not Let You Down
Empty Sky
You're Missing
Waiting On A Sunny Day
Blinded By The Light
Worlds Apart
Badlands
She's The One
Mary's Place
Nothing Man
Backstreets
Night
Into The Fire
Bobby Jean
Ramrod
Born To Run
My City Of Ruins
Land Of Hope & Dreams
Fire
Dancing In The Dark
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