Ya can't go dissing the Big Man. So I'd noted at Bruce concerts that Clarence wasn't looking too spry. I wondered if he was sick, but it turns out he's just old. 67! I had no idea he was that old.
ETA: Speaking of the Big Man, BOS for Dire Straits tribute to Clarence.
This reminded me that in September of '85, in the space of about a week, I saw Dire Straits three times and Springsteen twice. Quite a week. Oh, to have that much stamina now.
Dire Straits 3x? whoa.
I saw them once in 85, too. Stevie Ray Vaughan opened up for them in toronto. He was one tough act to follow, and I'm afraid Mark & Co., weren't up to it. Apparently their light show wasn't functioning and the resulting show did seem to lack something.
Yeah, I was totally over the moon for
Making Movies and
Love Over Gold, and I'd never seen them so I kinda went overboard. Two shows at Concord, and one more in Sacramento. Then a couple nights off, then two nights of Bruce at Oakland Stadium at the end of the BITUSA juggernaut. Probably not the best place to get the full Bruce experience.
Haven't seen Straits since, seen Bruce many times since.