The Boss



Last night, J. and I went to see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band in their Land of Hope and Dreams concert. This was a huge bucket item list for J., and was made possible thanks to TM and JH buying him the tickets. I got to go because it's not as much fun to go to a concert by yourself. 

I enjoyed the concert and was glad I was able to go. I need to also say that I did not fall asleep. My children will be relieved to hear that. I also need to explain that statement even though I will not be able to use the story as one of my ultimate 'two truths and a lie' statements. You see, in my early 20's, before J. and I were married, we, along with my future sister-in-law, went to see the Violent Femmes and Elvis Costello. I never got to Elvis Costello because I fell asleep during the Violent Femmes. True story. I'm very good at sleeping. I don't think I've been to a concert since until last night. You can now understand my children's concern that there might have been a repeat. 

I was expecting good music and a good show, which it was. I wasn't expecting to feel so hopeful at the end. This was mainly due to being with approximately 23,000 people in the United Center who all agreed that the current administration needs to go. I think it made everyone feel not quite so alone. 

And to finish, I'm going to link to one of the songs that was played last night. I wasn't aware of it, but it is powerful. Here's a link to Streets of Minneapolis.



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