10.11.78 St. Bonaventure, NY, intro to “Independence Day”
“This, uh, this next song is a song I wrote, uh, the first year that we were off, I guess, uh, originally wrote it for “Darkness on the Edge of Town”-album and it didn’t get on, this is gonna be on our new album, which we’re trying to get out by summertime (crowd cheers) this is for anybody that just left home for the first time…it’s called “Independence Day” (crowd cheers)…”
10.11.78 St. Bonaventure, NY, intro to “The Promised Land”
“(?)…take a little ride into the Promised Land (crowd cheers)…”
10.11.78 St. Bonaventure, NY, intro to “Prove It All Night”
“When I was a kid…I went, I went to this Catholic school (crowd cheers) and they told me that if I said my prayers and I went to bed, the next day everything would be alright…and if it wasn’t, it was my fault anyhow (chuckles)…anyway, I learned that…that you gotta prove it all night every night (crowd cheers)…”
10.11.78 St. Bonaventure, NY, intro to “Racing in the Street”
“Any folks here from down in Jersey? (crowd cheers) what’s you doing here in this part of New York? (crowd cheers)…(chuckles)… this is for all the folks from back home (crowd cheers)…”
10.11.78 St. Bonaventure, NY, after “Jungleland”
“Alright, we’re gonna take a twenty-minute-break and we’ll come back and do another set for you (crowd cheers) we’ll see you in about twenty minutes (crowd cheers)…”
10.11.78 St. Bonaventure, NY, intro to “Fire”
“Alright, are you ready for the dangerous part of the show tonight? (crowd cheers) this song is on Robert Gordon’s second album, it’s called “Fire”…”
10.11.78 St. Bonaventure, NY, intro to “Sherry Darling”
“This next song, this is, do they have any, they have fraternities on this campus? (crowd cheers)(chuckles)(?)…this next song, in the early ‘60s there was this kind of music that they called “Fraternity rock” and it consisted of like “Louie Louie,” “Double shot of my baby’s love,” “Farmer John” by the Premiers (crowd cheers) so I wrote this song last summer…this is for John Somers and his wife… what we need to begin this actually: a lot of party noises (crowd cheers)…”
10.11.78 St. Bonaventure, NY, intro to “Louie Louie”
“Alright (crowd cheers) what can I say?…this cat is trying to egg me on to play “Louie Louie” (crowd cheers)(?)…”
10.11.78 St. Bonaventure, NY, intro to “Rosalita”
“In a little café…on the other…side…of the border…New Jersey border that is (chuckles)(some cheers)…she was sitting there giving me food…to make my mouth water…Steve, where is she now?… well, wherever you are…Rosie (crowd cheers) come out tonight (crowd cheers)…
(…) On the piano, Professor Roy Bittan (crowd cheers) on the guitar, Miami Steve Van Zandt (crowd cheers) on the bass, Mr. Garry W. Tallent (crowd cheers) on the drums, the Mighty Max (crowd cheers) on the organ, Mr. Dan Federici (crowd cheers) and last but not least (crowd cheers) king of the world…the master of disaster…his majesty…is it a bird? (crowd: “No”) is it a plane? (crowd: “No”) is it the Big Man? (crowd cheers) Clarence Clemons on the saxophone (crowd cheers)…”
10.11.78 St. Bonaventure, NY, intro to “Born to Run”
“I wanna thank everybody for coming down to the show tonight (crowd cheers) thank you very much…(?) guys stood outside waiting in line for tickets for a long time (crowd cheers)(?)…and uh…here’s to you…”
10.11.78 St. Bonaventure, NY, intro to “Detroit Medley”
“Here we go, here’s a song originally done by Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels…
(…) Wait a minute…the school officials…have asked me to make this next announcement…if anybody, if there’s anybody in the audience tonight that has a weak heart or a weak stomach, during the next portion of this song would they please step into the lobby as it might be dangerous to your health (crowd cheers) Big Man…it ain’t so bad…when me and the Big Man do this…and it ain’t so bad when we do this…and it ain’t even too bad…when we do…this…but…but… when we do…this…watch out (crowd cheers)…”
10.11.78 St. Bonaventure, NY, middle of “Quarter to Three”
“That’s all that there is!…there ain’t no more…(music stops)(crowd cheers) are you talking to me? (crowd cheers) are you talking to me? (crowd cheers) are you talking to me? (crowd cheers) you better talk louder than that (crowd cheers)…”
Compiled by Johanna Pirttijärvi
