07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro to “Badlands”
“Austin, how ya doin? … Sorry we’re late … ”
07.12.78 Austin, TX, after “Streets Of Fire”
“It was good”
07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro to “Darkness On The Edge Of Town”
“We’re gonna be playing for a real long time, so you guys oughta … we’re playing all night, so find your seats so you’re not standing (?) … We got all night (?) … This is uh … This is uh, Darkness On The Edge Of Town … “
07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro to “Independence Day”
“How many folks from down in San Antonio last time we came here? … I remember … What happened to all the hot women that were supposed to be down here? … Just got beat (chuckles) … What’s my favorite street? (chuckles) … It’s like New Jersey down here … New Jersey’s a compliment (chuckles) … this is uh … this is a song that I wrote about, I guess 2 years ago. I was gonna put it on the Darkness On The Edge Of Town album. It’s uh, it’s called Independence Day … this is for uh, all the folks from San Antonio … “
07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro & outro to “The Promised Land”
“(One guy yells several times for ‘Fever’) … Here’s Promised Land …
(…) These guys makin’ out there, I knew it, uh? … “
07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro to “Prove It All Night”
“You have (?) give her once … you got to prove it all night long … “
07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro to “Racing In The Street”
“… (?) … (Fan(s) are yelling something at him) … Where? … Is that where you’re from? … You from Freehold? … What are you doin’ way down here? … Gonna stay? … Oh, wow … Freehold, that’s where I grew up. I grew up in this town called Freehold. It’s about (chuckles), I don’t think there’s anybody there anymore (chuckles) … Ooh, what? … Oh, (?) my house (chuckles) … (?) South Street … I used to live on this … street called South Street. It’s just a little …It’s one of (chuckles) … HEY YOU (?) … I don’t know … I don’t believe it (chuckles) … Anyway, this is for my fan from Freehold … as for my _ _ … Racing In The Street … (?) … “
07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro & outro to “Thunder Road”
“(‘The screen door slams’ thru ‘You know just what I’m here for’) … I think I screwed up the words (Roy improvises on the piano) … I forgot the words to this part … (music pretty much almost stops while Bruce seems to consult with fans upfront – I’m sure Obie is she’s there) … think I’m gonna (?) … (Bruce gives sign to Roy to back it up a bit and start again. So, Bruce starts reloads with “Don’t you run back inside, You know what I’m here for” and the rest goes off as usual.)
(…) ,,, (?) … Sorry to lose you(?) … This is my assistant down there (chuckles)… “
07.12.78 Austin, TX, after “Jungleland”
“Roy Bittan on the piano … Steve Van Zandt on the guitar … Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg, Dan Federici and Big Man on the saxophone … We’re … we’re gonna just take a twenty minute break and then we’ll be back to do another set for you, alright? … We’ll be right back, okay? … (?) … See you in twenty minutes … “
07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro to “The Ties That Bind”
“This is a new song … It’s called The Ties That Bind … “
07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro to “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town”
“(Fan yells: “Fever!”) … Uh-Oh … I knew that was coming (chuckles) … We’ll do that one for you, alright? (crowd cheers) … But first, let me tell you a story … It was a cold, cold night (chuckles) … It was Christmas Eve … this is the song? (chuckles) … me and Steve was walking down the Boardwalk, the snow was falling … and we looked way down at the end … and all of a sudden, coming through the mist … we saw (music starts) … “
(…) (?) Christmas”
07.12.78 Austin, TX, “I Get Mad!” in “She’s The One”
"… Big Man! … At times I get so mad … I call her up … she ain’t home … I stop by … she ain’t home … I send her a letter … I get no reply … Sometimes, I wanna lay down … and cry … Big Man, … I ride by her house … when it’s real late … I see two silhouettes, on the window shade … that’s when … I GET MAD! … like Al Capone … I GET MAD! … like Smokin’ Joe … I GET MAD! … like Jesse James … I GET MAD! … like Pretty Boy Floyd … I GET MAD! … like Popeye … Sometimes … I get so mad … I just wanna … I just wanna … I just wanna … (band stops) … I just wanna … I just wanna, I feel like I have to … I mean I just wanna (Fan: “Say it!”) … I just … I just don’t know …“
07.12.78 Austin, TX, intro & band intros to “Rosalita”
“… You need help (chuckles) … This is for everybody who use to come out and see us at The Armadillo … Wherever you are … Rosie,, …. come out tonight …”
(…) We have with us tonight … on the piano, the only member of the band with a high school diploma … the _ _ education _ … professor Roy Bittan … on the guitar … poet of the soul, master of rock ‘n’ roll … Miami Steve Van Zandt … on the bass, (?) Mr. Garry W. Tallent … on the drums … (?) Jersey … the Mighty Max … on the organ … the (?) Dan Federici … and last but not least … Do I have, tosay his name? (slow & emphatic) … Do I have to say his name? (faster) … Let me put it like this … King of the World … Master of the Universe … Your next governor … Is it a bird? … Is it a plane? … Is it The Big Man? … [Never says his name!]”
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