Story 1980-10-10 Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
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Intro to "Independence Day"
´´This is a new song, it´s an old song but it´s on our new album…..and this is called, it´s ´Independence Day´….”

Intro to "Factory"
´´This is a song I wrote for my Pop….”

Intro to "I Wanna Marry You"
´´Here´s a new song, this is ladies´ choice to dance, it´s called ´I Wanna Marry You´….”

Intro to "The Ties That Bind"
´´I wanna thank everybody, since we came into town the reception´s that we´ve got here has been fantastic….(?) this is for you, this is ´Ties That Bind´….”

Middle of "Backstreets"
´´Do you remember me, darling….like I remember you…..do you remember me, darling….like I remember you…..do you remember me, darling….like I remember you…..(?) how much I missed….you know how much I missed you….now you know how much I missed you….how much I missed….hiding on the backstreets…..´´

Intro to "Rosalita"
´´Big Man….remember that night ?….(?) I think it was a night….just like tonight….except it was colder….I think it was, it was in spring…..wasn´t it ?….what was it like ?….(Clarence: ´The night was black and the moon was yellow….and the leaves came tumbling´)….
(….) You´ve read about him in the newspaper….you´ve seen him on TV….Miami Steve Van Zandt on the guitar….on the piano, the one, the only, Professor Roy Bittan….on the bass guitar, his mother was a Tallent, his father was a Tallent, Garry W. Tallent….on the drums, representing everybody from, where ?….North Jersey, Mighty Max Weinberg….on the organ, from the same town that gave you that fantastic ´Flemington Furs´-commercial on TV, Phantom Dan Federici…..and last but not least….I´ve got three questions….more powerful than a speeding locomotive…..able to leap tall buildings in a single bound….is it a bird ?….is it a plane ?….what the hell is it ?….(?) Clarence Clemons on the saxophone….”

Intro to "Jungleland"
´´I wanna thank everybody for coming down tonight, want you to know that we appreciate it ….when we, when we decided to come to Chicago and play this theater, I, I got a lot of letters about people who couldn´t get in and stuff and uh, I just wanna say to your friends that didn´t get tickets or something that we´re planning to come back real soon before the end of this tour and….(?)….´´

Intro to "Detroit Medley"
´´Are you loose ? (cheers)….
(….) Damn, I gotta take a break now….oh yeah…..I gotta take a break…..I´m tired….probably missing ´Kojak´….I know I´m missing ´em…..(?)….just let me collect my thoughts (the band stops playing)…..I think ….what do I do next ?….I got it (the band starts playing again)….´´

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