Story 2014-04-06 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX
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Intro to “Jump”
“(Walks to the stage with a basketball in his hand) This has something to do with basketball, am I right? (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Badlands”
“Evening, Dallas! (crowd cheers)…”

Intro to “Spirit in the Night”
“How’s the weather? (crowd cheers) this is a good weather to play in (crowd cheers) you stay nice and cool…get washed off a little bit …this is a good playing weather…Dallas, Dallas, Dallas…been here many, many times (crowd cheers) but, uh…I don’t believe I’ve ever been here in honor of basketball before so…I don’t know…I don’t know a lot about basketball (chuckles) you don’t know anything about it? (chuckles) but you love it, what?…what?…alright, wait a minute…basketball will (a woman in the audience: “Will change your life”) (crowd cheers) I’m up for a life change (chuckles)…I played basketball at the Freehold YMCA (crowd cheers) that’s right …played in a lot of basketball gyms (chuckles) that changed my life (chuckles) but all I know…is that team that is the most alive…that is carrying the most heart and spirit…and we’ve been hired here tonight to bring the spirit to Dallas (crowd cheers) we’ve been hired here tonight…in a light monsoon…to bring the spirit to Dallas (crowd cheers) so what I wanna know is…can you feel the spirit? (crowd cheers) can you feel the spirit now? (crowd cheers) can you feel the spirit? (crowd cheers) can you feeeeel the spirit now? (crowd cheers) well, if you can feel the spirit, I want you to answer me with a mighty “Yeah, yeah” – can you feel the spirit? (crowd and band: “Yeah, yeah!”) can you feel the spirit now? (crowd and band: “Yeah, yeah!”) can you feel the spirit? (crowd and band: “Yeah, yeah!”) can you feel the spirit now? (crowd and band: “Yeah, yeah!”) do it again, do it again - can you feel the spirit? (crowd and band: “Yeah, yeah!”) can you feel the spirit? (crowd and band: “Yeah, yeah!”) can you feel? (crowd and band: “Yeah, yeah!”)…”

Middle of “Glory Days”
“You da man, you da man…you are the man…get on up here…get on up here, son…bring yourself over here…(sings with a fan)…”

Towards the end of “Dancing in the Dark”
“Selfie, selfie, selfie, selfie…selfie, selfie…”

Intro to “Shout”
“Dallas! (crowd cheers) are you ready to go home? (crowd: “No!”) aren’t you cold? (crowd: “No!”) aren’t you wet? (crowd: “No!”) E-flat…yeah, yeah…yeah, yeah…are you sure? (crowd cheers) are you sure? (crowd cheers) are you sure you don’t wanna go home now? (crowd cheers) are you sure? (crowd cheers) are you sure? (crowd cheers) are you sure you don’t wanna go home? (crowd cheers) to the sixth – I need to hear you a little louder (crowd cheers) to the one - are you sure? (crowd cheers) are you sure? (crowd cheers) are you sure you don’t wanna go home now? (crowd cheers) I need to hear you a little louder (crowd cheers) let me see you raise your hand now…I just wanna see you raise your hand now…”

Middle of “Shout”
“Thank you for being with us this evening (crowd cheers) yes, yes, yes, yes…we got Sooz, Sister Soozie Tyrell (crowd cheers) Eddie “Thin Man” Manion (crowd cheers) Charlie Giordano (crowd cheers) Tom Morello (crowd cheers) Curt Ramm (crowd cheers) Jake Clemons (crowd cheers) the Mighty Max Weinberg (crowd cheers) Mr. Garry W. Tallent (crowd cheers) Michelle Moore (crowd cheers) Curtis King (crowd cheers) Cindy Mizelle (crowd cheers) Nils Lofgren (crowd cheers) Miss Patti Scialfa (crowd cheers) Barry Danielian (crowd cheers) Clark Gayton (crowd cheers) Professor Roy Bittan (crowd cheers) and the Reverend Everett Bradley (crowd cheers) that’s right…that’s right…that’s right…I want you to go home now and I want you to tell your friends and I want you to tell your friends and I want you to tell your friends that…you’ve just seen the heart-stopping, pants-dropping, Earth-shocking, hard rocking, booty-shaking, earth-quaking, love-making, Viagra-taking, history-making, did I mention Viagra-taking? (crowd cheers) history-making, legendary E (crowd: “Street Band!”)…”

Intro to “Thunder Road”
“The mighty E Street Band! (crowd cheers) yes, indeed, yes, indeed …”

After “Thunder Road”
“Thanks, a great audience, the E Street Band loves you (crowd cheers)…”

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