The Southpaw Spot

On Monday night October 24, I drove with a friend for over a hundred miles in a driving rain storm, through stop-and-go rush hour traffic. Waiting on the other end of our trek was, in my opinion, pretty much the only non-sporting event that's worth such an effort.

The Boss.

Fifth row center at the Richmond Colosieum, for a solo accoustic show. The 8th time I've seen him in concert, ten shows behind my friend Mike, sitting pretty at 18 shows.



For those of you who have not seen him in concert, there is something absolutely emotionally charged in the air when he performs- regardless of his format. I've seen him solo, with the E street band, with a different band, you name it. He never fails to captivate a crowd and, even more important, never does anything to make you think he is not putting every ounce of his emotion, energy, and heart into every word and every note. He does not merely sing his songs, he emotes them. They do not come from his throat, they come from his heart. He exudes creativity, heartbreak, love, determination, and a range of emotion that reads off the charts on any imagined spectrum of any imagined instrument designed to measure it.

posted by The leftist southpaw @ 9:20 PM