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* Both myself and my SPL brother, Frank M, attended this show and ended up on the rail just past the corner of the center riser. Now remember a few members of the band were still pretty new. Sone art students from a local university were behind us and I knew the mother of one of the students from seeing and meeting her at concerts. The young men and women made a beautiful, elaborate poster requesting 'Roulette'. They passed the sign to me and I placed on the other side of the rail where Bruce was sure to see it.
Sure enough, Bruce steps off the stage along the riser right in front of of us. the sign catches his eye, he stops for a moment, leans into me and whispers that's a great request and a fantastic sign but the band don't know it. With that he was off, collecting other signs.
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Courtesy of the "E Street Shuffle'