Copycat

[Madness Fades]

Springsteen Concert was Very Good, Totally packed out for the third and final night in Dublin. Bruce Played for 3 Hours and played a few of the oldies too which was good. He was staying in the Merrion Hotel by the way and not the Four Seasons.

In my eyes Lindsey is way better, no question. He's much more talented and gifted. Springsteen had up to ten people at a time on the stage to get through the songs.

I enjoyed the show I'd give it 7.5/10, there could have been more crowd interaction and it definately didnt need to be 3 hours long.

And yes he let the crowd play his guitar, yes he pulled some kid up onto the stage and yes he rambled on about how America is not what it used to be.

Neither is Ireland, Mind you 1 Euro and 45 cents per liter of Deisel today. Double that of last year. Thats about $9 a litre..ish, sorry im moaning but its about 70 mile down to dublin and you cann feel the pinch these days.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Madness Fades

And yes he let the crowd play his guitar, yes he pulled some kid up onto the stage and yes he rambled on about how America is not what it used to be.

Neither is Ireland, Mind you 1 Euro and 45 cents per liter of Deisel today. Double that of last year. Thats about $9 a litre..ish, sorry im moaning but its about 70 mile down to dublin and you cann feel the pinch these days.

Even with the exchange rate, 1 Euro and 45 cents is still a lot cheaper than what we pay for our gas. Also, diesel used to be cheaper than regular fuel for decades and now it's higher. So, Springsteen can leave the country and say America is not what it used to be without being boycotted like Natalie Maines, huh? America has changed then -- which is good.

I have three Springsteen albums, but I never did try to see him in concert. Due to the snippets I hear during Conan O'Brien, I'd be much more eager to see Max headline a show than The Boss.

Michele

[Tango]

Help me out with the conversion of costs; isn't a liter of gas is equal to a bit more than 0.25 gallons? (a bit more than a quart) Ireland is definitely being hit by hefty prices, too. We're just catching up.

[Madness Fades]

Originally Posted by Tango

Help me out with the conversion of costs; isn't a liter of gas is equal to a bit more than 0.25 gallons? (a bit more than a quart) Ireland is definitely being hit by hefty prices, too. We're just catching up.

Yeah I dunno what way Michelej1 has counted that up. We are paying the Equivalent of $2.20 per .025 Gallon

[michelej1]

Ok, I read liter, but I didn't think liter. I never imagined liter in terms of gas. I just think, you know, like a liter of Pepsi!

So, per gallon, it seems like we are paying half what you are paying for Diesel. I thought we had it bad.

Michele

[Gazza]

Springsteen is obviously one of the great performers of all time. His shows are legendary.

Having said that, there's a power that Lindsey has when he performs something like Go Insane that I've never seen Bruce pull off when he goes out there on his own.

As for all this "artist" nonsense. I really couldn't care less if Bruce Springsteen writes songs about real people and real lives and all the rest of it. I like songs like "Prove It All Night" or "Dancing In The Dark" because they're catchy. He's no more an artist to me because he goes on "Vote For Change" tours or has any political or cultural significance. And Lindsey is no more an artist to me because he talks like a pretentious modern art student half of the time. Nor is Bob Dylan any greater to me because he was who so many involved in the civil rights movement were listening to. I just happen to like a lot of his songs. Rarely know what he's going on about though. I don't think Springsteen has written that many great songs anyway. I like more Mac songs than I do Springsteen songs.

But on the original point... Springsteen was clearly letting the audience play his guitar long before Lindsey.

[Tango]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Ok, I read liter, but I didn't think liter. I never imagined liter in terms of gas. I just think, you know, like a liter of Pepsi!

So, per gallon, it seems like we are paying half what you are paying for Diesel. I thought we had it bad.

Michele

There's 4 quarts in a gallon, so it's much worse in Ireland. I have been reading that parts of Europe pay much more than we do. Having people on The Ledge share their cost factors makes it real.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Tango

There's 4 quarts in a gallon, so it's much worse in Ireland. I have been reading that parts of Europe pay much more than we do. Having people on The Ledge share their cost factors makes it real.

Yes, the way I figured it, if it's $2.20 per liter, then it's over $8 a gallon.

Michele