
04.11.02 Houston, TX, intro to ´´Empty Sky´´
´´Good evening....nice to be in Houston, Houston, Houston.....the
theme song of Houston sung by an Italian man from Pennsylvania *....I don´t
know what that says about the whole Texas thing (?)(chuckles)....anyway, it´s
good to see you, thanks for coming out.....could use, uh, could use a little
bit of quiet for these next two songs, thank you....after which you´ll
be, uh, encouraged to piss your pants (chuckles)....´´
* (Dean Martin had a song called ´´Houston, ´´ which
was played on the tape before the show)
04.11.02 Houston, TX, intro to ´´Waitin´ on a Sunny Day´´
´´(?(chuckles)....let´s pee (chuckles) come on, Steve....´´
04.11.02 Houston, TX, middle of ´´Mary´s Place´´
´´....are you ready for a house party now? (cheers) well, if you´re
gonna have a house party, the music has got to be raucous.....so I wanna introduce
the greatest little houseband in all the land....on the piano, ten fingers with
no mercy, Professor Roy Bittan.…on the fiddle and vocals, Sister Soozie
Tyrell....on the guitar, Little Steven....on the bass, Mr.Garry W.Tallent .....on
the drums, the Mighty, Mighty, Mighty Max Weinberg....on the guitar, the great
Nils Lofgren....on the organ, out of Flemington, New Jersey, Brother Dan Federici....he´s
just divorced, girls, and he hates to be alone....room 917 at the Holiday Inn....on
the far left of the stage, we got the only First Lady of love, Miss Patti Scialfa
on guitar and vocals....and last but not least....goddammit, a man that´s
bigger than Texas, I´ve got to tell you....Big Man Clarence Clemons on
the saxophone....New Jersey too....´´
04.11.02 Houston, TX, intro to ´´For You´´
´´Thank you....alright....this is for our longtime fans out there....´´
04.11.02 Houston, TX, middle of ´´Ramrod´´
´´Stevie....(Steve: ´Yeah?´) I do believe it´s
quitting time....(Steve: ´I don´t think so´) I do believe
it is time to go home to beddybye....(Steve: ´I don´t think so´)
I´m pretty sure that it´s time to go home and watch pornographic
films on the hotel cable station....(Steve: ´No, it ain´t´)
well, Stevie, then what I wanna know is just, just, just what time is it?....(Steve:
´B-B-B-B-B-B-Bosstime´)....´´
04.11.02 Houston, TX, intro to ´´My City of Ruins´´
´´(?) we appreciate your longtime support here in Houston and....want
to, uh....got some friends tonight in the building from the Houston Foodbank,
they´ll be out there in the lobby on your way out, there´s, uh,
the Houston Foodbank, they, uh, they help feed people here in the Houston area,
they seek food donations (?) local grassroots´ programs in care for the
needy, they´ve been operating since 1982....they´re here to help
Houston residents in need so on your, on your way out, if you get a chance,
please stop and check out the Houston Foodbank, they could use your time and
support, thank you, this is for them....´´
04.11.02 Houston, TX, intro to ´´Born in the U.S.A´´
´´Thank you....wrote this song quite a while back about the Vietnam
War, wanna play it tonight as a prayer for peace....´´
Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi