10.05.88 Bloomington, MN, intro to ‘All That Heaven Will Allow’:
”How you doing out there tonight ? (cheers)....it’s nice to be in.....Bloomington
, that’s where we are (cheers)....man, today was a great day...beautiful
weather (?), you know....yeah....that’s nice, feels like spring, you know.....I
went outside and.....was this bunch of trees by this motel we were staying at
and I sat down.....you know, a day like when there’s that little breeze
in the air and the air is real clear.....still real thin.... does it get humid
here in the summertime ? (cheers)....yeah, it’s humid in New Jersey too....I
don’t like that, I like it when the air is thin and clear....makes you
feel....feel free......(?) you get weather like this back home and uh.....everything
starts to happen, you know, the girls come out, they leave their winter clothes
home (cheers)....let me see you girls, are you out there tonight ? (cheers).....alright
(chuckles)....you know.... day like today back home that’s when I like
to....take a walk in the park and.....see if any of my old friends are still
around.....hey man.....how you doing ? alright (cheers) .....yeah....good to
see you....you know, I’m good, I’m good , you know.....you look
good....you’ve been busy , yeah, yeah, what’s you been up to ?....yeah,
oh yeah.... you’re still carrying this thing around with you too, huh......that’s
good (laughs)... whaddya got ?....oh....oh-oh....alright, we got baby pictures
of the Little Big Man here (cheers)....he looks good (chuckles)....he’s
got the shades.....he’s got the....leisure suit on (chuckles)....almost
as handsome as his dad (chuckles)....he´s got his own little beepbox,
you know, he’s....he’s three years old, right, three....he’s
got his own car.... two girlfriends already....just like his daddy (chuckles)....man,
remember we used to sit on this bench.....back in 1975 (cheers)....you know....yeah,
you see.....there was this big office building down on the corner and....at
4.30 every day , all the girls would get out of work so me and Clarence used
to come down and....and I used to bring, uh, (?) and cheese...you had a pastrami
and.....two cans of beer in a little paper bag....we played cards....and wait
for the girls to get out of work because they used to come walking right down
this street....they used to get out right about this time, man...... let’s
see if, let’s see if they, hey here they come.....here they come....oh,
yeah, yeah.....check the one in a .....in the pink dress, yeah....here she comes.....(cheers)
come back ! ....(chuckles).....ok...oh jeeze...oh, man I remember I was with
you the night you met your wife.....Clarence is funny, you know, he’s.....meets
his....this girl comes walking in wearing a....we were overseas and....a girl
comes walking in this little party we were at....and he’s like elbowing
me and stuff and ‘Look, look’, you know, ‘Alright, yeah, she
looks great’.....he runs in the bathroom and....what was that stuff you
used to put on ? ....what’s it called ?.....oh , the patchuli oil, yeah.....and
he would carry it with him all the time, you know, he would slap it on real
fast and (chuckles)....then he comes out, he starts talking to her.....and Clarence
has two faces, you see, he’s got his Clarence-face, then he’s got
his love-face (chuckles)(cheers)....that means he´s talking to a girl
and he’s being a whole lot nicer than he really is, you see, that’s
(chuckles)...she can find out later, you know (chuckles)....oh man.....remember
how that feels when somebody comes walking in and you’re checking ‘em
out....they’re looking so good and....well, back in Jersey, it feels kinda
like this.....come on, Richie.....give it up, man....let’s hear it....oh
yeah....you know what I mean.....what are you doing.... what’s you doing
tonight ?....we used to go out, stay out till four or five a.m....go into all
those clubs....should we do it tonight ?....should we do it tonight ?....see
you a little later, alright....I’ll be calling....
10.05.88 Bloomington, MN, intro to ‘I’m a Coward’:
”Is there anybody alive out there tonight ? (cheers)....is there anybody...with
the living, breathing spirit in their souls out there tonight ? (cheers)...that’s
good...because I want to know....tonight in this audience....do we have any
rough, tough, bad St.Paul or Minneapolis men out there tonight ? (cheers)...let
me see you, men...I ain’t talking ‘bout you college boys....do we
have any macho men out there tonight ? (cheers).... because I’ve known
men that would swim rivers....they’d climb mountains....they’d wrestle
with the beasts of the jungle....but there was one thing they was afraid of....
there was one thing that scared them to death....and I’m gonna tell you
what that one thing was....I’m talking about L....U....V.....I’m
talking about love....love, love....love scared them....when they got next to
love, when they started feeling love in their hearts ....they started to run
home to their mummies....like little babies....now, do we have any brave....courageous....Minnesota
women out there tonight ? (cheers)....do we have any sweet, liberated, sexy
girls out there tonight ? (cheers)....let me see your hands, girls, let me hear
you....because I’m talking to you too, girls...that’s right...that´s
right, I’m talking to you too, I’ve known women....that when they
got close to love....when they felt love reaching out a hand out to them.....well,
they got scared and they ran home back to their mummies....now, I’m not
here just pointing a finger....’cause I’ve got a confession that
I’ve got to make.....and what I want to say is I have sinned.....and I
don´t need no Jim Baker, no Pat Robertson, no Jimmy Swaggert to forgive
me.... those boys can kiss my ass, baby (cheers)....and that Jerry Falwell,
he can kiss my ass twice, both cheeks....because I’m down here tonight
to confess that I’m a brave man, yes I am.....but....I’m a coward....when
it comes to love.....”
10.05.88 Bloomington, MN, intro to ‘Part Man Part Monkey’:
”They had this TV-movie on about, uh....month and a half ago, was with,
uh.....Kirk Douglas and uh.....Jason Robards....’bout the guy they put
on trial for, uh.....well, let me tell you how it went...”
10.05.88 Bloomington, MN, after ‘Dancing in the Dark’:
”She’s got the moves ! .....”
10.05.88 Bloomington, MN, intro to ‘Born to Run’:
”Thank you....this next song....we were, uh....thinking about coming out
on the road and....I was trying to think what I wanted to do....I knew I wanted
to sing a new song....that’s my job....and uh.....and I was thinking of
the other stuff I wanted to do and....this was a song I used to kinda.....play
when I was sitting around my house, just by myself on the guitar.....and I guess
I’ve sung it thousands of times over the years.... and....it’s a
song that, I was 24 when I wrote it....I asked myself, I guess.....the questions
that I asked myself in this song I’ve been trying to chase down the answers
to ever since....and....I guess the hope and the beliefs....that I tried to
set forth in this song which was....I think, a belief in friendship and a better
day (cheers)....belief that uh....if you challenge yourself and if you challenge
the ones you love.....your life will be fuller (cheers)....and uh.....I put
this guy and this girl and I took ‘em and I put ‘em in a car and
I set ‘em out on the highway (cheers)(chuckles) .....’cause that’s
where I wanted to go....and I guess I set them out there and I set myself out
there.....and I realised as I got older....I was gonna have to think of some
place to go (chuckles).... and uh.....that the individual freedom that you can
get hold of, if you’re lucky....or brave enough....without connection
to other people....and your family and some community ends up feeling pretty
empty and meaningless....and that’s really what I’m looking for
here tonight, that’s why I came to your town (cheers)...because uh......I
get up here and I get to sing my songs to you and uh....you make me feel like
me (chuckles)(cheers)....anyway....this song is kept me good company on my search
and I hope it’s kept you good company on yours (cheers)....I wanna do
it for you, wishing each and every one of you a home and happiness....”
10.05.88 Bloomington, MN, intro to ‘Glory Days’:
”Alright now....this is for all of you old suckers out there.....”
10.05.88 Bloomington, MN, intro to ‘Rosalita’:
”Ladies and gentlemen, I must give you fair warning....few minutes ago,
I lost my mind, baby.....
(....) Big Man, there’s gonna be Sloppy Sue and your personal self be
coming up for air.....”
10.05.88 Bloomington, MN, intro to ‘Have Love Will Travel’:
”I’m looking for trouble , baby.....is there anybody out there tonight
? (cheers)....are you looking for a little love ? (cheers).....are you looking
for a little respect ? (cheers) .....are you looking for a little appreciation
? (cheers)....(?) I’m a man with a mission ....I wanna tell you what that
mission is....I came all the way from New Jersey.... many, many thousands of
miles....I swam rivers, I climbed mountains....(?).....I took a fancy airplane....(?)
because I’m here tonight because....my job is Have Love, Will Travel....
uno, dos, tres, quatro....”
10.05.88 Bloomington, MN, intro to ‘Sweet Soul Music’:
”I know what you’re thinking....you’re thinking I did this
all last night....I did it all tonight.....you’re thinking that I might
be a little tired about now...you’re thinking that I might be, uh....you
know, wanting to go home and catch ‘em Kojak re-runs about now....well,
you got the wrong man, baby (cheers)....when you bought your ticket, you bought
your ticket to destruction in the name of love tonight, pal.....and I got a
question that I wanna ask you....”
10.05.88 Bloomington, MN, intro to ‘Raise Your Hand’:
”Are you talking to me ? (cheers)....are you talking to me ? (cheers)....then
are you ready for a little religious liberation ? (cheers)....are you ready
for some spiritual information ? (cheers)...are you ready for some sexual consummation
? (cheers)..... then just raise your hand, baby....”
10.05.88 Bloomington, MN, intro to ‘Twist and Shout’:
”I warned you, baby.....”
Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi