25.09.99 Philadelphia, PA, middle of ´Tenth Avenue Freeze Out´
”(sings ´Take Me to the River’) That´s right....that´s where I want to go....I wanna go to the riverside....I wanna go to the river of life.....and the river of love....and the river of sanctification....the river of resurrection....the river of transformation....I want to to go to the river tonight, the river of happiness....and of sexual healing...but I can´t get there by myself, I want to go to the river tonight and I want you to go with me ....because I need to go with you .....because you can’t get there by yourself ....sometimes you think you can but in the end, in the end you don´t get there by yourself....I found myself, as a young man, standing before a dark grove of trees .... and I was frightened to pass through those trees to the other side even though I knew that the river of life, the river of a meaningful life, was waiting just on the other side....the river of faith and cold beer at a reasonable price....but I was paralyzed, my legs felt like stone, my arms felt like lead and I´d been standing there a long time....but I couldn´t pass through those trees, I didn´t have the courage to face that life that was waiting on the other side, are you listening to me ? (cheers) .... and I felt like I was about to give it up ....and that I´d never have those things waiting on the other side of those trees....I was losing faith....when I saw a light, slightly into the forest, I tiptoed further and there was a gypsy woman sitting by an air-stream trailer with a crystal ball, I told her my problem....she looked into the palm of my hand and she said ´Well, listen, Mr.Indepedence, you´ve got to have help, you´ve got to have companionship....you need a band, Son´....and so I´d like to introduce tonight the dean of the university of musical perversity, the Secretary of intelligence, Professor Roy Bittan on the piano....with me at the riverside, I´d like to introduce the Secretary of faith and friendship, keeper of all that is righteous on E Street, Little Steven Van Zandt on the guitar....stand with me, Brother, at the riverside, I wanna introduce the foundation of the E Street nation, Southern man, Mr.Garry W.Tallent on the bass....with me at the riverside, the Secretary of syncopation, the President of, of, of percussion, the Minister of the mighty beat, Mighty Max Weinberg on the drums....with me at the riverside....I wanna introduce the Secretary of heart and spirit, Godfather of the guitar, Mr.Nils Lofgren....standing with me at the riverside....I wanna introduce my brother, the Minister of mystery, the keeper of all things unfathomable here on E Street, Phantom Dan Federici.... standing with me at the riverside....but you can´t get there, you´ve got to have love in your life....I wanna say brunettes are fine, blondes are fun but when it comes to getting a dirty job done, it takes a (crowd :‘Red Headed Woman’) yeah, man, I´m searching for a (crowd : ‘Red Headed Woman’) I´ve got to find myself a (crowd :‘Red Headed Woman’) (?) I´m looking for a (crowd :‘Red Headed Woman’) I´ve got to find myself a (crowd : ‘Red Headed Woman’) I´d like to introduce the First Lady of love, the Secretary of sweet harmony, Miss Patti Scialfa on the guitar and vocals.....(sings a bit of ´My Girl´)....thank you, baby....now I made it, I could see the riverbanks before me and there were people with their hands in the air standing all around....but there was still something missing....something essential, something fundamental....something very big.....I´d like to introduce to you the Minister of soul, the Secretary of brotherhood, the Emperor of E Street, do I have to say his name ?....do I have to say his name ?....say who ?...say who ?....say who ? ...say who ?....say who ?....say who ?....say who ?....say who ?....say who ?....say who ? ....”

25.09.99 Philadelphia, PA, intro to ´Streets of Philadelphia´
´´Well, thank you....gimme a little light (?)....gonna do this for, uh....we´ve got some friends of ours with us in the, in the building tonight from the Kensington Welfare Rights Union.... and, uh, they´re a multi-racial organization (?) by and for poor and homeless people....if you believe that we all have a right to a home, (?), health care for every family and for children ....and if you believe that now in the coming century with the economy building that America has a historic opportunity and obligation to live up to its promise of equal opportunity and economic justice for all ....so.... Kensington Welfare Rights Union are based right here in Philadelphia and are an organization working towards that goal, in October they´ll be conducting a March of the Americas, they´re marching in Washington, to United Nation´s in New York (?) human rights, food, housing, education and (?) economic human rights (?) .... they´ll be in the lobby when you leave, please stop by, check out what they´re doing, they need your support and help, this is for them....”

25.09.99 Philadelphia, PA, middle of ´Light of Day´
´´Philadelphia, PA !...it´s our last night to see (?) Philadelphia....we´ve come thousands of miles to be here tonight....but everywhere we´ve gone I´ve seen people lost in confusion.... I´ve seen people lost in the wilderness....I´ve seen people lost in bitterness....I´ve seen people lost in faithlessness....I´ve seen people in this city lost in their cheesesteaks, I´ve seen lovers lost on parade, I´ve seen Shriners lost in (?) and I want you to know that we´re here tonight on a search-and-rescue mission.... we´re here tonight on a search-and-rescue mission....if your soul, if your soul´s got bad credit, it´s good here, if your heart, if your heart´s running on empty, we´re gonna fill it up, if your spirit´s bankrupt, if it´s bankrupt, I´m gonna lift that debt up off you, I´m here tonight to re-educate you, to resuscitate you, to regenerate you, to reconfiscate you, to reindoctrinate you, to resexualate you, to recombobolate you, to reliberate you with the power, with the glory, with the power, with the glory, with the power, with the glory, with the ministry of rock and roll !....with the power, with the glory, with the power, with the majesty, with the mystery, with the ministry of rock and roll....that´s right ....now, unlike my competitors, unlike my competitors, I shall not, I will not, I shall not promise you life everlasting but I can promise you life right now !....and all you´ve got to do is raise your hand and say ´I´....”

Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi