
27.05.81 Brighton, England, middle of ´Rosalita´
´´Alright, now we´re at my favorite part of the show....the
band introductions....to the far left of the stage, your right, we´ve
got on the piano, Professor Roy Bittan....on the guitar....he´s the guy
up there in a purple shirt....we´ve got....Miami Steve Van Zandt....and
on bass guitar, the guy right over here, his name is Garry W.Tallent, on the
bass.....on the drums (?) the Mighty One, Max Weinberg....and on the organ,
for all you folks from Flemington, New Jersey here tonight (cheers) oh yeah,
we´ve got Phantom Dan Federici....now....now....now ....last but not least,
baby....oh yeah....let me think how I could say it.....a rose by any another
name ain´t as sweet as this, no....I´m telling you right now around
home we like to call him the king of the world....the master of disaster....emperor
of the universe.....creator of all things....he´s faster than a speeding
bullet....more powerful than a roaring locomotive....able to leap tall buildings
in a single bound....I´m talking about....I´m talking about....I´m
talking about....Spotlight on the Big Man !....”
27.05.81 Brighton, England, intro to ´Jungleland´
´´This is the first time we´ve done this one on this tour
so (?) so this is for you guys.....”
27.05.81 Brighton, England, middle of ´Detroit Medley´
´´I just talked to the hall manager, I gotta make an emergency announcement....if
there´s anybody, if there´s anybody in the house tonight that has
a weak heart or a weak stomach, during the next part of the show will you please
step out into the lobby as it might be dangerous to your health ?....I ain´t
kidding, you´re gonna be sorry, this is your last chance ....don´t
sue me....sue yourself now....see, it ain´t so bad when me and the Big
Man do this ....and it ain´t so bad when we do this....and you might even
get off with light injuries and a short trip to the emergency room when we do
this....(chuckles) but woah, when we do this
....”
Compiled by : Johanna Pirttijärvi