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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN:

• I know U2's show in 2002 was great, but that kind of gets put in its own category because of the circumstances. This past Sunday night, The Boss absolutely killed it. Love him, like him, hate him, don't care ... just admit that THAT is how a show is done.
• Tremendous open with Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (the same song he opened with back in July at the Meadowlands), and the whole "Step away from the guacamole, put the chicken fingers DOWN, and turn that television ALL THE WAY UP!" bit was great. Although Bruce needs to know that most people are eating wings, not fingers.
• Everything about the knee slide / crotch slam into the camera is legendary: his face during the spint, Bruce not expecting the stage to be so slick, the dead-on impact of Bruce's junk with the center of the camera, the initial shock/horror followed by the "oh well" smile as he tumbled backwards. Just incredible. My buddy Handsome Gabs said he played it back in slo-mo about 20 times.
• Good job playing Born To Run and Glory Days. The former was a no-brainer; the latter makes sense since it's probably he most often-played bar song.
• Wasn't crazy about playing Working On A Dream, but understand why. Still, great job adding the choir and keeping it to about 1:30.
• My buddy Sica, normally a Boss-hater, was scrounging for something negative to say. He came up with, "You can't tell me that all 13 guitarists are actually playing." Fair.
• Only complaint: the referee throwing the flag was beyond cheese whiz.

BERN'S STEAKHOUSE:

Oh baby, if this is true...

About the only thing that could ruin the Super Bowl now is the Patriots winning. Or if Bruce and Silvio accidentally make out, which has been an unfortunate possibility at every Springsteen concert ever.

We'll begin the speculation. Figure he plays three songs, and these are probably a lock:

1. Radio Nowhere (new album)

2. Born To Run (defining song)

But what'll the third song be? Right now, the guess is Badlands.

Your thoughts?