Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The x^. _ .."^ Clarence Clerrl ^W* mrasM^^&k . ., :.#:?p : /jBpf v. r"i7^"^T-Tr,^K;X Hey, hi Twenty year-old USC junic mingdale, Long Island never started camping out for Bru< freezing weather that she'd be Sunday night. Marcia received a tip from '?*?,i/ <,> f > t Bos; ; > flJigi ^VvV| 1111 ? - (wXjftfc* *!mmk ^^SIIISSS m? ^Mgagi tK ^ftsri / F/770/JS The Gam?cock/Chlp Lowell &'fl?l^E.. * iLj^ Iwkii ely, hey r Marcia Gordon from Farknew on Jan. 22 when she ce Springsteen tickets in the dancing with her idol on stage Carolina Coliseum employee B6t -|BPe?P| H **fct? -* .. iv||(roKB I / I'll} '<>!>(/ liffiitn i S s roc from Springsteen, page 7 spine of Springsteen's tale of liesa say your prayers, little darling; d< prayin' that tomorrow everything shot you, Point Black." There was no longer room for a roll, and the band soared in "Ramrod" and "Rosalita." DURING A FOOT-STOMPING! introduced the band members, "King of the world, Master of dis living things!" When the song fin look a long dow and ran offstage, I come. First, they returned with the b followed by "Jungleland." Clem< middle of the latter seemed to w warm embrace while Springstee speakers, looking like the king of s The band left the stage again, second time by the crowd's thun< thanked the crowd for "coming c then careened into "Born To Ru Ryder tunes and 50s rock that th The house lights were turned u danced on seats and pressed Springsteen and the band finally1 time, leaving the crowd still breatl HE WAS SOMETHING more t trusted friend leading an army o life's badlands, or stirring up a pj freedoms of the street and the ste< three hours in Columbia there v down the same backstreets and i highways as Bruce Springsteen, while at least, with enough ener^ could be well in the Promised Lan fiSSBy what yo Harry Palmer who was working that Sprinsteen tickets would be s with a blanket and some popcoi outside the ticket office and stavec THE GIRL WHO SPENDS all h "The Boss" and working at a i picked up her belongings and wen that nobody else was showing up. At 5:30 a.m. Jan. 23, Marcia Harry. He told her that Sprincste that Monday and Marcia didn't h mattress, two sleeping bags ar possessions in. Since she was thirc the rules to pick up tickets. When the four ticket salespeo from underneath their teller-lil morning, Marcia Gordon was f w;inHmi; virhoro chn hanrinrl fho rwo? vtinuvn tt iivi v oiiv/ *iuiiuvu nit iixqi front-row center tickets. When s Street band at Nassau Coliseum r paid $75 for one ticket. I WAS SO JEALOUS that nigh girl from the audience to dance Dariiny' she said in her thick New down here there was no way any that stage." It was close to 11 p.m. Sunday wl Springsteen was intothe third son Mama Gordon recognized as Parker told her that "The Boss' select a female from the audience l when the first notes of that songw< just lost it " As Clarence ("lemons' sa\;iph< II III in I llfll j'tll ( : \ V f 1 (?' I I|r >111 .1 11 I ?<> !h<> ! of M.iic: x (ioi ;J >; 'ii !?) ) ' j ;i:.' i n | >, . .,1 , ks c md deception: "Do you still ) you still go to bed at night, will be all right...well they nything but joyous rock *n' In ravo.iin ( on/IWiftnc w i u f V up 4 tllUItll/IIO vi break in "Kosalita," Bruce proclaiming demons as aster, amd Emperor of all ally ended, the entire band 3ut the encores were still to oisterous "I'm a Rocker," Dn's long sax break in the /rap the entire crowd in a in stood atop a column of ome giant rock 'n' roll hill. only to be called back a ierous chants. Springsteen lown to the show tonight," n" and a medley of Mitch reatened to raise the roof, p full as the floor crowd toward the stagefront. waved goodbye for the last mess and jubilant. han a rock idol ; he was a f his peers into battle with issionate celebration of the ering wheel. For more than vere 10,500 people running rejoicing in the same open and he proved that, for a ;y, conviction and faith, all d. The Gamecock/Chip Lowell u say j the January Styx concert old Friday, Jan. 23. Armed *n, Marcia made her way 1 there for five hours. er time now thinking about submarine sandwich shop t home after it was evident got a telephone call from en tickets would go on sale ave to be coaxed to take a ir* a trunk to keep her 4 < lino she said she made pie removed the barriers ce windows 8:30 Monday irst i i line at the fourth i in exchange $57.50 for five >he saw Bruce and the E lear her home Dec. 28, she it when I saw Bruce pick a with him during 'Sherry t York accent. "I knew that one else was gonna get on Mnrri^ unt h#*r phanw g of his second set, which "Sherry Darlin .' Harry ' was going to once again to 1h? his dance partner and re played, Marcia said. "! ?ne wailed during the in !ni'v t('"ii i i'.h heil di?\vn 101 i i)ij1 ! c \ \.. < i! h< t im >! ,\ > t' \ , ' ' 1 ? ; . * , > \ t I ; f \ olise \ Si] Wm'11 I, ') i ill'' _i \ i|i_j'j'_*u Bruce Spring If?ijpig *Hb JH 1 ^1 JH |SL |WMI3WW(WWWPWWPW^<P^^?<v, >fl&t?M Marcia L 44I CANT HARDLY remem Tuesday. "I remember what he d concert so I knew what to expect four times and then I gave him a b Somebody told Marcia that sh order to mount the stage but th remember. She did rembember tl you're doing it," as she boogied form. She also remembers th Springsteen gave her after the coi campus tell her how jealous they a As Bruce Springsteen leaped a hours. SO did Marria flnrHnn anyone has that much energy bee a THt: SHIRT Sllh WORK Sui washed again because it has "Bi it " And for Marcia Gordon, this i to over happen to her, so much so she had lh?> opportun'tv to dance alt those records \t !he ond o{ "S? ? rr> !>,<!. M.i! M.i v i' >t 11-M: ..'in i i i ' um W&U^Efj. ^p|S^6^f5-i mssmm ' Gamecock'Chip L o w*M steen aHF^ 4. y^^ssS itt7 \jamecoct\ / ok y Williams ?arlin' de Entmrtminmant [ark Platte iber dancing," she said id with the girl at the other I remember he kissed me ig hug at the end." e elbowed another girl in lat's something she didn't linking to herself, "Marcia around the coliseum plate autographed songsheet ncert and how girls around re. iround the stage for three ihe can't understand how mse she's still tired. iday night will never be ruce Springsteen sweat on s one of the greatest things that she still ean'i tnl.eve \vith I he man v\ h< sir.i'.- on !'( t !' ? .>- A l>.