"You Know You're A Fan If..."

PART IV

... you've always wanted to sleep in an "Old abandoned beach house" just so you can sing that part louder
... when you hear someone say "New Jersey" you smile and start daydreaming.....
... you **used** to think that 50 was old
... you take a 7 hour bus ride to Boston at 1 AM, stand in the rain for 5 hours to see a Bruce show, then turn around and take a 7 hour bus ride back
... you frequently wake up in a cold sweat because you were dreaming that you had to get to a show but you just couldn't get there (for whatever reason).
... every time a Bruce song comes on the radio you yell out "Brooooooooce!" ...no matter where you are or who you're in the middle of talking to.
... at the end of the first encore, when people asked you "is now a good time to leave?" you told them YES since they didn't deserve to hear what was coming next anyway.
... you hear their voices tellin' you not to go...and you go anyway!
... you know who The Cleveland Boys are and you know all their first names
... you've found one face that ain't looking through you
... you take an extra job just to have more money to buy bootlegs
... you have made the pilgrimage to Asbury Park to see Bruce's houses
... tailgating with friends before the concert is almost as much fun as the concert
... you've driven all day and night just to see Bruce and you didn't even have tickets
... you don't know any numbers after 4 ( 1, 2, 3, 4!)
... you listen to your trash man
... you knew who was holding Kitty's black tooth before the lyrics were available on the net
... you drove through Darlington County and across the Waynesboro County line
... you would vote for Clarence for president just as Little Stevie would
... on your computer all of your favorites places and bookmarks are Bruce sites
... you don't write RSVP on invitations -but write "if you can't make it, stay hungry, stay hard, stay alive.."
... you were stuck in traffic down on 53rd St
... you don't take the train because you are afraid the tracks are gonna slow you down
... you would drive all night just to buy a pair of shoes
... you put makeup on and fixed your hair up pretty and went to Atlantic City

... you slow down at roadside bars just to see who's walkin' in
... you stand outside his Freehold houses and take pics in the pouring rain
... you read want ads down on Chelsea Road
... you are stuck in traffic and holler "stand on it!"
... you help your kids with their history homework by saying "now Columbus he discovered America even though he didn't plan on it"
... you fly 2000 miles to see a show...twice
... a song makes you want to dye your hair red (girls only!)
... instead of being depressing, the words "you're scared and you're thinking that maybe we ain't that young anymore"...make you feel exhilarated.
... you yell Broooooce after every song in your car, which only plays his CD's, all alone, on your way to work in the morning just to face the day
... you were one of the "aficionados" of 08/9 singing along to "Frankie" while 19,950 people scratched their heads or went for beer
... you make your plans for ticket sale day with the same sense of urgency used by devout Muslims planning their pilgrimage to Mecca
... your co-workers laugh at you every time "Blinded by the Light" comes on the radio, because they know it eats you up inside.
... you then insist on calling the radio station to remind them that Bruce wrote it.
... you don't care that your friends laugh at you when you tell them that going to see Bruce with your dad is the greatest moment of your life
... you seriously consider canceling your vacation plans because there's a chance tickets could go on sale during the week you're supposed to be far away
... you begin using the word "jailbait" to refer to any low number and consider it strange that everyone doesn't know what you mean by it
... you're pissed off for an hour because the radio announcer promised a Springsteen song after the commercial and they end up playing "Cover Me"
... you're told you have an unhealthy obsession for going to all 5 Boston shows in August 1999 - but you know you never felt better!
... you ever took a wrong turn, and just kept going!
... you shut out the light each night when you go to bed
... all your Bruce studio discs and bootlegs are in chronological order.
... you rode to the sea rather than attend church to wash those sins off your hands
... the last thing you pack before you go to the hospital is Bruce CD's to listen to while in labor (or maybe that's the first thing to pack)
... you're jealous that your boyfriend is having dreams about you meeting Bruce and he isn't even a fan!
... you ever picked a hitchhiker and she hung her head out the window and she screamed!
... you've been pikachu-ized!
... you've ever been discombobulated!

... you've ever had just one thing, one thing in your whole life, that makes you feel good about yourself (Racing -11/19/84)
... you know what all the guys on Bruce's block called her ...
... you know the difference between oil and blood
... you knew or just wondered what that dude was saying when he hit that storm
... you ever worked all day at your Daddy's garage
... you think Rich Kortz's should win a prize for "best comedian of the year"
... you can tell just from the way he shouts 1, 2, 3, 4, what song is coming
... you know what LOHAD means
... you are at a show and you can tell exactly when Bruce is about to start jumping up and down like a pogo during LOHAD
... you know when to start hopping during LOHAD
... you can't decide whether you like the 2/5/75, 3/25/77 or the 12/29/80 versions of Incident on 57th Street best.
... you despise gaps on CDRs
... you put great thought into which Bruceleg to put in your walkman for the next few days...decisions, decisions...
... you still believe in the promised land
... for you a worst case scenario is not getting Bruce tickets
... you have stood on Randolph Street and visited St. Rose of Lima just because you happened to be driving near the great state of New Jersey
... most of the people in your email address book are people with names like kitty, rosie, eddie, spanish johnny, kylewilliam, wendy, mary, ragamuffin gunner, joe roberts, marylou, terry, magic rat, and if you're real lucky, Bruce.
... you regularly annoy some people in your house by playing "Backstreets" as loud as your stereo can at least once a day.
... you relate everything that happens in your life to at least one Bruce song.
... your 3 year old asks you to put on 'Dancing in the Dark'
... you went to the National Bowl, Milton Keynes UK, in '93 and got stuck in a ten mile tail back going home!
... you'd still go back to Milton Keynes!
... you tell your girlfriend you won't get married unless your first dance is to a Springsteen song.

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