We actually met at Light of Day, my first time playing these things, Malin told the crowd.
We met in the green room.
Wherever he is, lets bring him out.
Bruce SpringsteenValerie Terranova/Getty Images for Bob Woodruff Foundation
Bruce, where are you?
This is a song we recorded in 2007 on a record calledGlitter in the Gutter.
At the end of Willie Niles brief set, Springsteen came out for a wild rendition of One Guitar.
He came to his feet several times, and walked off the stage using only a walker.
If his recovery continues at this pace, its easy to imagine him playing without the chair next year.
This is my adopted home, he told the crowd.
My friendly neighbors are here.
I lived in Los Angeles for 16 years, and I didnt meet anyone.
I met my wife and we came back here when we decided to have a baby.
Now its my home.
This time around, it was the complete opposite.
When they were over, he took a shot of tequila along with the band.
If I have two, they send me to jail!
I wish I was.
But that ladies and gentlemen, is fake news.
Since if I was a billionaire, first thing Id do is buy another guitar.
Second thing Id do is buy another guitar.
Hes going to ask how much youve got in your love account.
What have you saved in your love account?
Thats whats going to get you to heaven.
And so, like listen and heed the words to this song.
I didnt know that happened there because we havent practiced, he said midway through.
That keeps you loose, feeling good!
I wrote this song kind of as a joke, he said.
Thats why I dont play it.
But well play it tonight.
Im going to sing a verse.
And on the chorus, the band comes in.
Now thats pretty good, for a photographer, Springsteen said.
Its hard to believe it was 25 years ago, Bobby.
The first gig was at the Pony.
How the hell are we all still here?
To see Springsteen this loose and under-rehearsed, you have to head to Light of Day.
