That's a line from the classic Bruce Springsteen song, "Sandy" and it couldn't be more appropriate now as Bruce concludes his worldwide Magic Tour. The lyrics are personally relevant for a number of reasons....nothing delivers me more pure joy then the 3 hours spent at a Springsteen show. NOTHING. The Boss brings it better than anyone and if you've never seen him in concert than you have no idea what I'm talking about. To those who have...I'm preaching to the choir.
A friend and fellow Brucehead proclaimed, "This guy just rocks my world and lights up my life. If I could find a woman who did the same, I'd be the happiest guy in the world."
That's life in a nutshell. While the feeling you get during an E Street Band performance fuels your soul with an energy and spirit unmatched by any other natural high.....it also makes you wonder if there's a woman out there who is equally capable of helping you reach such heights....Bruce sings a lot about looking for and finding love...there's a hope and optimism in his voice...it's not desperate...it's just an honest desire for romance...songs like Sandy, Rosalita, Dancing in the Dark, Fire, Out in the Street and Born to Run....they all share a come with me and let's rock this world together attitude.....
"Love me tonight and I promise I'll love you forever..."
I've been on a serious Bruce high for over a month now...having seen him 5 times across the country during that stretch...after one of them in which I took a couple of good friends to their first Bruce show...they, of course, were blown away...later, we ended up at a strip club...I know..not the most romantic of places...but one guy...just back from a tour in Iraq needed to see some women...but really...we all wanted to see some women...for the reasons I've mentioned above...it wasn't the first time I had gone to a strip club after a Bruce show...it's that immediate gratification you crave after being on such a high from the hair raising performance...I need to ask women who love Bruce if they have a similar feeling after a show....like...they want...they need to be with someone and share their exploding inner joy....
Still riding high the next night, the three of us headed back out to another bar...not a strip club....where I met an amazing 21-yr old....it's been awhile since someone of that age has responded so positively to me.....yeah she was our waitress...OK....that just made it easier to hit on her some...without any real expectations I gave her my card...I guess I still had that post concert glow that displayed a youthful exuberance cause she called me a few days later to try and get together...much to my delight and much to the surprise of my buddies....I owe it all to Bruce....while that might sound a bit like thanking Jesus....Bruce is my spiritual savior....
Less than a week later I was at another Bruce show with my Iraq buddy....and once again....afterwards we headed out in search of a connection....we were in and out of bars until we landed at this karaoke spot he had wanted to go to all night...guess we should have started there cause I ended up meeting my 2nd 20-yr old of the week...she was really sweet, cute...and into me...we made out some...then someone sang "When I think of you I touch myself..."..and it was on from there...but I had some convincing to do in order to get her to agree to stay the night with me....No...I did not pull out the "Sandy" line...but if I did...I'm sure it would have worked...instead I just kept telling her how much I wanted her to stay...and then I looked into her eyes and told her "I need you"......oh brother.....I know..but that was it...she responded with "OK"...she actually sent her friend home in a cab at that point...and then proceeded to tell me how crazy this was...but all I could think was how crazy awesome it was...that right there shows how different girls and guys are.....her thinking was, "I can't believe I'm doing this." and my thinking was "I can't believe I'm doing this!"....
She ended up spending the whole night with me....and I'll never forget the look she'd give me when she was on top of me...like she wasn't looking at me...but through me....I told her how I could feel how she was looking at me...and that I liked it....and she acknowledged that's exactly what she was doing...of course she was looking at me like that.....my soul was still glowing from the show.....at this point I really wanted to tell her the "Sandy" line, but I knew if I did she was going to melt right then and there and give in and would have no choice but to have sex with me...something we did not end up doing because she just was not prepared to go there...and I had to respect that...so we just kissed...a lot....and held each other...a lot...and got close....a lot...
In the end...she kept thinking if she did have sex with me then I might never call her because I got what I wanted...but if she didn't have sex with me then I would have something to call her about...but really...I'm more likely to call knowing I'm gonna' have sex with her AGAIN...then hoping to have sex with her for the first time...so, ultimately, I never promised I'd love her forever...but I did still promise to call.......like Bruce...I want to be optimistic....
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