Breaking News - Springsteen to Play SNL, 12/19 (Also, a 3 Month Tour!)

Yesterday, Springsteen announced that he would be performing on Saturday Night Live on December 19th, with hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.  Even though The River is probably the least classic of Springsteen's classic albums, I must say I am loving the hype around the upcoming box set (moreso than last year's Outlaw Pete hype).  Speaking of hype, Springsteen also released another performance from the Tempe tour that will be on the aforementioned box set:



Here, we get a new piano introduction for the song, leading up to the iconic harmonica.  There aren't many performances of "The River" that would rival that from the 1975-1985 live set, but this is pretty darn close.

EDIT TO ADD: There's also a three month tour coming!  No dates or cities announced yet, but man, this is quite a shock.  I am still processing it.

Video Spotlight - "Ramrod" in Tempe, 1980

The hype train for the River box set keeps on rolling.  Here, we have a jocular performance of "Ramrod" from the River tour in 1980.  Taking place in Tempe, Arizona, we see Bruce with long sleeves and Clarence Clemons in his "I just had an interview for an insurance company" suit.  This is just a small snippet of a 2 hour and 40 minute concert DVD that will be included in the box set.

Another interesting note is that I am now married to a girl from Tempe.  Since this post is really short, I'll fluff it up by telling you that Tempe is pronounced "tem-pee", not "tem-pay".  There, now this post looks like an appropriate length.