With the Hereford Zone holiday events taking place on the 5th of July, that cleared yesterday for activities elsewhere. No need to take in a parade or fireworks, since we’ll get those here. So off to Frederick we went, in search of chili – and Bruce.
Alas, we got there just after the cook-off ended, so none for us. But before long a rocker dressed in black, flanked on one side by a guitarist in bandanna and on the other by a Big Man in a big hat, was singing of Badlands.
No Surrender. Then Pink Cadillac. Prove It All Night. One Springsteen classic after another. Virtually note perfect, as far as I could tell, and with all the stage moves you’ve come to expect. Why, it was almost as though they had been practicing these songs!
Bruce In The USA evolved from a Vegas “Legends” show, according to the group’s web site. Now, let’s put this in perspective. The Springsteen show I saw a few years ago from about the 20th row at FedEx Field was among my favorite rock experiences. And much has been said about so-called “tribute” bands. All I can tell you is that everyone seemed to be smiling and enjoying the show yesterday in Frederick.
Indeed, the city puts on a pretty good festival. It’s spread out through Baker Park, a long, narrow greenway in the midst of some pretty neighborhoods. Canoes, kayaks and paddleboats meandered about on a lake. Music blared from two stages. The usual fair-food served from trucks. A moonbounce and other attractions for the kids. We spent a lot of time at the dunking booth. My little girl had never seen anything like it, and it caught her imagination.
As we left – no need to stay all the way out there for fireworks, as I said – we heard “Bruce” launching into Rosalita. A happy fourth!
Alas, we got there just after the cook-off ended, so none for us. But before long a rocker dressed in black, flanked on one side by a guitarist in bandanna and on the other by a Big Man in a big hat, was singing of Badlands.
No Surrender. Then Pink Cadillac. Prove It All Night. One Springsteen classic after another. Virtually note perfect, as far as I could tell, and with all the stage moves you’ve come to expect. Why, it was almost as though they had been practicing these songs!
Bruce In The USA evolved from a Vegas “Legends” show, according to the group’s web site. Now, let’s put this in perspective. The Springsteen show I saw a few years ago from about the 20th row at FedEx Field was among my favorite rock experiences. And much has been said about so-called “tribute” bands. All I can tell you is that everyone seemed to be smiling and enjoying the show yesterday in Frederick.
Indeed, the city puts on a pretty good festival. It’s spread out through Baker Park, a long, narrow greenway in the midst of some pretty neighborhoods. Canoes, kayaks and paddleboats meandered about on a lake. Music blared from two stages. The usual fair-food served from trucks. A moonbounce and other attractions for the kids. We spent a lot of time at the dunking booth. My little girl had never seen anything like it, and it caught her imagination.
As we left – no need to stay all the way out there for fireworks, as I said – we heard “Bruce” launching into Rosalita. A happy fourth!
Now, on to the local festivities. The festival in Hereford starts at 2 p.m. And my little girl gets together with her Brownie friends at 4 to begin preparing their parade float. Parade at 6, fireworks at dusk. Should be great.
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