{"id":18,"date":"2004-02-23T10:20:47","date_gmt":"2004-02-23T08:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortberg.net\/springsteen\/?p=18"},"modified":"2008-04-25T20:22:15","modified_gmt":"2008-04-25T18:22:15","slug":"like-father-like-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johannamortberg.se\/springsteen\/2004\/02\/23\/like-father-like-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Like father like son"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we went out in the snow to meet Tommy who saw his first concert at Stadion, July 3rd 1988.<\/p>\n

That first show was a mindblowing experience for Tommy, who just couldn’t go straight home afterwards. “I walked the streets, filled with euphoria, I don’t know what I did exactly, I was just so happy after the show. I got home about 5 in the morning and that day would be my first day at work after school. Of course I overslept and I got a scolding, but it was worth it.”<\/p>\n

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Cirkus, an intimate arena with only 1650 seats. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In 1996 Tommy had managed to get two tickets to the Circus show after 12 hours in line. The temperature had been 15 degrees below zero and it had been tough to get the tickets. Tommy went to the show with his mother, and as he entered the venue he almost walked into a man who asked if Tommy would trade his ticket for one at the front row. “Of course, how much”, Tommy replied. “Oh, it’s for free, it’s a present from Mr. Springsteen”, the Man in Black said.<\/p>\n

“I could hardly believe my luck, I thanked the Man in Black from the bottom of my heart, and then I went down the aisle to my seat. After the show I managed to shake hands with Springsteen too”, Tommy told us.<\/p>\n

Another important moment came last year when Tommy and his family had traveled to Gothenburg. The first night he went with his 8-year old son Billy. They had GA’s and during Waiting on a Sunny Day<\/strong>, which is his son’s favorite song, Tommy moved closed to the stage.
\n“We managed to come right next to the fence on the side of the stage and Bruce noticed Billy sitting on my shoulders. He pointed at my son and waved to him. Afterwards my friends told us we had been on the videoscreen. And Billy was so excited that he didn’t want to leave the arena. We were among the last to get out of Ullevi, because Billy said ‘Please dad, let’s wait a little, he might come out again.’ It’s really fun that my son is such a big fan already.”<\/p>\n

It has been a very rewarding day, and we give our biggest thanks to Tommy for sharing so many of his memories with us.<\/p>\n

Next interview is on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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