1. 06-19-11 12:24 PM #1
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    Clarence Clemons - R.I.P.

    Clarence Anicholas Clemons, Jr. (January 11, 1942 – June 18, 2011)




    I seen Bruce Springsteen and the E street band in Vancouver many years ago. Amazing 3 and a half hour show. He was a great sax player.
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  2. 06-19-11 12:35 PM #2
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    CRANK IT! If this video doesn't pump you up then you are likely dead!
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  3. 06-19-11 12:37 PM #3
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    good jams
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    Here,s to the Big Man.
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  6. 06-19-11 12:53 PM #6
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    Here's a great story by Clarence about meeting up with Bruce and the E Street Band.

    One night we were playing in Asbury Park. I'd heard The Bruce Springsteen Band was nearby at a club called The Student Prince and on a break between sets I walked over there. On-stage, Bruce used to tell different versions of this story but I'm a Baptist, remember, so this is the truth. A rainy, windy night it was, and when I opened the door the whole thing flew off its hinges and blew away down the street. The band were on-stage, but staring at me framed in the doorway. And maybe that did make Bruce a little nervous because I just said, "I want to play with your band," and he said, "Sure, you do anything you want." The first song we did was an early version of "Spirit In The Night". Bruce and I looked at each other and didn't say anything, we just knew. We knew we were the missing links in each other's lives. He was what I'd been searching for. In one way he was just a scrawny little kid. But he was a visionary. He wanted to follow his dream. So from then on I was part of history.
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  7. 06-19-11 12:56 PM #7
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    RIP one hell of a sax player
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  8. 06-19-11 01:00 PM #8
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    He played football as well:

    http://www.cyinterview.com/2011/06/t...rence-clemons/
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  9. 06-19-11 01:06 PM #9
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    Saw them at The Capitol Center near D.C. back in the day.

    Guy was off the charts!
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  10. 06-19-11 01:17 PM #10
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    He was the reason I chose the sax in 4th grade band. I dragged that tenor sax on and off the bus for 4 years.

    RIP Clarence
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  11. 06-19-11 01:52 PM #11
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    He was one of the best ever to play the sax. He will be truely missed!
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  12. 06-19-11 04:54 PM #12
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    One of the best blues and soulful saxophone players of all time! Clarence was the coolness of the band and he will be truly missed. Could you imagine Bruce Springsteen without Clarence, he added an element to the band all his own. I spent more time watch'in him than Bruce at a show once, he had a stage presence and vibe you could feel, the man was always having a good time!
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    sad day
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