This is our first time in Milwaukee and now we found out what made it famous. Who did you work for?" Springsteen and company took the stage, appearing well lubricated, a fact that remains notable to this day, as the temperate Springsteen has never been seen to be drunk onstage at any other time ... Set 2: But for devoted fans of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Milwaukee means only one thing: the bomb scare show - that Thursday night in October 1975 when the band's Cream City concert was halted by a bomb threat and resumed three hours later, resulting in a high-energy show unlike any other the band would ever perform. Gone were the melodramatic mood and the somber intellectual pretensions. Robert Cavallo: (Reitman) said it was like watching the football team running onto the football field. With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. Springsteen had surprised the crowd the night before by appearing unannounced onstage. I can't remember what I said, but with Springsteen standing there, it was really comfortable. Between that and kidding the waitresses. I don't know if they'd ever done "Little Queenie" live. There were factors in that equation that made it that. It was only a little after 8 p.m. and it wasn't going to take the FD almost four hours to check out that little theater. It was definitely not "just another night.". Bob Reitman: He's playing "Thunder Road," which is, to me, one of the great songs. He comes over and he leans down. Little Queenie The E Street Shuffle/Havin' a Party It's Hard To Be A Saint in the City Sha La La Kitty's Back Jungleland Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (With "Theme from Shaft") Detroit medley Can't happen. What I said to him was, "I'd be honored to emcee it, but, as soon as I'm done, I'm not hanging around backstage. I was in a group called The Messengers. Backstage, the band, the old manager for Springsteen (Mike Appel), the promoters, (Daydream’s Alan) Dulberger and (Randy) McElrath, and a bunch of cops and detectives. I think we all figured out it must've been him that did this. Breaking a concert up for three hours. Yeah, when we got back to the hotel we just hung together. and laughing. The limousine took them. Many of the folks quoted in this article will be on hand to share their memories and photographer Robert Cavallo will offer free posters to everyone on hand. Alan Dulberger: It was an experience that helped give us a little bit more validity about being THE concert promoters of Milwaukee, that there was a bomb scare and Daydream Productions was the producers, and they had to cancel the show temporarily and it went back on, it was a smashing success, one of the best concerts by Bruce Springsteen... That was a good accolade for us as promoters. First performed: September 1, 1971 (Long Branch, NJ) Most of them tended to be older men, outgoing, engaging and certainly the one I remember the most was a man named Jacques, but he went by Jocko. Nobody was really pissed, like, "What do you mean the show's off?" Bruce Springsteen – lead vocals, guitars, harmonica Jungleland I'm thinking, "How could anybody be even walking around during this? If he goes out there with me, we'll get a 110 percent. If you ask anybody that went there. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1597166322662-mid-article-3'); }); Springsteen on stage at The Uptown (Photo: Mark Goff). Perhaps Bruce Springsteen's most memorable show ever took place in Milwaukee on Oct. 2, 1975. he crowd went outside and milled around for while thinking we'd be back in soon, which is when I took the photo (above). Fan #2: Clarence Williams. It probably wasn’t an atypical performance for the period. No word on whether or not the show will be halted seven songs in ... Drew Olson: I have to credit OMC photographer David Bernacchi and his friend, Bob Cavallo, for coming up with the idea. Reitman was still the head hipster in Milwaukee at that time. All shuffle beat and vamped chords, Get It On was Marc Bolan’s salute to Little Queenie, and if you hang around until the fade his kiss-off quotes verbatim from the original: ‘And meanwhile, I’m still thinking…’ Berry’s Queenie barely scratched the US chart; his acolyte’s tribute made it … "Yeah, somebody tried to blow us up tonight." I think we paid like $3,000, we didn't pay him too much. #article_highlights ul li:first-child{ Bob Reitman: What they did fit perfectly, and what they did stunned. Clarence shuffled in in his white suit. I know we only sold like 17,000 copies. They come out, and if you've heard the tape, you know what happens. I don't think I had to say a word and they came out. Because, that might have caused panic. John Binkley – trumpet "Baby It's You" 12. All of a sudden, the guys come. Are you loose? Milwaukee is a city rife with associations, from beer to brats, Hogs to "Happy Days.". It wouldn't have been necessary. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert. I said, " What are you doing?" "The E Street Shuffle/Havin' a Party" 10. And that’s when it happened. I didn't know what was going to happen. "It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City" 11. Michael Plaisted: The show began slowly and beautifully – I could see music building to what would well have been earth-shattering without the bomb scare. My guess is they figured, let's get everyone out and search. The (fans) were into it. #article_highlights ul{ Are you loose?! It keeps me honest before the show." That's why I did a bunch of shows at those three places. Today is the 40th anniversary of that legendary gig: Are you loose?! Alan Dulberger (promoter): Bruce Springsteen was a "baby act," they called it; that was an upcoming group. We ate Chinese food and had cocktails until it was time for us to go back to the Uptown. But the band’s smokingest performance of “Little Queenie” was its last (to date, at least)–from their legendary St. Louis ’08 show, when Bruce granted one last sign request in a never-ending encore: Bruce has played “Little Queenie” at least once a decade since the 1970s, so it’s due for a return… just as soon as Bruce gets back on the road. We were sitting about halfway back in the center seats. The timing of the show was perfect. -->. In July, the band got a jump on the acclaimed record’s release by launching the "Born to Run Tour" at Providence’s Palace Concert Theater. Both Howie and I were involved in the regional music industry at the time. We thought about other venues and dates, but the idea was dying on the vine until Peter reached out to me. So everyone left to go wherever you go to kill three hours on the west side of Milwaukee on a weeknight. Everything had changed. I didn't know him. We were sitting at the bar, we were scared to death, we said, 'Bartender, somebody tried to blow us up tonight.’ We said, 'Bartender, are you loose?’ He looked at me and said, ‘Son, are you loose?’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ And there I was and Clarence came in the bar. Bob Reitman (emcee): When you get asked to emcee a show, it's a thrill. When a bomb threat disrupted his show at the Uptown Theater in Milwaukee on the evening of October 2, 1975, Bruce and the band were forced to take a three hour intermission only seven songs into the show. Ran into the bar. He then told us we had to vacate the building at which time Bruce grabbed the mic and in a very animated voice told the audience that they would be back. They said, "OK." They agreed to that. This was also a visual show, too, with humor. could purchase cocktails – including two specials, The Spring-stini and the Martin-E Street Band, at 1975 prices. I expected them to bag it. I had no idea they wouldn't go back on until midnight and play for 3 hours. They were ready. Your daily dose of Springsteen originals and covers. I stay there. Well, what happened was they got a bomb threat, as we now know. They said we all had to get out, but we could come back at midnight if we saved our ticket stubs. A co-founder of Jersey band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, Van Zandt lent a hand during the "Born to Run" sessions and subsequently became a full-time E Streeter. Steve Paraczky – trumpet, Set 1: Incidentally, on Sept. 4, 2001, a, Asbury Park, N.J., performance by E Street Band saxman Clarence Clemons was halted for about 90 minutes after a bomb scare. I let him in the door every time he came." The original, of course, is well-known and instantly recognizable. Rick Rand (fan): I drove and with me were two close friends, Howie Epstein and Joel Shayne. The only thing I knew about him at the time was the recent hype and the "Born to Run" album that only came out a couple of weeks before. That’s when I figured we could give it a go. Robert Cavallo (photographer): Bob Reitman was asking me, "How did you get into this thing? This was the one.". Miami Steve Van Zandt – guitars, background vocals Thunder Road. Although Yoakam’s moonshine tenor, signature step-toe-shuffle and swiveling hips drew raucous cheers, his backing band likewise provided plenty of … Chuck Berry changed the rhythmic landscape of popular music forever. It’s a short performance (it segued into “Little Queenie“) but a fun one, and you can hear it below. Last performed: August 23, 2008 (St. Louis, MO), Enter your email address to receive daily Springsteen recaps, rare video and audio, song deep-dives, and concert reviews! We soon headed back to the theater. Louie Lucchesi: Springsteen had really blown the roof off the Uptown when he left the stage. She's the One So while Berry is credited as the songwriter for “Little Queenie” (released a year after “Run Rudolph Run” in 1959), he lifted the melody from Marks. Garry Tallent (E Street Band bassist): You don't forget things like that. Anyways, that impressed me. It was the band’s first visit to Milwaukee and they were playing with an edge. I heard less than 10 people got a refund. This person started getting closer to me, and I thought, "No, no don't do this." Bruce played it occasionally on the Born to Run Tour, closing his legendary Main Point show with it … Bruce came right over to us and said, "Wha?" Anyone who asked the bartender, "are you loose?" Anyway, we're wandering around the theater. But no one among the Springsteen faithful – in Milwaukee or beyond – would soon forget the Uptown, recordings of which have circulated ever since on bootleg cassettes, LPs and CDs. I am not usually prone to name-dropping, but it's true and he was/is my friend, and it enhances my story a bit. It's an ego thing, I admit that. He retired from the hotel probably early to mid ‘90s. There wasn’t as much job turnover as you see now. That's never happened again. I can't remember if I said because there was a bomb threat. Let's go along." The Rolling Stones – Little Queenie. I guess they didn't know. We went back and finished the set. Little Queenie: 1-2: The E Street Shuffle (inc. Having A Party) 1-3: It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City: 1-4: Sha La La : 1-5: Kitty's Back: 2-1: Jungleland : 2-2: Intro To Rosalita: 2-3: Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 2-4: Detroit Medley: 2-5: 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 2-6: Quarter To Three: Live At Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX. padding-left: 0px; I don't know what other people think. The first disc and the second part of the show open with what Brucebase calls an “outrageous” rendition of Little Queenie, rather ragged at times but hugely enjoyable, during which Springsteen, “repeatedly and hilariously ask [s] the audience ‘are you loose?! In any case, Joel told Howie and me that he had to be in class at UWM very early and he was going home. When he said, "You'll know." It was a one-time experience where I was asked to emcee the show. Because they did a good job. At the end, Bruce announced that we got to have one more song and it was by Gary "U.S." Bonds. Something's up, so I got up and walked back stage, Springsteen still playing "Thunder Road." Little Queenie - Declase Brothers (1975) by HitMakersAustralia published on 2013-07-09T05:11:37Z My Dad and his brothers in 1975, ages range from 16 to 23 years old. Meeting Across the River We just kind of ended up there killing time, too. Garry Tallent: Yeah, it just kind of faded into history (for us). Ed De Palma – saxophone Two people looked all over and under the piano before Bruce sat down to play himself, solo, a tense, riveting "Thunder Road." I knew KB would do a song or two, because it doesn’t take much to get him to do things like this, and that he could cajole Mary Karlzen into coming along. Danny Federici – organ, electronic glockenspiel, accordion There was an excitement in the crowd from the moment people got to the Uptown. “Little Queenie” was a hit for Berry, peaking at #80 on the Hot 100, and it became a favorite for Bruce, too–although it’s a bona fide rarity (it only comes out once or twice a decade), he’s covered it during every era of his career from his Bruce Springsteen Band days forward. When you listen to it now, you can see why critics — many of whom liked the first two records, "Greetings" and "The Wild The Innocent" – were won over by the band’s live shows. My brother, who's 14 years younger than me, turned me on to Springsteen's first album. Rolling Stones ,Shuffle Babes (Little Queenie) Nikah Adat Bali Budget Murah, ala Mick Jagger| Bali Wedding Ceremony cuma 2 Juta Rupiah Wild Horses – The Rolling Stones Cover with Dominique Cotten (Roy Bittan is) playing the piano and that's it. It was all kind of funny that we were back there and expected to do the normal show which obviously wasn't going to happen. These guys, that's what they are: rock and roll guys. He was the classic "mine host" and he really took to that role. We're going to have to clear the theater in an orderly fashion." So we decided jointly with (partner) Randy (McElrath) to call the police department. It was a more relaxed environment. (We'll never share your information. Michael Plaisted: The false alarm was rescinded and we headed back in at midnight. We thought that this was a bad prank. Playing but it wasn't amped. Tenth Avenue Freeze-out Springsteen Live at the Uptown Theater," and that same year, The Pfister got into the spirit, offering "Glory Days" specials at Blu. He was rocking back and forth toward the stage, singing back at the right parts. At that point the Fire Department hadn't even arrived. Editors' Notes The Rolling Stone salutes Chuck Berry with electrifying covers and an original. In 2009, Cavallo published a book of photographs from the bomb scare show called, "Are You Loose? So there we was. We had a number of bartenders and they really made themselves at home. Come and get my tickets, because I can't hang around.". The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. We both had day jobs and a teenage babysitter who had to go to school the next day. But we’ve got better stories than that. It was really late notice, but I went on my Facebook page and asked any musicians interested in taking part to contact me. list-style: none; There Bruce was: biding time at the bar of the Hotel Pffffffffister, when he was supposed to be on stage playing. Bruce never forgot that bomb scare experience, though. Bruce was back in Milwaukee almost exactly 27 years after that infamous show. Sometimes they were kind of strange people. I always let them have their room. I introduced him. That is a weird joint. I thought it was just a disgruntled fan who came from Madison or something and didn't get a ticket. It was just kind of the hotel equivalent of a Cheers, in the sense that there were a number of regulars, people who stopped in on their way home from work. It meant he loved rock and roll. It's going to be very big, but we need you to take the chance and do the concert." Unfortunately, we weren't quite as sober as we were. } He can be heard weekly on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories. They knew, everybody knew. Being such a close-knit band, they just outperformed. The band was newly re-energized when, in September 1974, mighty Max Weinberg replaced Ernest Boom Carter on drums. I stayed in the theater with the police department and the bomb squad. For him it wasn’t about pouring drinks, it was about making that connection with people. It's like same thing. Now we're going to be put to the test. Others from the show ended up coming over to the restaurant also. People called and said, "It's going on at 12:00. The first part of the show was pretty amazing, and as a New Jersey native I really felt a connection. This is one of those touchstone shows that grew in importance over the years. Not Elton John, Elton Jones. I looked and I said, "Hey, how you doing?" It was very dark, a place you could be anonymous. Drew Olson: Springsteen’s legendary reputation for putting on long, exhaustive shows was forged around the late 1970s and early ‘80s tours when he went out in support of "Darkness on the Edge of Town" and "The River." I can't remember, but I don't think I had to (introduce them again). He did at least three encores and I remember being so exhausted I couldn't clap anymore. Detroit medley The show was originally recorded live at the Scottrade Center in … But they had gotten seven songs, that's (a full concert sometimes).". Drew Olson (radio personality and Springsteen fan): The band was definitely ‘loose.’ The record company had planned a post-show party at the "Pfffffffister" and they got started a little early. Fourth Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) I don't recall (bomb sniffing) dogs, but I'm sure they were looking. That Thursday night, the marquee declared, "Live in Concert Tonight Bruce Springsteen," and concert advertisements promised "An Evening with Bruce Springsteen." Me right there – in the pit – and I see something going on. I ain't moving now, I'm in heaven. It was just strange. During "Spirit in the Night," he crawled up and down the aisle of the small theater, the first of many demonstrations of trust in humanity and his fans. All three of us knew of Bruce and the E Street Band at that time. What better way to spend the night? Three weeks after the Boss’ Milwaukee debut, Springsteen would make rock and roll history as the first rocker to grace the cover of Time and Newsweek in the same week. The concert was advertised by saying if you didn't like the show you could get your money back within the first 15 minutes. I remember somebody was hanging around, I think with Clarence and he told everybody his name was Elton Jones. The police department came in.". What was driving the tour in 1975 was the release of the "Born to Run" album. Michael Plaisted: There was a guy there from out east that I kind of knew from an English class in Madison before I dropped out a couple of years before. Dave Benton: I think everyone was a little worried that the show would not be resumed, although Bruce had assured the crowd that it would. Dave Benton: As you have probably heard, the crowd and band came back for part two fairly well lubricated. He went on to say something like; "Don’t go too far 'cause we will return and play all night!" We went to a Greek restaurant during the break and ate saganaki and drank beer and ouzo. My friend and I were now in the front row, to the far right. The album was hot and we all were going to see Bruce and the E Street Band. At 9 o’clock on a Thursday, it was probably fairly happening. I’m just a prisoner of rock and roll. They had to be that great of a band. I don't think anybody freaked out. Each pergola was decorated with a mural of an Italian landscape and lit from behind little balconies below. I was 27 years of age then. But Daydream was a side gig until three years later, when Dulberger and McElrath promoted a sell-out Crosby, Stills and Nash concert at County Stadium that launched them into the game full-time. Which was not exactly the normal show starter. Bruce Springsteen has covered almost two dozen Chuck Berry tunes in concert, but none with more gusto than “Back in the U.S.A.” (Perhaps “Little Queenie” is tied for first, though.) I cannot even begin to guess what they were thinking, but if you forced me to, I would guess that they probably suspected that there wasn't (a bomb). He was friendly. People tell you, "Oh, I was at that show." The band rolled into town for the Uptown gig – which had been staged by Alan Dulberger and Randy McElrath’s Daydream Productions – after having performed at Omaha’s Civic Auditorium Music Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Born to Run In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. They paid attention so I just said, "Look folks, I complimented you on when you came in here, which was great. "Little Queenie" 9. My friend yelled it again – I wanted to help, but it was like some dream where you just can't get it out – and Bruce said, "Wha?" I didn't know what to expect, but I just had a feeling that it was going to be incredible. Well… listening to the band’s, um, loose performance of Chuck Berry’s “Little Queenie” when they re-took the stage at midnight, it’s not hard to figure out. Garry Tallent – bass There was Springsteen, in what he was going to wear that night, with a guitar. They were in the lobby bar. Come back at 12:00, and we'll put on a show for ya.". Joel had been booking bands during and after high school and in 1975 was far more focused on graduating college. Period. – at every Milwaukee performance. Two of my friends chose to not stick around because they had to be at work early the next morning, and they found a bus back to Mad. Dennis Orlock – trombone McElrath began working in concert promotion in 1969, and partnered with Dulberger – who, with his brother Marc owned 1812 Overture, a popular, cutting-edge record store on Brady Street – on a Black Sabbath gig at The Pabst Theater, launching Daydream, in 1971. Bob Reitman: I have no sense of any low points in the first part. We're into the set and all of a sudden stop. Milwaukee is a city rife with associations, from beer to brats, Hogs to "Happy Days." Then, Dr. Alan Reed comes back and calls Bob (Reitman) backstage. Last time I had seen him, which would have been a number of years ago, he had been working for, I think, the City. I'm not doing that. It happened pretty quickly and then we were all ushered out of the building. You probably know more about this than I do. If we find something we can keep the theater closed, but if now, we can let everyone back in. A 1971 advertisement for Cafe Ole, a bar that also served food. And so they would say, "Al, we got a new group. At least a million people have been there, you know? Michael Plaisted: After 45 minutes – that used to be a whole concert, remember? We just thought it was weird. At the same time, Springsteen was shedding his media-created image as "the new Dylan," a welcome transformation that fast-tracked on Aug. 25, when the release of Springsteen’s third record, "Born to Run," was boosted by a quarter-million-dollar promotional campaign. #article_highlights ul li{ This went on for what seemed like an eternity, until my friend said it one more time and Bruce said, "Well, alright!" He said, "Playing Buddy Holly. So, I did not freak out, Randy didn't freak out. He's ad-libbing the whole thing and the band is getting a bigger kick out of it. It was a place called Cafe Ole, that was established sometime in the ‘60s. Very very outgoing, very exuberant guy and funny. We might have mentioned it here and there. On one hand it's like, "Yeah, what a thrill," but on the other hand it's like, "No," because I wanted to watch the show. He was in the front row in the middle and went absolutely nuts over one song that I was hearing for the first time. I looked at him and I said, "No." Alan Dulberger: At the time, we probably had two, three years under our belt. It was just, "Is this something that we're going to be dealing with all the time?" I'm not sure what the reason for it was, or anything like that, but he called in a bomb scare, that he had planted a bomb somewhere. Looking back, that could only have been one song, heard (live) that night and never since: "Kitty's Back.". In addition to the fact that the concert was open seating and some people had lined up very early to get a good seat. Clarence Clemons – saxophone, percussion, background vocals Thank you all. The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in 1962. "Jungleland" 13. Elton Jones. They have released 25 studio albums through 2016 and recorded 422 songs. margin-left: 25px; There was so much hype for "Born to Run" and I'm easily hype-able. He's going to be very hot. This clip has video added in to complete the song. And (the show) just went on. The band's not on the stage. Robert Cavallo: I guess it comes down to someone thought he was of Jewish descent ... and just didn't care for whatever it was that was going on. (Photo: Brucebase.com) We had to stay out of the place a couple of hours and could not get back in until the police finished searching for a bomb.We came back just before they opened the doors. Perfect. He was the street poet then, caressing his odes to the boardwalk life – a killer "Meeting Across the River." After the show, the band, presumably, returned to The Pfister, before heading out to Detroit, where it was slated to play the Michigan Palace Theater on Saturday night. I don’t think so. It’s almost like the music version of the Packers’ "Ice Bowl" game. I knew all the promoters in town, so I just showed up, and (head of security) Terry (Cullen) so nicely said, "(Cavallo) was just so professional. I don't think there was anybody that didn't come back and there's probably more people that showed up because they were standing up dancing in the aisles and everything. Particularly if the bar wasn’t really crowded, I could easily see him getting involved in whatever was going on with any individual group of people. Max Weinberg – drums The songs had to be that good. "I saw rock 'n' roll future," music critic – and Bruce’s future manager – Jon Landau famously wrote, "and its name is Bruce Springsteen.". Nobody's every taken claim for it. Springsteen: Are you crazy? I think it was '74 (‘75) which would make me 16. I could not believe that Joel would leave but I think he proceeded to take a cab back to his apartment. Damian Jaques: The place was electric when the concert resumed. They're making it up as they’re going along. The Miami Horns: Bob comes out with Springsteen. And so, the talent agencies in New York and L.A., we were really called the resident promoters of Milwaukee and Wisconsin. Little Queenie (Live) 9. You can't hope for anything better than that night. When you think about it, this is the same era as the famous Hammersmith Odeon show - his first in London. Garry Tallent: When we were called back, it was kind of like, "Oh, OK. Let's go." He says, "We got a situation. It's like, "Coitus interuptis." His face was as close to rapture as I'll ever see. and there they went. Louie Lucchesi: Like everyone, including the band, we went out and got high. Quarter to Three. Your guess is as good as any other guess. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club. Now we’re gonna leave ya the way we yound ya: loose. 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