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Page 22 Thursday, April 19, 2012 The Westfield Leader and The Scotch Plains – Fanwood TIMES A WATCHUNG COMMUNICATIONS, INC. PUBLICATION At 62, Bruce Springsteen Still Shows That He’s The One By FRED T. ROSSI phonist, close Springsteen pal and from 1973’s “The Wild, The Inno- Specially Written for The Westfield Leader and The Times audience favorite Clarence cent and the E Street Shuffle.” It was my thirty-second time see- Clemons. The answer: Perfectly. Bruce and the band played a night Joy Fickett And Shuang Guo Wroe ing Bruce Springsteen and The E Jake Clemons, Clarence’s nephew, last month at New York’s Apollo Street Band but with a 25-song was brought in to play the sax, tak- Theater, and last week, they paid setlist dominated by tunes from the ing his place on stage alongside homage to their soul influences with To Chair Tour of Notable Homes 1970s and early 1980s, it was as if several other horn players. And Jake a wonderful two-song medley: “The I had been transported back three proved a worthy successor to his Way You Do The Things You Do” WESTFIELD – The Friends of conferencing facility. She is also a Chinese choruses. “With two young decades to some of my very first beloved uncle and quickly endeared by Smokey Robinson followed by Westfield Symphony Orchestra licensed realtor with Keller Will- children at Franklin School Elemen- Bruce shows. And that was just fine himself to an adoring crowd last Wilson Pickett’s “634-5789,” dur- (WSO), the auxiliary and fund rais- iams in Westfield. A graduate of tary school and the on-going reno- with me and, it seemed, most of the week with well-done solos on “Bad- ing which Springsteen ventured ing arm of the orchestra, has an- California State University, Mrs. vation of our 1882 Westfield home, 20,000 or so others who packed lands,” which opened the show at deep into the floor audience and nounced the selection of Joy Fickett Fickett is also an active artist work- my husband and I are deeply com- Madison Square Garden on April 9 8:30 p.m., and “Promised Land,” then crowd-surfed his way back to of Mountainside and Shuang Guo ing varying mediums including pas- mitted to the Westfield community. for the final show, for now, of a from Springsteen’s career-best the stage. Wroe of Westfield as co-chairs of tel, oil and acrylic. Ten percent of I am therefore honored to co-chair four-night stand in the New York- record, 1978’s “Darkness on the Springsteen’s legendary bound- the 29th Annual Tour of Notable the proceeds from her sales are do- this year’s Tour of Notable Homes,” New Jersey area in support of Edge of Town,” and “She’s The less energy seems to have strength- Homes to be held Saturday, June 2. nated to children’s charities. A commented Mrs. Guo Wroe. Springsteen’s new “Wrecking Ball” One” and “Born to Run,” from his ened, not waned, with age. The “The tour is a much-anticipated mother of two loving children and a “We are thrilled that Mrs. Fickett record, which he earlier self-depre- career-making 1975 “Born to Run” three-hour show was just that: three local tradition when owners of some lucky grandmother to five wonder- and Mrs. Guo Wroe have agreed to catingly joked had been “the num- record. nonstop hours—not even a short of the area’s finest homes gener- ful grandchildren, a Rotarian and chair this important event,” re- ber-one record in America for one Springsteen saved the emotional break between the 140-minute set ously throw open their doors to the active community advocate, Mrs. marked Friends’ Co-President Lee consecutive week!” peak of the show for the very end, and the 40 minutes of encores. He public,” stated Mrs. Fickett. “There Fickett is an avid supporter of the Corcoran. Their outstanding vision But that one week at the top gave near 11:30 p.m., during a raucous pulled a few audience members up is a wide diversity of outstanding Westfield Symphony Orchestra. and organizational skills will en- Springsteen his tenth number one “10th Avenue Freeze-Out,” the rol- on stage to sing and dance with architecture and stylish décor in Equally excited to be leading this sure the success of this year’s excit- record in the U.S., tying him with licking 1975 sing-a-long that tells him, executed one of his across- our community which must be seen year’s event is Shuang Guo Wroe, ing tour.” Elvis for the third most number one some of the story of the partnering the-stage slides on his knees, to be fully appreciated.” wife of WSO’s Maestro David Mrs. Fickett and Mrs. Guo Wroe records of all time, behind only The of Bruce and “Big Man” Clemons. climbed up to sing on Roy Bittan’s Mrs. Fickett has lived in New Wroe. Mrs. Guo Wroe hails from enthusiastically promise that the Beatles with 19 and, inexplicably In the middle of the song last week, piano and looked as if he could Jersey for over 34 years. She is a Bejiing, China and lived In Ger- tour will hold “something for ev- and shamefully, Jay-Z with 12. Springsteen wandered into the have gone another hour as he exited successful entrepreneur, business many for 10 years before moving to eryone.” The residences will fea- The seemingly ageless 62-year- middle of the audience on the floor, at 11:30. owner and commercial real estate the United States in 1998. A profes- ture musical interludes, the always- old from Freehold, Asbury Park, sang the line, “When the change A few words about the legendary developer. She built, and currently sional musician and concert pia- popular basket raffle and door prize, Rumson, Colts Neck and various was made uptown, and the Big Man E Street Band, lacking Clemons and owns, a commercial office building nist, Mrs. Guo Wroe has a piano and refreshments will be served in points in between showed, yet again, joined the band,” and then stopped, organist Danny Federici who died where she runs a successful Execu- studio in Westfield and is also the the garden of one of the homes. how rock and roll is supposed to be giving the crowd a good, long two in 2008, but sounding like a fairly tive Suite business and video music director of two New Jersey Four of the magnificent resi- done—with intensity, joy, bound- minutes to cheer loudly and, per- well-oiled machine: Guitarist dences are located in Westfield and less energy, an appreciation for his haps, shed a tear as a video mon- Steven Van Zandt, who has been one gracious home is in Summit. fans and, with a little help from his tage of Clemons flashed on the big around since the very beginning, This year tourists will also have an friends, namely an expanded E screens above the stage. was his usual “Miami Steve” self, exclusive opportunity to take lun- Street Band that, as it begins its The new “Wrecking Ball” record sharing the mic at times, grinning, cheon at the historic Beacon Hill fifth decade, continues to be the is Springsteen’s most well-received mugging and backing his lifelong Club, conveniently located a stone’s gold standard. since 2002’s “The Rising,” and the friend. Nils Lofgren stood out on throw from the Summit tour resi- Last week’s three-hour show was Madison Square Garden show was guitar, especially his blistering solo dence. a night to remember fallen idols, the most fun Bruce concert I have on “Because the Night.” And Max “The Home Tour is a key element vent a little anger at the country’s been to since that tour. Last week Weinberg’s drums sounded like of the funding mix that’s necessary economic misfortunes, go back in featured eight songs from the new booming cannon fire. to operate the orchestra,” said David time to when Springsteen was more record, half the “Born to Run” Afterwards, outside the Garden Wroe, Music Director of the WSO. a cult music figure than a rock icon record including another show high- on a balmy evening, many were “The ‘Friends’ have been true to and, most of all, to experience the light, “Backstreets,” and seven other talking excitedly about the show. their name in this respect since the unique sense of community and tunes released or written (and Patti Cuozzo, who grew up in the group’s very inception. Supplemen- shared joie de musique that only a unreleased) in the 1970s, including 1970s in Ocean Township, next door tal fund raising is critical because Bruce Springsteen concert provides. “Thundercrack,” a rarely-played to Asbury Park, told The Westfield only about a third of our revenue The tour got underway on March gem from the early ‘70s, “Spirit in Leader and The Scotch Plains- comes from the sale of tickets.” 18, with fans questioning how Bruce the Night” from his debut “Greet- Fanwood Times she and her 14- Mrs. Fickett points out that the and the band would deal with the ings from Asbury Park” record and year-old son Sam drove to the show Westfield area is one of only a few death last June of long-time saxo- long-time fan favorite “Rosalita” from their home in South Carolina. smaller communities nationwide “Bruce never disappoints me and that has a professional symphony his music has helped me through a orchestra.