Wow a baby girl. Congrats Whisp, I am so happy for you.

A little Whisperette! Congratulations on the news Whisp!

Whisper,

As a mother of two girls, I suppose I'm a bit partial, but you'll love it, trust me. They are just so neat. Congratulations and good luck to you.


TIS

Thanks a lot guys!! Also as for keeping her away from guys like me, haha I couldn't agree more. Not looking forward to those times ahead haha.

The mother of my child wants to name her, Tatum!!

The fact you are having a daughter will probably be a great thing for you, because you know first hand how guys can be! I'm sure you'll protect her the best you can.

As far as her name, I've always heard Tatum as a guys name, but I wouldn't say it's gender specific. Did she tell you why she likes that name? Just don't name her "Tater Tot" like the comedian Ron White says.

Congrats man


BTW... where you the one who was trying to quit smoking? if so, how has it been going?

Blib - She likes the name cause she thinks it's original and uncommon, plus, she loves those "Unisex" type of names.

Santino Brasi - Failing horribly

COPYCAT!


congrats

I told ya man, I'm stealing ya life.

Congrats, Whisp! A daughter is a true blessing, an expensive one but still a blessing! God has a way of mellowing out us "bad boys"...all of my crew from back in the day had daughters! Three of us hell raisers and 6 daughters between us! Enjoy every day with her and her mom - no matter what she is named she will make you smile everyday!

That's great, Whisper! A healthy child, regardless of the gender, is the most important thing.

Quite a far cry from the rock-n-roll stereotype of groupies, cocaine, and booze!

I visited Hershey as a kid and liked the area. Springsteen played Hershey at the tail end of his last tour in August. This is what his fanzine website "Backstreets" had to say about the Hershey 2008 show:

"Once again, it's E Street Band al fresco. And it's not like they had really scaled back performance-wise in the arenas, but tonight at Hersheypark Stadium it was decidedly a stadium-sized show. Three hours and 29 songs, with a powerhouse eight-song encore, and an emphasis on confections like "Darlington County," "Sunny Day," and "Working on the Highway," which Bruce performed out at the end of the center stage thrust. Those who expected locale-specific treats may have been disappointed -- not even "Candy's Room," let alone "Give the Girl a Kiss," "I Want Candy," "Sugar Sugar" or "Candy Man." Springsteen pulled a sign for "Give the Girl a Kiss" as part of the nightly collection, but otherwise, no apparent sense of the occasion for the Boss.

Instead, the Hershey show was a cover-fest: cover songs opened and closed (as in Charleston), with a total of four in the set -- two of them tour premieres. First up was "Summertime Blues" to open. The next one was a tour premiere from the sign collection -- "Oh my god.... we've created a monster!" said Bruce, faced with literally hundreds of signs, and he gave Little Steven first choice. "Pick one, Steve! We're going with obscurity... start with obscurity..." and Steven opted for John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom." ("Appears hastily assembled," Bruce said of the sign, written on a box lid -- with the even more longshot "London Calling" on the reverse.) Steve also picked "Darlington," which followed -- what, no signs for "Held Up Without a Gun"?

Two more covers came in the encore: "Seven Nights to Rock" had its first U.S. airing on the tour, with Garry stepping up to sing along into Steve's mic, and the tour premiere of Them's "Gloria" was a major highlight to close the show. "Let's take it back to where it all started!" Bruce hollered, bringing up Joe and Johnny Grushecky to jam along.

Another tour premiere was "Part Man, Part Monkey" by request, joining "Boom Boom" to recall the Tunnel of Love Express Tour. And did I say there was local flavor? Well, not of the chocolate variety -- but just down the road from the home of the "Scopes 2" trial, Bruce sent this one out to "the Dover parents, and good science education." "We don't know this one," he said (though 20 years ago, they were playing it practically every night), "See if the band can get it." They got it, just as they've gotten every other curveball Bruce and the signs have thrown their way. Like taking candy from a baby."

Setlist:
Summertime Blues
Radio Nowhere
Out in the Street
Spirit in the Night
The Promised Land
Boom Boom
Darlington County
Waitin' on a Sunny Day
Reason to Believe
Prove It All Night
No Surrender
Because the Night
She's the One
Livin' in the Future
Mary's Place
Working on the Highway
Part Man Part Monkey
The Rising
Last to Die
Long Walk Home
Badlands

Thunder Road
Jungleland
Seven Nights to Rock
Born to Run
Rosalita
Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
American Land
Gloria (with Joe and Johnny Grushecky)

Congrats to ya Whisp

A first born daughter will always be a Daddys girl

My first born was my daughter and then we had three boys so it all worked out fine!

As long as they are healthy and loved it doesn't really matter,they are all precious. Having kids was the best thing (along with marrying Mrs. Y) i ever did.

I had an appointment with the oral surgeon because I had cracked a tooth. It was supposed to be a consultation, but he felt that it was a simple matter so he pulled my tooth! The good news is that I have pain pills. The bad news is that I also have pain.

Still, after it was pulled? That usually helps the pain (I should know!)

That bites.

I remember that pain well. I had 6 dentist visits for one darn tooth. I had to get a root canal. It took two visits to finish that. Then my next visit she put a temporary filling; then a permanent filling; then a temporary crown. At that visit she nipped the back of my tongue with the drill. Talk about painful. I was feeling that for about 5 days. Then just a couple weeks ago I got the permanent crown.

My wife is 2cm dialated and the doc ruptured her membranes....whatever that means. So we might have a baby in the next week.

Good luck, LN!

She'll have a lot of fun, SB. Is she going to the park for the weekend. If so, she would be better off buying discounted tickets at some local establishments in the Hershey area. She could save $10 per ticket. Thgere also may be a discounted weekend pass available through Hersheypark's web site.

My son also has a Memorial Day birthday, the 25th. He's turning 16 and is looking at cars.

Whisper, nothing can melt a man's heart like the smile of his daughter. Enjoy every moment.

Longneck, it sounds as though you're nearing the finish line. Good luck to you and your Mrs.

True enough. That's why when my daughters were still at home, I was in debt up to my eyeballs. But, I wouldn't change things for anything.

Hershey is nice even though some of the residents complain about the heavy aroma of fresh chocolate that fills the air for much of the day. Springsteen will be playing at the new arena for this concert, and not the nearby stadium. I'm not a seasoned concert attendee, but there may be a difference.

This new arena was built a couple of years ago to replace the old arena, which is next to the stadium. The old one was going to be torn down, but the key reason why it remains is because that was the venue where Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points in a game to set a record.

So what kind of car did you buy for your dentist, Beth?!

I'd love to see Springsteen in concert, but I don't think I ever will.

Haha. I think I'm actually putting her future grandkids through college too.

I haven't been to Hershey in over 30 years. We did Hershey/Gettysburg/Amish Country with Girl Scouts when I was a kid. It was a wonderful trip. I've wanted to go back, but for one reason or another, we never got there. My daughter is really looking forward to it, though.

edit: LN, keep us posted!

Anybody have any good stories regarding "brushes with fame"? Any famous folk will do - sports, politics, movies, television, art, etc...

Hi, Mark. Some time ago we had a thread about famous people we've met. Here it is:

http://www.gangsterbb.net/threads/ubbthr...true#Post536475

I am friends with J Geoff on Facebook. Does that count?

Thanks, Kly. Yogi, of course that counts! We may as well stop now, nobody can top that celebrity!