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hat jemand schon das buch vom big man gelesen?

ich fand es echt ganz witzig, nur oft sind die geschichten auch echt nicht wahr

Oh ja, ich hab es gelesen. Und zwar mit großem Vergnügen!!!

Hab mir die Taschenbuchausgabe bestellt ( find die halt immer bequemer zu handhaben beim Lesen, vor allem bei dicken Büchern). Darin sind die Seiten mit den "Flunkerstorys" im Gegensatz zu der gebundenen Ausgabe nicht grau eingefärbt, so dass mir am Anfang oft gar nicht bewusst war, ob es sich jetzt um eine eher wahre oder eher erfundene Geschichte handelt . Wie auch immer - es ist wirklich höchst amüsant und äußerst kurzweilig erzählt vom Big Man. Und die Pointen sind auch ohne weiteres gut zu verstehen - selbst von Leuten, die nicht jeden Morgen ein Englischlexikon zum Frühstück verschlingen.
Ja, oft sind die Storys nicht wahr, aber gut erzählt und: oft hatte ich das Gefühl beim Lesen, bei Big Man, Bruce und der Band ganz nah dabei zu sein.
Ein tolles Buch, fürwahr. Wer es noch nicht hat, dem rate ich, es sich schnell zu besorgen.

E Street's Clemons: Pain will make me stronger

By KILEY ARMSTRONG (AP) – 9.Mai2010

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The Big Man is back.

Last year, E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons arose from a wheelchair to perform at the Super Bowl with Bruce Springsteen after a double knee replacement.

Now he's taking to the stage again after a new struggle to recover from major spinal surgery.

Clemons performed Saturday night at a Hollywood, Fla., benefit for Home Safe, a children's charity.

Clemons had surgery Jan. 13 and is still alternating between a wheelchair and a crutch.

But he told The Associated Press in a recent interview he's winning his battles — including severe, chronic pain and post-surgical depression.

Clemons says if there's an E Street tour in 2011, he'll be ready.
On the Net:

* Clarence Clemons: http://www.clarenceclemons.com
* Home Safe: http://www.HomeSafeforKids.org

Get well Big Man

Denkst du er liest da shier, oder waum auf englisch?

Denkst du er liest da shier, oder waum auf englisch?

The Big Man is back.

E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons, who arose from a wheelchair to perform at the 2009 Super Bowl with Bruce Springsteen after a double knee replacement, is taking the stage again amid a new struggle to recover from major spinal surgery.

The stage “always feels like home. It’s where I belong,” Clemons, a former youth counselor, said after performing at a May 8 benefit for Home Safe, a children’s charity, in Hollywood, Fla.

Clemons, who had surgery Jan. 13, said he’s winning his battles against severe, chronic pain and post-surgical depression. His impish humor helps.

“I’m huge!” he hollered with a grin as he was delivered by wheelchair, sax cradled on his lap, to the stage at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

He stood, switched to his cane, and struggled up three stairs. At home, he occasionally tries to walk without the cane, until his wife catches him.

E Street blood brothers Steven Van Zandt and Max Weinberg sat in as Clemons sang and wailed his sax through a raucous rock ’n’ roll party.

Throughout his performance, Clemons sat on a tall chair. His right foot tapped out a steady beat. His left remained motionless; he’s getting treatment for that.

“God will give you no more than you can handle,” he said. “All this pain is going to come back and make me stronger.

He scheduled his latest surgery during E Street downtime. The band is taking a breather after globe-trotting for the better part of two years.

“I’m always preparing myself for Bruce’s next tour. I never get too far … away from that,” said Clemons.

If it happens, as he hopes, in 2011, “I’ll be ready.”

In the meantime, he savors the small joys – fishing for tarpon, working on behalf of community causes.

And Michael Jackson, too.

“I didn’t think I’d ever be a Michael Jackson fan. But … watching him move, watching him dance, is so encouraging for me,” Clemons said.

“I want to be able to dance again. I keep that vision in my mind.”