I wrote the other day that Bruce was laying low. I apologize for that since it's so obviously not true at all. Three performances in a couple of weeks is not exactly laying low. And the one last night at the Carnegie Hall must be candidate for most surreal Springsteen performance ever. The occassion was Sting's annual Rainforest Benefit, which Bruce also took part in back in 1995. That was all good and well. But the lineup.... oh boy, the lineup. Elton John, Sting, Debbie Harry, Shirley Bassey, Lady Gaga on high-toe'd pumps that resembled stilts, and last but not least a dozen male dancers in tight shorts. And there was Bruce in his usual black shirt and golden guitar, looking like the superintendant at an asylum in all his normality. All of this happened as part of the grand finale where all of the night's stars were together on stage for a version of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'". Before that Bruce had performed a couple of songs on his own. A reworked version of "Dancing in the Dark" and a cover of Bryan Adams' "Cuts Like a Knife".

Oh and if you think I'm on crack, see the video below for yourself.