The Big Man was kind of scary when I first encountered him at Winterland in late '75/early '76 on the Born to Run tour. I was belly up to the stage and he towered over the crowd and was very imposing and mean looking. Soon his famous Santa Claus laugh echoed through the hall and the real Clarence Clemons came through. We have been lucky to know him and Bruce was lucky to have Clarence as part of his legacy. I'm going to miss him every time I hear his sax or voice and remember how his warmth always came through.
