The Free Concert

Consolation
Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:57:39 +0000

According to Arlo Guthrie’s Wikipedia entry, that was indeed him playing the tambourine, off to Springsteen’s left. (That hair is unmistakable. ) I can’t believe they basically left him out! Maybe he was supposed to be hitting a mark close to Springsteen and didn’t do it. The mystery of who the other guy was remains unsolved. Arlo has performing kids, so it could have been Woodie’s grandson or Pete’s. Pete Seeger is 89. Given that he has basically devoted his life to social justice and civil rights, this must mean a lot to him. It was great to see him up there.