In love with a Jersey girl in Kuwait?

Audience applauding, whistling, cheering, shouting, buzzing, murmuring… A the man walks on stage, a roar goes through the audience, cheering, whistling, shouting… the man says:
-“This’s the last dance…” (people cheering, applauding… )

- I got no time for the corner boys… (audience cheering)
Down in the street making all that noise… (applauds…)
Or the girls out on the avenue (shouts)
`cause tonight I wanna be with you…

Tonight I'm gonna take that ride... (audience singing along)
Across the river to the Jersey side… (roaring out loud)
Take my baby to the carnival
And I'll take her on all the rides…

'Cause down the shore everything's all right...
You and your baby on a Saturday night
You know that all my dreams come true —
When I'm walkin' down the street with you
Sha la la la la la, sha la la la la la, sha la la la la la
I'm in love with a Jersey girl

Now, I’m not in love with a Jersey girl, but a Stockholm girl and it is Saturday down by the seafront. Out walking again, pleasant weather, 24 °C and slight breeze from the Gulf - sure beats the cold winter in Europe :) but after all the walking this weekend my legs are a bit soar. For some reason I'm listening to Springsteen, again, why this old friend nostalgia?

Very nice ambling along the seafront, beautiful views with Kuwait City's landmarks on the other side of the bay. Lots of friends and families walking, talking, playing football with their kids or teaching them how to use the bike or the roller blades, having BBQ right on the sandy beaches or dinner at the upmarket restaurants...

So far Kuwait has really surprised me in a very positive way :) Hard to believe the hardships of Iraq are only a few kilometers to the north :(

- I see you on the street and you look so tired
I know that job you got leaves you so uninspired
When I come by to take you out to eat
You're lyin' all dressed up on the bed baby fast asleep

… Go in the bathroom and put that makeup on... (audience singing)
We're gonna take these little brats and drop'em off at your mom's... (extatic cheering)
I know a place where the dancing's free
Now baby won't you come with me

Oh, I sooo badly wish that was true, that we could take the kids and drop them off at your mom’s and then go out for some nice dining and dancing, god I miss you Sarah!

Salmiya, Kuwait, Saturday 16th Jan - 2010