left shoe shuffle wrote on Sep 14^th, 2009 at 6:05pm:



http://jungleland.dnsalias.com:6969/torrents-details.php?id=32385

(never ceases to amaze me though that someone can go to a show, record and upload a recording to a torrent site specific to the artist in question - and STILL not know the name of his backing band - 'East Street Band' for fuxsake)

'Jole Blon' was great in '81. Just missed seeing him play that by a few days. The Gary US Bonds album where they'd duetted on it had just been released a couple of months earlier.  Always a favourite record of mine

Ok, I have to share...

My mother is out of town (the gypsy that she is...) and it's been my assignment to gather her mail every day until she returns.  So today (just like any day) I go the the mail box and take her daily haul of bullshit inside and tossed it on her desk with the rest of the recycled trees...

Low and behold the mail (which is stacked quite high at this point) starts to slide off of her desk and I have to move quickly to avoid a dreaded '52 card pick up'.  I was too late.  Now, I'm on my hands and knees crawling around (dropping f-bombs, mind you!) thinking how one person could accumulate so much fucking mail in one week!!!

Suddenly, in the midst of neatly stacking and separating things into orderly mini-stacks of bills, letters & cards, junk mail and magazines.... I see Bruce.  Yes, THAT Bruce...on the cover of one of her magazines.  My first reaction - WTF is she doing with a Bruce Magazine!!???  (My mother is 77 years old...)  I took a closer look and busted out laughing.

Poor Bruce.  Dude's on the cover of this month's AARP.  It's true  ---> http://www.aarpmagazine.org/inprint.html


My delimma - Should I snatch the ol' girl's copy of AARP and take it with me Sunday in the hopes of snagging an autographed copy (LMAO) - Or, just leave Bruce to age gracefully and wish him well on his impending 60th next week...

LMAO, lefty - are you a government employee?

Nellcote wrote on Sep 16^th, 2009 at 6:40am:


Oh come on...Ancient is a state of mind...

At least you didn't have to go to an older friend and ask for their copy

Nellcote wrote on Sep 16^th, 2009 at 9:18am:

That's a good start.

Two years isnt too bad - considering theyve been working pretty much continuously now for two years anyway.

No doubt Bruce will keep himself busy in between.

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Sep 16^th, 2009 at 6:46pm:



he's done 12 in Ireland since 2005 (seen them all, natch), so I can see your point.

left shoe shuffle wrote on Sep 16^th, 2009 at 8:54pm:

HOT DAMN!

This is interesting! Glory Days Symposium in NJ! We study Bruce in college!




Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We're just over a week away from the Glory Days Symposium. Over 160 people have registered for this exciting event, and there is still time for you to be there too!  You can register on-line now through September 20 at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/glorydays/registration.html.  Want to see all the exciting things happening during the symposium?  Check out the updated agenda at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/glorydays/GloryDaysProgram.pdf. This exciting symposium, organized by Virginia Tech with Penn State Altoona, will run from September 25-27, 2009, with pre-conferenc! e events on September 24. Events will primarily take place at Monmouth University, the Sheraton Eatontown Center, and The Stone Pony.

2. Can't attend all of the symposium? You can purchase one-day passes to the symposium.  Go to http://www.cpe.vt.edu/glorydays/registration.html to register.

3. Just interested in attending the musical events? Purchase tickets at http://www.cpe.vt.edu/glorydays/performances.html through September 20.

Highlights of the symposium include:
Over 130 paper presentations with presenters representing 30 states and eight countries
Tribute to Danny Federici: Robert Santelli, President, The Grammy Museum Vini Lopez, original E Street Band drummer and Tinker West, original manager of Steel Mill
Springsteen: The Road to Resilience in Hard Times: Steven Southwick, Professor, Yale University School of Medicine, Linda Godleski, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine and Dennis Charney, Dean, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Born (Again) in the USA: The Age of Springsteen: Jim Cullen, Author, Born In The U.S.A. and The American Tradition
Collaborating with Bruce Springsteen: Singing and Storytelling with Joe Grushecky, Grammy-winning performer
Springsteen and Social Consciousness Panel, featuring Jen Chapin, musician/social activist, Kathleen DiChiara, President & CEO, Community Food Bank of New Jersey, and Joe D'Urso, musician
Springsteen's Political Development: From No Nukes to Now: Eric Alterman, "The Liberal Media" Columnist, The Nation
Songwriters By The Sea featuring Joe D'Urso, Joe Rapolla, Jen Chapin and other artists to be announced
We Shall Overcome: Jim Musselman, President, Appleseed Recordings
Ten Years Burning Down the Road: Bruce Springsteen in the 21st Century: Lauren Onkey, Vice President of Education and Public Programs, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
In addition to the above featured sessions, special pre-conference events offered on Thursday, September 24 for an additional fee include:
Pre-Conference Session: This session, to be held from 10 am - 1:30 pm on Thursday, September 24, will focus on Springsteen in the Classroom, and will also include additional special features to be announced shortly.
Pre-Conference Tours: These tours, to occur between 2 - 7 pm on Thursday, September 24, will visit Asbury Park, Freehold and Belmar.
Celebrating The Stone Pony and Musical Event: This session, facilitated by Robert Santelli, President of the Grammy Museum, will celebrate the world-famous music club, with panelists including Lee Mrowicki, Kevin Kavanaugh and more. Beginning at 7:30 pm on September 24th, this panel will be followed by music from Boccigalupe and the Badboys, Jon Caspi and Hans Ludvigsson.
Don't miss out on the symposium and its exciting Springsteen-related activities!  Hope to see you in just over a week!
All the best,
Mark Bernhard, Ph.D.
Director
Continuing and Professional Education
Virginia Tech

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I think Bruce's audience got more excited than they do at actual Stones concerts.

Mel Belli wrote on Sep 17^th, 2009 at 8:49am:

LOL....Your probably right Mel.

left shoe shuffle wrote on Sep 17^th, 2009 at 6:05pm:

Bless you, Lefty!!

Been waiting for this one!!!

Bruce to join Elvis Costello on Spectacle

Backstreets contest will get 100 lucky fans inside

Big news: as Elvis Costello begins taping episodes for another season of SPECTACLE, his hit talk/music show on the Sundance Channel, it's just been announced that Bruce Springsteen will be one of his guests for Season Two.

SPECTACLE: ELVIS COSTELLO  WITH... fuses the best elements of talk and music television and invites viewers to enjoy an intimate conversation between the host and his guests, punctuated by rare musical performances by Costello, his guests, and a wide variety of musicians. Season One guests included Sir Elton John, Tony Bennett, John Mellencamp, The Police and President Bill Clinton.

The Springsteen episode tapes a week from tonight, next Friday evening, September 25, when Bruce will join Elvis on stage in front of a live audience in New York City, just two days after his 60th birthday. This isn't a concert, per se -- Costello's show focuses as much or more on talk as it does on music. It should be a special evening, the sort of thing we, as fans, have never seen before.

And more big news: Backstreets is helping get fans in the door.

We'll have 100 tickets to give away to fans who would like to be part of the audience for this special, one-time-only event, to be awarded by random drawing.


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Before you submit your entry, please read the following important conditions.

You must be at least 18 years of age to attend.

Tickets are non-transferrable: Each contest winner will receive two tickets, one for themselves and one for a guest. All tickets will be Will Call only. Contest winners will need to bring ID on the day of the taping to pick up their tickets; the name on the ID must match the name on your contest entry. Tickets are free, and may not be bought or sold.

One entry per person, please: multiple entries will be deleted.

Showtime: The SPECTACLE taping will be taking place in an intimate theater in Uptown Manhattan, on Friday, September 25. Doors open at 7:00 pm and will close prompty at 7:45, for an 8:00 pm show time. There will be no admittance after 7:45, with no exceptions. If work or life would interfere with you being there on time, please refrain from entering the contest to give another fan a chance.

Contest winners must be able to be in Manhattan on short notice: We'll be contacting winners by email by Tuesday, September 22 at the latest. We know fans will be willing to come from far and wide... but if you wouldn't be able to make it to New York City on such short notice, again, please don't throw your hat in the ring -- it's our goal to make sure we get as many fans as possible into those seats.


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Entering the drawing
If all of the above sounds just fine to you and you'd like to try for two free tickets, entering our drawing is simple. Well, you do have to answer one trivia question:


Name a song written by Bruce Springsteen that Elvis Costello has recorded and officially released.


To enter, simply send an email to [email protected] with your answer as the subject line of the email.

Please also be sure to include the following information in the body of the email:


· Your name (as it appears on your ID, for ticket pickup at will call)
· Your age
· Your email address
· Your phone number
· Your guest's name (if known)


*Please take the time to make sure your email is complete; if any of this information is not provided, your entry will be considered incomplete and not be entered into the drawing.
*Only emails with the correct answer to the trivia question will be entered into the drawing.
*Send your email to [email protected]


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Your entry must be received by 10 a.m. on Monday, September 21. Backstreets will hold the drawing that day, randomly selecting 50 winners of two tickets each (determined by random number generator). All winners will be notified via email by Tuesday, September 22 at the latest. They'll receive additional information about show logistics at that time. We'll post a notice on our news page at Backstreets.com on Tuesday, once all winners have been notified.