Gazza wrote on Jun 29^th, 2008 at 6:55pm:


LOL...The hardest working man in showbiz? 

"BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND LIVE FROM EUROPE
SIRIUS will broadcast exclusively from a concert performance by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band live in Göteborg, Sweden. The rare broadcast event will air on E Street Radio Ch. 10 on July 4, with coverage beginning at 1 pm ET. SIRIUS host and Bruce Springsteen biographer Dave Marsh will lead the special broadcast of a live July 4th-themed show, segueing into the concert in Sweden to bring listeners selected live songs."

PartyDoll MEG wrote on Jun 30^th, 2008 at 10:11am:


It was pretty much an ecstasy overload!

Gazza wrote on Jun 30^th, 2008 at 10:18am:


Sounds like Bruce isn't the only one who got a happy ending!

Glad you had a great time Gazza.  I don't know.  After reading your comments on the show, and watching the videos Meg posted, this maybe better than Waits.  I'll find out in Hershey.  However, I'll let Lefty do the talking afterwards.  He is much better with that than I am.  I tried my best to describe the Mr. Waits experience.

ASBURY PARK — Madam Marie Costello, who had told fortunes since the 1930s and became famous in rock music history for her presence and predictions on the Asbury Park boardwalk, died Friday, her great-granddaughter, Sally Costello said today.

Family members were attending morning services today, Costello said.

The psychic reader and advisor was in her mid-90s, and became known worldwide from Bruce Springsteen's homage to her in his music, specifically the song, "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)."

''She really wasn't sick. She just wasn't feeling well,'' Costello said. ""She was very, very strong until the day she died.''

Sally Costello is one of the family members who still does readings at the Madam Marie booth not far from Convention Hall on the boardwalk.

Marie Costello, herself, closed down her regular operations on the boardwalk in the mid-1990s after a dropoff in business. She continued telling fortunes in Ocean Township.

sweetcharmedlife wrote on Jun 30^th, 2008 at 9:22pm:

Gazza wrote on Jul 1^st, 2008 at 2:44pm:

PartyDoll MEG wrote on Jul 2^nd, 2008 at 7:17am:




Yee Haw

New 4-track download mp3 available on Amazon from 15th July :



MP3 Songs 

   1. Always A Friend (Live Version featuring Alejandro Escovedo) 4:51
   2. The Ghost Of Tom Joad (Live Version featuring Tom Morello) 8:40
   3. Turn! Turn! Turn! (Live Version featuring Roger McGuinn) 4:10
   4. 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) (Live Version featuring Danny Federici) 7:08


Info here :

http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Tour-Highlights/dp/B001C0DJ5K/ref=dm_ap_alb1?ie=UTF8...

Presumably the version of 'Sandy' is from Danny's farewell guest appearance in Indianapolis.

Apart from the McGuinn song, all of these songs have appeared on the official site on video. The version of GOTJ is the high point of the entire tour for me so far.

Here is the rest of the scoop on the Magic Tour Highlights(from backstreets):

MAGIC TOUR FOUR-TRACK LIVE EP DUE JULY 15
Special guests in the spotlight on new digital release
With official live Springsteen recordings few and far between (even though they've stepped up the game in recent years), we've always been fans of the Chimes of Freedom EP model -- no grand statement or tour summation, just getting great live music out fast. Twenty years later, we've got something of the same species: a four-track live EP with recordings from mere months ago, to be released even as the Magic tour continues.

Magic Tour Highlights, available in less than two weeks, embraces the digital era, delivering mp3s and videos online with no physical release currently planned. The EP will be available for download from all digital downloads stores, including the iTunes Store and Amazon.com.

Four songs from Bruce and the E Street Band's spring 2008 U.S. leg have been selected, each highlighting a special guest -- if you count Danny Federici's re-emergence for his only 2008 appearance, what turned out to be his final performance in Indianapolis. A "guest spot" or not, it was an emotional high point of the tour that's captured here, along with three other unique performance highs. The tracks:

    * "Always a Friend" with Alejandro Escovedo (April 14, Houston)
    * "The Ghost of Tom Joad" with Tom Morello (April 7, Anaheim)
    * "Turn! Turn! Turn!" with Roger McGuinn (April 23, Orlando)
    * "4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" with Danny Federici (March 20, Indianapolis)

In addition to the audio tracks, each of these will be available in accompanying live videos. The recordings were mixed by Bob Clearmountain and mastered by Bob Ludwig; Thom Zimny handled re-editing on the videos.

The artists, songwriters, and music publishers are waiving all of their royalties, and Columbia Records is donating all of its net profits, for all sales to benefit The Danny Federici Melanoma Fund. The iTunes Store is donating their first year's net profits as well. Magic Tour Highlights will be available for download beginning July 15.

Word is the NFL does not want Bruce to play the Super Bowl, because he might get on his soap box.  Fear of another wardrobe malfunction?