Bruce Springsteen and the power of rock and roll

For several years, I waited for a chance to see my next Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert. Then it was announced he would play at Wrigley Field, and I bought tickets to the show . For many months, I lived my life knowing that the Springsteen show was off in the distance,

Out on the edge

In just about 48 hours from when I’m writing this, the Bruce Springsteen show at Wrigley Field will be wrapping up. When the tickets went on sale, it seemed like a long time away. And now it’s almost here. The passage of time isn’t always something I like, but in this case I’ll take it.

Explaining the Boss

I’ve written a number of posts on this blog about Bruce Springsteen. One of the very first posts I wrote last summer was about Clarence Clemons after he had his fatal stroke. I also wrote about how much I loved Springsteen’s version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and how I wished I could have

Ya better be good for goodness sake

Have you ever turned to a station on the radio and caught the tail end of a song you really wanted to hear? That happened to me as I was driving home from work today. There’s a Christmas radio station here in Chicago, and most of the songs they play I can’t listen to anymore

Three historical relics, two of them unopened

I went to a church rummage sale at just the right time last weekend. To clear everything out, they offered a shopping bag for three dollars, which could then be filled up with whatever you could fit in it. When I went to the books section, I found a boxed set of Bruce Springsteen Live 1975-1985

It ain’t no sin to be glad you’re alive

My family and I ended our summer vacation with a week in South Dakota. Everyone associates the state with Mount Rushmore, but there’s other things to do there as well. One of my favorites, and a place that isn’t like any other I’ve ever seen, is the Badlands. It’s about an hour east of Mount

Best wishes for the Big Man

There is nothing at all like a Springsteen concert. It’s two to three hours (or more) of music, dancing, and energy that just makes you feel more alive. It’s an old cliche, but if someone could find a way to bottle up and sell what Bruce and his band deliver onstage, that person would have