Sunday
Ever tried to have a conversation with someone when they are wearing a mask? I don’t mean a fancy dress mask, Halloween mask, cat and whiskers, or a masquerade ball mask. I mean a full on, industrial metal welder’s mask. It’s harder than you may think. That’s why, a few Sundays ago I found myself…
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Saturday
Not long ago I wrote a Beginner’s Guide To ‘Doing’ Bruce Springsteen live. I warned that when the concerts ended, I might face an urgent need to buy more tickets and try to prevent the Bruce Blues for as long as possible. It’s really hard to control myself when that feeling starts creeping up on…
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Monday
Belfast was always going to be a special show for me. I’ve been visiting the city for years. Home of my grandparents, I’ve spent long summer holidays playing in the street, kicking a football against the wall and waiting for the chimes of the ice cream man. As you may have seen me mention just…
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Monday
Each time I set off for another Springsteen show I get asked why I’m going to another, “aren’t you tired of hearing the same old songs the whole time”. I try to explain, exasperated, that every show is different, there’s so many songs to hear that no Springsteen concert is ever the same. It’s not…
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Monday
If there’s a load of typos and spelling mistakes in this post I’m sorry. I’m sat on my sofa the day after Springsteen at Hard Rock Calling and I am whacked. Who knew watching Bruce and the band could be so exhausting? So Hard Rock Calling was my third Springsteen show this year. It seems…
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Saturday
Fans become familiar with Bruce Springsteen‘s music in many different ways, but I have my dad to thank for introducing me to Bruce. Before I came along, my dad was one of the lucky ones at Hammersmith in the 70s. At Wembley in 1981, when he was supposed to be taking it easy in a wheel chair…
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Sunday
*This post first appeared on Time Out, on Friday 14th June. Living in London, I’ve developed quite a list of my favourite places to eat, drink and be merry. Whilst I appreciate it’s unlikely this will ever happen, I can’t help but daydream about the chance of taking Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band…
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Tuesday
With the Australian leg of the Wrecking Ball tour over, it’s a matter of days before Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band arrive in Europe for the next set of dates. I’ve been waiting for this since I saw the band get rudely cut off mid-song in London last year. I’m counting down the…
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Tuesday
Finding other Bruce fans is such a treat, but when you find people who are both burger and Bruce lovers – well that’s even better! That’s why I was so happy when fellow burger fanatic @Burgeracblog revealed that he is also partial to a bit of Bruce. Albeit not to the same extent, he dabbles…
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Wednesday
Imagine being at a food market in London on a Friday night, cruising around the stalls, sussing out what you fancy for dinner, when who should you see before you? Jake Clemons. That’s exactly what happened to my friend a few weeks back. While I was bopping along to Southside Johnny, my friend literally bumped…
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