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Bruce Springsteen, the passing of his mother, his impromptu 63rd birthday party in 2012, and becoming the elder generation

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One of the most ironic things about getting older is that, mentally at least, you rarely feel your own age.  Your body might be well past your middle years, but in your head you’re still a teenager.  This fiction is far easier to keep when your parents are still alive because no matter how old… Continue reading Bruce Springsteen, the passing of his mother, his impromptu 63rd birthday party in 2012, and becoming the elder generation

Meeting Across the River: Bruce Springsteen’s lyrical genius in one understated song

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Sometimes, less is more and the penultimate track from Born to Run is certainly one of those times.  In just twenty eight lines lacking a chorus or any musical bombast, Springsteen spins a tale of a down on his luck wannabe gangster embarking on an unknown caper, told as a conversation between an unnamed narrator… Continue reading Meeting Across the River: Bruce Springsteen’s lyrical genius in one understated song