Tag Archives: Bruce Springstgeen
A U2 Flashback
On Fridays this year I have been reposting material rom the early days of this blog to fit whatever day it is. This one, for example, is from June 14, 2017, but was written several years before that. My friend Bruce, who first published this, died while I was living in Germany. I never got […]
Wanna Buy A Car?
Those who aren’t sports fans watch the Super Bowl for the commercials. It is the most watched television event of the year, with advertisers paying millions of dollars for a short spot and putting their most creative advertising minds to work on the product. As a Canadian, I rarely watch the game – and if […]
Western Stars
It wasn’t what I expected. Perhaps it was better. Sometimes on the plane you don’t know what you are choosing. Bruce Springsteen’s song “Western Stars” is about am aging cowboy/actor. I had thought the movie was a dramatization, with the eponymous album as a soundtrack. I figured it would kill an hour or so on a […]
21st Century Church
I went to a church service on a Sunday night in June – but couldn’t quite figure out what the religion was. I wanted to experience first-hand a Mumford and Sons concert. I like their music and their rise has been almost meteoric, from unknowns to superstars. The Ottawa show, their first ever here, sold […]
20 Feet From Stardom
I missed that the 2014 Academy Award for best documentary film went to a movie about background vocalists in pop music titled 20 Feet From Stardom. But I made up for that recently and watched the film, attracted to it because I recognized the names of the stars. I am an voracious reader. If it’s […]
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