From: John David SoutherSubject: Thanks from JD Souther Bob, Nothing appeals to me like a maverick and you definitely don’t wear anyone’s brand but your own. You’re one of a kind writing has cracked me up, made me scratch my head and look for the material covered, and now filled me with surprise and gratitude. […]

Them – Mystic Eyes/Gloria (Music Hall de France, 1965 Speaking of riveting live performances… While I’ve got your attention, watch this. It ain’t slick, and that’s its charm.  Take a look at the audience.  Even the oldster is into it! Despite being a TV mix, you can hear all the instruments.  The drumming is so […]

Best ever performance of Rosalita? – Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Bruce Springsteen may have been on the covers of both "Time" and "Newsweek", but he was positively unknown.  This was half a decade before MTV, long before Reagan legitimized greed and money became more important than music.  The only way to hear […]

If the Big Man can die, so can I. Bruce Springsteen hasn’t written a hit in years.  But we go to the show to remember.  Who we once were.  When we had hope, when we believed, when we still had hair, when we were skinny. Danny Federici was bad enough.  Then again, there’s been some […]