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Monday, March 25, 2019

Eric Church

The success of Eric Church's country single 'Springsteen' has not gone unnoticed by its namesake. It was recently revealed that Church got a handwritten note from Bruce Springsteen telling how pleased he was with the song.
The letter was delivered by Springsteen's tour manager, Wayne LeBeaux on Church's bus. "[LeBeaux] came on the bus and was telling me this story," Church told Billboard. "As they were leaving the Fenway show, [Springsteen] said, 'Wayne, what are you doing this weekend?' 'I'm going to see Eric Church.' "No kidding,' and [Springsteen] took out a set list and wrote me a great note, filled up the whole back of the set list talking about how he was a fan of the song, how his family was a fan of the song. He signed it and said 'I hope we cross paths somewhere' and told [LeBeaux], 'Make sure you deliver this to Eric.'"

Church, who took the note and locked it up in an undisclosed location for safe keeping, was thrilled to hear from the Boss. "It's a pretty incredible note," he continued. "It's the first time I've officially heard from him. I had heard he was a fan of the song, but it's the first time I officially heard. It means the world to me -- and the set list is three hours and 37 minutes. That impressed me, too."

'Springsteen' reached No. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart and also crossed over to No. 19 on the Hot 100. The song is not about Bruce Springsteen, but about the power of music to call up memories of lost loves, in this case one that took crested at a Springsteen concert. Titles of four of Springsteen's biggest are referenced in the lyrics.

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Iceland Airport

2005-06-30 - KEFLAVIK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, KEFLAVIK, ICELAND

DANCING IN THE DARK / BOBBY JEAN / THIS HARD LAND / WORKING ON THE HIGHWAY / DOES THIS BUS STOP AT 82ND STREET? / I'M ON FIRE

Bruce's first ever appearance in Iceland and his only performance there to date. Impromptu performance on stopover en route to the U.S.A., Bruce gets off the plane and proceeds to play six tracks, mainly to airport personnel working the late-shift.

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Questlove on Springsteen

"When Bruce came on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, that was one of the most magical moments ever in the show. He’s so all-inclusive, and so not full of ego. I mean, I’ve seen acts walk through here with, like, 12 bodyguards just to go to the bathroom. Meanwhile, Springsteen walks in our dressing room without knocking, takes a guitar and starts telling us about Nebraska. That’s just him. When we performed “E Street Shuffle,” he just said, “Follow my lead,” and brought the audience up to dance with us. We were all out on the floor, including the entire staff – wardrobe, makeup, producers, everything. He just has this circus-ringleader quality about him. It’s awesome."

Friday, August 24, 2018

She's a Good Woman

This was the very quote from my colleague when I described how Trina put pictures up of me, and especially my kids, around the house. She did this even before the wedding in July!! She is kind, faithful, considerate, generous, and bee-you-ti-full!!! Check this post out 8 years ago..

Friday, November 19, 2010 Dating: In Search of... At our Staff Retreat last weekend, I made a statement about my "lame" dating life. I said to Pastor Richey, Michelle, and Margaret..."I need to find a woman I can lead and be the more dominant person in the relationship." He replied, "No, I don't think you have to be more dominant...it's not in your genes. You need a woman who will love you for who you are." Wow...I turned away and wept a little, as they continued talking about something else. I heard nothing for the next few minutes.

I love her and stoked to walk with her the rest of my life.