From the Associated Press:
MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) - Bruce Springsteen astonished the Bonnaroo crowd with a passionate three-hour performance, offering sweat and rock 'n' roll to inspire, he said, in "hard times."
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"We didn't come all the way down to the beautiful Tennessee hills just to rock the house," said Springsteen early in the performance. "We came down here tonight because we want to build a house. That's right. Right here in this field. ... A house of love. A house of hope."
Sure, but given the ticket prices that were charged, the only thing being built was Springsteen's bank account. Big time.
BTW, we're certainly living in the "Age of Obama" when part of the price of admission is a mandated charitable donation.
Showing posts with label Bruce Springsteen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bruce Springsteen. Show all posts
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Monday, February 09, 2009
The Troubadour's Lament
You have to hand it to the liberal troubadour -- Bruce Springsteen. He gouges his fans and then apologizes. Obviously, the phrase "talk is cheap" wasn't part of the lexicon in working class New Jersey. We do know that "optimizing profits" is the talk of his new home in California
For starters, he pitches yet another greatest hits compilation by retailing it solely through Wal Mart. (You know, the place where the working class goes to shop.) Anyway, this rubbed the anti-union types wrong. So Bruce, wishing to maintain his liberal street cred, apologizes.
Then there is the issue of his ticket prices. Apparently, Ticketmaster, which was selling tickets for his upcoming tour, directed potential buyers to another website which charged higher prices for the tickets. Uh-oh.
Springsteen doesn't need the cash and it seems that the only thing he's getting from these deals is grief. Nonetheless -- the myth will remain because he croons about the suffering masses. (That has to be the reason why he has such an ironic nickname of "The Boss.")
By the way, $90 seems a lot for a nostalgia show.
For starters, he pitches yet another greatest hits compilation by retailing it solely through Wal Mart. (You know, the place where the working class goes to shop.) Anyway, this rubbed the anti-union types wrong. So Bruce, wishing to maintain his liberal street cred, apologizes.
Then there is the issue of his ticket prices. Apparently, Ticketmaster, which was selling tickets for his upcoming tour, directed potential buyers to another website which charged higher prices for the tickets. Uh-oh.
Springsteen doesn't need the cash and it seems that the only thing he's getting from these deals is grief. Nonetheless -- the myth will remain because he croons about the suffering masses. (That has to be the reason why he has such an ironic nickname of "The Boss.")
By the way, $90 seems a lot for a nostalgia show.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Watching the Snow Fall
Thoughts as the snow falls...
I've noticed a few bloggers commenting about Maureen Dowd and Bob Herbert's op-eds in The New York Times. My thought -- do people expect something new from these guys? They've been on auto pilot (e.g., W. is responsible for everything bad) for years. Anthony Lewis made a career out of writing the same thing over and over.
Is is me but is Obama's domestic policy aimed at a foreign audience with a foreign policy aimed at a domestic audience?
Most of the young 'uns that I knew were big on Ron Paul. I guess it's because he wouldn't hand them a ginormous bill (in the form of the ineptly developed "stimulus" bill). Now, all those young folks who supported Obama -- it's time to put your money where your mouth is. Big time.
Bruce Springsteen, John Kerry's troubadour, has a new album out. There was a time when I would find that mildly exciting. However, years ago he decided that his demographic were lefties from the 1960s and 1970s. If his care for the common man was more than just a marketing gimmick, he could have played to packed houses in Iraq and Afghanistan -- even if they weren't the desired demographic. Then again, there's no money in that.
The New York sportswriters and talking heads ought to throw Joe Torre a party. His book, which I'm unsure if anyone has read yet, has caused plenty of ink to be spilled in what is the 7 lean weeks of New York sports. It was scary -- sportswriters would have to learned what constitutes "icing" in hockey and other arcana.
What happens if Blago is impeached but later not found guilty?
I've noticed a few bloggers commenting about Maureen Dowd and Bob Herbert's op-eds in The New York Times. My thought -- do people expect something new from these guys? They've been on auto pilot (e.g., W. is responsible for everything bad) for years. Anthony Lewis made a career out of writing the same thing over and over.
Is is me but is Obama's domestic policy aimed at a foreign audience with a foreign policy aimed at a domestic audience?
Most of the young 'uns that I knew were big on Ron Paul. I guess it's because he wouldn't hand them a ginormous bill (in the form of the ineptly developed "stimulus" bill). Now, all those young folks who supported Obama -- it's time to put your money where your mouth is. Big time.
Bruce Springsteen, John Kerry's troubadour, has a new album out. There was a time when I would find that mildly exciting. However, years ago he decided that his demographic were lefties from the 1960s and 1970s. If his care for the common man was more than just a marketing gimmick, he could have played to packed houses in Iraq and Afghanistan -- even if they weren't the desired demographic. Then again, there's no money in that.
The New York sportswriters and talking heads ought to throw Joe Torre a party. His book, which I'm unsure if anyone has read yet, has caused plenty of ink to be spilled in what is the 7 lean weeks of New York sports. It was scary -- sportswriters would have to learned what constitutes "icing" in hockey and other arcana.
What happens if Blago is impeached but later not found guilty?
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