Month: August 2015
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‘Born to Run’ turns 40
Forty years ago today, Born to Run was released. Was finally released. Was unleashed. Born to Run changed everything for Bruce Springsteen. It’s full of hopes and dreams and desperate lust for a future somewhere other than here–wherever your particular here might be. It’s a hot summer night. It’s a screen door slamming. It’s a car speeding off…
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This fantastic photo
Spent an enjoyable afternoon in Nashville a few weeks ago wandering about the Country Music Hall of Fame. Spent an especially nice hour or so checking out Dylan, Cash and the Nashville Cats: A New Music City. Of that hour, a good 15 minutes might have been enjoyed in front of this photo. You know two…
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Postcards from Margaritaville: May contain soy
For who, really, is the sucker? The sucker, or the sucker who buys the suckers?
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On the road again … in search of Margaritaville
I was squatting a food court table at Detroit’s Metro Airport on Wednesday night, keeping careful watch on a coloring book, crayons, a couple of water bottles, some stuffed animals, crumbling snacks and an iPad paused on some shit bit of Barbie brand management. Our flight was delayed, but that had nothing to do with the state of…
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