Author: ryanwwhite
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Your new Springsteen desert island disc(s)
A few weeks ago I drove out to Astoria to help my pal Matt Love tape a pilot episode for a radio show about writers and writing. We talked Springsteen and he asked me something along the lines of, “What’s your favorite record? Which record would you take to the desert island?” “Well, those are […]
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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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You–yes you–can help Redray Frazier make a record
A couple of weeks ago, when I was supposed to be home alone with my feet on the wall, I sneaked out of the house, met up with some pals and enjoyed the hell out of two happy hour sets by Redray Frazier at the Laurelthirst Pub. If you don’t know Redray, you should. Because […]
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Dispatches from the Specially-Employed Dads Club: That’s my dude
Girls weekend! My wife, my daughter and my mother-in-law are all headed to the coast. “What are you going to do with your bachelor weekend?” my wife asked. “Have you seen the Miller Lite ad that’s been popping up during every other timeout during NBA games?” “Of course I haven’t.” “Of course you haven’t. There’s […]
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40th Anniversary ‘Born to Run’ poster–for a good cause
The studio where Bruce Springsteen made “Born to Run” is a carwash now. An “Auto Spa,” technically, and I guess there are much less sensical options. I mean, once Mary got in that car and they headed off down “Thunder Road,” it was bound to get dirty. This summer marks the 40th anniversary of Born […]
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