Good for Bruce....my whole family is going to see him and the E STreet band Friday night!
Good timing for the announcement.

Has-Been Backs Never-Was

What an elitist SOB!

-Corky S. McBegginstrip

'Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to condescend!

Good for Bruce....my whole family is going to see him and the E STreet band Friday night!
Good timing for the announcement.

Posted by danni at 2008-04-16 11:11 AM | Reply


Let me guess, you won the tickets, you mooched them from your ex, or your kid stole them?
With all of the crying poor you do there is no way you or your children could afford those tickets.

So do I.

-Ness Gadol

Bruce Springsteen sounds like he's constipated when he sings.
Don't have any of his CD's and never will.

There's a new "x" in Obama's negative column.

"With all of the crying poor you do there is no way you or your children could afford those tickets."

First, I don't "cry poor". I'm not poor. I live well.
Second, I bought all the tickets as Christmas gifts so that we could all have a night out together.
BTW, my ex is actually coming with us.

First, I don't "cry poor". I'm not poor. I live well.


Posted by danni at 2008-04-16 12:28 PM | Reply


First, you constantly have cried poor. If things have changed for the better then believe it or not, I'm happy for you.
Have a good time, family time is important.

Surprise, surprise! Well, that'll help him with the bitter, small-town voters!

It sure helped Kerry. But, at least he cares.

I'm a small town voter. I have lots of guns. I haven't been in a church in 42 years (Not long enough). I am not at all bitter. And I'll probably vote for Nader since "NONE OF THE ABOVE" won't be on the ballot.

Nothing like millionaires telling us which millionaire to vote for. Anyone who bases their vote on an "endorsement" is too stupid to figure out who to vote for on their own, especially an endorsement from an artist as shitty as Bruce Springsteen.

Bruce Springsteen might endorse Obama but he ain't the Boss of me!

Wow, Joe, wealth envy and a dig at Springsteen's artistic ability, all in one single sentence. That's the Angry Joe we've come to know around here! (For the record, I'm not a Springsteen fan either, but that doesn't mean the guy is a shitty artist.)

I saw Bruce in Chicago last year and his vertical jump while rocking out is down to like 6 inches.

I don't envy anyone's wealth, Munty. I simply don't think that millionaires can relate to average Americans to the point at which their opinion on who I should vote for would mean anything. And I stick by my opinion on his artistic abilities, which is completely subjective.

"Let me guess, you won the tickets, you mooched them from your ex, or your kid stole them?
With all of the crying poor you do there is no way you or your children could afford those tickets."

Nah, she stole them from some illegal Mexicans she had to babysit for to pay the bills.

(For the record, I'm not a Springsteen fan either, but that doesn't mean the guy is a shitty artist.)
Posted by mOntecOre


HEY, YOU TWO! Joe & Monte - Bruce is actually quite a good artist - at making shitty music.

Starting with "Greetings From Asbury Park" to "Darkness on the Edge of Town" Springsteen's albums were some of the best music to come out of the seventies.

His concerts were the best-period.

The song "Born to Run" is the quintessential rock and roll song: girls, cars and rebellion sung with passion but without the over the top machismo BS attitude you find in heavy metal and other such pretenders to that title.


From the "River" to today his material is good to mediocre at best.


While I liked him as a teen and tween, I hardly listen to him now. For me his endorsement of a candidate means no more or less than any other citizen's of the US.

Cheers

OK, here we go again. Let's all pretend that Bruce is still relevant.

I know, I know, he had a few hits, what like 30 years ago and he had a certain coolness about him when I was trying to grow my first moustache, but for fuck's sake, who really gives a rats ass about what he thinks about politics now?

Grendel, I wouldn't even say his music lives up to mediocre anymore.

Some people still idolize Bruce, and typically they lean a bit left. This may mean a small bump for Obama.

Heck, people voted for Bush because they thought they might like to have a beer with him! I shit you not.

From the "River" to today his material is good to mediocre at best.
Posted by Grendel


I agree. Also: never play "The River" at a wedding party.


Lipzoid - FF

Yeah, but Thunder Road was still a great song...

Springstein performed for Kerrey in Ohio.

Who. The. Fuck. Cares.

He also endorses Microsoft Vista!

Do you remember when Saturday Night Live used to be funny?

In the seventies they did a skit/fake commercial (I can't remember exactly) in which they predicted that classic rock songs would be used for advertisement jingles in the future.

It was very funny. The one I remember was:

Talking 'bout my Kennelration


There were other ones; I wish I could remember them.

Cheers

What about the Big Man, Clarence Clemons?

What about the Big Man, Clarence Clemons?
Posted by wisgod


He's so rich he can afford saxophone lessons but for some reason still refuses.

Oh and he endorses Gary "U.S." Bonds.

I hear Pat Boone is coming out for McCain.

never play "The River" at a wedding party.

Posted by MrFair at 2008-04-16 01:27 PM | Reply

That is some good advice.

The only bigger buzzkill I know of is "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." If you want to end a party earlier, play that little gem for your guests.

It always makes me laugh when I see people on the Internet diss old rock stars. Most of the posters are probably working some boring 9 to 5 job making a mediocre salary while that aging rocker is sitting on a beach in Tahiti sipping a cold drink.

The only bigger buzzkill I know of is "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." If you want to end a party earlier, play that little gem for your guests.
Posted by anton


And for dessert: "Timothy" by The Buoys...

"Do you remember when Saturday Night Live used to be funny?"

Barely.
Samurai hit man was pretty good, though.

"Cheeburger, Cheeburger, Cheeburger!"

knock, knock..... "Land Shark."

no coke
only pepsi

Puppy Uppers
Doggie Downers

"Land Shark"

Corky- I told you before, you just can't get Hillary out of your head, can you?

Candygram

Oops! Some of those are like Sit, they don't work.....

Sit, you ignorant slut!

We're from France.

Danack Rhoid

I wonder if Father Guido Sarducci was invited to greet the Pope at the White House.

I thought he died Zat.

Then he won't interrupt.

I'm going to have to watch Blues Brothers again.

Second, I bought all the tickets as Christmas gifts so that we could all have a night out together.
BTW, my ex is actually coming with us.

Posted by danni at 2008-04-16


this may or may not surprise you...

good for you taking the whole brood,...do it EVERY CHANCE you get. take it from me in this case. EVERY TIME YOU GET A CHANCE do something with those children even if they are grown.

WAIT A MINUTE...whats this...the boss is telling me to vote for barry hussein.

well shit that does it for me. I always go with what people from new jersey tell me......

"good for you taking the whole brood,...do it EVERY CHANCE you get. take it from me in this case. EVERY TIME YOU GET A CHANCE do something with those children even if they are grown."

Right on BLT!

It's the best part of life!

From an Old Grandpa with 8 little mean firecracker shooters.

Good point BLT...

Chevy Chase and Richard Pryor doing the word association job interview skit...classic...and mostly ad libbed.

I hear Pat Boone is coming out for McCain.

Posted by Jomama at


FINNALY a funny comment about his age.......

and it had to come from YOU????? lol

Saw him a week ago Tuesday. Who gives a fuck who he endorses (only a fool)? Give me a fucking break.

I read that Charlie Manson endorses obama also.

Danni,

I can see you do not work for a living. So, how is it you live well? I did not realize welfare paid that well.

BTW, I won mine.

"FINNALY a funny comment about his age.......

and it had to come from YOU????? lol"

I work in mysterious ways.

Elton John, Bruce springsteen, Barbara Steisand, tom Cruise, or Mr green Jeans...who gives a fuck which candidate a celebrity endorses??????

Wow, the right wing knocks on liberals are sooooooo yesterday.
Oh my, we all want illegal Mexican folk to over run the country...
Oh my, horror of horrors -- commies! Pinkos!
Granola! Latte sippers! Elitists (educated)!
San Fransisco, baby killing terrorist appeasers...
Booooorrrrrrrring. Get a new act, ladies and gents. You're so old, you're beginning to stink. But two can play at this game. The right is so obvious, and so very wrong. The nation is waking up to it. Elitist? Hey, Bill Kristol, Rich Lowery and mega millionaire and fine purveyor of laughable idiocy, S. Hannity -- stop making yourself the issue. You're elitists. And we know that. Obama? Sure, he's a politician from humble beginnings, but elitist? Haven't seen it. Elitists use people as pawns in their games. Elitists start wars and don't give an f how the folks who fight said war feel. Yes, elitist piggie douchebags who's reckoning is a comin'. And on that note: I think Springsteen is a great rock/folk artist no matter what his politics might be. Charlton Heston on the other hand was a truly horrendous actor -- save for hitting the right note of cynicism and disgust the times deserved in Planet Of The Apes.

kingzilla,

You are a FOOL, Lord help you. springsteen sucks, I saw him a week ago Tuesday, won the tickets, and he sucked.

CH was a GREAT actor.

Time to leave yor moms basement and get some fresh air, a job, a girlfriend and a life.

Never understood the attraction to a Jew rocker who screams. Reminds me of a Seinfeld character.

GoBama! 2008!

08R4ever

Mr. Heston had the range of a constipated barnicle. Which doesn't mean I didn't enjoy a number of his performances. The aforementioned Planet Of The Apes as well as El Cid
show him in entertaining form. He was ludicrous in a great movie -
Touch Of Evil, and wonderfully, unintentionally campy and amateuristic in The Ten Commandments (silliest movie ever) and
Ben Hur. As for leaving my mom's basement, ha! You so funny!
Now go watch the Omega Man.

So, you do live with your parents. Pathetic.

I'm 73, friend. Built water wells in Sierra Leone. Ate a tiger's eye on a particularly dismal Easter Sunday. Drank bat blood in Cambodia with a one armed man named San. Saw a woman levitate out of a crashed plane in Bali. Wrote two tv pilots (sold but not produced alas) and have seen countless men and women die heroic, tragic, meaningful and needless deaths. All of it outside of the basement I never had as I was raised in a cold water rail road flat in Hell's Kitchen. So, I say again, ha! You so funny!
(Oh and for a real laugh, check out Heston in a terrible production of A Man For All Seasons. It's on video somewhere and should be required for all fans of jambon.)

"Wow, the right wing knocks on liberals are sooooooo yesterday."

Nice post, King. But - just reminiscing - was there ever a more elite elitist than Bill Buckley? I mean ... this guy oozed elitism from every New Haven pore. herm

Bill Buckley was a fun, erudite, owner of a whipcord vocabularly which caressed as it raised welts. He was also an elitiest tool. But he had class and practiced his silver spoon in mouth conservatism
with a degree of grace lacking in incontinent baboons like J. Goldberg, Hannity, or the smegma slice some call Bill Kristol. Look, man, I'm biased. I think conservative leaders in this country, at this time, are traitors to the nation. And should be treated as such. But, like I said, I'm biased. I happen to love an America for all Americans, y'know. That's just me.

Gee wiz,
Oprah, Teddy Kennedy, Michael Moron and now Springsteeeen...

With endorsements like that Nobama should have no problem winning the Presidency of the has been and never was club....

misterzilla,
please....I guess we could debate heston's acting skills but he was a giant in one area that hollywood looks at really hard. his big movies
were big moneymakers and won many oscars,....ben hur
so I guess you could challenge his thespian skills, but the boxoffice success cant be discounted. one example I could use would be adam sandler. what a joke during his early movies and admittedly, he has grown in range and ability, but those early ones were pittifuly boring and tasteless and made tons of money and popular....so which ones are looked upon as better?
and I really dont think anyone has a 2nd thought about who endorses who in the world of celebraties. a politican's endorsement carries a whole lot more weight EXCEPT maybe oprah because so many....WOMEN,.....think she is some kind of big deal...but hey OPRAH>....GIVE ME A NEW CAR and I will take it all back.

and look....springsteen is a well regarded singer, not because of technique or anything like that but because of style. you know..sort of like my writing style...not always textbook but VERY EFFECTIVE...........hee hee

As someone who grew up on the Jersey Shore, I laugh at Bruce Springsteen. When I was in Junior High school he was the washed up former rock star who lived down the street( Telegraph Hill, Holmdel, NJ)in the farm house. Then Born in America traded up and he moved to Rumson, NJ. Both towns are very conservative, although the liberals are slowly moving in from NYC. I think it is pretty amusing that Springsteen is a liberal musician that has lived in two of the most conservative towns in NJ. It must be the fact that hedge funds/Wall Street employs the majority of the two towns homeowners.

Bruce Springsteen politics is amusing. He is not the most intelligent guy in the world and the people that know him from NJ will mostly agree. Maybe he should go live in a liberal town like Asbury Park. His Blue Collar town is now known as the Gay Riviera. Of course he wouldn't want to slum it and live in such a poor town

but VERY EFFECTIVE


Or would be, if they weren't so painful to read....ho ho

Kingzilla's post needs to be saved some place. It's as amusing as GitmoBoys (if that's the turd that claimed he can't wear watches or shake hands with humans).

If you wear a watch you are a slave to corporate America. Bikers don't wear watches and neither do hobbits

Is Bruce washed up?

Not in my view. He's just older. In case you haven't noticed, we're all moving in the same direction. His latest album has some of his strongest material ever.

Does his political opinion matter more than anyone else's? Nope. But he has the right to give it, just like you or I.

I like Obama and plan to vote for him, but I'm not going into this with blinders on. While I agree with the gist of his point about bitterness, he didn't phrase it well. "Bitter" and "cling" have negative connotations that suggest that small-town voters are unreasonably tied to their convictions. That's an unfortunate generalization. While I'm not religious in the least, some of my best friends are religious (sorry, couldn't resist), and they're warm, reasonable folks who believe for reasons I don't care to Monday-morning quarterback. I happen to think too many people are obsessed with guns as some sort of magic protection from evil, but I also don't believe every gun owner is a nut.

Furthermore, I have to admit I'm concerned about Rev. Wright's loopy views on white people. There's just no defending some of the things he has said.

Still, when looking at the big picture, I like Obama better than I like Clinton or McCain. He's a fresh face with a refreshing outlook. I like his message of hope and tendency to listen carefully to all sides before acting.

And by the way, Kingzilla - welcome! Enjoying your posts.

"When I was in Junior High school he was the washed up former rock star who lived down the street( Telegraph Hill, Holmdel, NJ)in the farm house."

Former???? He still sells millions of CDs, sells out shows and you are commenting in a thread about him right here. Seems to me that TIMBCI is a bitter (trademark Barrack Obama) never was who resents those who were famous rock stars when you were young and who are still famous rock stars now when you're old. Maybe if you had learned to play a guitar your life wouldn't have been such a miserable failure. And maybe it was the conservatives in the towns you mentioned that caused Bruce to choose to be a lib....maybe he didn't like y'all.

"Former" is actually the correct word. His career was in a freefall before Born in the USA came out. That is why that album was his comeback album.
He was living in a farmhouse. Bruce actually agrees with this by the way.

As far as today, Bruce does not sell CDs like he used to , especially his solo work. H


LOL. You are too funny. I am not bitter. If anything I am priviledged and look down upon people who want more gov't in their life. By the way, my mother bought my first guitar ar 12( BC Rich Warlock) and I had no interest in Bruce's music. It was boring music when I was young and now it is baby boomer rock. Certainly my life isn't a failure. I am 37 and have a two bedroom condo worth over $400,000 and have over $200,000 equity in the property. I have a second property in Orlando and work for an investment bank. My life is pretty good.

Your logic about Bruce not liking the conservatives in town is pretty amusing. If he disliked us so much why did he move here and then move again to another town that is even more conservative.

On a personal note, Danni you sound like a very angry, bitter person. I wish you the best but it sounds like you don't like yourself or your life. No one to blame but yourself.

CBOB. I would hardly call a CD that just barely sold Platinum a success neither would record companies. "Rock Stars" sell double or triple that.
He is a guy who puts out CDS that have moderate success and makes his money off touring. Baby Boomers go to see him because they like his old songs from the 70's and 80's.

As far a critics think. Whenever I hear CD that is praised by all the critics it usually means it medicore. Gee imagine that middle-aged critcs liking a CD made by a middle aged guy. Hooray for the baby bommers.

Lastly, Born in the USA sold 15 million units. That is not in the top 20. The Eagles Greatest hits sold 29 million. As far as his "temporary falloff". I would call living in a farmhouse down on your luck. I was being nice. Rock Stars live in mansions not a run down farhouse. Maybe he needed a better financial advisor.

Whoa, you've convinced me! Number 1 means NOTHING! Just barely platinum? Hell, all the has-beens are selling platinum these days!

And critics? What do they know? They're always wrong! The only real way to gauge a performer's value is to run it past some poster named TIMBCI!

(What the hell was I thinking?)

Tee hee.

Whatever Mr. Springsteen's current earnings vs' previous, who cares? I never cared less about how popular a performer or artist was, it was all about if they moved me in some fashion. Bruce has, and still does. He still has a fine understanding of American roots folk and rock, and is able to serve it up in a mostly accessible manner -- very important for a pop artist. As far as his politics, I tend to agree with him; but I also like Howard Hawks and John Ford movies, and they were both reactionary fellas - the former more so than the latter - so I don't tend to only appreciate artists I'm simpatico with on matters such as politics or religion. If I did, I'd be... gosh, please no! Like Sean Hannity. (As you might tell I find this protozoa burp a disgrace to the word human). Back to Bruce: He still rocks my bells. If he doesn't shake ya to be fingersnapper, toe tapper, call da undertaker. But, again, that's just me.

CBOB. Actually number 1 only means a lot if you are able to sustain it. Many CDs reach platinum. For an artist who sold 13 million units, to have an CD sell only 2 million is not a success. I am sure his record company is not happy with such poor sales. They signed Bruce to a large contract and 2 million units sold is not a good ROI.

I want to know who Exene Cervanka supports. "X" can still kick some serious ass.

Letusprey -

Don't know who Exene supports, but X is back on tour with the original lineup, including Billy Zoom. I saw them about a quarter-century ago, and they were freaking awe-inspiring. By all indications, they can still do the rock.

Your phone's off the hook ... BUT YOU'RE NOT!

When I hear Bruce Springsteen I almost immediately turn the station and ask myself why the hell was I listening to an Oldies Station. Bruce Springsteen should be on tour with Sha-na-na.

As for Clarence Clemmons. I went to high school with Clarence Clemmons son. One time Bruce showed up with Clarence Clemmons and we threw pennies at him

CBOB - read it. Fascinating guy. I was sitting maybe 10 feet from him at the Bellyup last week.
Absolutely shreds, and justs stands there like it's nothing.

Billy can do monster power chords and razor-sharp leads at the same time. A friend of mine is trying to convince me to go see them in Cincy next month.

But I've already got tix to three other former rock-star has-been shows over the next few weeks - Plant/Krauss, Elvis Costello, and the B-52s - and my cash is running low!

Ah, "X" should be cheap. Cost me 20 bucks. Go. They still kick ass.

Where'd you see 'em? The Bellyup? Where zat?

X -- their first two albums were amazing. Classics. I also like
See How We Are (the song still resonates) and a track called
Around My Heart (I forget the name of the lp). Saw them two years ago with the Henry Rollins Group (angry-silly boy sub par rap rock)
and the kicked -- though Xene seemed seriously pissed through the whole show. Fortunately, Jon Doe didn't give a crap, and Bill Zoom just stood, smiled and flicked out the riffs. Dj Bonebreak is also
a highly underrated rock drummer. God, I love that band.

Springsteen is great. His fans are fucking unbearable.

"On a personal note, Danni you sound like a very angry, bitter person."

You wish that were true but it's pretty obvious that those who feel the need to spend their time attacking a popular rock icon who has been popular for decades is living their life in hopeless envy.

"One time Bruce showed up with Clarence Clemmons and we threw pennies at him"

Like they say, once a psycho always a psycho. I am amazed that you would even admit doing something like that. REally disgusting. One time a guy threw some change at my car in traffic, well I surprised him and went after him, the chicken (just like you) ran from a woman as fast as a frightened girl.

The BellyUp is a small club in northern San Diego County. It's an old quonset hut, and the interior is done to resemble and upside-down wooden ship - hence "BellyUp". Seats for about 100, open floor - probably 250-300 people max. It's a great venue.

Repeating: Far as I can tell, the he arguments against Barney O'Bama are that he's articulate (surely the most articulate presidential candidate since Adlai), intelligent (same) and someone doesn't like something his minister once said. herm

Danni-

I don't even get the "throwing pennies" bit. Why would you throw pennies at a visiting celebrity, whatever his status? You think it's supposed to be some sort of "Jew" joke?

CBOB I think it is just a cowardly psycho thing. A normal psycho would go up to the big guy and start a fight or something, the cowardly psycho throws pennies or other objects but pretends not to be the one doing it. Now why someone would do something like that to Clarence....could it be a racial thing???

Repubs don't like Obama because he's gooooooooood. They know
folks see something in him the repubs don't have. The very fact that he was able to shiftl a debate squarely not in his favor to one that will prove to be so -- watch, its happening. Most folks see the silly transparency of elitists trying to keep our minds off of the shithole our country is tumbling into by focusing on guilt by association. Not working Bill Kristol, et al. So ha! to you. Is Obama perfect? Far, far from it. He's a politician, can't be. But he's dangerous to the criminals, fools and moral cripples who have passed themselves off as patriots these past 8 years. And honestly, that may be more than enough for me to back the man.

Greatest X song -- The World's A Mess It's In My Kiss.

Danni,

Sorry but I fail to see how Bruce is a "popular rock icon". His new album has barely sold 2 million. His is a liability to his record company.
Furthermore, Bruce Springsteen is not a big guy. No one is afraid of him and we threw pennies at him because he needed the money to pay for his divorce.

I do not like Obama because he associated with former terrorists and want to give slave reparations.

CBOB,

In This House That I Call Home is magnificent.
Their version of Soul Kitchen kicks the cockles.
And I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts -- a great anti Neil Cavuto
screed if I ever heard one -- is another fine piece of analog.
But I have to stand by The World's A Mess...
Manzareks Organ at the end (and I have no liking of the doors) is simply off the charts, musical endoscopy. Love it.

"Greatest X song -- The World's A Mess It's In My Kiss."

Concur. The Ray Manzarek organ solo raises it to the level of ageless classic.

But I always liked Johnny Hit and Run Pauline. Sweet stuff....sterilized hypo...to shoot a sex-machine drug....he had 24 hours.....

I cant see how so many here take there political views and guidance from someone in the entertainment department, . come on people, who cares if a rocker, or country star supports this person or that, these guys know music and some dont even do that very well these days. just because someone has hits and is popular with music does not mean they know anything nor is there view worth anymore, but to those that will vote based upon how someone else will vote, your the reason this country has so many issues.

"Greatest X song -- The World's A Mess It's In My Kiss."

Luff this fuggin' place.

Be Well.

/Outta here fer a bit
stage left.

"...who cares if a rocker, or country star supports this person or that (?)"

This ain't just no run of the mill rocker. This here is a guy whose lyrics say more about us than any statement George Bush ever made. herm

Well, that certainly will help Obama -- He also endorsed Kerry. How did that work out for ya? It means absolutely nothing -- just a sense of self importance.

Lyrics mean nothing.
I heard that often he writes songs and his wife changes them becaucse she wears the pants in the family.

Lyrics mean nothing.

Mmmkay.

Hey, TIMBCI - you're starting to sound like one of those bitter, clingy guys.

;-)