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Dec 9, 2022 at 11:26am
RealityForAll said:To whom do you think Bruce Springsteen is referring to in the lyrics to Youngstown:  "Them big boys did what Hitler couldn't do"IOW, who are "Them big boys"? They destroyed our families’ factories and they took our homesThey left our bodies on the plains, the vultures picked our bonesSo listen up, my sonny boy, be ready for when they comeFor they’ll be returning sure as the rising sunNow get yourself a song to sing and sing it ’til you’re doneYeah, sing it hard and sing it wellSend the robber barons straight to hellThe greedy thieves who came aroundAnd ate the flesh of everything they foundWhose crimes have gone unpunished nowWho walk the streets as free men nowAh, they brought death to our hometown, boys

Jul 29, 2022 at 7:45pm
ml1 said:Also this bit of Bruce trivia. The most popular Springsteen song in Ireland -- The River.  By far. 30,000 people on their feet singing at the top of their lungs. The most Irish song Bruce ever recorded.  I heard that they dance to it.  The Irish River Dance is famous.

Jun 8, 2020 at 9:18am
ml1 said: cramer said:  I'm not surprised that many Springsteen fans are Trump fans. I'm surprised that you're surprised. https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-ca-springsteen-trump-20161019-snap-story.html  I know there are a lot of Trumpers in the fan base. I was more surprised at the number of them who have been so triggered by even the mildest comments. It's like they know these are Springsteen's attitudes, they've known it for decades but when he criticizes Trump they lose their ****. At this point I can only conclude that a lot of MAGAs have such a close personal identification with Trump that criticism of him equates to criticism of them. And it must hurt more coming from a performer they're big fans of.  It's been going on for over thirty years. Some lost their **** when he talked about Vietnam in concert and on his live album "1975-1985".  They lost their **** when he premiered "American Skin" (which is 20 ******* years ago, and still we're talking about this ****).  They lost their **** with "Vote for Change".  They've just been losing their **** at a more rapid pace as the years go by.  Our former Dear Governor Chris Christie exemplifies this cluelessness, as seen in this interview from 2012:Goldberg: Talk about the politics more. Springsteen sometimes used to say "Nobody wins unless--"Christie: "Unless everybody wins."Goldberg: I always had a logic problem with that. If everybody wins, no one wins, I guess I mean. There's no delineation. How do you judge who won?Christie: Yeah, he wants everybody onboard the train. That's a theme. But America is also a place that will reward you for hard work. Some people have more natural talents than other people. Like Bruce Springsteen. I don't square it. It's one of those things that doesn't make sense to me. What the hell is he talking about? It's one of those things he says that doesn't make sense.

Apr 10, 2020 at 9:21am
Advice from the official twitter account of the Great State of New Jersey. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">REMINDER: Keep AT LEAST one Springsteen of space between yourself and others <a href="https://t.co/OHiYgGzdo2">pic.twitter.com/OHiYgGzdo2</a></p>— New Jersey (@NJGov) <a href="https://twitter.com/NJGov/status/1248598373067866113?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 10, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Jan 18, 2020 at 7:46am
ml1 said:.  Despite the example of the current office-holder, that's like a full-time job, so he's probably not interested.[Edited to add]  For reference, see "Growin' Up" from "Springsteen on Broadway":"I've never worked nine to five. I've never worked five days a week until right now. I don't like it."   :D

May 15, 2019 at 7:25am
cramer said:Today's weather in South Orange  "Hello sunshine, won't you stay?" - B. Springsteen

Apr 8, 2019 at 11:45am
jamie said:  Fixed: https://maplewood.worldwebs.com/forums/search/advanced?keyword=Springsteen&user-name=13235&nameuser=nohero&search-in=all-comments&filters=search-any-word&sort=newest-first  Thanks.  I knew there was a "non-zero" response to that search!

Mar 20, 2019 at 1:43pm
I did not know Laura, but I did know Jeannemarie (Just the Aunt).We first met when Bruce Springsteen began his E Street Band reunion tour in 2009, and there was a mad scramble for tickets and some disappointment.  Jeannemarie read my post about my difficulty in getting tickets, and messaged me here on MOL. She told me that she was getting some tickets, and invited me and my spouse to accompany her.  I was just one of the many people who were on the receiving end of her generosity of spirit.

Nov 9, 2016 at 8:14am
My faith's been torn asunder Tell me is that rolling thunder Or just the sinking sound Of something righteous going under- B. Springsteen, "Living in the Future"

Oct 19, 2016 at 12:04pm
I know that there will be a thread on tonight's debate. And much hilarity will ensue. However, there is also a hashtag on "the twitter" which might also be amusing. The point is to have comments on the debate using Bruce Springsteen lyrics. I could be persuaded to use my long-dormant account to participate. https://twitter.com/hashtag/brucethedebate?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Ehashtag

Oct 19, 2016 at 10:20am
I would be remiss if I did not mention Mr. Dylan's homage to Mr. Springsteen. Tweeter and the Monkey Man were hard up for cash They stayed up all night selling cocaine and hash To an undercover cop who had a sister named Jan For reasons unexplained she loved the Monkey Man Tweeter was a boy scout before she went to Vietnam And found out the hard way nobody gives a damn They knew that they found freedom just across the Jersey Line So they hopped into a stolen car, took Highway 99 And the walls came down, all the way to hell Never saw them when they're standing, never saw them when they fell The undercover cop never liked the Monkey Man Even back in childhood he wanted to see him in the can Jan got married at fourteen to a racketeer named Bill She made secret calls to the Monkey Man from a mansion on the hill It was out on Thunder Road, Tweeter at the wheel They crashed into paradise, they could hear them tires squeal The undercover cop pulled up and said "Everyone of you's a liar If you don't surrender now, it's gonna go down to the wire And the walls came down, all the way to hell Never saw them when they're standing, never saw them when they fell An ambulance rolled up, a state trooper close behind Tweeter took his gun away and messed up his mind The undercover cop was left tied up to a tree Near the souvenir stand by the old abandoned factory Next day the undercover cop was hot in pursuit He was taking the whole thing personal, he didn't care about the loot Jan had told him many times it was you to me who taught In Jersey anything's legal as long as you don't get caught And the walls came down, all the way to hell Never saw them when they're standing, never saw them when they fell Someplace by Rahway Prison they ran out of gas The undercover cop had cornered them said "Boy, you didn't think that this could last" Jan jumped out of the bed, said "There's someplace I gotta go" She took a gun out of the drawer and said "It's best if you don't know" The undercover cop was found face down in a field The monkey man was on the river bridge using Tweeter as a shield Jan said to the Monkey Man, "I'm not fooled by Tweeter's curl I knew him long before he ever became a Jersey girl" And the walls came down, all the way to hell Never saw them when they're standing, never saw them when they fell Now the town of Jersey City is quieting down again I'm sitting in a gambling club called the Lion's Den The TV set been blown up, every bit of it is gone Ever since the nightly news show that the Monkey Man was on I guess I'll go to Florida and get myself some sun There ain't no more opportunity here, everything's been done Sometime I think of Tweeter, sometime I think of Jan Sometime I don't think about nothing but the Monkey Man And the walls came down, all the way to hell Never saw them when they're standing, never saw them when they fell And the walls came down, all the way to hell Never saw them when they're standing, never saw them when they fell

Oct 3, 2016 at 2:03pm
This "RealityForAll" comment has little to do with what I wrote. I was addressing his mistaken assertion about what others were commenting about. I'd have the same comment no matter who was taking the deductions, because I made a factual comment. RealityForAll said:Once again I detest DJT (especially for his stiffing the small business person or contractor). In your comment, you equate "not actual losses" with accelerated depreciation and cost recoveries. Then you advance your argument with the comment "it wasn't actual cash out of his pocket." Absent depreciation and cost recoveries, most reale state centered businesses would be then judged on their cash flow. Again, there has never been any attempt in the last 50 years in the Congress (that I know of) to repeal depreciation, cost recoveries, accrual accounting or force taxpayers onto cash flow accounting. Your comment appears to be inspired by the fact that the loss was encountered by DJT or one of his companies. Would you have the same comment if HRC carried over an NOL arising from when HRC (and WJC) left the Whitehouse broke? I doubt it. IMHO, your real qualm is with DJT. The IRS has the authority to audit losses of taxpayers (we do not know whether this loss was ever audited or adjusted by the IRS). Similarly, I detest DJT but I am not going to blame DJT's use of the tax laws for my dislike for him. However, I am willing to defend any person who has followed the tax law and no others complain that they paid no tax (or not enough tax). nohero said: RealityForAll said:It is incredible to me that so many people are outraged by the NOL Carryforward provision in the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"). This provision has been in our tax law at least since 1939 (and probably from the outset of the income tax in 1913 but I don't have time to research its full history now). NOL Carryforward has been black letter law for almost 100 years. What is so controversial about allowing business to carry losses from the bad part of the business cycle to the good parts of the business cycle? The concept is not controversial. The concerns are about what qualifies as a "loss". Not all losses are actual, real-time, cash losses. Trump's nearly-billion dollar "losses" could be due, in large part, to those "on paper", from accelerated depreciations or cost recoveries that are available for some people or businesses. In other words, it wasn't actual cash out of his pocket.In contrast (for example), the music store owner who was stiffed on the bill for pianos he sold to a Trump casino, DID apparently lose real money as a result. Completely irrelevant aside - it's been recently discovered that said music store owner was also the guy who rented Bruce Springsteen's mother the very first guitar Springsteen ever had, as a kid. If karma means anything, it might come into play in this instance.

Oct 3, 2016 at 1:39pm
RealityForAll said:It is incredible to me that so many people are outraged by the NOL Carryforward provision in the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"). This provision has been in our tax law at least since 1939 (and probably from the outset of the income tax in 1913 but I don't have time to research its full history now). NOL Carryforward has been black letter law for almost 100 years. What is so controversial about allowing business to carry losses from the bad part of the business cycle to the good parts of the business cycle? The concept is not controversial. The concerns are about what qualifies as a "loss". Not all losses are actual, real-time, cash losses. Trump's nearly-billion dollar "losses" could be due, in large part, to those "on paper", from accelerated depreciations or cost recoveries that are available for some people or businesses. In other words, it wasn't actual cash out of his pocket.In contrast (for example), the music store owner who was stiffed on the bill for pianos he sold to a Trump casino, DID apparently lose real money as a result. Completely irrelevant aside - it's been recently discovered that said music store owner was also the guy who rented Bruce Springsteen's mother the very first guitar Springsteen ever had, as a kid. If karma means anything, it might come into play in this instance.

Aug 23, 2016 at 8:00am
michaelgoldberg said:nohero - You can (and clearly will) make whatever assumptions you like. I'm done here for the day.  Off to the Springsteen concert.  Maybe I'll see you there.   I'm not making "assumptions".  People replying to your comments (obviously before you edited the several of them from "anti-Semitic" to "anti-Israel")wrote:"I don't see an example of anti-Semitism. Ibti retweeted articles from reputable newspapers that you disagree with.""just saw this thread. Please stop calling her an anti-semite! I speak from personal experience. What do you know?""Having a opinion that critiques Israel is a long distance from being anti-Semitic. It's a disservice to people facing true anti-semitism to assert that they're the same.""Not anti-Semitic.""Are you kidding!? So your saying she can't disagree with a regime??? That makes her anti Semitic?"And, a full dictionary definition of the term -"From Merriam-Webster 'Full Definition of anti–Semitism: hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group'.  Sharing articles critical of the policies of Israel doesn't seem to fit the definition. There are many people and, at times our own government, who question the policies and practices of Israel. Is the US government anti-Semitic? Jewish Americans who want to see change? Israelis who want to see change?"So, it's not so much an assumption as seeing what's obvious, with respect to what you wrote before you changed it.  Your attempts to pretend otherwise are contradicted by the evidence.I'm surprised you're going to a Springsteen concert, if you're so concerned that people condemn Black Lives Matter.  Maybe you just want to "boo" if he plays "American Skin".

Aug 10, 2016 at 11:11am
bramzzoinks said:A certain poster and vigorous Springsteen apologist got incensed when I brought up Springsteen's hypocrisy in a "Arts and Entertainment" threat. The poster said such things did not belong there.  That was your back-and-forth with Sbenois (found it via "the Google"). https://maplewood.worldwebs.com/forums/discussion/id/76654-Springsteen-to-tour-?page=2#comment-1993909Two thoughts -(1) The poster with whom you engaged in said "back-and-forth" may or may not be a "Springsteen apologist", but more to the point,(2) That was FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AGO (January 15, 2012, sorry about the all-caps but emphasis seemed to be important).Let it go.

Apr 23, 2016 at 7:41pm
ridski said:I can understand db here. It's kind of how I feel about Springsteen. I mean my iPhone knows Springsteen better than me, because everytime I spell Springsteen wrong, it corrects me, but while I like a couple of his songs, he never got into my soul. Fair enough.  I suggest avoiding any song that was a "hit".  Try the album, "Wild, Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle."Listen to your junk man, he's singing. 

Apr 8, 2016 at 2:30pm
bramzzoinks said:Collective punishment of those not responsible. Wonderful. It is like when a totalitarian leader levels a town if one person there does something he does not like. You do realize what not-terribly-nice term you inspired people to think about you, with that comment?For what it's worth, Mr. Springsteen saved you the trouble of starting a thread about how you think he's a big phony for not boycotting NC.  You would have something insulting to say either way, you cannot deny.

Apr 8, 2016 at 2:27pm
"Chris Christie" type fans are outraged.Real fans say, "Good job."I am a fan, some might say a fanatical fan.  I was with our fearless moderator Dave at his first Springsteen show, passing along the fever.  This is a powerful statement.

Mar 2, 2016 at 2:51am
mjh said:  "That moment when you realize you misunderstood literally every Bruce Springsteen song. #SuperTuesday" That one is fantastic.  There's a lyric that applies to Trump, imho -"Poor man wanna be rich, rich man wanna be king, and a king ain't satisfied 'til he rules everything."

Dec 5, 2015 at 3:42am
bramzzoinks said:Springsteen is going on tour again.  Is he giving up 90% of the huge sum he is getting? Is he dividing the take equally with everyone working on the tour?  Get help.  Seriously.