SPRINGSTEEN AND STEWART

If you're me, and say your prayers you're not, it doesn't get much better for a Jersey boy than Jon Stewart and Bruce Springsteen. And that's exactly what I'm going to get tonight on The Daily Show. Bruce Springsteen is the guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

He's going to play Working on a Dream from the new cd of the same name.

CLEVELAND ROCKS?

A couple of weeks ago I was in Cleveland to see one of my shows. It was a wonderful production.

But the city? Oy my gosh. What a dump. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was great. And the Cleveland Clinic is one of the best hospitals in the country. But the city...

And then today I saw the Forbes list of the Ten Most Miserable Cities in the U.S. Cleveland comes in at #4.

1. Stockton, Calif
2. Memphis, Tenn
3. Chicago, Ill.
4. Cleveland, Ohio
5. Modesto, Calif
6. Flint, Mich.
7. Detroit, Mich
8. Buffalo, N.Y
9. Miami, Fla.
10. St. Louis, Mo.

My big regret is that I feel I'll have to go back to Cleveland this summer to see the Springsteen exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

SPRINGSTEEN TOUR

The touring ain't over yet, fans. Bruce Springsteen has announced a 47-day tour, beginning April 1 in San Jose. He'll be in Philly April 28th and 29th at the Wachovia Bailout Spectrum and the Izod Center (when the hell did it become the Izod Center?) in East Rutherford, NJ May 21st and 23rd.


DATE CITY VENUE ON-SALE DATE

• Feb 1 Tampa, FL Super Bowl XLIII
• Apr 1 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose Feb 2
• Apr 3 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena Feb 2
• Apr 5 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center Feb 7
• Apr 7 Tulsa, OK BOK Center Feb 7
• Apr 8 Houston, TX Toyota Center Feb 7
• Apr 10 Denver, CO Pepsi Center Feb 2
• Apr 15 Los Angeles, CA LA Memorial Sports Arena Feb 2
• Apr 21 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden Feb 2
• Apr 22 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden Feb 2
• Apr 24 Hartford, CT XL Center Feb 2
• Apr 26 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena Feb 2
• Apr 28 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum Feb 2
• Apr 29 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum Feb 2
• May 2 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Feb 6
• May 4 Hempstead, NY Nassau Veterans Mem. Col. Feb 2
• May 5 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena Feb 2
• May 7 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre Feb 6
• May 8 University Park, PA Bryce Jordan Center Feb 2
• May 11 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center Feb 2
• May 12 Chicago, IL United Center Feb 2
• May 14 Albany, NY Times Union Center Feb 2
• May 15 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium Feb 2
• May 18 Washington, DC Verizon Center Feb 2
• May 19 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena Feb 2
• May 21 E. Rutherford, NJ Izod Center Feb 2
• May 23 E. Rutherford, NJ Izod Center Feb 2
• May 30 Landgraaf, Holland Pink Pop Festival March 7
• June 2 Tampere, Finland Ratinan Stadion ON SALE
• June 4 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Stadium SOLD OUT
• June 5 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Stadium SOLD OUT
• June 7 Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm Stadium SOLD OUT
• June 9 Bergen, Norway Koengen SOLD OUT
• June 10 Bergen, Norway Koengen SOLD OUT
• July 2 Munich, Germany Olympiastadion ON SALE NOW
• July 3 Frankfurt, Germany Commerzbank Arena ON SALE NOW
• July 5 Vienna, Austria Ernst Happel Stadion ON SALE NOW
• July 8 Herning, Denmark Herning MCH ON SALE NOW
• July 11 Dublin, Ireland RDS Jan 30
• July 16 Carhaix, France Festival des Vielles Charrues Jan 30
• July 19 Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico ON SALE SOON
• July 21 Turino, Italy Olimpico di Torino ON SALE SOON
• July 23 Udine, Italy Stadio Friuli ON SALE SOON
• July 26 Bilbao, Spain San Mames Stadium ON SALE SOON
• July 28 Benidorm, Spain Estadio Municipal de Foietes ON SALE SOON
• July 30 Sevilla, Spain La Cartuja Olympic Stadium ON SALE SOON
• Aug 1 Valladolid, Spain Estadio Jose Zorrilla ON SALE SOON
• Aug 2 Santiago, Spain Monte Del Gozo ON SALE SOON

Life Itself - Bruce Springsteen - The official video.

Bruce Springsteen's new cd comes out today. Here's a video of "Life Itself."

You can even order the cd by clicking on the ad to the right.

BRUCE WINS A GOLDEN GLOBE

In honor of Bruce Springsteen's Golden Globe award for Best Song.

THE WRESTLER

I saw Milk last night. Terrific film. Sean Penn is amazing. And what fun to have a packed theatre boo Anita Bryant.

And I saw the trailer for The Wrestler. I've heard really good things about it. What's most shocking is Mickey Rourke. He looks perfect for the role but what the hell has happened to him? He looks like a freak. Even freakier than he usually looks.

And what's not to love about a new Springsteen song?

A NIGHT WITH THE JERSEY DEVIL

Better late than never.

Hope you had a happy Halloween.

SUPER HALF TIME!

It was announced today that the halftime entertainment for the Super Bowl will be local boy Bruce Springsteen!

Let it rock! Let it roll!

REST IN PEACE, PHANTOM DAN

I have been a life-long Bruce Springsteen fan. I was in the 6th grade when my brother bought The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle. I'd listen to it for hours on end. I remember when Born to Run came out and the hype of the Time and Newsweek covers. I saw him play at small clubs, I saw him play huge stadiums.

The sound, to me, was perfect. The perfect blend of instruments and voices. The sound pierced my soul and has been my home.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band had a very long run without a tragedy. The band remained intact from the mid-70s through 2008. So it's with great sadness that I write

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band keyboardist Danny Federici passed away last Thursday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York after a long bout with melanoma. He was 58, and is survived by his wife, Maya, his son, Jason, and his daughters, Harley and Madison.

Rest in Peace, Phantom Dan.

THE BOSS BACKS BARACK

For anyone who cares, Bruce Springsteen has just endorsed Sen. Obama.

After the terrible damage done over the past eight years, a great American reclamation project needs to be undertaken. I believe that Senator Obama is the best candidate to lead that project and to lead us into the 21st Century with a renewed sense of moral purpose and of ourselves as Americans.

Over here on E Street, we're proud to support Obama for President.

Meet me in a land of hope and dreams.

THINGS I'M THANKFUL FOR

With the Thanksgiving weekend upon us, I've decided to list some things I'm thankful for in my life. This is by no means a complete list, only a start.

My wife, my daughter, my mom and dad, my brother and sister, my nieces and nephews, my dog, the roof over my head, the food in my pantry, Melisa Christian, The Family Guy, my health (knock on wood), my team of doctors, only one more year of President W, Major League Baseball, Bagel Boy, Starbucks, Paris, Lucy Liu, Red Wine, Peppino's Pizza, Tanoreen, Bay Ridge, Jon Stewart, Keith Olbermann, the internet, Melisa Christian (Yeah, I'm doubly thankful for her), Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, itunes, Amazon.com, everyone who visits Left In Bay Ridge, my daughter's laughter, Fender Guitars, The Loveless Cafe, Megadik and WonderCum...to be continued...