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Erik Engheim's avatar

Thanks for sharing. You know you remind me of my friend that introduced me to Bruce Springsteen here in Norway. Huge fan of Bruce. We are of a younger generation (1978) so of course we couldn't have experience Bruce the way you did. But my friend was also a Greenday fan. And kind of like you he was a fan before they were big.

I think he felt a bit snubbed when they got big. It was like "everyone" was listening to his special band. The band that had just been his in a way.

John Nogowski's avatar

Thanks, Erik!! Nice comment.

Ruth 🟦's avatar

I know that feeling! It’s a sort of jealousy. Sometimes I’ve even felt it towards a friend who particularly enjoyed a band that I introduced them to, which was precisely the reason I did it.

Luckily, that jealous feeling fades, because Bruce, like Tiny Horse on SNL, belongs to the whole world. [Timothee Chalamet on SNL]

https://youtu.be/z53ZoWGZtyw?si=7QOzeyzaZ8xa4NfL

John Nogowski's avatar

Nice comment! That’s exactly it.

Debra Billard's avatar

Not only a great musician but a true patriot! 💙🇺🇸

Michael Skeer's avatar

Great piece. My first musical love. Anyone who doesn’t understand why he is so beloved would do well to watch, or listen, to his Broadway show, which was, in its way, perfect.