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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Let's Talk About... If You Do Not Like Bruce Springsteen, You Are a "Pretentious Martian From Venus"

Posted by Ezra Ace Caraeff on Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 1:19 PM

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So says the late Joe Strummer, according to this fantastic note the former Clash frontman penned as an endorsement of the Boss. It was sent in 1997 to Mark Hagen, who produced Bruce Springsteen: A Secret History, and is proof that this world is worse off without Strummer around.

Link: Village Voice via Letters of Note

 

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Men are from Mars, women are from Venus, people who dislike the Boss are from both (and are maybe hermaphrodites).
Posted by Dave Bow on December 1, 2009 at 2:38 PM · Report
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I might spend the rest of the day listening to Springsteen records and trying to dream up a phrase better than that first "Bruce looks great..." line. Though it's probably not possible. Jesus.
Posted by Raquel Nasser on December 1, 2009 at 3:34 PM · Report
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Yeah, today is a good day to take the dust off those old bootlegs from the '78 tour. (plus those great Nebraska outtakes you can find on the net now),

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y28OiuX_Bo0
Posted by humanclock on December 1, 2009 at 4:13 PM · Report
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Fuck that, Springsteen is a joke (oh, you're SO fucking blue collar). I love Joe but he wasn't infallible.
Posted by K t r n on December 1, 2009 at 10:17 PM · Report

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