going home again

June 26 PNC Bank Arts Center

BIG UPS to Jess and Charlie for scoring quite probably the best seats I've ever had to anything at PNC bank Arts Center. I can't even begin to talk about how stoked I am to see the reunited No Doubt.

Third Row.
Center.

When I was a little girl I wanted to grow up to be Gwen Stefani. No Joke. I had the Tragic Kingdom tape in my yellow walkman for the longest time, now it's just really warped from being on the dashboard of my mom's car all last summer. I saw them in 2002 with Garbage and the Distillers at Continental, I cannot wait for this show at PNC. so good so good.


This week has been pretty gnarly. It's going to be so nice to go home, be with my family, get to the ocean, hang with F9, start my internship, see Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (yes I am truly lucky) and then a few weeks later No Doubt.

These papers aren't going to write themselves, nor is my apartment going to move itself out... time to get to work.

Max Weinberg, plz be there

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band are playing their usual pre-tour rehersal gig at Conventional Hall in Asbury Park tonight and I think there was one last night too. Tickets went on sale the 20th, and I'm pretty sure they're impossible to get but if you can, get them, and go. If I was home and 100 dollars richer, I would have bought one.

I've got my ticket for May 23rd, and could not be any happier. As previously divulged, I love Bruce Springsteen.

My cousin Charlie has informed me that Max Weinberg might not be playing every show on the tour- which is upsetting. This Rolling Stone article tells me that his son Jay might sub (he has a metal band- HA). There's a video embedded in the article of the band + Jay Weinberg performing Born To Run, and I don't hate it.
But, I would be pretty damn disappointed if Max Weinberg did not play my first Springsteen show at Giant's Stadium -excuse me- The Izod Center.
Did I mention, Jay Weinberg, is my age?! Actually- a year younger. How crazy is that!? To be 19 years old, and play packed stadiums with hundreds of people who love the band your in, watching you and singing every word to every song- Nuts!

Wyclef on Bruce

It's going to be nice to go back for a little while.

uncle dave, you're the best

Uncle Dave, Myself, Uncle Bob circa 1990.

3 Months and Counting til seeing Bruce Springsteen. LIVE. !!!

working on

Working On A Dream came out today, and you know, I like it. You can listen to it, for free (!) on Bruce's myspace.

I'm currently at my first day of work, and it's okay for me to be on the internet just doing my business, how cool.

I'm about to get started researching for my graphic design project, I have to research Thievery Corporation and make a couple roughs for possible concert posters for when they play at Ram's Head Live. It's cool to have a real world assignment with a real client.


oh, the heat broke in the apartment today, so hopefully that will get taken care of soon.


BEST OF ALL BRUCE IS TOURING! AHHH!
Fingers Crossed, I will FINALLY get to go.

perfect

wings for wheels

I know it sounds really corny when people start talking about albums changing their lives, but in all honesty, Born To Run changed mine.

Growing up in a small city in New Jersey, you always heard about Bruce Springsteen. I always kind of dismissed it. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't because it was what my uncles were listening to. I've always respected their tastes and have had a fondness for classic rock. I just couldn't tell you why. Maybe it's because the one Springsteen record in my possession at the time was Born In The U.S.A. I don't know. But anyway,

Last year when I went away to school in Baltimore, I had this funny homesickness. I bought Born to Run, with the idea of this album being what I wanted to think about when I thought of New Jersey. I just sat there in my dorm room and listened, for hours, on repeat. It was more than what I could have ever expected. Songs about leaving, songs about something more, songs about friendship. I guess I am being kind of a cheeseball now. But all this presented with a beautifully touching grittiness that just got to the core of things for me. It's like with every song I could smell the ocean air, feel that desperation and not feel alone at the same time. And thus began my love affair with Bruce Springsteen. My brother likes to joke and call me a "Bruceologist" from time to time.

For Christmas this year with my Italian half of the family (we do two Christmas celebrations), we had a Secret Santa. Uncle Bob, who as I get to know better just becomes more interesting, got me the Born To Run 30th Anniversary Edition box set. With the Album, a DVD of the Hammersmith Live, and Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run. I've been watching Wings For Wheels a lot since I got it. It's really interesting to me to see the preciseness of the construction and production of the album, sonically and lyrically. When Bruce and the E Street band talk about what they were trying to convey, it was like this affirmation that I got it. When I listened, I got what they were trying to say, you know? I don't know, it was just really wonderful to have that kind of feeling.

The box set rules, I definitely recommend it to any Springsteen fan.


This is a screenprint I made two semesters ago, edition of eleven, one of my favorite pieces

my favorite album of november

I just want to go for a drive and listen to this.

Brucenesday

So you can download and print out hand written setlists from Bruce's 2008 tour.
Now the 3rd night at Giant's stadium is hanging on my wall.
So Good!



Love this video.

I want to go for a walk or a picnic or something. No class tomorrow.