| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | M – Th 11p / 10c | |||
| Bruce Springsteen – Interview | ||||
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You probably saw this. Bruce Springsteen on The Daily Show; Jon Stewart interviewing him about his music and his life with the E Street Band. I wasn't going to write about it. But today, as I made my way through Rock Creek Park, Sherry Darlin' booming on my iPod, I thought about what Springsteen, over all these years, has meant to me. About giving away all our Bruce tapes when we were in Prague in 1985 and met a "behind the Iron Curtain" tour guide who told us that each sold for almost a month's pay in his part of the world, of a six-year-old in his dad's tee shirt. As I knotted the bottom (very 80s) so it would at least not drag on the ground, he asked "Do you think Bruce wears his this way?" Now he and his brother meet up to go to concerts together when the band tours. He's part of our family history.
So I understand, I really do. The music travels in our hearts, lifts us up. And in Stewart's case, lifted him right out of New Jersey, into Manhattan… and you know the rest. I was a little shocked to hear him talk about it on the air; (it's at the end of this video) it was the antithesis of the coolness dude he offers us most of the time. He couldn't resist…had to say it out loud. To offer his gratitude. It was surprising; moving and endearing.
Anyway, the other part of today, as I move toward Shabbat, is the beauty of the spring. The park is great; walking along the creek, over the bridges and paths was a real treat. Here's a little bit for you – some buttercups and the beginnings of green. Shabbat Shalom.