Apropos of Nothing

You know, this may be a great idea , and I suppose it would be churlish to do anything but wish them all the success in the world. But the n...

One play from being ranked the #1 team in the country, to out of the Top 25 in three short weeks. Yes folks, that’s the California Golden Be...

Continuing the festival, because I'm not quite ready to listen to anything else yet. Though not the entire song, this is a great clip. ...

Show #9 – Oakland, 25 October 2007 I sit here at home, with my ears ringing from last night’s show, and wonder if it is really possible – co...

Show #4: Mountain View, May 1988 This show marked the beginning of a good luck streak for me associated with Bruce shows. I can’t remember w...

I haven't had much time to devote to the concert accounts, so in the meantime here are a couple of good Springsteen links from Steven Ru...

Wow...things really appear to be spiraling out of control in South Bend. Few would claim that this is one of USC's best teams, but they...

A pretty desultory effort from Cal today, even though they were in the game right up until the very end. DeSean Jackson became visible again...

Show #3, September 1985 In the four years between Shows #2 and #3, Bruce’s career underwent a sea change, and by September 1985 he was one o...

All gone.

Show #2, September 1981 With The River Tour, Springsteen established a pattern that essentially holds true to this day. The first leg of th...

Let the festival begin. Show #1, October 1980 The fall of 1980 was my first quarter at U.C. Berkeley, and those first few months were among ...

Two of my passions – those who know me might say obsessions – are getting blended together in a most entertaining way, thanks to a couple of...

Sure it's convenient, but sometimes Ticketmaster almost makes me nostalgic for the days when you had to drag yourself out of bed at the ...