The Circuit

Trayvon Martin

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:26:06 +0000

A black kid walking around in a gated community. Rent-a-cop with a history of making false-alarm 911 calls immediately suspects the kid is "up to no good". Calls it in to the local cops...Local cops tell him to lay off, they'll handle it. Guy follows the kid anyway, approaches him, they get into a scuffle. Kid screams for help, rent-a-cop pulls his gun & shoots & kills the kid. Rent-a-cop says "self defense". No charges brought against rent-a-cop [yet]. Turns out the kid wasn't loitering. He was walking back from the store to his Dad's fiance's house where he was staying. The assumption being, if you're a black teenager walking around in an exclusive neighborhood, you're alkways "up to no good". There cant possibly be any other explantion for it.

"Lena gets her son ready for school
She says "On these streets, Charles
You've got to understand the rules
If an officer stops you, promise me you'll always be polite
And that you'll never ever run away
Promise Mama you'll keep your hands in sight"

http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/20/justice/florida-teen-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Elvis Costello pays tribute to Rosalita...

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:23:00 +0000

OK so Elvis Costello and his amazing spinning songbook show rolled into Liverpool Empire last night and he invited me up for a lovely version of 'Ferry 'cross the Mersey', which was cosmic. Then on the very last song of the night he did 'What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding' and I got dragged up again.... which was fab...but then....but then... but then... he only went into a bit of Rosalita for our little baba. It's here on YouTube so our Rosie will be able to see it when she's older.
You're a diamond Elv, cheers pal

The setlist needs a change

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:16:29 +0000

This is not a whining post about how terrible the shows have been - thay probably have been great.

But what It�d like to see is a real change in the structure of a Springsteen show. I�ve got a feeling that the main structure and certain songs have been unchanged for too long.

Trapped, Out in the streets, candy�s room, she�s the one, waiting, rising, lonesome day - why play these nght after night, tour after tour when there are plenty of real gems to choose from. Besides, many of the beforementioned songs are my least favorites.

Also the encores seem to have been unchanged since the 1992 tour: Born to run, Bobby jean, Dancing in the Dark. We only miss Glory days. I�d like to see more surprises in the encores.

I can�t say what would be a better selection of songs or a better encere, but I would certainly like to see a change!

Republican bigots reject gay judge in Virginia

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:03:54 +0000

Virginia�s General Assembly rejected a gay man for a Richmond judgeship early Tuesday, after conservatives argued that his support for gay marriage and challenge to the military�s now-defunct �don�t ask, don�t tell� policy made him unfit for the bench.

The House of Delegates voted 33 to 31, with 10 abstentions, to make Richmond prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland a General District Court judge in Richmond. He had needed 51 votes in the 100-member chamber to win appointment.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/house-of-delegates-rejects-gay-judge/2012/05/15/gIQAPN5YQU_blog.html?hpid=z3

Yet another reason to abolish the DP...

Thu, 17 May 2012 09:02:15 +0000

Wrong man executed in Texas

Quote

"Unfortunately, the flaws in the system that wrongfully convicted and executed DeLuna -- faulty eyewitness testimony, shoddy legal representation and prosecutorial misconduct -- continue to send innocent men to their death today," read a statement that accompanies the report.

yay for bloodlust.

The Official Barcelona Night #1 May 17th EuroSetListVision thread

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:49:12 +0000

a special guest moderator has been secured for the next two nights

"Oh ...But you DO Like "Dancing in the Dark"

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:15:08 +0000

"....You do"....

Now I dont wanna hear any more bashing of this 80s pop jem. I've grown weary of it.
If it hadn't been for Prince & his stupid doves crying, it would've been a number 1 hit!. Now I'll hear no more about it . It's a great song.

Appropriate use of the "F" word ...

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:10:10 +0000

25.03.77 Boston, MA, intro to �Backstreets�

��Let the rain fall down....and wash your tears away....open your eyes....(?)....because it�s branded in your heart....and it�ll be a part of you now....so, baby (?) little girl, don�t cry.... little girl, don�t cry, it�s all over now....tonight....tonight....fall into my arms.....and we will go away....(?)....
(....) Me and you, baby....me and you, girl....well, I remember running back.....I remember this guy abandoned this car....in this field �bout a mile and a half outside of town....and at night me and her and Billy used to hitchhike out there....I remember the kids, they stripped down the outside of it till there was almost nothing left....but the interior, the insides were still alright....and we�d ride....way down by the railroad tracks....we�d go riding in the backseat....baby, take me riding in the backseat.....in the backseat....in the backseat....in the backseat of that old Cadillac....Billy�s got cleats on his boots, oh, her heels are stacked.... yeah, in the backseat....oh, take me down....hey, Terry, take me down.....and the world and this madness �round and �round and �round and down and down and down and �round and �round and �round we go and down and down and down....I remember these kids that night, they set fire to this abandoned farmhouse that was about....a half a mile up the tracks and they had these machines down there and they had these engines down there....we�d see the flames shooting out across the sky till they caught the field, we set up on the hood and watched it rushing towards us, watching the flames rushing towards, watching �em rushing towards us across the field till we ran back on the tracks and started heading back into town ....and then....and then....then she kissed me....then she kissed me.....then she kissed me..... then she kissed me....oh, oh....and then she promised....and then she promised....and then she promised....and then she lied....and then she lied....and then she lied....and then she lied.... she lied....she lied....she lied....pretty li-li-li-lies....pretty li-li-li-lies....and I was just wishing ....I remember praying....that God would send some angels and blow this whole damn town right into the sea....I remember wishing that God would send some angels and blow this whole fucking town right into the sea....just wishing that God would send some angels and blow this whole damn town right into the sea....just blow this whole, just blow it into the sea ....just blow it all away....just blow it all away....just blow it all away....BLOW IT ALL AWAY....BLOW IT ALL AWAY....MAKE IT GO AWAY....BLOW IT ALL AWAY.... JUST BLOW IT ALL AWAY....JUST BLOW IT ALL AWAY....JUST BLOW IT ALL AWAY....JUST BLOW IT ALL AWAY....��

Songs that link

Thu, 17 May 2012 08:05:52 +0000

Tomorrow Never Knows

Bruce's Potty Mouth

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:57:27 +0000

Am I correct in thinking 'potty-mouth' is a term used in the US?

Anyway, I fully expect to be shot down in flames for this but I am sufficiently disturbed to put on record my displeasure at Bruce's current fascination with the word "fuck" or derivatives thereof. I am no prude. Swear words have a time and a place and I am sure nearly everybody uses their language's expletives at some time or other. However, Bruce seems to have a quota he's trying to meet and it is getting worse as time goes on. Perhaps he is being sponsored by the makers of the word.

It is annoying me, particularly when kids are attending the concerts and one might reasonably expect him to be aware of this given his fondness of enlisting them to sing part of WOASD. Perhaps, like an embarrassingly drunk uncle at a family wedding, he will progress to asking them if they know what fuck means and encourage them to say it over the microphone.

I know I am perhaps behind the times. The word is becoming so common place that eventually the sting will go out of it and it will be no worse than 'dammit' or 'bloody' but there we go. I grew up when it was still really taboo.

Maybe he'll try the C word next tour.....

USS Harvey Milk?

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:27:24 +0000

Push to Name Navy Vessel draws criticism from gay community

Report is that Milk was a Navy officer and diver.

Right now the convention is to name USNS cargo ships after pioneers and civil rights leaders -

Arleigh Burke class destroyers are Naval and Marine Corp heros. You could certainly pick worse people for the latter, but depending on what awards he did that might be a bridge too far.

I have no idea how he would feel about it though.

Which Bruce song are you listening to right now?

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:27:09 +0000

Mostly when I'm in the Lake, I'm listening to Bruce at the same time.
Right now I am listening to New York City Serenade from The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle.

Which song are you listening to right now?

RIP Donald "Duck" Dunn

Thu, 17 May 2012 07:27:01 +0000

..

TOKYO (AP) � Bass player and songwriter Donald "Duck" Dunn, a member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame band Booker T. and the MGs and the Blues Brothers band, has died in Tokyo. He was 70.

Dunn was in Tokyo for a series of shows. News of his death was posted on the Facebook site of his friend and fellow musician Steve Cropper, who was on the same tour. Cropper said Dunn died in his sleep.

Miho Harasawa, a spokeswoman for Tokyo Blue Note, the last venue Dunn played, confirmed he died alone early Sunday. She had no further details.

Dunn, who was born in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1941, performed on recordings with Eric Clapton, Neil Young and many others, and specialized in blues, gospel and soul. He played himself in the 1980 hit movie "The Blues Brothers."

He received a lifetime achievement Grammy award in 2007 for his work with Booker T. and the MGs.
..

Awwww ... just cos ...

Thu, 17 May 2012 06:47:56 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz0Sscke9z4...=PL&index=2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQstQST1GiM

For Those Who Still Insist Obama's Re-Election is Assured...

Thu, 17 May 2012 06:39:52 +0000

...I say again, wake up to the reality of the situation.

Recent Poll Numbers Show Romney Up, Obama Down Among Women Voters
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/14/poll-romney-up-obama-down-among-women/

Brilliant Disguise - Flowerpot Show Review

Thu, 17 May 2012 05:50:50 +0000

FLOWERPOT SHOW REVIEW by Kevin White

Brilliant Disguise, a Bruce Springsteen tribute act, hit the stage launching straight into We Take Care Of Our Own from the latest album. This was followed swiftly by Badlands and Prove It All Night. The band played a stunning set spanning the Boss�s entire career.

The hits kept coming. The Rising complete with the audience singing along, Outlaw Pete, The River, Human Touch, The Ghost Of Tom Joad and Jungleland proved to be real crowd pleasers each getting a great reception.

Brilliant Disguise did a fantastic job of recreating the sound of Bruce Springsteen and The E Street, and sounded exactly like the real deal. The band fully engaged with the audience with banter and worked really hard. Highlights of the set included Waiting On A Sunny Day, Atlantic City, Hungry Heart and Fire. The show was brought to a close with incendiary versions of Thunder Road, Glory Days during which the two guitarists left the stage and walked through the crowd whilst still playing their instruments before ending with a powerful rendition of Born To Run.

The band returned to the stage to encore with Dancing In The Dark and the fantastic Ain�t Good Enough For You before finally leaving the stage. Brilliant Disguise rocked The Pot for just over two hours and forty minutes and delivered a stunning show that would have made Bruce Springsteen himself proud. It really was a truly enjoyable evening.

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Dalglish leaves Liverpool

Thu, 17 May 2012 05:18:11 +0000

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18073446

Setlist Game (Dream Set, Not Prediciton)

Thu, 17 May 2012 05:09:41 +0000

Ok here is how the game works:
-Create a setlist based off of the rules the previous post leaves.
-For example if a person leaves: "Open with Badlands," then open with Badlands.
-Another example, if someone leaves: "Main Set: Hungry Heart, Backstreets" then you must have both of those songs in the setlist!
-Any questions please ask, fairly simple.
-I'll start

1. Cynthia
2. We Take Care of Our Own
3. Wrecking Ball
4. The Ties That Bind
5. Two Hearts
6. Death to My Hometown
7. Seaside Bar Song
8. The Ghost of Tom Joad
9. Jack of All Trades
10. For You
11. Incident on 57th Street
12. Shackled and Drawn
13. Further On (Up The Road)
14. Hungry Heart
15. I'm Goin' Down
16. No Surrender
17. Lonesome Day
18. The Rising
19. Seven Angels
*******************
20. Thunder Road
21. Rocky Ground
22. Land of Hope and Dreams
23. Born to Run
24. Raise Your Hand
25. Ramrod
26. Dancing in the Dark
27. Tenth Avenue Freeze Out

I'LL LEAVE:
-Opener: Any Song
-Main Set: Blinded by the Light, Born in the USA
-Encore: At Least One Cover

DC...A Surprising Mormon Stronghold

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:52:40 +0000

.....Who knew?...

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/05/12/hfr-with-or-without-romney-d-c-a-surprising-mormon-stronghold/?hpt=hp_c2

Another Kennedy Family Tragedy

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:46:27 +0000

RFK Jr's estranged wife found dead

RSVP Email for the FireRich Memorial Tailgate!!

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:06:06 +0000

Good evening everyone, we the "Tailgate Syndicate" wanted to give you a brief update, and a small request.

First off, we are requesting that you RSVP to the following email. Also, please let us know how many people you might be going with and if you want to bring anything and what it possibly will be. Please RSVP to this email:

rsvptailgate@gmail.com

please put what message board you are from and what your screename is too

Down the line we will be asking folks if they have items that will be beneficial to the smooth running of the tailgate.

NOW......The OFFICIAL Tailgate Tshirt: This will be on sale starting June 1. I will be providing another email/snailmail (for Paypal and checks) strictly for the shirts. My plan is having a 2 week order period at the beginning of June/July/ and August, and then have orders placed and mailed at the end of the respective months. This is subject to change though.

As Nancy P has said......we are trying to keep this as simple as we can!!!

This will be epic though

Remember RSVP to rsvptailgate@gmail.com

1500

Wed, 16 May 2012 21:23:24 +0000

1500 and I am off to bed

The Official Canary Islands May 15th EuroSetlistVision thread

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:43:17 +0000

About time its already showday there

UPDATE Canary Islands on same time as Blighty not Spain so +5 from I-95 so things should start an hour earlier
than in Spain (and other countries in Euroland)

Bruce in Florence

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:24:13 +0000

Useful info and daily update at Springsteen a Firenze

Manchester Tickets being processed...

Wed, 16 May 2012 20:23:47 +0000

Hey,

I just checked and my tickets for Manchester are being processed.
I have bought 4 standing tickets but they appear like this on ticket master now:

ROW: GA6
SEATS: 457 - 460

Any Ideas what this means?

Thanks for your help.

Things seen at a Bruce show

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:56:32 +0000

In no particular order....I'll get it stated with the obvious.....

Bruce!

Dexy's Midnight Runners

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:46:02 +0000

So I see 'Dexy's' (note shortened name) are coming back soon with their 4th (?) album of original material.

Does anyone have a cd of their third 'Don't Stand Me Down' that they'd be willing to copy for me if I supplied a disc? It seems to be out of circulation & only available at ridiculously over-inflated prices on Amazon & similar.

Bossman

York City at Wembley - Again & Again!

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:24:32 +0000

Third time in four seasons.

Just saying!

Twitter #

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:23:33 +0000

I'm impressed the way the Spanish shows are being #'d, BruceSVQ, BruceLPA etc. Is this new?

Whether it is or not, it should be continued for the remainder of the tour, it's really handy. Should we create a list here and share with BTX, SPL etc. so we get maximum exposure?

Wrecking Ball Tour Stats

Wed, 16 May 2012 19:23:02 +0000

Thanks to the brilliant Eddy who is kindly hosting the information, I present you this:

http://www.springsteenlyrics.com/wbtourstats

Ingerland squad for Euro2012

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:33:16 +0000

who is Jack Butland??? 20 of the 23 from the so called big six teams. Baines the only outfield player who isnt

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Man City), Robert Green (West Ham), John Ruddy (Norwich)
Defenders: Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Man United), John Terry (Chelsea), Joleon Lescott (Man City), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Leighton Baines (Everton)
Midfielders: Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Stewart Downing (Liverpool), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Gareth Barry (Man City), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Scott Parker (Tottenham), Ashley Young (Man United), James Milner (Man City)
Strikers: Wayne Rooney (Man United), Danny Welbeck (Man United), Andy Carroll (Liverpool), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham)

Stand-by: Jack Butland (Birmingham), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Johnson (Man City), Daniel Sturridge (Chelsea)

Well done the Hi-bees !

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:13:11 +0000

Had a great day at Hampden yesterday watching my beloved Hibernian win against Aberdeen
and reach the Scottish Cup Final. Not a great game by any means but we showed real spirit
to get there. I just hope we can pull it off in the final, but unfortunately I don't think we will.

Never mind, this is one of the poorest Hibs sides I have ever seen and we have been battling relegation all season,
so for us to get to the Final is an achievement in itself.

Where are the oldies ?

Wed, 16 May 2012 18:04:41 +0000

OK, just as some of us feared, the oldies slot in the shows seem to have disappeared. I don't mind a couple of crowd pleasers, but what's the problem with playing "Thundercrack", "E St shuffle" or "Seaside bar song" in Europe ? There was a time when those songs seemed to be "New Jersey only". Then they popped in a few shows in the US, and became regular highlights on this tour. Now, I wish the band played these gems here in Europe. It's only one or two songs each night, and it could very well be our last chance to hear and see them...
I must admit last night's setlist (great as the show must have been) is not to my liking really. But who am I to complain ?

Willard the bully

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:41:47 +0000

Here.

The LFC fred.

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:26:39 +0000

Decent performance from LFC today... should have put it to bed by half time, but the right result in the end.

Arsenal fans should be worried by two things:

1 They could not field a decent side in only the second league game of the season.

2 An awful lot of empty seats at the Emirates... just watch MOTD. No point having a big fuck-off stadium if you cant even come close to filling it on your first home game of the season.

But back to LFC I thought Downing was MOTM and it was a bit curious that the two best players on either team (Mierieles, Suarez) didnt get on the pitch until 70 minutes had elapsed,

Its not like they have anything else to compete for. None of this "resting" nonsense, Kenny. There is nothing to rest for.

etix.com, what the heck?

Wed, 16 May 2012 16:18:49 +0000

Or perhaps a better thread title would be "So much for seeing my favorite artist at my beloved city's most important venue." This website is a catastrophic disorganized mess.

Elvis's birthplace

Wed, 16 May 2012 15:54:59 +0000

Hi all,

I found on a quick google search today that that 'The King' was born at the following address:

306, Elvis Presley Drive, Tupelo, Mississippi

..........which is something-of-a-fucking-coincidence, don’t you think????

BTW.............. was that appropriate use of the F-word?

Brand Names A-Z

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:51:09 +0000

Almay

Songs A-Z

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:23:07 +0000

Abacab

Name Game

Wed, 16 May 2012 14:19:54 +0000

Brad Lidge

WRECKING BALL album....and related

Wed, 16 May 2012 13:49:00 +0000

Note:

National Sales Charts are based on Retail Sales (except for Greece, South Korea and Argentina, which are based on Wholesale sales)
National Sales Awards (i.e., official Gold/Platinum certifications) are based on Wholesale Sales.

WRECKING BALL album

CHART, SALES AND AWARD LEVELS

Country............Peak Chart........RETAIL Sales.......Award............WHOLESALE sales

United States.............1..................387,000.....................................<500k
United Kingdom.........1..................152,500..................Gold.............150k+
Germany....................1..................105,000..................Gold.............100k+
Italy.............................1...................57,000..................Gold.............<60k
France........................3...................45,000.......................................<50k
Canada.......................3...................40,350..................Gold...............40k+
Spain..........................1....................39,700..................Platinum.........40k+
Sweden.......................1...................39,600..................Platinum.........40k+
Netherlands................1...................35,700...................Gold.............<50k
Norway........................1...................25,500..................Gold..............<30k
Australia......................2...................25,300.......................................<35k
Ireland.........................1...................20,300...................Platinum.......<30k
Japan.........................16..................17,000
Denmark.....................1....................15,350..................Gold..............<20k
Austria.........................1...................15,300..................Gold..............<20k
Switzerland.................1....................15,100..................Gold...............15k+
Belgium (Flanders)......1....................12,800.......................................<15k
Belgium (Wallonia)......3....................sales & awards combined with above
Finland........................1.......................7,250......................................<10k
New Zealand...............1.......................4,900......................................<7.5k
Croatia.........................1......................4,100......................................<7k
Portugal.......................4.......................4,000..................Gold..............7.5k+
Brazil...........................(20+).................3,200........................................5k
Poland.........................10.....................2,450
Czech Republic............4......................2,300..................Gold..............2.5k+
Argentina....................(10+)..................2,100
Slovenia........................3......................2,050......................................<5k
Hungary........................2......................1,900.......................................<3k
South Africa................(20+).................1,450
Greece.........................18.....................1,200.......................................<3k
Mexico........................(100+)...................850
South Korea...............(100+)....................450
Russia.........................(25+).....................350
all others combined..............................13,750

TOTAL TO DATE...........................1,100,800

WEEKLY NATIONAL SALES CHART RUNS

x = did not chart

Sweden......................1-1-1-2-3-1-2-6-9-8
Denmark.....................1-1-1-4-2-3-3-6-9
Ireland.........................1-1-1-4-3-6-6-9-9-11
Norway........................1-1-2-3-3-4-6-7-14-14
Spain...........................1-1-1-6-5-5-10-10-12-6
Italy..............................1-2-3-6-8-10-10-10-13
Austria.........................1-1-3-5-7-6-9-11-21-26
Netherlands.................1-2-2-5-8-8-13-17-23-23
Slovenia.......................21-3-3-3-6-3-12-10-10-12
Switzerland..................1-1-5-10-10-16-18-21-28-27
Belgium (Flanders)......1-2-4-8-12-15-19-18-34-35
Germany......................1-4-4-10-12-16-20-24-36-30
United Kingdom...........1-5-9-15-30-30-14-17-26-43
Czech Republic............4-6-6-8-14-19-15-20-(50+)-36
Croatia.........................1-1-10-6-11-28-15-13-(50+)-36
Hungary........................2-6-12-26-15-19-29-13-25-14
Finland.........................1-3-6-10-10-15-24-(50+)-46
United States...............1-4-6-9-19-31-31-35-53
Belgium (Wallonia).......4-3-11-9-14-20-25-32-50-62
Canada.........................3-6-9-13-26-34-33-43-57
Portugal.........................4-5-9-15-26-(30+)-x-x-x
New Zealand................1-6-10-13-24-37-39-(40+)-x
France...........................3-8-14-27-32-38-43-63-74
Australia........................2-6-9-20-25-40-53-66-67
Poland...........................10-12-18-45-48-(50+)-x-x-x
Greece...........................24-22-18-34-28-?-?-?-?
Japan.............................55-105-16-41-57-?-?-?-?-?
Argentina......................(10+)-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Brazil.............................(20+)-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
South Africa..................(20+)-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Russia...........................(25+)-x-x-x-x-x-x
South Korea.................(100+)-x-x-x-x-x-x-x
Mexico..........................(100+)-x-x-x-x-x-x-x

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WRECKING BALL TOUR - Boxscore Data

DATE....LOCATION.......................SOLD / AVAILABLE........Turnout..........USD TICKET SALES (not including merchandising)

Mar 18...Atlanta, GA.......................14,959 / 17,700..............85%..................$ 1,382,345
Mar 19...Greensboro, NC...............12,919 / 15,400..............84%..................$ 1,169,147
Mar 23...Tampa. FL........................16,615 / 18,987..............88%..................$ 1,463,180
Mar 26...Boston, MA.......................16,779 / 16,779.............SELLOUT..........$ 1,577,847
Mar 28...Philadelphia, PA................combined with below....SELLOUT
Mar 29...Philadelphia, PA................38,034 / 38,034.............SELLOUT.........$ 3,647,374
Apr 01...Washington, DC.................17,699 / 17,699.............SELLOUT.........$ 1,692,142
Apr 03...E. Rutherford, NJ................combined with below....SELLOUT
Apr 04...E. Rutherford, NJ................38,068 / 38,068.............SELLOUT.........$ 3,663,374
Apr 06...New York, NY.....................combined with below.....SELLOUT
Apr 09...New York, NY.....................38,828 / 38,828.............SELLOUT.........$ 3,524,874
Apr 12...Auburn Hills, MI..................15,607 / 15,607.............SELLOUT.........$ 1,272,044
Apr 13...Buffalo, NY.........................18,344 / 18,344.............SELLOUT.........$ 1,508,680
Apr 16...Albany, NY..........................14,962 / 14,962.............SELLOUT.........$ 1,401,386
Apr 17...Cleveland, OH.....................18,624 / 18,624.............SELLOUT.........$ 1,565,518
Apr 24...San Jose, CA.......................15,716 / 17,170.............92%..................$ 1,515,818
Apr 26...Los Angeles, CA...................combined with below....SELLOUT
Apr 27...Los Angeles, CA...................32,758 / 32,758.............SELLOUT.........$ 3,051,752

Bruce at the home of the English league champions.

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:14:23 +0000

The home of the only team from Manchester, who is going from the lake family!

1. Greg.

Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:05:40 +0000

A fine new album. Folk Punk roots rock is how I'd decribe it.

Germany

Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:01 +0000

The three Amigos ride again, any meet ups in Frankfurt or even Cologne ???

The pit in stadiums

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:36:42 +0000

Roughly how many get in the pit and what time do you have to rock up to get in..
Uk stadium shows both work days for most!!?

Barcelona - when does the box office open at the stadium?

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:02:47 +0000

Hi there,

I am going to Barcelona this afternoon I am going to pick up my tickets from the box office at the stadium tomorrow. Does anybody know when the box office opens?

Greetings from Denmark
Martin

Tom Morello added to HRC

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:12:10 +0000

http://hardrockcalling.co.uk/line-up/

E-Street Band Missing

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:10:47 +0000

Why don't any of them have- E Street Band- printed on them ? Is it a $$$ thing? Pay me Pay me.....you know E-Street Band Max,Gary,etc. formed a legal entity seperate from Bruce back in the "reunion" negotiations...did they get cut out of tour t shirts...Just wondering, someone bought me one as I gift and I'm hesitating to wear it....Help

If you Want to Make it Big as a Hip-Hop Star in Iran...

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:29:37 +0000

make sure your raps dont insult Islamic revered religious figures

Iranian rapper faces death threats, bounty over song

Tehran - CNN - An Iranian rapper is facing death threats and has a $100,000 bounty on his head for a song that some say insults an Islamic Shiite imam.

Shahin Najafi, who sings in Farsi and lives in Germany, told the German website Qantara that the song "Naghi" is not about a religious figure but about the state of society in Iran.

"The story with 'Naghi' was just a pretext," Najafi said in an interview with Qantara, which the German Foreign Office funds to promote dialogue with the Islamic world.

"For me it is more of an excuse to talk about completely different things. I criticize Iranian society in the song. It seems as though people are just concentrating on the word 'imam,' " Najafi is quoted as saying.

Religious figures in Iran see it differently.

"Following the affront by rap singer Shahin Najafi against Imam Hadi (7th Imam of Shias) in a song called 'Naghi', his apostasy sentence has been issued by Ayatollah Safi Golpayegani," Iran's official Fars News Agency said in a website posting in Farsi.

Golpayegani is a grand ayatollah, which means the highest- ranking authority in Shiite Islam after prophets and imams. Being an apostate, or someone who forsakes Islam, is punishable by death under Iranian law.

"If the song contains any insults or indecency towards Imam Naghi, then it is blasphemy, and God knows what to do," Golpayegani, a 92-year-old Iranian cleric, is quoted as saying by Qantara.

A post on the blog entegham says Najafi should be sentenced to death.

"According to article 513 of Islam�s penal code: Anyone who insults the sanctity of Islam, anyone of the great prophets, the Imams, and Sadigheh Tahereh (the prophet�s daughter) should be executed," the post says.

The Iranian website Shia-Online.ir is offering $100,000 to anyone who kills Najafi. The money is being put up by "a philanthropist" in a Persian Gulf state, the website says.

In a blog post on Najafi, The Guardian in the UK calls Najafi "the Salman Rushdie of music," a reference to the author of "The Satanic Verses," who was given a religious death sentence by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989 after Khomeini said Rushie's book was blasphemous.

But writing in the state-run newspaper Kayhan, columnist Sadollah Zarei says Najafi's case is different from Rushdie's, according to a New York Times report.

"This fatwa does not represent the government of Iran,� Zarei is quoted as saying. �This is done by a religious group in our society.�

Tickets for texting

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:46:13 +0000

Not while driving... while walking.

New Jersey Town's Cops Ticket Texting Pedestrians

(NEWSER) � Take your fingers off your cell phone, and nobody gets hurt. That could be a warning from one New Jersey town's cops, who are handing out $85 jaywalking tickets to pedestrians who text while they walk�117 so far. "It�s a big distraction. Pedestrians aren�t watching where they are going, and they are not aware," said the chief of the Fort Lee police department. Three pedestrians have been killed this year in car accidents, and investigators hope the crackdown will help public safety.