OK, Springsteen fans, here is a chance for you and your brethren to gather and rumple and fetish an array of artifacts related to BROOOSE!!
All you grown-ass men I've seen standing around after a Springsteen show like school girls waiting for one of the Jonas Brothers
As the hall is fond of reminding folks From Asbury Park to the Promised Land: The Life and Music of Bruce Springsteen is the first big Boss sanctioned exhibit of his stuff "in the world " and the rock hall will surely make use of their opportunity.
As should you, Big Boss Fan.
In case you haven't heard:
From Asbury Park to the Promised Land is a comprehensive look at Springsteen’s music, from such early bands as Child, the Castiles and Steel Mill through his work with the E Street Band and as a solo artist. The exhibit includes several of Springsteen’s guitars, including the Fender Esquire that is on the cover of Born to Run. It also includes the outfit he wore on the cover of Born in the U.S.A., as well as numerous handwritten lyric manuscripts, posters and handbills from all phases of his career, and various awards and honors. In addition, the exhibit includes Springsteen’s 1960 Chevrolet Corvette, which he purchased after the success of Born to Run. The exhibit will run until Spring 2010.
The events begin Friday afternoon, here's the schedule:
Friday, June 12th
4th Floor Theater
* 12:48-2:27 p.m. – Bruce Springsteen’s Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony – Highlight Footage. Springsteen inducted Bob Dylan, U2 and Creedence Clearwater Revival and following his own induction, performed with the E Street Band and Wilson Pickett.
* 2:28-3:46 p.m. – Blood Brothers- A documentary following the reunion of Springsteen with the E Street Band to release the Greatest Hits album. The film captures them behind the scenes and performing live.
* 3:47-5:25 p.m. – VH1 Storytellers featuring Bruce Springsteen
Saturday, June 13th
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Plaza
* 10 a.m.-1 p.m. – Food collection with the Cleveland Foodbank
As you dedicated fans know Springsteen and the Cleveland Foodbank have a standing relationship so if you wanna impress him you should bring a buttload of food….and none of that canned fava beans from 1973 refuse type stuff, either
4th Floor Theater
* 10:10-11:30 a.m. – Bruce Springsteen’s Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony – Highlight Footage. Springsteen inducted Bob Dylan, U2 and Creedence Clearwater Revival and following his own induction, performed with the E Street Band and Wilson Pickett.
* Noon – 1 p.m. – Jim Henke, curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s exhibit From Asbury Park to the Promised Land will talk about the curation of the world’s first exhibit devoted to Springsteen.
In case you didn't know
Rock Hall Main Stage
* 2 -3:30 p.m. – Special performance by Colin Gawel of Watershed
Gawel is the guitarist/leader of longtime Columbus well-traveled power pop/rock band Watershed
4th Floor Theater
* 1:15-2:15 p.m. – Chris Phillips, editor of Backstreets, interviewed by Lauren Onkey, Vice President of Education.
* 2:30-3:30 p.m. – Jim Henke, curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s exhibit From Asbury Park to the Promised Land will talk about the curation of the world’s first exhibit devoted to Springsteen.
I told you they'd toot their own horn, didn't I?
* 3:45-4:45 p.m.: Rock and Roll Summer School Album Spotlight -Born in the USA -Lauren Onkey will teach a multimedia class on the making of Springsteen’s most popular album, released 25 years ago this month.
This is the kind of cool geeky stuff that interests me. If I wasn't STILL burned out on that album I might go.
* 7 -8:20 p.m. – Bruce Springsteen’s Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony – Highlight Footage. Springsteen inducted Bob Dylan, U2 and Creedence Clearwater Revival and following his own induction, performed with the E Street Band and Wilson Pickett.
They really, really want you to see these clips.
Sunday, June 14th
4th Floor Theater
* 10-11:45 a.m. – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – Live in New York City (2001) film.
* 12:30-1:30 p.m.- Thom Zimny will discuss Springsteen on film and present rare film footage. Zimny is the Grammy-award winning filmmaker of Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run, and Bruce Springsteen’s personal archivist. He has collaborated with Springsteen on Live in New York City, Live in Barcelona, VH-1 Storytellers, and several videos.
How many of you hardcore devotees wish you had that guys job?
* 2-3 p.m. – Thom Zimny will discuss Springsteen on film and present rare film footage (repeat presentation).
Perhaps he needs an intern…
* 3:15-5:15 p.m. – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: Hammersmith Odeon, London ’75 film.
Arguably, the Peace Day Resistawnce (sorry, I took Spanish in school) of the whole shebang, This film is probably already in the collections of most of the folks who'll come to see it. But hey, it'll be on the big screen and what could be better than watching Bruce in his young, scruffy-faced prime??
Giant Scruffy-Faced Bruce.
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I've never understood the appeal of Springsteen and his over-orchestrated disco music. His "working man" schtick has gotta be the lamest gimmick in rock history – it's pathetic, hypocritical and was dreamed up by a bunch of cigar-chomping fat cats sitting around the board room table at his record label, and it also panders to the lowest common denominator, who unfortunately, seem to comprise almost all of his fan base. And the music itself doesn't remotely resemble rock-n-roll…it's over-orchestrated, synthesizer-drenched dreck, and the songs all sound alike.
And to top it off, his live show is so hackneyed and scripted, lousy with every "rock concert" cliche' in the book…I wouldn't spend a dime to see Springsteen much less the hundreds of dollars he charges his "fellow working class" people
yep, the boss blows.
25 years of sucking overrides the 10 years he was good.
Hey Sweet Lou Dunbar, " I Love You " this is Globie Mark from California.
All great men have been opposed from men with medicore perspective. Whether he earned dollars with his "working class" songs is independent to the beauty and value they carry, the impact they have, the identification they strike with their listeners, the empathy they exude, the issues they delve on, the vibe they create, the energy they ride on, . I am not sure if you have heard his work cos they are not all about "working class men". They may be party rockers or emotional ballads or social anthems, they dont ever fail to stir up souls… as for the "over-orchestrated songs" try checking out the acoustic or piano solos renditions…Either ways..he earns the money and fans like me enjoy and people like u waste time write useless diatribes against his greatness..