Menachem Mendel

Bruce Springsteen’s latest.

Posted on January 20th, 2012 under Bruce Springsteen, Pre-Shabbat Song. Comments: None

I’ll be on the road tomorrow afternoon, so enjoy the following Bruce video. Some of my Bruce Buddies were lucky enough to be there. It is only viewable until Jan. 1. If you are having trouble seeing it, here are some sites that should have it. At about 28:05 Hanukkah gets a mention. The best [...]

Posted on December 16th, 2010 under Bruce Springsteen, Popular Culture, Pre-Shabbat Song. Comments Off

This song goes out to all of those who are running in Sunday’s New York Marathon. First two rocking versions, one from 1978 and the other from 2009, and then an acoustic version. What I always loved about this song is that at some point in their lives, almost every Bruce fan feels that this [...]

Posted on November 5th, 2010 under Bruce Springsteen, Pre-Shabbat Song. Comments Off

Bruce Springsteen has been barnstorming around the country and playing some incredible concerts. For many Springsteen fans these days are filled with much trepidation because there are rumors that this may be the last Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band tour for a while, or maybe even forever. I was able to see two [...]

Posted on October 21st, 2009 under Bruce Springsteen, Popular Culture, Public Events. Comments: 1

It starts at around 2:15. Max Weinberg, the drummer, actually played the bar-mitzvah circuit at numerous times in his life. Jeffrey Goldberg on the concert. I saw him at the Spectrum in Philadelphia a few weeks ago. It was great as always, although the next night he did play London Calling.

Posted on May 19th, 2009 under Bruce Springsteen, Popular Culture. Comments Off

From Entertainment Weekly: Last night brought a surprise for Bruce Springsteen fans: Right around dinner time, his album Working on a Dream leaked online all at once, two weeks before its scheduled Jan. 27 release date. I’m not about to provide any links to pirated music, but I hear that those so inclined shouldn’t have [...]

Posted on January 14th, 2009 under Bruce Springsteen, Popular Culture. Comments Off

For those Springsteen fans out there, it was announced a few weeks ago that his new album “Working on a Dream” would be released on January 27, 2009. He will also be playing the halftime show at the Super Bowl. A few songs form the new album (Can I use that word?) have already been [...]

Posted on December 2nd, 2008 under Bruce Springsteen. Comments: 1