Our three amigos sit down in the cafe to review all three Manchester shows from the last week. Make yourself a drink and hear what Jeff, Mike and Dan thought of Bruce's only indoor European gigs this year at the wonderful Co-op Arena.
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S4, Ep 10: I saw Bruce live in 1967!! A chat with John Garrett Andrews
John Garrett Andrews saw The Castiles in 1967 when he was just 13 years old. Fast forward to April 1974 and John gets the honour of interviewing Bruce after the late show at Brown University. Bruce was not happy with his Record Company at the time and his comments to John got back to the Head of Columbia Records at the time. Listen to John's fascinating story here.
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S4, Ep 9: Grab Your Ticket And Your Suitcase - 44 years on the road following Bruce
Our own Dan French has gone and released a book! Grab Your Ticket And Your Suitcase documents every Springsteen concert Dan has been to since 1981 and documents his own personal Bruce Springsteen concert journey over this time. Lots of great memories are crammed into this book including how Dan met Bruce in the Stone Pony, the infamous Slane 1985 trip and many many more highlights.Copies of the book can be ordered via www.badlands.co.uk or through Amazon.
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S4, Ep 8: 50th episode special - Bobby Chirmside returns
To celebrate our 50th episode, we have the enormous pleasure of welcoming our good friend Bobby Chirmside back to the podcast.
Bobby was Bruce's Road Manager from 1976 to 1981 and lived with Bruce at the famous Telegraph Hill mansion.
Buckle up, pour yourself a drink and enjoy this wonderful trip back down Memory Lane.
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S4, Ep 7: Canadian Tour review - Eyewitness reports
Grab a beverage and sit back to listen to two eyewitness reports from two of the recent Canadian arena shows in Montreal and Winnipeg. Firstly, Martin from the UK joins us to tell us his story about how he managed to persuade Bruce to play The Angel in London in 1996, and why he decided to go to Montreal on Halloween night.
Next we connect with a 'blast from the past' - Stu Reid -a fellow fanzine editor from the 1980s. We do eventually get around to talking about the recent Winnipeg gig, but not before we catch up on over 40 years of memories. Enjoy!
If you love Bruce Springsteen and his music- then this is the podcast for you. We will be covering the latest news and topical debate about Bruce Springsteen and everything happening on E Street. We will also reviewing Springsteen concerts as he embarks on his worldwide tour with the E Street Band. Look out too for special guest conversations and a lot of fun along the way too! Our virtual coffee team are Front of House - Rosalita/ Rosie, Head Chef - Sloppy Sue and Head Waiter - Weak Knee Willie