Word: springsteen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Kennedy round table inexorably revolves to sex lives, Bird muses, "Who was that blond actress Kennedy supposedly dated?" This brings smiles. How could anyone know of Marilyn Monroe and not know her name? Another time, when the subject is popular music, Bird puzzles, "Who's Bruce Springsteen?" Dan Shaughnessy, the thoughtful young basketball writer for the Boston Globe, answers softly, "Larry, he's the you of rock 'n' roll." Bird laughs wearily. "Where have I been...
...million a year, and I'm seeing and learning a lot of things, and I wouldn't be doing none of it without basketball. I know a person has to expand, but I'm sort of in college here, and I'm getting smarter." Consequently, he checked out a Springsteen concert and came away an unusual fan. "I'm still not into loud music, but you should see how hard that guy works for four hours. By the time it's about through, you're sick of him, but he still wants to go more. Whew, it wore...
From the viewing audience (65 million in the U.S. alone) to its stars (Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen), nearly everything about last week's Grammy Awards ceremony was oversize. The whole business, in fact, is Big Enterprise at work. About 85% of the U.S. record industry is controlled by six mega-diskeries: CBS, Warner, RCA, MCA, Capitol and PolyGram. Even so, 20 of last week's 67 % Grammys were won by the products of such offbeat labels as Arhoolie, Top Hits, Reunion and Delos. These names represent the recording business's vibrant flip side, a growing industry of as many...
...WANT TO see Bruce Springsteen? You call up the local ticket office. Sure, they have ticket. They are $75 each. The scars have an obstructed view. The seats are behind the stage. The scars are the rough equivalent of a cross between a Walkman and a Viewmaster...
Since these legal changes will probably require a Constitutional amendment to institute, you'll probably never see the Springsteen concert while you'll just have to lower your standards. Check out that Pat Boone concert. Or how about The Cramps? The Circle Jerks might be in town. And if you get really desperate, you might want to catch a Harvard basketball game...