Monday 31 October 2022

bruce on stern

 rock n roll saved me once again

halloween is the day i first brought lucas to the hospital

the memory of this is crippling

today i finally got out of bed just past 1pm


wade texted me reminding me that springsteen was on stern

i wasn’t in the mood

but i threw it on during coffee prep 

just for distraction


and of course i was pulled in

he sounded good

strong and wise

he reminded me of triumph over adversity

of the power of love

and the importance of a good work ethic 


yesterday

jackson and i were talking about the rock n roll death cult

kurt and jim and jimi and all that

i told him it was all romantic bullshit

and that being your best for your family is what’s important

bruce said very same thing during his interview

and i was elated


i met bruce

backstage at madison gardens

i’ve written about this previously

i’m pretty sure we’re best friends now

and that my yearly birthday card just gets lost in the mail

nevertheless

the stern interview was like having an old friend over for lunch


as we age 

it’s confirming to see many of our similarities converge

we are not in it alone

in fact we are often all able to connect through conflict

having bruce articulate this was healing


i fucking hate halloween

but not as much today

rock n roll saved me 

once again


craig

jack daniels and chips