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re: Steven Van Zandt: ‘Bruce Springsteen backing the Democrats lost us half our audience’

Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:21 pm to
Posted by Rip Torn
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:21 pm to
I did not know that but it makes perfect sense because they are nothing alike
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:22 pm to
Yes.
Posted by TankBoys32
Member since Mar 2019
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:22 pm to
Yes lol
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:25 pm to
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No offense to Steven Van Zandt but he is no Ronnie, Johnny, or Donnie Van Zant




Posted by roadGator
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:25 pm to
No worries. It’s an easy mistake.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:25 pm to
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Didn't Mellencamp freak out recently and storm off stage after getting booed for preaching his Dem politics?
he was always a 2nd rate BS
Posted by Hangover Haven
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:27 pm to
That’s why I always say, never mixed business with politics, you’re bound to lose half your customers.

Johnny Carson did it right….
Posted by Tchefuncte Tiger
Bat'n Rudge
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:30 pm to
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I love Bruce's earlier work....he really used to mean something to working class Americans....he was a cultural phenomenon in his day and Bruce really represented the working class and his message resonated around the country...not just in the NorthEast or New Jersey.....and he was an amazing live performer



This. I saw him at the Assembly Center in 1978 and was able to walk right up to the box office an hour before the show to buy a ticket. I had to camp out underneath the ramps to get tickets for his show in 1980. I used to love his music.
Posted by Saint Alfonzo
Member since Jan 2019
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:32 pm to
Stevie is just as much of a commie as Bruce is.
This post was edited on 8/1/24 at 9:34 pm
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:32 pm to
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I heard a stat lately that roughly half of Americans feel there will be a civil war in the next 10 years.

Really just need identifying uniforms (targets), battle lines, and one really bad day.

Of course the Dem Leftists have a head start on us as far attacks go.
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:35 pm to
Johnny Cash mixed his music with politics but didn't come off as a narcissist or condescending to people unlike the Dixie Chicks.
Posted by BuckyCheese
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:36 pm to
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True, but I liked him in the Sopranos.


I thought his character was ridiculous and acted as poorly as AJ's.
Posted by timdonaghyswhistle
Member since Jul 2018
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:37 pm to
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We might play six stadiums in America and sixty in Europe


He's not sure?
Posted by Rip Torn
Member since Mar 2020
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:38 pm to
JCM has a much more punchable personality than Bruce Springsteen. I acknowledge their talent as musicians but always thought both were kind of overrated, cannot stand JCM’s music.
Posted by BuckyCheese
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:40 pm to
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That’s why I always say, never mixed business with politics, you’re bound to lose half your customers.


It's really difficult sometimes.

Just tonight I see a customer supporting that tranny Olympic boxer and it took a lot to not go off on his moronic arse.

I may just move him to the back of the queue randomly going forward.
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:40 pm to
Springsteen couldn't sing.
Posted by HeadSlash
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 9:45 pm to
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Van Zant himself is an ultra-leftist... he's not saying it's sad that Bruce is a Leftist, he's saying it's sad that half the audience won't listen to them because of that,,,


Keep your politics to yourself and you won't have these problems.
Posted by frequent flyer
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Member since Jul 2021
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 10:30 pm to
Silvio is right.

Springsteen should not have been open about his strong leftist political preference. He could have been much bigger.
This post was edited on 8/1/24 at 10:53 pm
Posted by Mr Happy
Member since May 2019
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Posted on 8/1/24 at 10:34 pm to
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nobody owes anyone anything.

Curiously enough, my home mortgage company disagrees.
Posted by cuddlefish
Member since Jun 2024
204 posts
Posted on 8/1/24 at 10:48 pm to
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Springsteen should not have been open about his strong polecat won’t political preference.


To the extent I understand your lingo, I'd submit that Bruce is perfectly content after recently selling the rights to his catalog to Sony for $500 million and is enjoying life as a 75 y/o billionaire, on tour, giving three hour shows to packed houses of all ages just for the frick of it. He creates pure joy for millions of people. All things considered, I think his choices have been pretty sound.
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