{"id":30419,"date":"2021-10-24T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=30419"},"modified":"2021-10-24T05:12:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T12:12:34","slug":"spare-parts-what-i-did-on-my-autumn-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/24\/spare-parts-what-i-did-on-my-autumn-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Spare Parts: What I Did on My Autumn Vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello again!<\/p>\n

You might have noticed I took this past week off, although my definition of “off” apparently means only publishing one blog post a day instead of two, along with filing a couple of special reports for Backstreets.<\/p>\n

As promised, the Roll of the Dice, Cover Me, and Meeting Across the River<\/em> series resume as of tomorrow, but I thought I’d take a moment to share highlights from what I’ve been up to this past week.<\/p>\n

Last Sunday, I visited the Bruce Springsteen Live! <\/em>exhibit at the Grammy Museum Experience in Newark. Curated, designed and presented by the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music, the exhibit is a delight for any true Springsteen fan. Display cases are filled with artifacts familiar and new…<\/p>\n

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…and the interactive stations are a treat, too. Visitors learn how Bruce constructs his encore sets and\u00a0 get to try their hand it at themselves. And in a series of brand new interviews, Bruce and the E Streeters discuss how they prepare for touring and reminisce about iconic shows. (I was particularly gratified to learn that Bruce shares my concern that his shows start right around what has become bedtime these past few years. I guess if he can train himself to stay up late when he hits the road, I can too.)<\/p>\n

It takes about two hours to experience the entirety of the exhibit, but if you’re a U.S. west coaster you might just want to wait: the exhibit is due to make its way to the main Grammy Museum in L.A., where it will be more than twice the size.<\/p>\n

It was just a one-hour drive from the museum to Asbury Park, where I attended the special Between the Lines<\/em> event that same afternoon with Bruce, Stevie, and a star-studded supporting cast to benefit TeachRock,<\/a> an organization I’ve been proud to support for years.<\/p>\n

This was a strict no-filming event, so I don’t have any video to share–but the good news is that it was professionally filmed, so hopefully everyone will have a chance to watch it someday soon. In the meantime, check out my Backstreets review<\/a> for highlights.<\/p>\n

A few days later, I was in New York City for the annual Robin Hood benefit gala, where Bruce made an appearance to play three songs and stuck around to congratulate Paul McCartney, who received a special award from the foundation. And this time filming was permitted, so enjoy Bruce’s performance below, along with my Backstreets report here<\/a>.<\/p>\n