Whether you\u2019ve been with me from the beginning or just discovered this site for the first time today, I’d like to take a moment to thank you for reading, subscribing, commenting, liking and\/or sharing.<\/p>\n
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I’m continually amazed and humbled that so many people stop by each day. It took more than three years to reach a million article views; this year we’ll not only pass the two million but possibly the three-million mark as well!<\/p>\n
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And that doesn\u2019t even account for those of you who subscribe and are reading this in your inbox right now instead of your browser\u2013you account for over 1.25 million e-mails this past year alone!<\/p>\n
As always, special thanks to those of you who have written to me with corrections, additional information, absolutely amazing \u201cI was there\u201d stories (especially my \u201cWhere the Band Was<\/a>\u201d guest bloggers who gave me welcome writing reprieves from time to time\u2013please drop me a line if you\u2019d like to share your story), personal anecdotes, and alternative interpretations. That\u2019s been my absolute favorite part of these four years, and as a result I feel like I\u2019ve learned at least as much as I\u2019ve shared.<\/p>\n Extra special thanks to recurring guest-blogger Katy Crane, who kicked off a new Two Faces<\/em> series recently and immediately notched two of the site’s ten most popular posts of the year. I’m hopeful that we’ll continue to enjoy her writing whenever her busy schedule allows.<\/p>\n And my profound thanks to Lori Pierce, who appears in my inbox within minutes of a typo showing up in one of my essays (in other words, pretty much every day). She’s my pro bono, ex post facto copy editor, and I am deeply grateful for her eagle eye and writer’s voice.<\/p>\n As mentioned above, today marks the end of the year-long Kingdom of Days<\/a> series\u2013but if you enjoy those, fear not: the series restarts tomorrow, with new events from 2021, repaired and fresh media, and new information turned up during my research this past year.<\/p>\n In addition, I\u2019ll continue to spotlight an\u00a0original Springsteen song<\/a>,\u00a0cover<\/a>, or\u00a0team-up<\/a> each day, health and work schedule permitting.<\/p>\n According to my tracking spreadsheet, I still have about 300 articles left to write before I bring this project to a close, so we\u2019ve still got a long way to travel together. I hope you stick with me for the rest of the ride.<\/p>\n Thanks again for reading. 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