My City Of Ruins- Bruce Springsteen
Good ol’ Bruce, You can always pick a song, listen and apply the words to it in your life’s moments.
The last time I saw Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band was at JFK Stadium, Philadelphia Amnesty International’s Human Rights Now concert in 1988. It included Sting, Peter Gabriel,Tracy Chapman, Youssou N’Dour and Joan Baez. I was working at One on One Sports Training Center and Larry Magid provided tickets for a dozen of the staff as he was Mike Wood’s client. I took my son who was six months old at the time in a front carrier papoose sling,
I had earplugs for my son but I remember him waking up to Bruce singing.
Those were the days back in Philly. My recollection is vivid as I remember sitting to the seats stage left. There wasn’t a bad seat in JFK though.
Let us all Rise Up Now. Below is Bruce singing in Philadelphia, September 3 2012, about the empty space, value of life, preciousness of time and necessity of love as you get older. I just got the goose bumps. I picked this video for a reason.
You can read the lyrics Here.
Sidewalks Chalk 
Let us all Rise up Cause The Boss said so! It is time Philly.
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Do the people who live in Philly care what happens to Philly?
Hi Muse, Yes, there are ppl who care. I would like to think that. But such as I many have left moved to Jersey or to the suburbs.
I would love to go back to Philly, take class, shop, but it is so dangerous now.
Isn’t every City in the Northeast corridor? Washington Baltimore, Philly, ( New York) Boston?
I do not know where to turn. I just want answers. NOW!
The city is crime ridden from the top down. Until they get rid of the gangs you will never have the Philly you had.
It is a system of who get paid off in Philly. Cash only.
Disgusting.
Muse just listen to the beginning of the video. Bruce talking before song. It is worth the 2 minutes. his life story and Ghosts.
What needs to happen is to clean up downtown and make it the place to live. It would take tons of money which PA doesn’t have. So it will decay.
Muse the entire City is infested with Corruption. It is A City in Ruins!
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