Set Lusting Bruce: The Springsteen Podcast

Karl Kaufman @thekarlkaufman joins me to share his Springsteen fan journey. From he and his brother literally dancing in the dark together to trading a copy of MTV's Party to Go, Volume 3 for Bruce Springsteen's Greatest Hits. Karl also shares a special night during the 2016 River Tour, involving his Grandmother's Ring, a call out from Bruce from the stage and a wonderful woman saying Yes. Enjoy and please share this with other Springsteen fans, go rate and review us on your favorite Podcast Player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James (Gord) Kiteley @TheSecondActPod joins me to talk about growing up, listening to a lot of Country Music radio with his parents, finding Motley Crew and it becoming his first favorite band. Gord is the host of The Second Act Podcast where he has conversations with people who are doing what they want to, not what they have to, and how their journey is going. open.spotify.com/show/50NmnpnwIk9F www.instagram.com/thesecondactpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cameron Gilchrist @CA_Gilchrist is an author and engineer who joins me to discuss his early life, his family struggles and how Bruce's music helped him as he was growing up and continues to provide him support. . Cameron’s memoir, The Truth About Demons, chronicles his early life in Levittown, Pennsylvania, surviving a father taken by cancer, a demon obsessed mother, an end times cult, physical and mental abuse, homelessness and perilous encounters in the drug-fueled, mob-controlled world of nightclubs. He is a two-time winner of the International Memoir Association’s Showcase. https://camgilchrist.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our 2nd of 4 Kickstarter Backer episodes, Kyle Hughes joins me to share his Springsteen story. He talks about his struggles early in life and how Bruce's music was a companion for him. Kyle talks about finding his calling as a Firefighter and how, like many of us, The Rising has a special place in his heart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special Father's Day Episode, I'm joined by Moira and Terry Armstrong. @rockandrollatoz. They are natives of Northeast Ohio and they share their journey through a life that includes love of Rock and Roll and so many live shows. Please check out their book Aerosmith to ZZ Top: A Dad & Daughters' R&R Journey! You can find the book here - https://a.co/d/6tHRXgJ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To help celebrate Father's Day, Lee joins me to share his Springsteen story and how, he's brought his father to his first Springsteen show. Since then, his Dad is wanting to go to as many shows as possible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jamey Rodgers has joined Sylvan and I on the Perfectly Good Podcast to talk about John Hiatt but today, we are getting off the John train and talking a little Bruce and a lot of the genius of American Storyteller - Tom T. Hall. Jamey shares where his love of Tom's songs originated and how he continues to find comfort in those songs and stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Susan Glenney is a self professed late bloomer and in today's discussion she shares how she discovered her love for writing in her 30s or 40s, inspired by her passion for travel and the outdoors. Her book "Moments in Time with 16 Men" is a collection of fictionalized stories about one woman's compelling journey into understanding her relationship with the opposite sex, and how they have impacted her life. Her newest novella, “The Bow Tie” is available on Amazon! Find out more about Susan here - https://www.susanglenney.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Fagan @groundedinmaine is a wannabe farm girl in a season of discovery, finding her groove in life. She has a homemade jam business, and hosts a weekly podcast about sustainability! We talk 80s music, seeing John Hiatt live and discuss her jam sessions (both kinds) find her here -  https://linktr.ee/groundedinmainepodcast https://amysgardenjam.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Harris sister ran a music store when Amy was younger and through that connection learned about all kinds of music, including Bruce. She shares how that first show, remains a pivotal moment in her musical fandom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Kratzke returns to the podcast to talk more Bruce, his work as an editor and to discuss his book, It's OK to not eat your peas. We also discuss his company Big Kat Kreative, a publishing and marketing company. You can follow the latest from Big Kat Kreative online at www.bigkatkreative.com, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rob Schwartz joins me on the podcast to talk about his time in Asia covering music and writing for Billboard. He also discusses the book he edited, The Wisdom of Morrie: Living and Aging Creatively and Joyfully by his late father Morrie Schwartz (beloved subject of Tuesdays with Morrie). We also spend some time talking about a benefit concert he is producing called One Topia (onetopia.com) the first ever global benefit festival dedicated to Mental Health. To find out more about Rob, please go here https://wisdomofmorrie.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yi Shun Lai was on the podcast back in August of 2021. Yi Shun (say "yeeshun" for her first name) and I catch up, talk a little Springsteen and she discusses her amazing new novel. It is a YA novel called A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic and it is amazing. I've recommended it to multiple friends and all of them have loved it. Find it here - https://a.co/d/3hqMr3p A reminder about the article that she wrote that inspired me to have her on the podcast the first time https://humanparts.medium.com/an-american-immigrant-in-three-bruce-springsteen-tunes-3fa5b3511e2c Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Barrette joins me to discuss his first book, Heartstrings – First Guitars, a collection of memories from a variety of musicians, famous, semi-famous, up and coming, anonymous, or otherwise, about the guitar they learned on, the first guitar they bought with their own money, the first “good” guitar they owned, or the beloved first-line guitar that accompanied them on first songs, first shows, first tours, or first recordings. There is a special link between a musician and his instrument and in his book, Sean collects stories of those first loves. You can find the book here - https://a.co/d/g5DD81G More about Sean here https://www.firstguitars.ca/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jack Firneno @JackFirneno became a Billy Joel fan as a child in Brooklyn, NY. He started out with cassettes of The Stranger and 52nd Street in his Fisher Price tape recorder, and his fandom was cinched by the time Storm Front came out when he was in third grade. He is the co-host of Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast, @GlassHousesPod part of the Pantheon Network family of musical podcasts. Jack and I had a blast talking music, our mutual love of Billy Joel and we give Bruce a little love as well since Jack also loves The Boss! Here Jack and his cohost Michael Grosvenor here - Episodes – Glass Houses – A Billy Joel Podcast (glasshousespod.com) https://www.facebook.com/glasshousespodcast/ https://www.twitter.com/glasshousespod https://www.instagram.com/glasshousespod https://discord.com/invite/6G6cMRFu7Thttps://www.facebook.com/glasshousespodcast/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conor Cunneen is an Irishman, happily exiled in Chicago where he says “the Guinness is good, the people are friendly and he has been force fed more corned beef and green beer than he ever had in Ireland!” As an Irish immigrant, he is a very proud recipient of the President’s Gold Medal for Volunteer Service for the work he does with job seekers. He is proud dad to John and Amy and a loving irritant to his long suffering wife, Pat, whom his sister-in-law states will be canonized the moment she leaves this planet! We discuss his love of music, speaking, making people laugh and making a difference in people's lives. https://irishmanspeaks.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As part of David Barry's Kickstarter Campaign, he and I offered the chance for 4 fans to produce their own episode of Set Lusting Bruce, Nancy Barry chose for her episode to do a round table of some of her favorite fellow fans. Joining Nancy is Nancy, Eileen, Laura, Jennifer and Carrie. They discuss their friendship, their bond with Bruce's music, the experience of seeing him overseas and what's next for this band of Springsteen Sisters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike AKA Dad Rap is a proud Dad hailing from upstate New York. In today's discussion, he and I spend some time talking about Mike's roots and how he decided to make music that resonates with parents and their kids. Find out more about Mike here - Instagram - @dadrapmusic Tik Tok - @dad.rap.music YouTube - @dadrapmusic X - @dadrapmusic Facebook - Dad Rap Website -  https://dadrapmusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, I'm joined by Abigail Vacca and Keith Berthiaume, Abigail is a huge David Bowie fan. Keith is a musician who plays Beatles and Tom Petty covers, as well as original music. They are co-hosts of the Global Treasures podcast, which covers a different UNESCO world heritage site each episode. They bonded over their love of music spanning from the 1950's to present. Find more about them and their work here - https://globaltreasures.podbean.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093258132336 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paloma Bartschi and I discussed her emotional connection to music and the concept of animal communication. Paloma shares her personal experiences and insights as an animal communicator, including her belief in conscious telepathy communication and its similarity to language learning. This is a fun and unique discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices