. >>> new jersey's favorite son bruce springsteen turns 70 years old on monday, and he is still going of course doing live shows. meanwhile, the town that springsteen made famous, asbury park, new jersey, is undergoing a renaissance. anthony mason took a tour. >> so the festival is literally on the beach? >> on the beach, on the boardwalk. we'll have a vip section down there. you know, september in new jersey is incredible. >> reporter: danny clench helped launch the sea here now festival last summer in asbury park, with a lineup that included brandi carlisle, jack johnson, and a surprise appearance by bruce springsteen, whose debut album back in 1973, "greetings from asbury park" celebrated the small seaside resort. so what are we riding in? >> 1948 pontiac silver streak. >> reporter: clench, who grew up on the jersey shore, took us on a tour of the town, which after decades of decline is enjoying a revival. >> we make a right there. is a whole wall of ponies on there. >> reporter: the stone pony, where springsteen performed now legendary sets in the '70s is thriving again. this over

bruce springsteen, born and raised in new jersey.s out of the 1960's, very much inspired by roots music, woody guthrie and also by the folk music of the 1960's, and he brings an interesting rock sound the his band, the street band. what is interesting is he managed to take the historical developments and make them into poetry. his music and lyrics transcend the experience. in thehow finds beauty landscape we have been talking about. the song i'm going to play is city," from anc album called "nebraska." you will see buses. do you remember i talked about way throughis college in ways we can't do today? he drove buses. ♪ i got a job and i'm trying to put my money away drew when i had and bought a ticket ♪ prof. nickerson: i want you to listen to the lyrics and tell me what calls your attention. what stands out. ♪ prof. nickerson: what do you think? i will tell you what i saw. the boardwalk in atlantic city, especiallyng out of the prohibition era in the 1950's and 1960's, was thriving. and then you have casinos. there are casinos and so

that's bruce springsteen talking about his hometown in "asbury park: riot, redemption, rock and roll.asbury park greeted thousands of visitors at the first "see hear now" music and arts festival. a bit later you will hear from a band performing at that year's festival which kicks off today. but first, anthony mason takes a tour of asbury park with the festival's co-founder named named rock photographer danny clinch. >> reporter: so the festival is literally on the beach. >> on the beach. on the boardwalk. we'll have a vip section down there. you know, september in new jersey is incredible. >> reporter: danny clinch helped launch the see hear now festival in asbury park with a lineup that included brandi carlile, jack johnson, and a surprise appearance by bruce springsteen. [ cheers ] >> reporter: whose debut album back in 1973, "greetings from asbury park," celebrated the small seaside resort. so what are we riding in? >> 1948 pontiac silver streak. >> reporter: clinch, who grew up on the jersey shore, took us on a tour of the town which after decades of decline is enjoying a revival.

another important figure at the time was bruce springsteen. jersey.d in new 1960's, veryof the much inspired by roots music, woody guthrie and also by the folk music of the 1960's and brings an interesting rock sound with his band. what is interesting is he managed to take the historical developments and make them into poetry. music's -- music and lyrics transcend the experience and he sometimes finds beauty and the landscape we are talking about, so this song i'm going to play it called atlantic city. it is from an album called and you will see buses. ♪ >> i want you to listen to the lyrics and tell me what caused your attention. what stands out? >> ♪ ♪ >> what do you think? saw.l say what i one of the things, the boardwalk and atlantic city which, coming out of, especially the prohibition era and then you have casinos. are casinos in some new places, but back in the 1970's, there were only two places -- las vegas and atlantic city, so everybody who lived on the east coast came to atlantic city. towas where you came basically act out your fantasies o

for some people listening to springsteen, they are in tune with the lyrics. they feel it speaks to their experience. for th other people, it is music, a way to get away from the day to day struggles of work, family, whatever. there's a third genre i will talk about called new wave, which becomes popular in the 1980's. it's very much inspired by disco music, the new technology that is developing in places like silicon valley. we are really in the infant stages of that. there are no instruments that emerge, like synthesizers. be anesn't have to excellent musician on a guitar or piano to develop something new out of a synthesizer. group that really caught my attention at the time. they are called devo. it is short for de-evolution. i can tell you when i listened to devo, i had no idea what any of it meant. i didn't care, i liked the music. for these guys who were born and raised in akron, ohio, a part of the country that is hollowing out with deindustrialization, they want to create music that in many ways is a surrealist parity, a here marist response to these

. >>> before we go to break, as a proud jersey girl, i would like to note that today is bruce springsteen's 70th birthday. given all the 2020 campaign talk of what is and what is not too old, i want to share a tweet from "inside politics" regular and bruce springsteen diehard paul cane. bruce string stepringsteen just after midnight. i'm really struggling with the fact that he's in the same age decade as mitch mcconnell, pelosi, biden, bernie, warren, mitt romney. >>> we'll be right back. i know i can't afford to go. i still have this car so you can afford to go. i am so proud of you. thanks. principal. we can help you plan for that. start today at principal.com. they give us excellent customer otservice, every time.e. our 18 year old was in an accident. usaa took care of her car rental, and getting her car towed. all i had to take care of was making sure that my daughter was ok. if i met another veteran, and they were with another insurance company, i would tell them, you need to join usaa because they have better rates, and better service. we're the gomez family... we're the rivera family

that bruce springsteen is another example that makes common cause with those rather than turning them into the enem enemy. >> that you're hating the wrong people instead of the corporate powers overseas and to forget about you you hate the people below you. you hate black people. >> and yes i have great respect for that argument as well because i feel there is a distraction going on and it's a very seductive distraction. >> one of the most original chapters is the rampage shooter and you we conceive who that is so talk about that. >> the school shooter. >> i was talking about the guys who go postal. >> not those like columbine. >> i'm flattered you think i have a new take on it. but i will tell you what i think is new is the sociology. all of the work on the school shooters all the research has been done the ways that we have approached them was a focus on the psychology of the shooter so for example working on columbine that basically is looking at a painting up close over to guns and violent video games and any of these causes that causes them to explode and then they have the more

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. ♪ >> bruce springsteen was trying to reclaim the soul of rock 'n' roll by going back to basics. >> counterculture. it just speaks exactly to the american spirit. you couldn't hit it on the head more than bruce springsteen did. ♪ baby we were born to run ♪ yeah, yes we were >> "born to run" was a statement in the middle of the '70s. the cover of "time" and "newsweek." >> bruce didn't like it at the time. me, on the other hand, my friend is on the cover of "time" and "newsweek." this is cool. >> when "born to run" comes out in 1975, it is the desire to escape the claustrophobia of the 1970s. it is an anthem to save your soul. ♪ for barcelona? we did promise we'd go. [dogs] they get the miles...we get a pet-sitter. use the card that gets you miles closer to your promise. [dogs] they should do this every year. and start something priceless. at verizon, we're building the most powerful 5g experience for america. that's why the nfl chose verizon. because they need the massive capacity of 5g with ultra wideband, so more screaming, streaming, posting fans... can experience 5g all at once.

bruce springsteen is 70 years old, mary kay is 7 >>> and good monday morning to you, september 23rd.are in oakland, a little hazy shot there for us this morning. it is the first official day of fall but it's not going to feel like it especially in some spots tomorrow. good morning to you. thanks so much for joining uts.s. i'm marcus washington. laura will be with us in the next half hour. kari i'm holding on to spring, bringing it in. >> yes. it is going to be really hot the next couple of days and it's going to raise some other concerns as we go into especially tonight into tomorrow. let's get a live look in dublin as you get ready to head out the temperatures starting out cool upper 50s our highs

princess lady, bruce springsteen has —— prince has played here, bruce springsteen has played here, andld never speak again, situation where i thought i would neverspeak again, and situation where i thought i would never speak again, and speaking at this, it is awesome. his audience, 2000 people at the teach first development conference. hi guys, i am mushy, and hopefully you guys saw me onatv am mushy, and hopefully you guys saw me on a tv show six years ago called educating yorkshire. back at rehearsals, one important question remains. is he good—looking enough to play you? he is, i feel like i should be talking him mushy, i feel like i am playing him now. # mushy, your demand... like i am playing him now. # mushy, yourdemand... —— you are the man. mushy: lyrically speaking is on stage in watford, before going on tour to slough, northampton, birmingham, london and leeds. coming up in the next half—hour: we will catch up with table tennis champion will bayley. it is a busy time for him, with the european championships this week, and of course the small matter of training for strictly.

prince has played here, bruce springsteen has played here, and now you. from the situation where i thought i would never speak again, and now speaking at this, it's awesome. his audience — 2,000 people at the teach first teacher development conference. hi guys, i'm musharaf asghar, and hopefully you guys saw me on a tv show six years ago called educating yorkshire. cheering back at rehearsals, one important question remains. is he good—looking enough to play you? he is, ifeel like i should be calling him mushy. ifeel like i'm playing him now. colin paterson, bbc news, watford. # mushy, you're the man #. a lovely story, it is on tour if you wa nt to a lovely story, it is on tour if you want to catch up with it. now it's time for a look at the weather with sara. nice and dry with sunshine around, some isolated showers on the cards, many of us will avoid those showers, through the weekend. through the afternoon, the cloud breaks up in most places. some sunshine, heavy showers in east anglia, and a feud towards the south—west. most places stay dry. temperatur

prince has played here, bruce springsteen has played here, and now you.g from the situation where i thought i would never speak again, and now speaking at this, it's awesome. his audience — 2,000 people at the teach first teacher development conference. hi guys, i'm musharaf asghar, and hopefully you guys saw me on a tv show six years ago called educating yorkshire. cheering. back at rehearsals, one important question remains. is he good—looking enough to play you? he is, ifeel like i should be calling him mushy. ifeel like i'm playing him now. colin paterson, bbc news, watford. # mushy, you're the man #. now it's time for a look at the weather. still one or two showers towards kent but dry and increasingly sunny, the cloud we have had continue to break up, and here in northern ireland it will continue to cloud over, spilling into western scotland but elsewhere largely clear skies and light winds, cold, these are the temperatures and towns and cities but maybe a touch of frost and north—eastern parts of scotland and north—eastern parts of scotland and nor

bruce springsteen is everything, i'm sorry. i'm sorry, that's not fair.ome on, bruce! you did win my heart with this. >> race, not just rural. it's rural communities of color are not voting. >> that's exactly right, they're not registered to vote. we'll keep everybody here, we'll have everybody come back at the end after a break. but a quick programming note, catch lester holt's "justice for all town hall" only on msnbc, tomorrow night at 10:00 p.m. eastern. you want to watch it, and coming up, we'll have a preview of the next democratic debate with this awesome panel. it's been a long time since andrew dusted off his dancing shoes. luckily denture breath will be the least of his worries. because he uses polident 4 in 1 cleaning system to kill 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. polident. clean. fresh. and confident. of odor causing bacteria. ...6, 7, 8 ♪ ♪ ♪ big dreams start with small steps... ...but dedication can get you there. so just start small... start saving. easily set, track and control your goals right from the chase mobile® app. ♪ ♪ chase. make

prince has played here, bruce springsteen has played here, and now you. here six years ago. obviously getting from the situation where i thought i would never again, and now speaking at this, it's awesome. his audience — 2,000 people at the teach first teacher development conference. hi guys, i'm musharaf asghar, and hopefully you guys saw me on a tv show six years ago called educating yorkshire. cheering back at rehearsals, one important question remains. is he good—looking enough to play you? he is, ifeel like i should be calling him mushy. ifeel like i'm playing him now. colin paterson, bbc news, watford. # mushy, you're the man #. they have bonded, i think. ameet chana is the director of mushy: lyrically speaking .. it is an incredible story. yes, it is inspiring and uplifting and that is inspiring and uplifting and that is one of the reasons why we wanted to tell the story theatrically. we saw him there, how is he doing generally? fantastically. when the artistic director and me decided to tell his story, theatrically, we went to meet him a few times

prince has played here, bruce springsteen has played here, and now you.tion where i thought i would never speak again, and now speaking at this, it's awesome. his audience — 2,000 people at the teach first teacher development conference. hi, guys, i'm musharaf asghar, and hopefully you guys saw me on a tv show six years ago called educating yorkshire. cheering. back at rehearsals, one important question remains. is he good—looking enough to play you? he is, ifeel like i should be calling him mushy. ifeel like i'm playing him now. colin paterson, bbc news, watford. # mushy, you're the man #. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. quite a nice tight for much of the uk. there are a few changes on the horizon. we have ended today with less cloud than it may day for many a voice, that has been the odd shower here and there, but the vast majority staying dry due to his finger of high pressure. this weather fronts will bring more cloud overnight into enough with scotland and northern ireland tomorrow, may produce some drizzle. the cloud starte

prince has played here, bruce springsteen has played here, and now you.the situation where i thought i would never speak again, and now speaking at this, it's awesome. his audience — 2,000 people at the teach first teacher development conference. hi guys, i'm musharaf asghar, and hopefully you guys saw me on a tv show six years ago called educating yorkshire. cheering. back at rehearsals, one important question remains. is he good—looking enough to play you? he is, ifeel like i should be calling him mushy. ifeel like i'm playing him now. colin paterson, bbc news, watford. # mushy, you're the man #. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. still got one or two showers around at the moment, especially towards kent, but on the whole, it's going to be a dry and increasingly sunny to the end of the day. the cloud that we have had across the southern part of the uk is continuing to break up, still a little bit more cloud though for northern ireland for a while. here, it willjust turn to cloud over more later on in the night, spilli

they are very in tune with lyrics, like springsteen, they feel like it speaks to their experience. for some people it is just music, it is an escape, a way to kind of get away from the day-to-day struggles of work and family or whatever. there is a third genre that i will talk about called new wave, which is -- it becomes popular in the 1980's, very much inspired by disco music, by the developing in places like silicon valley. we are really in the infant stages of that, but there are new instruments that emerge like synthesizers. one does not have to again be an guitarnt musician on the or on the piano to develop something new out of a synthesizer. there's one group that really ,aught my attention at the time devo, which called volution. i had-e no idea what any of it meant. i did not care. i liked the music. but for these guys who were born and raised in ohio, a part of the country that is hollowing out with the industrialization, they wanted to create a music parody, any ways is a humorous response to these events. it did not celebrate the changes, it did not criticize them. it j

prince has played here, bruce springsteen has played here, and now you. it's awesome! this, it's awesome. his audience — 2,000 people at the teach first development conference. hi, guys, i'm musharaf asghar, and hopefully you guys saw me on a tv show six years ago called educating yorkshire. back at rehearsals, one important question remains. is he good—looking enough to play you? he is, ifeel like i should be calling him musharaf. ifeel like i'm playing him now. # mushy, you're the man #. now it's time for a look at the weather with nick miller. hello. a fine start to the weekend across much of the uk. you might have picked up the odd shower across england or wales but the last of these clearing away from southern england. overnight you could catch one brushing the coast of east anglia. cloud increasing across north—west england and scotland, holding temperatures up elsewhere. a chilly night to come under clear skies. a—7 degrees and possibly a touch of frost in the coldest parts of eastern scotland and north—east england. plenty of sunshine around to start the day to

prince has played here, bruce springsteen has played here, and now you.he situation where i thought i would never speak again, and now speaking at this, it's awesome. his audience — 2,000 people at the teach first teacher development conference. hi guys, i'm musharaf asghar, and hopefully you guys saw me on a tv show six years ago called educating yorkshire. cheering back at rehearsals, one important question remains. is he good—looking enough to play you? he is, ifeel like i should be calling him mushy. ifeel like i'm playing him now. colin paterson, bbc news, watford. # mushy, you're the man #. more now on our main story — and the bbc understands a cross—party group of mps could be set to mount a legal challenge if borisjohnson disobeys an act of parliament that could delay brexit beyond until the end of january. the prime minister said he would rather ‘die in a ditch‘ then ask the eu for another brexit extension. let's speak now to the former conservative mp dominic grieve — who was sacked by downing street after rebelling against the government earlie

and then you've got born to run by bruce springsteen.: am i speeding more? >> you're driving more recklessly and faster. you drive faster, 5 to 8 miles per hour faster while listening to this songs. laurenwhat are the safesongs? >> led zeppelin, stairway to heaven, which is a great song but so boring. lauren: you migh fall asleep. >> also you have toto's africa, although i've had plenty of dance parties to that song. that song is a jam. cheryl: you have another good story this morning. it's millennials, again, they're now making changes or getting changes made to amtrak? lauren: i'm annoyed. >> millennials, we continue to ruin everything for everybody else. lauren: he's like we continue. >> amtrak is going to be getting rid of the classic catering cars on some of their train lines because millennials are upset because they want more space. they want more privacy. lauren: i want a hot meal. >> now you have to get prepackaged meals ahead of time. have you to inform amtrak if they want to do that. instead, they want more room because millen

that significantly older than hitler, he was considered, when you think about americans, bruce springsteenxample, he was sort of like that but for german art. but by the time hitler took power, he thought it would be an iconic german artists. so when hitler came to power, is an interesting position because he already had an established career, impossible to ignore who he was. in the minds of a nazi, and establish artist, married to an area, is known for using strong color, men considered it a cradle in german culture and portraying a strong natural word of germany. he was known for case like this one in the german trope for portraying ethnic minorities in non- pandering ways, he had some jewish friends and he loved using color to invoke feelings whereas hitler was very much into sort of realism, painted exactly the way it looks. so hitler later on was serious when he went through the youth center and saw a kid drawing a dog with a green cran because dogs are not green. so he was in a very odd position. he actively decided to try to associate some himself with hitler. he invited him to the

the springsteen song has passed you by. >> yeah, a moment. >> laura: things went off of the rails for biden when he started to offer parenting advice to low-income kids. >> play the radio. make sure the television -- excuse me, make sure you have the record player on at night, the phone -- make sure the kids hear words. >> laura: that answer to a question. >> this was a pivot from a question about reparations. and he was trying to get to his plan, which is a home visitation plan where people come in and help kids -- talk to them, give them language. so he was saying put the radio on, >> laura: i'm here from the government, i'm here to raise your children. no thanks. >> it's part of the affordable care act. then there was biden's unfortunate upper palate issue. oh. >> four months after sandy hook, a measure to require background checks died on the senate floor. if you couldn't get it done after sandy hook, why should voters give you a chance. >> i got it done before. i'm the only one that's ever beat the nra. >> poor man, i hope polident are the next sponsors of the debate. there's kam

. >> martha: have first job working at cheese shop i saved up to buy bruce springsteen tickets. >> gregke this like mad imagination screen spiderman magazine. that's one level of paycheck. >> juan: how old are you? >> juan: like when i was actually working at a real paycheck, i think i took my girlfriend to dinner. >> greg: my money went to rent. i was one of those borders who lived with two old ladies. i won't get into it. [laughter] tell a funny story about your early career in your first five years of working. this is from i am no dog. obviously you are no dog. you can't type if you are a dog. day began, you probably have a funny story about your early career. >> dagen: well, the fact that people used to smoke in the office. that was -- >> martha: that's true, all the time. >> dagen: it dates me. quick, before i early in my career when i first moved to new york i interviewed for a job at the public library here. my job was going to be the osha inspector and i was going to have to drive around -- they were going to give me a car like a chrysler car. that was my -- that's my funny stor

springsteen isn't taking this case with nicholas sandmann for money, he doesn't need the money. he's taking it because of the passion, how they destroyed that kid. let me bring sara back in, the other big story, iran, locked and loaded, pretty serious terms, now you also have an added alliance that has emerged, that is my hope bibi wins tomorrow. oh come here comes the president. real quickly, it seems like iran, jordan, egypt, the saudis, the emirates, aligning. >> they are, sean, and they have been doing this for a while. they have known that iran wants to move in and sweep fascia thea presence. it president is in the best position. he is splitting -- hopefully benjamin netanyahu wins tomorrow, because that is another really strong ally. believe it or not, in saudi arabia and israel have a lot in common when it comes to iran and protecting that region from iranian hegemony, as you call it. >> hannity: the president has now entered the arena. another packed house. just look at the crowd size, as always, packed to the rims. apparently a lot more people, thousands and thousands,

. >>> fans all around the world have been sending birthday wishes to the boss himself, bruce springsteensic legend who sold 135 million records worldwide, won 20 grammys, and even an oscar is worth an estimated $500 million. but there's something else about the boss. you know celebrities, there's just like us. he works out at local budget gyms. >> he does the treadmill, and some -- okay, the boss, some ways he keeps in shape so he can still perform those four-hour concerts. >> how old did we say? he's 70? okay. >> he is back on stage tonight in toronto and is planning a world tour next year. >> touche, bruce, touche. >>> almost three months after their epic win at the world cup, the u.s. women's national team continues to bring home the hardware. the team's co-captain megan rapinoe being named the 2019 women's world player of the year following in the footsteps of former winners from the u.s. like mia hamm and carli lloyd. >> rapinoe accepting the award on behalf of all the champs saying the victory was a team effort, and an update, jennifer holiday sang that song we were talking about e

and 1980's deindustrialization in the united states now popular culture and musicians like bruce springsteen and devo reflected these economic changes. , a film about a senate campaign in connecticut. an anti-vietnam war activist won the democratic primary but lost the general election to a republican. that is what is coming up here on american history good evening, everyone. it is my pleasure to introduce the first speaker of the evening and that is ryan quint. his book "determined to stand was published as part of the emerging civil war series in 2017. having wor

prince has played here, bruce springsteen has played here, and now you.ago. obviously getting from the situation where i thought i would never speak again, and speaking at this, it's awesome. his audience — 2,000 people at the teach first development conference. hi guys, i'm musharaf asghar, and hopefully you guys saw me on a tv show six years ago called educating yorkshire. cheering back at rehearsals, one important question remains. is he good—looking enough to play you? he is, ifeel like i should be calling him musharaf. ifeel like i'm playing him now. colin paterson, bbc news, watford. # mushy, you're the man #. "mushy: lyrically speaking" is on stage in watford, before going on tour to slough, northampton, birmingham, london and leeds. former chief constable of durham constabulary, mike barton, is here to tell us what's caught his eye. he is having a look inside the papers for us. it's good to see you again. what do you have? the first story that caught my eye for obvious reasons is this memorial fund for a 999 memorial in london, the brainchild of a

it lives up to a springsteen, a lou reed, a bob dylan. ♪ true love will find you in the end ♪ >> reporternt will -- mental illness struck a chord with some including kurt cobain who brought johnston to prominence when he wore a t-shirt with the hand-drawn cover to the music awards. it landed johnston a record deal and led to artists like pearl jam, willco, and lanna del ray, to perform his songs. his stays in mental hospitals, however, often sidetracked his work. news of johnston's death sent heartache through the music community. tributes poured in on line. artists like da national and the flaming lips incorporated johnston's songs their performances this week. ♪ true love will find you in the end ♪ >> reporter: in austin, a mural painted by johnston of the same album cover that brought him acclaim has turned to a place to remember an artist who often feared he was living his life in vain. ♪ he was not living his life in vain. and last year the city of austin declared daniel johnston's birthday as a day to raise awareness for mental health. >> that's great. i never heard of him, and i'm

bruce springsteen's born to run. sounds like a good road trip.mething that is going to love you to sleep stop i like the beatles stop —— lull you to sleep. how do you improve the health of an entire community? that was the question facing the former fishing town of fleetwood in lancashire, where lifestyle choices and illness meant people were dying younger. three years ago a local gp began led efforts to turn things around, and as our health correspondent dominic hughes has been finding out, there are encouraging signs of improvement. fighting signs of improvement. fit, or at least heading that fighting fit, or at least heading that way. a boxing class originally set up for those battling addiction. go! people like chris, who was forced to reappraise his life after being admitted to hospital.|j being admitted to hospital. i was locked away in my house, drinking, not doing a lot, smoking too much. never sober. i would not doing a lot, smoking too much. never sober. iwould be not doing a lot, smoking too much. never sober. i would be back in hospit

for some people who are listening to springsteen, they are very in tune with the lyrics and they feel like the six -- this speaks to my experience. for other people, it is just music. it is an escape, a way to get away from the day-to-day struggles of work and family or whatever. there is a third genre that i will talk about called new wave, which is, it becomes popular in the 1980's. it is very much inspired by disco music, by the new technology that is developing in places like silicon valley. we are really in the infant stages of that. but there are new instruments that emerge, like synthesizers. be does not have to, again, an excellent musician on the guitar or piano to develop something new out of a synthesizer. there is one group that really caught my attention at the time, and they are called devo. de-evolution.for i can tell you that when i listened to devo, i had no idea what any of it meant and i didn't care, i like the music. for these guys who were born and raised in akron, ohio, a part of the country hollowing out with the industrialization -- with deindustrialization, th

there is so much this jersey girl could say to honor bruce springsteen on his birthday. i could remind you of his 19-plus albums, 15 world tours, sold out broadway shows, best-selling autobiography, countless grammys, an oscar, kennedy center hon no, sir, presidential medal of free dm and membership in the new jersey hall of fame. i could recount his lyric lyrics that are poetic store i -- stories of everyday people just trying to get by. i could tell you of his epic concert the way he connects with each audience member in sold-out staidups and makes them feel as though he's singing directly to them. if you're lucky enough to experience it as i have, a live springsteen show is not something you watch but nearly four hours of power, raw beauty, and sweat you actively participate in. or maybe to honor his 70th birthday i should say bruce springsteen is the unofficial spokesperson and ambassador of our great state. he singers in underdog the quiet hero and for every new jerseyan who dared to dream of a better life for themselves. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro temp