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I am Springsteen

By Matthew Dicks | August 2, 2019 |

Huge conundrum, people: Elysha compared me to Bruce Springsteen. She told a friend – not even me, so it must be true – that I’m like Bruce Springsteen because the two of us are tough, rugged men who make great art. While I admittedly can’t repair a hinge on a cabinet, change my own oil,…

Springsteen on parents (and perhaps a path to my salvation)

By Matthew Dicks | January 15, 2017 |

“We honor our parents by carrying their best forward and laying the rest down. By fighting and taming the demons that laid them low and now reside in us. It’s all we can do, if we’re lucky. ” — Bruce Springsteen I have walked for a long time in the shadow of parents whose decisions…

Question: Which person alive today deserves immortality for the sake of future generations?

By Matthew Dicks | February 12, 2016 |

I saw Springsteen on Wednesday night. After watching him perform for almost four hours, I felt so fortunate to have seen him sing and play almost a dozen times over the course of my lifetime. As I exited the stadium, I thought, “That man can never die. No one does it like him. No one will…