THE BOSS'S BACK YARD ; Magic Rat and Madam Marie... tour gritty New Jersey in the footsteps of a legend [Eire Region]
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Asking for a round trip to Asbury Park at New York's Penn Station felt like enquiring about a ticket to Valhalla or Brigadoon. There seemed to be a real chance that the place only existed in legend, albeit rock'n'roll legend.
Like most people, I first heard of the New Jersey town when I saw the now iconic postcard used on the cover of Bruce Springsteen's 1973 debut album, Greetings From Asbury Park, where images of sand, water and entertainment were tackily enclosed within the large letters of the resort's name.See the full content of this document
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THE BOSS'S BACK YARD ; Magic Rat and Madam Marie... tour gritty New Jersey in the footsteps of a legend [Eire Region]
The rest of what I knew came from the songs. I had heard about the boardwalk, the casino and a fortuneteller named Madam Marie in Springsteen's oddly-titled 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy), and the Palace amusement park and the beach in Born To Run.
Actually, I knew a little more than this because I had talked to Spring-steethe week before my trip. I put it to him that Asbury Park was a decaying seaside town with little remaining from the days of his residency.'Yes, but it's coming back,' he assured me. 'It's actually nicer now than it's been for 20 years. The beaches are...See the full content of this document
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