We Shall Overcome

"A Small Prayer for Haiti"

Just fed my kids dinner... I cooked the food in the oven... they didn't like what I cooked... and wasted too much of it... I thought of the people in Haiti... I washed the dishes... the hot soapy water... made me think of the people in Haiti... It's so peaceful and comfy here in my "home"... the quiet makes me think of the people in Haiti... tonight... they need bandages and medicine... and water... blankets... and pillows... and water...

Click on the heart to give...

What Love Can Do for Haiti

Tonight Hollywood will joins hearts and pockets together in hopes of helping our brothers and sisters in Haiti... While you watch the Hope for Haiti telethon tonight... please remember to do and to give what you can to help!

Haiti needs our help... so let's show them What Love Can Do!

I got a couple recommendations from friends of mine:

"Our law school classmate Kim was a Beyond Borders staff member living in a village in rural Haiti with a host family in 2007-2008. She saw PIH's work first hand there and highly recommended PIH to us for continuing Haiti donations. PIH has been working on the ground in Haiti for more than 20 years. Because of your donations, they have one more field hospital with 13 operating rooms up and running a/o this morning. They had electricity to this field hosp and operated all nite last nite for the first time since the quake." ~ Ruth

"If you are thinking of making a donation to an organization that is helping in Haiti, Partners in Health was suggested to me by another Bruce fan. Partners in Health is a rural health care organization in Haiti. It has about 10 hospitals outside Port au Prince. Their facilities are intact and operating. No, I have nothing to do with this organization. One of the founders of PIH was on the 60 Minutes segment on Haiti last night. If you watched that segment, it is probably indelibly burned into memory; it was horrific." ~ Karen

Here is the link if you would like to support their efforts: Partners in Health

Broken Radio @ Light of Day

"The Angels love you more than you know..."

What a beautiful way to say, "We care."

Read about the 10th Anniversary Light of Day Benefit here!

A special "Thank you" to MagikRat for your wonderful videos!!

No Need ~ She's My Westside Angel

Sometimes a thing so beautiful can be right there... under your nose... no not his lips... although they are lovely... but what I'm talking about is what came out of those lips in 1972... I only just recently heard this song for the first time... and I must say that I am quite smitten by No Need ~ She's My Westside Angel. It is filled with the most beautifully painful sentiments... of love... that it seems Bruce has an extreme grip on... as he pours out a potion potent enough for himself and his broken winged lover... "It's only her and my songs that keep me from going insane" I find the love that Bruce makes you feel real in these lyrics is so hard to believe in... and that's why this song is such a rare and wonderful find... because for a moment it makes my heart feel like it is too big for my chest... and the ache is so real that I can almost believe... at least until the song ends and I am back in 2009. "I just love that feeling of sadness... oh and it worries me so..." Anyhow... a big thank you to Twisty and Brad for turning me on to No Need ~ She's My Westside Angel. I may have a new "favorite" song!!

She's a broken winged angel
Refugee from things her mama knew
And she's done everything the Bible said not to do
Well I don't know if she believes in Jesus
The "good" book, or even Satan, you see
I'm just trying to get her to believe in me
Oh, 'cause when I see her face
No matter where I am I'm in the right place
And the girls I left behind
Oh, they never satisfied me, it's so true
But baby, baby, you do

She's the belle of Eighth Street
High society's midnight vamp
Oh, she's my queen and I'm her tramp
Yes she's a free falling flyer
And she flows whichever way that the wind blows
And she's the only woman I never knew
Who could teach me more about me, bind me in chains
And still let me be free

My heart swells up inside
Starts beating like I'm gonna die
And my body breaks in pain
As she falls down on me like the rain
It's only her and my songs that keep me from going insane
And I guess I'm one of those people
Who measures love in pain
You see, I never had too much personal success
And to me there's nothing sweeter
Than a teardrop of rain
I just love that feeling of sadness
Oh and it worries me so ...

She's my west side angel
She looks so funky in her hollywood wing
And she knows how I stumble when I talk
So she says, "Don't talk, babe, just sing"
And I have seen her body in candle glow
In the deep heart of the night
When you finally let loose of everything
Oh, and she loves me like such a good woman
And still, oh, she's just a sweet young thing
And I know this might sound crazy
Or just the words of a young fool
But I swear I'd be on the floor
And she ever walked out the door
I swear I'd wish that she would shoot me first
And I know that sounds insane but sometimes I believe it's true
And that's what scares me worst

'Cause I dance for her
Take any chance for her
And I play for her
Lord God knows I play for her
And I need for her
And I bleed for her

Download Mp3 here: No Need/She's My Westside Angel

The Wild & Innocent River

With Born To Run announced for most of my remaining shows... I was thrilled! That meant that there were still at least 4 or 5 more chances of getting that "interlude" in Backstreets... not to mention... I LOVE She's The One... Thunder Road... and Meeting into Jungleland... who could complain?! Not I!! Andy (from California) and Rachel (Dutchie) were coming to my place and we were going to The Garden, Cleveland & Michigan together... we didn't care what they played... we just wanted to be there. Rachel had her ticket... but Andy and I were still searching. No album had been announced... and we were confident we'd get tickets... but then before we were able Bruce and Co. make the announcement... The Wild & Innocent, and The River!! How could he do that? I was so afraid that we'd never get tickets now! This was going to be my first time ever at Madison Square Garden and I was so excited... I had heard so many wonderful stories... I just had to be there. There were only a couple roadblocks. First... the tickets and second... I'd have to go through the tunnel to get there... the only other option was the George Washington Bridge. Which we decided to take on the way... but being my first time I was in the wrong lane and we got lost... sort of... and well... it didn't take THAT much longer to get there. I didn't think we were in that big of a rush anyway... since we all had seats... oh did I tell you we got tickets? Yes... an angel... who suddenly couldn't go to the show picked me to bless!! Talk about bittersweet... I cried for him... so sorry that he would miss the show... but so happy that we now had seats! We praised God (the same God that Bruce had reminded us at GS that we don't believe in!!) :) The seats were behind the stage in section 68... right off the back left of the stage. They were great! We had a rearview... and got to look into the faces of some of the fans I had met over the last couple years of touring. Sarah and Miki from Italy, Paulien from Holland... and Killmo (Joan) from Buffalo amoung others! :) I can't say I looked at the crowd much... with such a nice view of all butts on stage!! There was so much happening on stage! Patti was there so the "set" was rearranged... Garry was over on the other side of the drums... (wish he would have been closer) and Soozie was in Garry's spot... then along the back... or was that the front... (my stage front) were the horns... Stevie came to the back often... and Bruce gave those us in back a lot of attention, too. I didn't get to see Clarence much at all... but Nils turned around now and then. Roy and Charlie were like bookends... I watched Kevin bring the different guitars for Bruce... one tech was helping Patti out and there were techs for each... bringing them what they needed... there was so much going on behind the scenes. Oh did you want to know about the show? What can I say? The Wild & Innocent... it was wonderful. The River... amazing. Would it be fair of me to tell you that "IT" was so magical that I don't want to talk about it? I just want to hold it inside and cherish it!! But I will share a video.

Not bad seats at'all... ;)

Check out Backstreets.com for detailed set lists, great reviews and more of Guy Aceto's amazing pics!! I'll be posting more stories as I come down from my Bruce buzz. For those of you with a good eye... here I am dancing with Bruce!! lol