#@springsteen;

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[varpusvaras]

It has been way over a decade since this happened, so some details are a little blurry, but I still have to tell this story here too:

So, my dad's colleague was on a trip with their friends, who were a couple. Now, the wife of this couple was a huge U2 fan, and the highlight of this trip was going to a U2 concert. Later that night, after the concert, they went to a restaurant, and who do they see there at another table? Bono. The wife wants so badly to go and ask for an autograph, but in a typical Finnish fashion, she doesn't want to be a bother because surely Bono just wants to enjoy his night and not be surrounded by fans all the time, so she doesn't go.

Then, she notices that someone from Bono's table gets up and goes to the men's restroom, so she also gets up and goes to wait outside the men's room, until the guy comes out. She then stops him and goes excuse me, I saw that you were at the same table as Bono, would it be in any way possible that you could ask for an autograph from him for me? (because apparently it is much less mortifying to bother someone else you don't know than to bother the guy directly, I guess).

The man apparently kinda stands there for a moment, just looking at her, before he asks, sounding just a tad bit confused, if he heard her right. You want me to go and ask Bono for an autograph for you?

Yes, she says. She's being very polite about it. If you would be so kind. That would be great.

The man says yes, sure, I'll see what I can do about it.

They then part ways and go back to their own tables and continue the night, and some time later, they notice that Bono and the rest of the people who had been at that table have left.

Oh well, the wife thinks. No can do, maybe he just forgot or something or just didn't want to do it. It's okay.

They finish up their meal and ask for the bill. The waiter tells them that their meal has already been paid for, and then tells that they were left with two notes.

The waiter gives them the notes. They are both autographs. One of them says Bono.

And the other says Bruce Springsteen.

[bestoldmanyaoi]

Old Man Yaoi Semifinals

[hellkitepriest]

fascinated by this quora thread positing the bruce springsteen gay multiverse

[crashdavis]

Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run

[tinytimism]

imagine it’s 1985 and you’re in love with someone but haven’t told them yet and it’s killing you inside and you’re so horny you’re practically in heat. and then bruce springsteen drops i’m on fire

[tryinginvaintobreathethefire]

chappell roan could do dancing in the dark and bruce springsteen could do hot to go and they really really should just for me

[kimkimberhelen]

my man ❤️

[tenthsfreezeout]

Bruce Springsteen visiting his childhood home in New Jersey. 1980s | 2025.

[thedickcavettshow]

I really do like how he’s doing this for an audience of mostly men

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[cafffine]

you need to listen to Bruce Springsteen’s live albums not just his studio stuff because his crowd work has three modes it’s either “Clarence you should walk me on a leash” or “one time I fell down the stairs and I still think about it….do you still think about it?” or “this songs for my dad who only loved me sort of which was worse than not at all. he’s not in the crowd tonight. or maybe he is. if you see him please god tell me.” and before anyone can react to any of that he’s hootin and hollerin and Clarence Clemons is doing things with a saxophone that are now illegal in more than 15 US states

[magic-kissile]

This is my favorite tweet ever

[bloodcrownedking]

Learning to drive so that i may have a more complex and nuanced understanding of the themes within bruce springsteens music

[void-flesh]

I always love Bruce Springsteen being like "I never considered myself queer or anything I just loved Clarence so much I had to kiss him all the time" and tbh I don't really care about labels I just wish more strait people were bringing this energy

[farmgf]

get up in the evening and i ain’t got nothing to say i come home in the morning i go to bed feeling the same way i ain’t nothing but tired man i’m just tired and bored with myself hey there baby i could use just a little help you can’t start a fire you can’t start a fire without a spark this gun’s for hire even if we’re just dancing in the dark messages keep getting clearer radio's on and i’m moving round the place i check my look in the mirror i wanna change my clothes my hair my face man i ain't getting nowhere i’m just living in a dump like this there's something happening somewhere baby i just know that there is you can’t start a fire you can’t start a fire without a spark this gun’s for hire even if we’re just dancing in the dark you sit around getting older there's a joke here somewhere and it's on me i’ll shake this world off my shoulders come on baby the laugh's on me stay on the streets of this town and they'll be carving you up all right they say you gotta stay hungry hey baby i’m just about starving tonight i’m dying for some action i’m sick of sitting round here trying to write this book i need a love reaction come on now baby gimme just one look you can't start a fire sitting round crying over a broken heart this gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark you can't start a fire worrying about your little world falling apart this gun's for hire even if we're just dancing in the dark