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"Observe how Eros works his magic spells,
And how all love-sick mortals he compels.
He quickens their desire and gives it might,
And teaches them to wrestle in the night.
He cheapens gold, to blemish he gives charm.
And to the weakling lends a warrior?s arm;
He makes the coward dare, the sluggard race,
The awkward he endows with every grace.
Love made Rotokritos to hold his ground
And to defy the ten who gathered round".

From "EROTOCRITOS"
(lines543-552)
by Vizentzos Cornaros (16th-17th Century)

"I TRAVEL THEREFORE I AM! " (stolen moto)

Other countries/cities I've been to:

- France / Paris (5/2000)
- Germany / Berlin (2/2003, 2/2005 and 6/2005), Hannover (12/1999), Hamburg (6/2005)
- Holland / Amsterdam (4/2004)
- Czech Republic (2000) Prague, Karlovy Vary
- Belgium / Brussels.Brugge (3/2005)
- Italy / Roma (1997, 2000, 2002, 2006) , Milan (2002, 2005, 5/2006), Bologna (10/2002), Pisa (9/2000), Venice (10/2005)
- UK / London (1999, 2003)
- Ireland / Dublin (5/2005)
- Turkey / Istanbul (6/2005)
- Hungary / Budapest (12/1999, 3/2006)
- Spain / Madrid (10/2001, 2004), Barcelona (4/2003)
- Czech / Prague (4/1998)
........

".....And your strength is devastating in the face of all these odds
Remember how I kept you waiting when it was my turn to be the god

You were not quite half so proud when I found you broken on the beach
Remember how I poured salt on your tongue and hung just out of reach
And the band they played the home-coming theme as I caressed your cheek
That ragged jagged melody she still clings to me like a leech
But that medal you wore on your chest always got in the way
Like a little girl with a trophy so soft to buy her way
We were both hitchhikers but you had your ear to the roar
Of some metal-tempered engine on an alien distant shore
So you left to find a better reason than the one we were living for
And it's not that nursery mouth I came back for
And it's not the way you're stretched out on the floor
'Cause I've broken all your windows and I've rammed through all your doors
And who am I to ask you to lick my sores
And you should know that's true
I came for you, for you, I came for you, but you did not need my urgency
I came for you, for you, I came for you, but your life was one long emergency
And your cloud line urges me and my electric surges free"

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN'S 'MAGIC' SET FOR OCTOBER 2 RELEASE ON COLUMBIA RECORDS
'Magic,' Bruce Springsteen's new studio recording and his first with the E Street Band in five years, is set for release by Columbia Records on October 2, 2007. Produced and mixed by Brendan O'Brien, the album features eleven new Springsteen songs and was recorded at Southern Tracks Recording Studio in Atlanta, GA.

'Magic' Song Titles:

1. Radio Nowhere
2. You'll Be Comin' Down
3. Livin' in the Future
4. Your Own Worst Enemy
5. Gypsy Biker
6. Girls in Their Summer Clothes
7. I'll Work for Your Love
8. Magic
9. Last to Die
10. Long Walk Home
11. Devil's Arcade

'Magic' is the first new studio album by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band since 2002's GRAMMY Award-winning, multi-platinum, number one album 'The Rising' (Columbia Records), which was also produced by O'Brien.

Date City Venue

10/2 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center
10/5 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
10/9-10 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena
10/14 Ottawa, ONT Civic Centre
10/15 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre
10/17-18 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
10/21 Chicago, IL United Center
10/26 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
10/28 Los Angeles, CA Venue
11/2 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
11/4 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
11/5 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills
11/11 Washington, D.C. Verizon Arena
11/14 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
11/15 Albany, NY Times Union Center
11/18 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
11/25 Madrid, SPAIN Palacio De Deportes
11/26 Bilbao, SPAIN Bilbao Exhibition Centre
11/28 Milan, ITALY Datchforum
11/30 Arnhem, NETHERLANDS Geldredome
12/2 Mannheim, GERMANY Sap Arena
12/4 Oslo, NORWAY Oslo Spektrum
12/8 Copenhagen, DENMARK Forum Copenhagen
12/10 Stockholm, SWEDEN Globe Arena
12/12 Antwerp, BELGIUM Sports Paleis
12/13 Cologne, GERMANY Koln Arena
12/15 Belfast, IRELAND Odyssey Arena
12/17 Paris, FRANCE Palais Omnisports De Bercy
12/19 London, UK O2 Arena

Columbia Records has released the 'Born To Run 30th Anniversary Edition' box set. Personally supervised by Bruce Springsteen and Jon Landau, the box set includes "Hammersmith Odeon, London '75," an astonishing film of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's legendary 1975 concert at the Hammersmith Odeon in London; the new film "Wings For Wheels: The Making of Born To Run;" the classic album in remastered CD form; and finally, a 48 page booklet of previously unpublished photographs. With its two DVDs, the package offers approximately four hours of previously unseen footage.

The ninety-minute documentary "Wings For Wheels: The Making of Born To Run" chronicles the definitive story of the creation of 'Born To Run,' from songwriting to production and beyond. "Wings For Wheels" boasts archival film never shown publicly, including substantial footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band recording the album, 1975 concert film and other footage shot between 1973 and 1975. The film also features exclusive footage of Springsteen playing solo piano and guitar versions of songs from 'Born To Run.'

In addition, "Wings For Wheels" incorporates newly filmed interviews with Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, including former members who played on the album, as well as the production team. In newly shot footage from Asbury Park, NJ, Springsteen discusses his personal feelings about the making of the iconic album in great depth; the footage with Springsteen includes the musician reflecting on outtakes and unreleased tracks from the album for the first time since 1975. The DVD of "Wings For Wheels: The Making of Born to Run" ends with stunning bonus footage of three songs recorded live at Los Angeles' Ahmanson Theater in 1973: "Spirit In The Night," "Wild Billy's Circus Story" and " Thundercrack."
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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band: "Hammersmith Odeon, London '75" Track Listing

Thunder Road
Tenth Avenue Freeze Out
Spirit In The Night
Lost In The Flood
She's The One
Born To Run
The E Street Shuffle/Having A Party
It's Hard To Be A Saint In The City
Backstreets
Kitty's Back
Jungleland
Rosalita
4th Of July Asbury Park (Sandy)
Detroit Medley
For You
Quarter To Three

"Wings For Wheels: The Making of Born To Run" Interview List

Bruce Springsteen
Roy Bittan
Ernest "Boom" Carter
Clarence Clemons
Danny Federici
Nils Lofgren
David Sancious
Patti Scialfa
Garry Tallent
Stevie Van Zandt
Max Weinberg
Jon Landau
Jimmy Iovine
Mike Appel
Eric Meola