25 years burnin' down the road ...

Jeff sent me an email. Thought I'd reprint it here:

June 4, 1984 Born in the USA was released. My memories (as I am sure I shared in a 20th Anniversary email). Riding to the Morris County Mall around 2 pm or so, buying the casette version. I forgot the name of the record store there, isn't that too bad. But, I remember all the records I bought there, actually mainly cassettes in those years.

Driving back towards Parsippany, listening to the record. Songs that immediately stood out, especially 'Working on the Highway'.

Back to your place where we had a listening party barbecue, with I believe Rich and Ed stopping by. I remember 'I'm On Fire' for some reason sticking in my head during this listening, which at that point, was the second listening of that album.

It was a nice warm day, unlike today here in NJ, the trees were in full bloom, our youth was in springtime bloom and our dreams were as of then unfulfilled.

I believe the tour was announced shortly after that, and we at some point drove up to the Rockaway Mall in the Orange Bobcat (later to become a shed), on a then grass medianed Rt. 80. I know our trip to get tix at the mall was in vain, and we never did get tix, at least then.

Now, 25 years later, a couple of marriages for us both (1 for you, 1 for me), a couple of kids later (I have you beat there 2-0), here we are.

How lucky we were to be young, safe and yes, even Born in the USA.