Editor’s Note: We’ve heard a lot in recent years about how much middle-aged sportswriters are infatuated with Bruce Springsteen, so when our own middle-aged sportswriter KVV (something of a Springsteen agnostic) joined Casey Landman and her husband Jon for one of Springsteen’s performances in Philadelphia, we sent him to the show with an assignment. Write about what Bruce means to you, and explain why so many weirdos of your generation (and so many Big-Js in your profession) adore this man, even if you’re not exactly one of them.
7 Thoughts From A Sportswriter Upon Seeing Springsteen For The First Time At Age 45
As a lifelong outsider, KVV attends a Bruce Springsteen show at 45 and explains his own understanding of Big-J's fascination with the musical legend