By the time you read this you may have already watched the Tom Brokaw special tonight on 1968. The History Channel sent around a video excerpt with Bruce Springsteen (who failed his draft physical that year at age 18) talking about his musical influences. He hails Dylan, of course, but back when I knew Bruce he was almost equally into Van Morrison -- and, here's a scoop, during the recording of the "Born to Run" single, he listened a lot to the Searchers. Anyway, here is Bruce from the clip on Dylan: "I've met Bob Dylan a few times. He said, 'Hey man -- let me know if there's anything I can ever do for you.' Anything you can ever do for me?" Bruce laughs. "It's been done!"
Update after seeing the show: If anyone cares, I was one of the "Clean for Gene" college students in 1968 and was later in that crowd outside the Hilton in Chicago--but AFTER the rioting stopped. Chicken.
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