Second-guessing Springsteen
Clarence Clemons, left, takes a break from the saxophone to sing to the crowd at a Bruce Springsteen concert in Buffalo in 2009. It was Clemons' final show before passing away in 2011. I began writing this article on Monday afternoon, after sitting on the idea all weekend. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about whether or not Bruce Springsteen truly was the best there ever was. But as I began writing, I changed course. I stopped entertaining the notion that he might not be, and dug into my stance that he is. And since I needed to buy some time, I wrote what I wrote on Monday. Clickbait and foreshadowing. The calling card of a bad writer and a lazy salesman. I hoped it would spur some responses from you all, and it did: No — You (@BuffCribbs94) August 28, 2017 Matthew, just because we want to be successful sports professionals doesn't mean we have to effusively praise Bruce Springsteen. — Alex Beilman (@Alex_Beilman) August 28, 2017 Growing Up,...
