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As a small way to express his thanks for all the love and support given to Jesse when he was in the hospital and to celebrate a new month, we will be putting out a few episodes of Set Lusting Bruce this week.  First off we have Craig from South Africa who joins Jesse for a 2nd visit.  They discuss Craig’s thoughts on The River tour, Bruce’s book and Craig’s hope for the band returning to South Africa.   Our 100th episode is coming up so please send in your thoughts about the show for us to use in our celebration of hitting 100 episodes.  Leave a voice mail at 214-736-3121 or email at SetLustingBruce@gmail.com Craig’s Twitter @Biggestbossfan Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 Touko 201748min

In September there is a party going down in Asbury Park New Jersey and you do need a ticket but we want you to come on board!  John J. Kelly joins Jesse today to talk about the Official 2017 Brucebook Convention happing in Asbury Park – September 22-24th. https://www.facebook.com/groups/112987355386159/?ref=bookmarks    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 Touko 201736min

This week on Set Lusting Bruce, Jesse is visited by a friend from the past.  Niki aka Sarah Johns went to High School with Jesse and they spend some time talking about AM and Top 40 radio back in the day.  Sarah is a radio host on Rock 101! KKGB-FM 101.3FM .  She talks about her musical journey and her favorite songs and some special memories meeting some of our classic rock heroes.   Also the 100th episode of Set Lusting Bruce is coming up and we would love for you to send in any feedback on favorite shows, stories, etc to setlustingbruce@gmail.com or call us at 214-736-3121   http://www.kkgb.com/  Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

25 Huhti 201730min

As Jesse is going through his chemo treatments, he’s finding more time to record Set Lusting Bruce episodes.  In this week’s episode he’s joined by Jeff Calaway who also lives in the DFW area.  They talk about growing up in a small town, listening to the local sports station, how Bruce and Merle Haggard’s music have many similarities and in a post credits discussion father and son bonding activities.   By the way, we are slowly reaching the 100 episode.  It’s not too early to send in your comments about the show to SetLustingBruce@gmail.com or leave a voice mail about the 100th show or really any of our episodes at 214-736-3121   Jeff’s Twitter @JeffCalaway Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW   To follow Jesse’s journey of healing, here is a link to his CaringBridge site https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jessejbloodbrothers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Huhti 20171h 13min

With all that is going on, I thought we could use a good laugh.  Ross Murray wrote a great column giving Mary’s version of the song Thunder Road.  It made me laugh and I couldn’t resist mashing the song and his column together.  I asked Karen who was my cohost on Storming the Castle to read Mary’s part.  I hope I did the column and the song justice.  I know that Karen is great as Mary.   Hope you enjoy this and it helps to make you smile.    Here is the link to the column - https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/mary-487-thunder-road-neptune-nj    Karen’s Twitter – @aleveria Jesse’s Twitter – @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

14 Huhti 201711min

One of Bruce’s passions is raising money for food banks across the country.   He’s also a big supporter of WhyHunger the charity 4 founded in 1975 by the late musician Harry Chapin and Radio DJ Bill Ayres on the fundamental belief that access to nutritious food is a human right and hunger is a solvable problem in a world of abundance https://whyhunger.org/    A group of fans have decided to collect recipes submitted by Springsteen fans across the world and publish a cookbook that will be sold to raise money for Whyhunger.  For more details go to their Facebook page.  Jesse is joined by Candy Dawson to talk about the project.   Please send in your favorite recipe and then buy the book once it’s published.  https://www.facebook.com/hungry.hearts.recipes.to.the.rescue/ recipesannettedam@gmail.com designscandydawson@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 Huhti 201724min

After an unplanned hospital stay, Jesse is back talking Bruce Springsteen & all that implies.  In this week's episode he is joined by Peter Chianca from Blogness on the Edge of Town discussing the blog's recent reader poll about what are the most Springsteen type songs of Bruce's songs.   It is always great to visit with Peter and they discuss their own choices and the reader's choices.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

11 Huhti 201757min

As many of you may have read, Jesse has been diagnosed with Colon Cancer.  His diagnosis is positive and he appreciates all the love and support. This episode was recorded the week before he found out that he was ill.   Donna with Bruce Funds sat down with him and they talked about the Springsteen community and the healing power of Bruce’s music and the love that our fandom has for each other.    Donna’s Twitter @brucefunds Jesse's Twitter @jessejacksondfw  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Maalis 20171h 10min