The Greatest Night in Pop - We are the World

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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Apr 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 Mar 20171h 10min

As you may have seen on social media, Jesse is having a little health bump in his life and wanted to send out a quick note to the listeners saying thanks for their love, well wishes and prayers.  No Retreat No Surrender Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

16 Mar 201710min

In the latest episode of Set Lusting Bruce, Jesse is joined by Michael for a 2nd visit. This time the stories are less about the Springsteen middle school club but more about Michael’s personal Springsteen journey.  They talk about how to stretch your concert going dollar and how sometimes you find yourself in a new city wondering how the heck will you get back home.    Michael’s email - mtelesca@yahoo.comJesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW http://jukeboxgraduates.weebly.com/download-jukebox-graduate-radio-shows.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Mar 20171h 9min

In this week’s episode Jesse talks to Astrophysicist grad student Jessica who just might have taken the greatest Bruce Springsteen selfie ever! Hope you enjoy her story of seeing her first Springsteen show with her Dad and how a simple photo went viral! Please share the episode on your social media sites and please go to iTunes to rate and review us!   Jessica’s Twitter @thatastrokitten  Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 Mar 201750min

In this week’s episode Jesse is joined by Steven “checked shirt guy” Strauss. He shares his Springsteen story. His Bruce journey started on an actual journey with his Father being forced to go to a Springsteen show and Steven became “Trapped” and you can imagine the rest of the story. Enjoy Steven’s story and please share the episode on your various social media platforms. Also please go to iTunes or your other podcast players and rate/review the podcast. It is the best way for us to find new listeners.    Steven’s Twitter @aintnohero Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW Steven website https://writeallnite.wordpress.com/about/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

21 Feb 20171h 3min