Why Barack Obama Will Join Bruce Springsteen To Stop Ticketmaster & Live Nation's Merger

http://www.examiner.com/x-526-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m2d6-Power-duetWhy-Barack-Obama-will-join-Bruce-Springsteen-to-stop-Ticketmaster--Live-Nations-merger ^ | February 7, 2009

[Steelfish]

Power duet-Why Barack Obama will join Bruce Springsteen to stop Ticketmaster & Live Nation's merger

February 6

Turns out Hell hath no fury like a crossed Boss, especially if you mess around with his fans.

[FlingWingFlyer]

I guess this explains why Brucey performed at the inauguration. Figures.

[muawiyah]

Springsteen acts like he knew nothing about this company ripping off the customers ~ but he said nothing until it recently became a public scandal.

It's not to be believed he didn't know.

[ETL]

"We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration At The Lincoln Memorial"

Musician Bruce Springsteen performs in front of the Lincoln Memorial
during the "We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration At The Lincoln
Memorial" on January 18, 2009 at the National Mall in Washington, DC.
The event includes a diverse array of talent featuring both musical performances
and historical readings and an appearance by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/4Jfw6fON_zH/One+Obama+Inaugural+Celebration+Lincoln+Memorial/1NNi5cTZF2d/Bruce+Springsteen
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From David Horowitz's FrontPageMag.com/DiscoverTheNetwork.org:
Profile: PETE SEEGER

*Musician, folksinger, songwriter, and political activist

*Joined the Communist Party in 1942

*"I'm still a Communist" -- Pete Seeger, 2004

http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1619
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Springsteen's Homage to Pete Seeger
By Tom Moon

World Cafe, April 25, 2006 - On the new collection We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions, Bruce Springsteen honors the folk music tradition that has inspired many of his own compositions over the years. All the tracks on the new album are standards closely associated with folk icon Pete Seeger.

Springsteen assembled large ensemble of acoustic musicians to flavor the proceedings with everything from accordion to tuba. Rock critic Tom Moon talks with host David Dye about why he reacted so strongly and positively towards this latest offering by The Boss.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5360791
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NYT Writer Corrects Record: Pete Seeger 'Only' 40 Years Late in Denouncing Stalin
By P.J. Gladnick
2007-09-02

The New York Times has now corrected [1] a "smear" about Pete Seeger being 50 years too late in denouncing Stalin. Thanks to the intrepid research of Times reporter Daniel J. Wakin, the record has now been set straight. Pete Seeger was only about 40 years too late in criticizing Stalin.

http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2007/09/02/ny-times-writer-corrects-record-pete-seeger-only-40-years-late-denounc

[Paleo Conservative]

If someone is willing to pay $5300 for tickets with a face value of $65, it means that either Springsteen is not making enough performances or that his tickets are seriously underpriced. I fail to see how his fans are being ripped off. There are only so many seats available at each venue he plays.
The price mechanism works to allow his best fans to get good seats for his concerts.

[pnh102]

Another non-problem for the government to deal with.

[cammie]

Not a fan of Springsteen or Obama, but Live Nation already is a monopoly that should be busted up in the thetrical presenter business, even without Ticketmaster, so I’m all in favor of the gov’t preventing their merger.

[freekitty]

The ticket whatever is probably run by a Chicago Thug.