ONE SOFT INFESTED SUMMER: BORN TO RUN REMEMBERED BY ED HUERTA

SOFT INFESTED SUMMER: BORN TO RUN REMEMBERED BY ED HUERTA

btr006-300x200         Ed Huerta’s i.d. card 1974-75 school year from Westminster High School

He’s back!  Drummer and writer Ed Huerta of Jackaboutguitars ‘Art “N” Soul column, aka “The Prince of Primitive“, has returned to share a cool, heartfelt piece he did for Iman Lababedi on Iman’s sweet site rocknycliveandrecorded.com  You have to check out Iman’s cool site!!!

SOFT INFESTED SUMMER: BORN TO RUN REMEMBERED BY ED HUERTA

A little history is in order before you decide to take this dive into this article. A post on Facebook on 4th of July by legendary writer and musical connoisseur, Iman Lababedi about the song “Born in the USA” sparked my mind to recall the feelings for Bruce Springsteen and what he means/meant to music then and now.

Some of you may have had similar journeys. Some of you may hate the man and his music, so be it. You have that choice. I thought he was the musical messiah at one point in my life. In this column, possibly the first of a few on this man, I am only going to touch on the Born to Run era Bruce and how it affected a young teenager living in an angst filled high school world.

I could easily go on and maybe with a little prodding will continue to write about the historic run of Bruce’s career and how it affected the chapters in my life and growing up and how rock and roll has taken a backseat to everyday woes and responsibilities. I hope the haters and doubters stay with me, if not, take two aspirins and go listen to early Genesis and we’ll meet ‘neath that giant Exxon sign cuz this guy don’t dance…

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