Set Lusting Bruce: The Bruce Springsteen Fan Podcast

Episode 100 Part 2 - Interview with Rob Southgate As 100 episode week continues, Jesse is interviewed by Rob Southgate and they discuss the journey the podcast has been on and some of the things Jesse has learned about Springsteen Fandom and himself. Jesse’s Twitter @jessejacksonDFW Jesse’s Twitter @jessejacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 100 Part 1 Intro It’s 100 episode week here at Set Lusting Bruce. To start out the week we have a short episode talking about some of the behind the scenes stories of the podcast. Jesse’s Twitter @jessejacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today in a special cross over episode, Jesse is joined by Junior and Bob (his fellow cohosts from the "How Many" podcast) to discuss and debate Bruce's two most pop friendly songs Dancing in the Dark and Glory Days. Hope you enjoy our discussion and we would love to hear which song you would have picked. Also if you like our banter, please check out our How Many podcast. Junior's Twitter @Mexican_Junior Bob's Twitter @lukewarmtallboy Jesse's Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 99 Michael Capehart - Set Lusting Bruce On this week’s episode of the podcast, Jesse is joined by Michael Capehart a self confessed Springsteen neophyte and they discuss Michael’s musical background and his thoughts on a selected number of Springsteen songs. Hope you enjoy the discussion and please remember to go to iTunes to rate & review the podcast. It is a great way to show your support for the show. Next week is the show’s big 100 episode week. So be sure and subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss an episode! Jesse’s Twitter @jessejacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 98 Jeff and Dale - Set Lusting Bruce As we continue to count down to episode 100, today we have two previous guests Dale and Jeff who join us to talk their Bruce friendship and share some “from the road” stories. Jesse’s Twitter @jessejacksonDFW Dale’s Twitter @dhosack821 Jeff’s Twitter @JeffCalaway Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our 4th Jackson Cage Match episode Jesse is joined by Andre Prevost to debate Darkness on the Edge of Town and Long Walk Home. Two great songs, one a classic and the other from a Modern classic Magic. Please let us know if we get it right. The 100th episode of Set Lusting Bruce is happening soon. I would love for you to send a voice mail congratulating the podcast and/or some comments about the podcast on my skype voice mail. Call 214-736-3121 or email me an mp3 file. Thanks Andre Twitter @theandreprevost Jesse Jackson @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There was a party happening in the Wonderbar on Sunday 5/21 where over 200 hundred Spring-Nuts got together from across the world to share some laughter, some tears, a lot of music and many, many hugs. Here is an episode with Amy, Howie and Julie sharing some of their special moments of the weekend. Next year, I will be there! https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpringNuts/permalink/1549276398455899/ The 100th episode of Set Lusting Bruce is happening soon. I would love for you to send a voice mail congratulating the podcast and/or some comments about the podcast on my skype voice mail. Call 214-736-3121 or email me an mp3 file. Thanks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s episode, Jesse shares his top live Bruce Springsteen moments and reads listeners lists as well. Hope you enjoy our thoughts and hope they bring back happy memories of you seeing Bruce and the band live. Please download and share with your friends. If you could take a few minutes to go to iTunes or where ever you download the podcast and subscribe, plus leave the show a review, it would be greatly appreciated. We would love for you to send in any feedback on favorite shows, stories, etc to [email protected] or call us at 214-736-3121 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we continue to celebrate Born to Run Album week with a 2nd Jackson Cage Match episode. Today Jesse is joined by Dale Hosak and they go right to the top. They skip the many weeks of matches and go straight to the mother of all questions – Thunder Road or Born to Run! Talk about an impossible choice! However they do their best to pick one. Let us know if we got it right or if we messed up totally. Please download and share with your friends. If you could take a few minutes to go to iTunes or where ever you download the podcast and subscribe, plus leave the show a review, it would be greatly appreciated. We would love for you to send in any feedback on favorite shows, stories, etc to [email protected] or call us at 214-736-3121 Dale’s Twitter @dhosack821 Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week is the Born to Run Album Jackson Cage Match episodes. In today’s episode Jesse is joined by John Kelly from the Facebook page BruceBook and they debate Backstreets and Jungleland. They debate two sentimental favorites and come up with their pick of which of the two songs win, they read comments from fans and also talk about the upcoming Brucebook convention happening in September. Let us know if we got it right or if we messed up totally. Please download and share with your friends. If you could take a few minutes to go to iTunes or where ever you download the podcast and subscribe, plus leave the show a review, it would be greatly appreciated. We would love for you to send in any feedback on favorite shows, stories, etc to [email protected] or call us at 214-736-3121 BruceBook’s Facebook link https://www.facebook.com/groups/112987355386159/ John’s Twitter – @jjk007 Jesse’s Twitter – @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s episode of Set Lusting Bruce, Jesse is joined by Josh Reinitz & Kris DeBlasio. They talk their long time friendship, their Springsteen story and how Kris puts a little Bruce into his classroom! Please download and share the episode. Out 100th episode is coming up. Please send thoughts, feedback, cheers or jeers to [email protected] or leave a voice mail at 214-736-3121 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two songs enter, one one song leaves, Bella joins Jesse in a special Seeger themed song cage off. They discuss This Land is your Land and We shall Overcome. We come to a consensus, did we get it right? Let us know by leaving a voice mail at 214-736-3121 or send us an email at [email protected] Bella’s Twitter – @Bellapori Jesse’s Twitter – @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 [email protected] Craig’s Twitter @Biggestbossfan Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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 [email protected] 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

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 [email protected] 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

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

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/ [email protected] [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

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

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 - [email protected]’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW http://jukeboxgraduates.weebly.com/download-jukebox-graduate-radio-shows.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

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

Love is in the air on a special Valentine’s Day episode of the podcast. Jesse is joined by frequent guest Jay Armstrong discussing their 5 favorite Bruce love songs. As usual, Jay outshines Jesse in his selections but we hope you enjoy our choices. Tell us what would be your choices either on Twitter @SetLustingBruce or on our Facebook Page Set Lusting Bruce https://www.facebook.com/SetLustingBruce/ Jay’s Twitter @writeonfighton Jesse’s Twitter @jessejacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jesse is joined by Michael Anthony a passionate Bruce fan who loves music and has an unofficial record that is pretty impressive. He’s also been the student advisor of several Bruce Springsteen clubs in middle schools. Hope you enjoy the discussion and look for a follow up episode soon where Michael talks about some of his other Bruce Stories. Michael’s email - [email protected] Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW http://jukeboxgraduates.weebly.com/download-jukebox-graduate-radio-shows.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode, Jesse shares a story that proves the magic and healing power of Rock n’ Roll. He talks to J’aimee Brooker whose son Adam has a very special relationship with Bruce’s music. We often talk about the importance music and specificlly Bruce’s music plays in our life but in this case Bruce’s music gave Adam his voice and his joy. Please listen, please share, please help Adam meet Bruce. J’aimee’s Twitter @jaimee_brooker Adam’s Twitter @AdamMeetTheBoss Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW Adam’s story http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/confidential/bruce-springsteen-awakens-potential-in-severely-disabled-brisbane-boy/news-story/c3b493684d6b132846da3c1e3bfd13dd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week’s episode, Jesse is joined by British Filmmaker Daniel Johnson who is in the process of producing a wonderful web series that holds up an unflattering at times mirror to we Springsteen fans. They talk about Daniel’s Springsteen journey, some of his earlier films, their mutual love of The Apartment & the quirks of being a Springsteen fan. Please download and share with your friends. If you could take a few minutes to go to iTunes or where ever you download the podcast and subscribe, plus leave the show a review, it would be greatly appreciated. Daniel’s Twitter @danieljohnsonuk Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW Website http://www.danieljohnsonfilms.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jesse is joined by Susan Hampton. Susan attended her first (but hopefully not last) Springsteen show on her 60th birthday in April 2016. She shares her story on how she found Bruce, the kindness of her son and how modern tech helped her to discover a hidden love of music. Please go to iTunes to subscribe to the podcast and to give us a review. Susan’s Twitter @SHampton Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode, Jesse goes back up north to visit with another Canadian Bruce Bud, Craig Colby. Craig talks about his childhood in Canada (after being born in the USA), his storytelling career and his Springsteen journey. Craig also has a very unique answer to the question “Did Mary get in the car?” Here is his Mom’s column that helped me to find Craig http://www.chroniclejournal.com/opinion/why-aren-t-i-a-springsteen-fan/article_b9b2ed6a-d0f0-11e6-bf04-130584430e88.html Craig’s Twitter @craigcolby1 Jesse’s Twitter @jessejacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s episode Jesse borrows one of Bruce Springsteen sings the alphabet’s biggest fans Bella Pori to discuss her Springsteen story. We talk fandom, the significance of Streets of Philadelphia and Bella’s #LSAT logic game based around NYC Serenade. Bella’s Twitter @BellaPori Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start off 2017 with the story of a girl who was born to soon. Jesse is joined by writer Tom French and he shares a special Springsteen story. It’s a story of a little girl born too soon and how love, great medical care, Harry Potter and the music of Bruce Springsteen gave this family a very happy ending. Bring your tissues because this one will bring on tears of joy. Tom’s wife Kelley’s Twitter @KelleyBFrench Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW JUNIPER: The Girl Who Was Born Too Soon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0316324426?tag=reinstaut0562-20 Dear Bruce The Thing we wanted to say http://juniperbook.com/junebug/2016/10/10/dear-bruce-the-thing-we-wanted-to-say Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As 2016 comes to an end, Jesse is joined by Steve Milton from Greasy Lake and they talk about this amazing year of Bruce. Steve’s Twitter @GreasyLake Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Jesse is joined by Bruce fan Patti Thompson who participated in the 2016 Florida Ironman. She shares her Bruce story, her training journey & how sometimes perusing a goal can be a reward in itself. Patty’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/patty.a.thompson.1?fref=ts Jesse’s Twitter - @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merry Christmas listeners. Jesse put the call out for people to share their favorite holiday songs and many of his friends, fellow podcasters and fellow Springsteen fans sent in tweets, emails and a couple of voice mails. Please enjoy a sampling of a wide range of holiday songs! By the way, it’s been a month or so since Set Lusting Bruce has gotten a new review on iTunes. It would be the best Christmas present (short of Bruce tickets) to have some of you go to iTunes and give the show 5 stars and leave a review. Thanks in advance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s episode features the return of Dale Hosack. Dale and Jesse discuss the 2nd half of Dale’s year of Springsteen shows and discuss a little bit about he and his lovely’s bride’s plans for 2017. By the way, it’s been a month or so since Set Lusting Bruce has gotten a new review on iTunes. It would be the best Christmas present (short of Bruce tickets) to have some of you go to iTunes and give the show 5 stars and leave a review. Thanks in advance! Dale’s Twitter @Dhosack821 Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we continue to make our way through the holiday season, Jesse is joined by Nick “The Philly Elvis” talking about a fund raising event he’s involved in that is helping fight the effects of drug addiction and abuse in the New Jersey area. https://www.gofundme.com/stand-up-against-heroin-addiction Lonely this Christmas https://soundcloud.com/user-551378112/lonely-this-christmas-master-1 Nick’s Twitter @PhillyElvis Jesse’s Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Texas A&M Student Matthew Aucoin is asked about visiting Philadelphia in September 2016, he is able to brag about more than getting a great Cheese Steak. In this episode, Jesse talks to Matt and hears his story of playing No Surrender with Bruce and the E Street Band! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9fiU8XwhMw Matt’s Twitter - @Matthew_Aucoinn Jesse’s Twitter – @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week features another episode with our favorite English Teacher Jay Armstrong (http://writeonfighton.org/) to discuss our favorite rare Springsteen songs. Jay goes deep into the vault and Jesse has his share of lesser known songs as well. We also discuss the results of our poll, “Does Mary get in the Car?”. Jay’s Twitter – @writeonfighton Jesse’s Twitter – @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jesse Meets Bruce! In today’s episode, Jesse meets Bruce. Jesse recorded his thoughts on the way down to Austin, got some stories from people in line and then recorded his thoughts after meeting Bruce. Jesse’s Twitter - @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jesse is joined by Aron and he not only shares his Springsteen story but he also has a HBO (Hot Bruce Opinion) about ticket sales. Aron is full of passion for The Boss and for what he thinks some of us are doing to ourselves when we order tickets. This is a fun one and remember that his advice is coming from a place of love! Aron’s Twitter - @aronkozin Jesse’s Twitter - @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s episode Jesse is joined by Ellen Bren and she shares her Springsteen story. Her story includes her getting horrible news right before her wedding, her ultimate triumphant journey and her meeting with Bruce at a bookstore appearance. Please enjoy Ellen’s story and join her in giving thanks! Ellen’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ellen.bren?fref=ts Jesse’s Twitter - @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JB Clark from Springsteen sings the Alphabet http://alphabeticalspringsteen.com/ shares his gratitude post. JB’s Twitter @lettersclark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep 71 Stan Happy Thanksgiving week! In this week’s episode Jesse is joined by repeat guest Stan Goldstein. Stan shares his Springsteen story and talks about the origins of his tour book and business. Stan is filled with joy and his Springsteen tour is truly a trip to the holy land for us Bruce fans. Stan’s Twitter @Stan_Goldstein Njrockmap.com Jesse Twitter @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SLB Book Signing 8 – Lisa In another episode where Jesse talks to Springsteen fans who were able to attend a Bruce book store appearance, Lisa shares her story of her 2nd meeting with Bruce and how it went better than her first. Lisa’s Twitter - @JerseyGirl0204 Jesse’s Twitter - @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks for all the Fish Episode 7 - Mark Former Set Lusting Bruce guest Mark Donald sends his Gratitude Message. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 70 Steve Today Jesse is joined by music writer Steve Wosaha. They share Steve’s Springsteen journey. They talk about first impressions of hearing Greetings and how the early hype for Bruce’s music may have set up unrealistic expectations. Please download and share the episode. Please go to iTunes to rate and review the podcast it helps us find new listeners. Jesse’s Twitter @jessejacksonDFW Steve @swosahla http://nodepression.com/users/steve-wosahla Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTC Amy Kids who Care – 2 We continue to share stories from our listeners about causes that help to make the world a better place. In today’s episode Amy talks about Kids Who Care, a Fort Worth Texas organization that helps children to develop their artistic and creative side while helping then to learn important leadership skills. You can find out more details at www.kidswhocare.org 817737KIDS (5437) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thanks for all the Fish Episode 6 - Phillip Fellow podcaster and fellow Nightwing fan Phillip calls in to share his gratitude post. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bonus Episode - Dylan We continue our series of sharing stories from the Springsteen fandom who were able to attend a book store appearance. Today we are joined by Dylan as he shares his story and his Mom’s story of meeting the man! Dylan’s Twitter - @maccamcmanus Dylan’s podcast http://maccasrezradio.podomatic.com/ Jesse’s Twitter – @JesseJacksonDFW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices