It’s the only question that no one’s asking. And it’s because everyone thinks they know the answer. Newsflash- we don’t. Every answer you hear from folks is their personal opinion. I don’t care what your opinion is- I care what Tebow and Urban have to say. Tim Tebow and Urban…

An abridged version of this article originally appeared in Air Mail News on October 24, 2020 “What does art do? It contextualizes life…. They (films and music) can make you feel less lonely when you see yourself or yourselves reflected back at you.” - Springsteen on TCM, 2019

With Bruce Springsteen In Bosston With all due respect to big Boss fan and New Hampshire native Adam Sandler, the best movie about returning to school not named ‘Billy Madison’ is ‘Back to School,’ starring the infamous and affable Thornton Mellon (Rodney Dangerfield).

by Steve Matoren (If I can ever convince Bruce to lend me the keys to the universe, I’m going to turn this article into a documentary film) As Richie ‘Whitey’ Ashburn, the former legendary Philadelphia Phillies player and broadcaster used to often say to the late Harry Kalas, his…

Recently, from his Los Angeles home, Executive Producer Michael Tollin addressed a number of questions on the minds of viewers in an exclusive tele-conference Zoom chat with Chicago native and Writer’s Boot Camp founder, Jeff Gordon. *The Q&A below is a summary from the roughly 90-minute recorded conversation, compiled from…

Two days ago Courteney Cox turned 56. While no one’s completely celebrating much of anything these days, two weeks after Cox’s 20th birthday she went Dancing in the Dark with Bruce Springsteen in St. Paul, Minnesota. Cox, along with thousands of others, was in the Twin Cities for an E…

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate. Only love can do that.” ~MLK Bruce Springsteen released his most powerful rock record, Darkness On The Edge of Town, 42 years ago. The Boss was only 29 years old when he unleashed Darkness upon…

2nd grade was the best time I ever had in school, even though I learned more from a 3-minute record than I ever learned in school. 2nd grade was the first time I remember “liking” a girl. Everyone got along in my class. Boys played dodgeball at recess. Girls jumped…

by Steve Matoren/buttsintheseats@yahoo.com As a writer, I’m nothing, if not a wordsmith. An illustrious pontificator of language and linguistics. A selective spewer of the lexicon. Yes, Mr. President, words matter. I appreciate word precision, structure and syntax… The clever charm of a witty pun, The slick turn of a phrase, …