Bospop 2011

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BOSPOP 2011 – 3 Days of Bands, Beer and Brilliant Music!

Not only was Bospop 2011 the 31st occasion in the history of this music festival, but it was also the first one to run over 3 days namely, the 8th, 9th and 10th July. The actual Bospop site is situated on the edge of the picturesque Dutch town of Weert – Limburg, and with its close proximity to the borders of neighbouring countries, Germany and Belgium, the festival attracts a truly international audience for what is, in my opinion, the friendliest, best organised music festival I have ever had the pleasure of attending.

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Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes – not one, but TWO nights of great rockin’ in Amsterdam and Melle – 15 and 16 October 2010

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Something was certainly in the air during the week the Jukes returned to Central Europe – and I don’t just mean the heady aroma of the Dutch Weed that seems to appear as if by magic, encircling you like Harry Potter‟s cloak of invisibility the minute you enter the Amsterdam city limits.

No, this “something” was even more powerful than that.

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Bospop 2010

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BOSPOP FESTIVAL – Weert, The Netherlands, 10 and 11 July 2010 – 2 days of baking temperatures, fabulous music, a spectacular thunderstorm and an appearance by… Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes.

If you’ve never come across “Bospop” before, don’t worry… neither had I until I heard that Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes were scheduled to make an appearance at this year’s 30th Anniversary bash. Back in 1980, Bospop began its life as a platform for showcasing local talent. However, since then it has steadily grown in popularity becoming one of the Netherlands’ biggest outdoor happenings, forcing a move to a new, larger site this year.

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Delores “Dee” Holmes July 18, 1946 – April 16, 2010

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The news that announced the passing of Delores Holmes on April 16th, 2010 was met with great sadness; not just from those closest and dearest to Delores, but also from the New Jersey music scene.  Its roll of honour had just lost another mainstay performer.

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Light of Day – first EVER German show – Melle, 4 December 2009

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December 4th, 2009 will go down in music history marking the first, ever, Light of Day show to take place in Germany. And what an amaaaaaazing night it turned out to be. However, before I share my thoughts from the front row, this story actually began for me mid-September, 1996 in Amersfoort, The Netherlands.

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Danny Federici (1950 – 2008)

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I’d like to wind back time and go back to Friday, December 7th, 2001.

The place: Jack’s Music, Red Bank, N.J.

The occasion: Danny Federici was making an in-store appearance at Jack’s to promote the release of his CD, Danny Federici.

It just so happened that I was in NJ at the time of the above event mainly because I was taking part in the official launch of The Bruce Springsteen Special Collection at Asbury Park’s Library the following day, December 8th; and naturally, when I discovered that Danny was making a personal appearance, it seemed like something I didn’t want to miss.

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Roger Waters Live in Hamburg.

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Hmmm… so yeah, I wasn’t exactly the happiest of bunnies as I headed for Hamburg to see this gig… and yes, as anticipated, the tail-back at the Elbe Tunnel lived up to my expectations! But you know, once I’d parked my car in front of the AOL Arena – which is across the road from the ColorLine Arena – found someone willing to purchase my spare ticket and made my pilgrimage to the bratwurst counter at the venue, the world started to look a brighter place.

And that was before the show began.

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