Bruce Springsteen, Soul Singer
April 12, 2012. I was a day away from my 50th birthday, and I was preparing to see Bruce Springsteen's "Wrecking Ball" Tour for the first time. I got an early present from Backstreets Magazine : my first photo gig. For the first 3 songs of the show, I got to set up with the press photographers, bring professional grade equipment, and take as many photos as I wanted... so long as Backstreets got to publish them. I wrote a blog post about the experience, which I titled, appropriately enough, " The Bucket List Gets Smaller. " A few days before that show, my children both decided they wanted to go, too. On show night, while I was waiting with the other photographers to get credentials, Lori and the kids were admitted in to the arena with the other General Admission ticket holders. Springsteen came out with the E Street Band and, beyond what I could hear in the basement, the band ran through several songs including Marvin Gaye's " Can I Get a Witness ."