I'm still here. I haven't had a whole lot to say lately. I'm really busy working on a new version of the whole site. I think I can promise you some very nice improvements of existing features and a whole bunch of brand new stuff that I'm pretty sure will be to your liking. My goal is to launch the new version before Bruce launches his new project... the new E Street Band album and tour. Both of those things look like they will probably commence in October. If you don't check out various message boards, the album is said to include song titles such as "One Dead Ringer", which may be the title track, and "Blindspot", which may be a leftover from an unreleased 1994 album. The big mystery is whether this album will be mostly Bruce playing and with E Streeters dubbing their instruments later, or if the whole band has been together for a Seeger style session with everything being recorded live in the studio. Both scenarios have been reported to be the case. My guess is that we will know a whole lot more within the next month. If an early October release is true, as most signs indicate, expect an official release by mid-August at the latest. And when it comes, my guess is it will be very hard to miss. This will be at least as big as The Rising in terms of marketing. Especially if the rumors are true that the following tour will be the last with the entire E Street Band and will be marketed as such. I personally hope Bruce is too wise for that. More on that in a later post, I think.

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