Host Jesse Jackson welcomes Dallas sportswriter Tim Cowlishaw to discuss why Dallas teams are leaving the American Airlines Center area and the impact on fans, then shifts to music and Tim’s Springsteen origin story. Tim recounts growing up between New Jersey and Texas, early influences like musicals and the Beatles, and discovering Bruce via a 1974 Columbia “Say Hello to Last Year’s Genius” radio ad. He describes a canceled 1974 Sportatorium show, then seeing Springsteen up close at The Bottom Line in 1975 and attending about 30 shows, including a 1984 Chicago trip on the Born in the U.S.A. tour. Tim shares views on setlists and political talk on recent tours, praises The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle and the book Tonight in Jungland, reflects on Bruce’s work ethic, and discusses favorites like Taylor Swift, Radiohead, and The National, plus Cowboys and writing life.
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00:00 Welcome to the Podcast
01:02 Dallas Teams Leaving Downtown
04:40 From Tulsa to Texas Roots
06:32 King Biscuit Bruce Discovery
08:19 First Shows and Close Calls
13:53 Chasing Tours and Great Seats
19:56 Setlists and Political Talk
21:17 Favorite Album and Studio Lore
24:24 Books and Nebraska Film Debate
25:31 Selling Out Debate
26:00 Springsteen Work Ethic
28:16 Columns And Retirement
29:43 Mavs Ownership Rants
32:50 Taylor Swift Live
35:50 Radiohead Berlin Trip
38:54 Cowboys Season Outlook
40:40 Around The Horn Farewell
41:15 Thunder Road Mary
43:11 Backstreets Terry Mystery
45:13 Wrap Up And Thanks
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