Set Lusting Bruce: The Bruce Springsteen Fan Podcast

This week on Set Lusting Bruce Jesse is joined by Springsteen fan Amy Gallop. She shares her Springsteen story including riding her bike up to the store to purchase Born in the USA and trying to take the display stand home. Growing up in a large family and learning to love all kinds of music. Enjoy her story and then reach out to SetLustingBruce@gmail.com and give you feedback and schedule some ti...

Ep 56 Geography Jay - Set Lusting Bruce   On this 56th episode, Jesse is joined by repeat guest Jay Armstrong from the blog Writeonfighton.org. It’s summer and lots of people are on vacation and they are spending time traveling.  Jay and Jesse discuss their top Bruce Geographical songs.   What would be your choices?  Let us know by sending in an email to SetLustingBruce@Gmail.com   Jay’s Twitter -...

Ep 55 Dale - Set Lusting Bruce   Today Jesse is joined by a fellow Texan via Chicago and Jersey Dale.  They talk about Dale’s Springsteen journey, Chicago Sports and how other shows compare to Bruce.  Please excuse the editing on this one, Dale and Jesse got into a conversation right away and had to record the beginning of the episode after they had been talking 40 minutes!    Dale’s Twitter - @dh...

Back from vacation, Jesse is full of energy so he’s got 2 episodes this week.  In today’s episode he and his Bruce Wife Ali discuss the Orlando shooting, the definition of a “real fan” and how they are both looking forward to Bruce’s return to the USA!   Ali’s Twitter - @a4evanygirl Jesse’s Twitter – @JesseJacksonDFW Show Twitter – @SetLustingBruce Facebook page – (please like us) https://www.face...

Ep 53 John Kelly - Set Lusting Bruce   Jesse is back from vacation and is ready to talk Springsteen again!  This episode he is joined by John J Kelly one of the administrators for the Facebook Group BruceBook which is 5736 members strong!  (on a side note, how cool would it be if half of them went to iTunes and gave Set Lusting Bruce a 5 star rating, but I digress!)  John shares his Bruce journey...

SLB Mini Episode 13 – Jesse Thanks for all the Fish   It’s the last day of voting for the year and now we just wait for the vote to be tallied.  In this short episode Jesse gives some shout outs to people who’ve helped him during this string of mini episodes.  He talks about his podcast family and the people who believed in him.  He doesn’t mention specific listeners because if he did, it wouldn’t...

SLB Mini Episode 12 – Rosemarie 80’s Music Girl   Fellow podcaster Rosemarie joins Jesse to talk about her musical journey.  She shares her story in song and talks about the magic of performing. You can check out Rosemarie’s youtube channel here = https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8cporskcMM3XCegyJAxN8g    Voting is now open for the 2016 People Choice Podcast Awards.  Set Lusting Bruce has been no...

 SLB Mini Episode 11 – Thom Zahler   Jesse is joined by writer, artist, cartoonist Thom Zahler today in an episode recorded live during Space City Comic Con held Memorial Day weekend. Thom and Jesse talk how Thom uses music to help his writing, his love of James Taylor and how he thinks Glory Days is an epic story in song.   Thom’s work can be found at http://thomz.com/  if you order a book or two...

SLB Mini Set List 10 Favorite Songs   Jesse reached out to friends and family and asked for them to send in their favorite songs.  He mixed it all together and shared some thougths and voice mails from fellow music fans.   Voting is now open for the 2016 People Choice Podcast Awards.  Set Lusting Bruce has been nominated in the Music Category and we need your help.  Go to http://www.podcastawards....

SLB Mini Set List 9 – Marian Call  Marian Call is an amazing singer songwriter from Juno Alaska that has released multiple albums.  She is a lover of all things geek and her album Got to Fly has songs that were inspired by Battlestar Galactica and Firefly.  She is a lovely person and a talented musician.  Please go check out her stuff at http://mariancall.com/ and when you buy a CD (which you shou...

SLB Mini Set List 8 - – Bruce in the 80’s In today’s episode we jump into the TARDIS and go back to September 1, 2015.  Dave White had asked some of the fellow hosts of Southgate Media Group to host a couple of episodes and Jesse decided that it was always a good time to talk Bruce.  Jesse got Colleen and Tony to join me and we talked about Bruce in the 80’s and the rest as they say is history.  P...

SLB Mini Set List 7 – Josh   This is the 2nd time Josh has joined Jesse on the podcast.  The first time they had recording difficulties and the answers to all the important questions of the universe they addressed is lost forever.  However when Jesse had Josh join him a 2nd time, things went smoother. Josh’s Twitter - @jreinitzesq Voting is now open for the 2016 People Choice Podcast Awards.  Set...

SLB Mini Set  List 6 – JB Clark In today’s mini episode Jesse is joined by JB Clark from Bruce Springsteen sings the Alphabet podcast. They talk about JB seeing Bruce for the first time in Dallas and the fun of debating the merits of the songs with his partner Rob.    Voting is now open for the 2016 People Choice Podcast Awards.  Set Lusting Bruce has been nominated in the Music Category and we ne...

Jesse is joined by repeat guest Jon Munson and he shares some of his favorite memories of seeing Bruce live. Here is a link to the version of Real World Jon talks about in the episode - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epgbiaE7p8Q Jon’s Twitter – @Jon_A_Munson Voting is now open for the 2016 People Choice Podcast Awards.  Set Lusting Bruce has been nominated in the Music Category and we need your h...

This mini episode was recorded in the House of Blues in downtown Dallas before the Springsteen show on April 5th.  Most of the conversation is with Pete who is the drummer on the local Dallas Springsteen tribute band Thunder Road.  https://www.facebook.com/springsteenband/  We talk about the band and their philosophy.  It's a short but fun conversation. (BTW Pete did get a great spot in the lotter...

Music fan and fellow podcaster Dylan "Macca" McManus returns to the podcast to talk about his 4 trips down The River. He shares some highlights of the tour and talks about his Mom getting to shake Bruce's hand!   Dylan's Twitter @maccamcmanus   Voting is now open for the 2016 People Choice Podcast Awards.  Set Lusting Bruce has been nominated in the Music Category and we need your help.  Go to htt...

In today's episode Jesse is joined by comedian and podcaster Matt Donnelly from Penn's Sunday School and Matt and Mattingly's Ice Cream Social.  They talk about Fool Us (where Matt is a writer) as well as his Springsteen background.  He also shares the one time he met Bruce.  Matt was calling in from his phone and his language is as colorful as mine is (when I'm not hosting a podcast).  Don't worr...

In today's episode Jesse shares some thoughts about a few of his favorite non Bruce songs for a change of pace!   Voting is now open for the 2016 People Choice Podcast Awards.  Set Lusting Bruce has been nominated in the Music Category and we need your help.  Go to http://www.podcastawards.com/ and vote for our show under the music category and vote for  Matt and Mattinglys Ice Cream Social in the...

To help promote voting for the People's Choice Podcast award, we will be sending out some mini set list episodes as a thank you for the support the listeners have given to the podcast and as a reminder to go vote starting on 5/29.  Each person can vote once a day and voting will be open for 15 Days.      Here are the Music Podcasts that were nominated along side Set Lusting Bruce.   Americana Musi...

In this week's episode of Set Lusting Bruce Jesse is joined by Donna from Bruce Funds and Nick, the Philly Elvis.  Both are repeat guests and they talk about their experiences on The River Tour, we hear about Donna's great work with Bruce Funds and Nick getting to dance with Soozie!    (video of Nick's dance with Soozie)   Nick's Twitter - @phillyelvis  Donna's Twitter - @BruceFunds Jesse's Twitte...

Ep 51 Mitch Returns - Set Lusting Bruce Bruce is now in Europe and as our international #BruceBuds wait for their chance to go to the happiest place on earth, here is good friend of the podcast and super fan Mitch Slater talking about his dirty dozen trips down The River this year.     Mitch's Twitter - @mpslater Jesse's Twitter - @JesseJacksonDFW   To reach the show, please email SetLustingBruce@...

Set Lusting Bruce hits 50 episodes and it’s time to have a party!  Jesse has pulled clips from different shows and talks about how much he appreciates everyone’s support of the show.  We have Donna talking about the beginnings of Bruce Funds, Ali talking a magic moment at the make up Garden Show, Peter and Alton talking about their books and so much more.  Hope you enjoy the trip down memory lane....

Episode 49 Seth and Alex Set Lusting Bruce This week Jesse is joined by Seth & Alex two fellow Springsteen podcasters.  Seth and Alex host he Bruce Springsteen Song of the Week podcast. They discuss their experience on The River, how they started podcasting together and maybe some baseball talk as well.   https://www.facebook.com/springsteensongoftheweek/  Alex's Twitter - @alexrice Jesse's Twitte...

Episode 48 Jon Munson -Set Lusting Bruce In this episode Jesse is joined by Jon from Arizona.  They talk about Jon's Springsteen story and the way that Bruce's music pushes for people to be good citizens.  In a timey-wimey turn of events this is Jon's second appearance on the podcast, he was also on the Bruce North Carolina Decision round table.  This recording was made first but due to circumstan...

Episode 47 Richard Hunter -Set Lusting Bruce Jesse is joined by long time Bruce Fan and fellow podcaster Richard Hunter.  They talk about Richard’s first Bruce show, seeing him in Los Angeles on St. Patrick’s Day and his experiences meeting Little Steven, Jake and Nils. Phone Booth Fighting MMA  http://phoneboothfighting.com/rss Richard’s Twitter – @RichardHunter Jesse’s Twitter – @JesseJacksonDFW...