I Would Like a Refund

When I was a kid I didn’t know any better and spent my babysitting money on Bruce Springsteen albums. Now I want a refund, with interest. Bruce Springsteen made a fortune in America, through capitalism. Now he’s trashing what got him to where he is today. What a fraud.

The Boss goes all svag and hopplöst:

Bruce Springsteen wants to see the United States transformed into something closer to a Swedish-style welfare state, the rock legend said Thursday …

During a press conference in Paris, The Boss explained that much of the inspiration for his new album, set for release on March 6th, is anger at what he sees as the crushing of the American Dream in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis.

“I have friends who lost everything they had,” Springsteen explained, according to the Dagens Nyhter newspaper.

Luckily, Bruce can help them out.

When asked if he thought the United States should be changed into something closer to a Swedish-style welfare state, Springsteen responded enthusiastically …

Informed that tickets for his scheduled performances in Gothenburg on July 27th and 28th sold out in less than an hour, The Boss once again expressed his solidarity with the Swedes.

“Those are my people over there! Those are my people!” he said.

Springsteen’s people also include lazy whining idiots. It’s impossible to know what young Bruce would have made of the Occupy movement, but old Bruce is down with the deadbeats… (Read More)

I should call my father and thank him for the time I was grounded and couldn’t waste my hard earned money on a Springsteen concert.

Via The Astute Bloggers