Daniel Cavicchi, author Tramps Like Us - Music and Meaning Among Springsteen Fans, December 1999
Greetings from the Parking Lot is groundbreaking work. . . It's almost as fun to see these people talk about their experiences and lives as it is to see Bruce! . . . Despite the modern technology and hype and business of rock'n'roll, Bruce fandom represents a rather traditional, oral culture. . . . (The) editing is really great, playing what one fan said off what another fan said. It made it seem like a group of a hundred fans was sitting in a booth at Denny's, conversing about Bruce.
Product Description
Meet the most passionate fans in the world - the disciples of rock & roll legend Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. Recorded live over a record-breaking 15 concert dates at the New Jersey Meadowlands Arena in the Summer of '99.
Since the birth of popular music, fans have flocked around their music heroes with hysterical adoration. But no fans are as fanatical as the disciples of rock & roll icon Bruce Springsteen.
In 1999, Springsteen reunited with his legendary E Street Band for a series of concerts at the arena he inaugurated nearly two decades before. All 15 shows - over 300,000 tickets in all - sold out in mere hours.
The faithful descended on New Jersey from all corners of the globe to experience a happening that many describe as a life-altering epiphany.
In this fascinating film, Springsteen fans describe their devotion in their own words as they congregate in their church - the parking lot outside the now-legendary 1999 concert stand at the New Jersey Meadowlands.
what makes these fans connect with this performer with a power that transcends music? The answers lie in Greetings from the Parking Lot. A must-have for Bruce fans and anyone who is fascinated by their passion.
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