Bruce Springsteen's Magical October Tour Begins!

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band will offically begin their tour of the United States and Europe in just a few days! Bruce's new album, entitled, "Magic" has been reviewed by Rolling Stone Magazine and received 5 stars. * * * * * We can't wait to buy a copy.

We have not seen Bruce Sprngsteen perform live since he played at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in April, 2006, in New Orleans. In the photo above he is wearing our hand-painted Saint Peter medal during his performance. Although the photo of the hand-painted saint Paul medal on the right is not Saint Peter, it still the same medal Bruce wore because if I could turn the picture, you would see that saint Peter is on other side.

There was a great article about Bruce Springsteen and the tour and the album, which comes out on October 2, 2007, in today's New York Times by A. O. Scott. Bruce made some comments about how the country needs to get back on track after 9/11 and the flood of the Deep South in August, '05. He said there is a long walk ahead for America and it seemed like he was talking about New Orleans, in a way, since we have been on a long road, or walk, toward recovery and one of our recovery programs is actually called "Road Home."

Bruce helped us heal when he performed at Jazz Fest and we hope he can offer some catharsis to the rest of the nation during his tour. The wars and the flood have been hard for all of us to endure. We wish Bruce Springsteen, his wife, Patti Scialfa, and all the members of The E Street band all the best throughout their tour and will be excited to see and hear them again, somewhere down the road. We know that Saint Christopher, the patron saint of travelers, will be looking after Bruce and the band troughout their travels. With with every breath they take and every step they make, he'll be watching ....