Episode Details

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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