This mom was on a mission to make her son happy. And this mom was determined to get that Springsteen autograph. When we arrived at the Walter Kerr Theater, I didn’t see the bodyguard from the previous day, but there was definitely some prime space left inside the cordoned area. I prodded my boys to take their positions right away. My husband started chatting with this lady who is an avid fan of Springsteen. And since he often gets lost in the intensity of a conversation he i

It had been a hectic first day in New York City with the morning ferry ride to the Staten Island to see the Statue of Liberty and the afternoon tour of the 9/11 Museum and Memorial. But the excitement was just beginning. My husband was eager to execute his “surprise drop” for our little boy. On the walk back to our hotel from the museum, we stopped at the Walter Kerr Theatre, the venue of the Springsteen on Broadway show. My husband pretended he was just checking the posters.

Our 2012 visit to Toronto was mainly to see Bruce Springsteen in concert, and my husband and I managed to squeeze in some date time that weekend. Little did we know that seeing “The Boss” would go beyond the typical arms-length encounter between the performer-on-stage and his audience, but something that was much, much closer. And it was totally unplanned...and unexpected. My husband is a huge fan of “The Boss.” When he heard that Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band were