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    Convention Rumor: Bruce to Be Loosed

    Posted:
    08/25/08
    Sen. Barack Obama may be the world's most famous person, but is he big enough, classic enough, or should we say "Boss" enough to command the stage at Mile High Stadium for the Democratic Convention finale?

    Rumor has it that, during his Thursday acceptance speech, Obama will be joined on-stage by Bruce Springsteen. Apparently, the Boss is in the middle of a conveniently scheduled six-day tour gap. In addition, a local radio reporter announced that Springsteen's arrival later this week would create serious traffic problems. Darn, those traffic problems.

    And if that weren't enough, the Las Vegas Journal says that Springsteen "will follow Obama with a solo acoustic performance on Thursday after Obama's acceptance speech." Meanwhile, the world prays that he doesn't do any Pete Seeger covers.

    Now, this is all well and good. But considering the fact that John McCain and the Republicans have zero options when it comes to popular music, the Democrats should not stop at just Springsteen. They should call Jackson Browne, John Mellencamp, and BOSTON for a jam-session the likes of which the political world has never seen.

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    B. Brandon Barker's writing has appeared in Global City Review, The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror (St. Martin's Press), Verbicide, The Feed and online at McSweeney's. He's also the author of the novel Operation Emu. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, he was born in England, raised in Arkansas and now lives in Virginia.

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