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play some recordings that I have had from my past at the Pony, like Mad Dog & the Shakes, early Springsteen and Jukes, and bands that were great back in the day like Cahoots, Trigger, Sam the Band and Salty Dog. And I might also do a few “Now and Then” selections... featur- ing an artist that has new music as well as a classic of theirs, like Blondie. On Friday, the show starts off free form. Between 5 and 6, it’s “Happy Hour” playing some suggestions and upbeat music. From 6-7, it’s “E Street Greatest Hits”, when I play the solo stuff from E Street Band members, including Bruce. Oh, and I almost forgot. My trademark through the years has been playing Bruce...so around 20 after each hour, I usually play a Bruce tune. I’m known for that and it’s tough to run away from. In fact, I played for four hours straight for 250 Bruce fans from the Spring-Nuts Facebook group a few weeks ago and they’re Watch a video for “Fun” by Blondie NJ STAGE 2017 - Vol. 4 No. 7 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 107