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Bruce Springsteen Probably Wasn't Getting Laid Much In The Early '70s

Interesting bit in Louis P. Masur's Slate article about the creation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." He writes: "Peter Knobler, a writer for Crawdaddy, got an early listen in Springsteen's Long Branch house. The place was cluttered with motorcycle magazines and old 45s. Over Bruce's bed was a poster of Peter Pan leading Wendy out the window. The detail is suggestive: 'Wendy let me in, I wanna be your friend/I want to guard your dreams and visions.'" Huh. I never knew that. Makes sense, I guess. But it's kinda weird, isn't it? A Peter Pan poster? Above his bed? Makes Springsteen seem less like "The Boss" and [...]