6.15.2006
Springsteen in Milwaukee
Doesn't it suck when you want to have a rally of sorts to support one cause, but accidentally spite it in the process? I think that is what Bruce Springsteen is thinking:Springsteen's "Seeger Sessions: We Shall Overcome" one-night performance at the downtown Milwaukee [Bradley Center] arena is part of an 18-show U.S. tour in which he performs [pro-labor music of folk singer Pete] Seeger's music.The decision to hold the concert Wednesday at the non-unionized Bradley Center was "bafflingly ironic and somewhat infuriating," said Paul Friday, who coordinates the Milwaukee chapter of a union of musicians, actors and stage hands."We're not really protesting," [Friday] said.
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