Who's cooler than cool?

Bruce Springsteen, that's who.

Springsteen this week cancelled a concert in North Carolina in response to the passage of HB2, which is a law that basically allows hateful rednecks to discriminate against anyone based on their sexual orientation or sexual identity.  It was a nice big middle finger to North Carolina republicans and their hate mongering Governor, Pat McCrory, and could just be the opening that leads to a Democratic victory in North Carolina in this fall's Presidential election.

Is there any question that the rightful heir to the legacy of Woody Guthrie is Bruce Springsteen?  For all the once upon a time talk about Bob Dylan (who's keeping busy these days doing Frank Sinatra covers--can you say culturally irrelevant, boys and girls?), it's Springsteen who, even though he's in his late sixties and has had an avalanche of commercial success, continues to fight the good fight for the least among us and uses his talent and fame for the betterment of all, just like Guthrie did right up until his death.

Though he's a much richer man than most of us, if there's anyone of his stature who could still be called a working class hero, it's Bruce Springsteen.

A class act if ever there was one.

Peace,
emaycee