born in the usa / bruce springsteen kit
bruce springsteen’s 17th album wrecking ball is out today. i’ve heard a few tracks from it. it sounds like vintage bruce. i’m excited to give it a spin this morning. springsteen occupied the jimmy fallon show last week by playing a couple of new tunes and dressing up like born in the usa bruce (you can check that out here). i can’t say that born in the usa is my favorite boss album, but it’s hard to argue with the all-american style of it’s iconic cover. here’s a tiny tribute to it in the form of a kit: 
j. crew broken-in pocket tee – you can save a lot of laundry detergent by buying an already broken-in t-shirt.
red yankees hat – that’s a red baseball hat in bruce’s pocket and not a bandana. it was given to him by his buddy lance larson. bruce put it his back pocket as a tribute to larson’s late father.
levi’s shrink to fit 501 jeans – fact: levi’s sales went through the roof after this album came out.
braided belt – i would not recommend a bedazzled belt like bruce is wearing on the cover.
frye engineer boots – the boss wears fryes. who knew. who also knew that frye is one of the world’s oldest bootmakers. not me.
fender telecaster – i have a tele. i f**king love it.
“i’m a long gone daddy in the usa.”
Nice post. I’m going to see him for the first time when he comes to town next month, can’t wait.
gonna have to go with Nebraska as my favorite Boss album