324:. In August 1975, a review of hers stated "His name is Bruce Springsteen. He will be the next superstar." She wrote about that review later: "Springsteen's 1975 show at the Allen Theatre was memorable. He stood like a pirate, with a cap over his eye and a ring in his left ear, pulling us all into fascinating stories of his youth. I reviewed this show and over the objections of skeptical editors, predicted Springsteen would be a superstar. Lucky for me, Bruce came through."
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224:." Published every Friday, the "Go" name lasted only four weeks and was renamed "The Action Tab." That name changed again to the present "Friday Magazine" on June 4, 1976. Throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s she wrote the weekly "What's Happening" column in
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