377. Thom Zimny on Bruce Springsteen 'Live in the Promised Land' (1978)

<p>Today, filmmaker and longtime <strong>Bruce Springsteen</strong> collaborator (Letter to You, Western Stars) <strong>Thom Zimny</strong> joins me to unpack the spark of his lifelong journey on E Street, the classic live bootleg ‘Live in the Promised Land’, recorded in San Fransisco on the 1978 tour behind ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town’.<br /> We talk about how Thom discovered the record as a teenager, the joys and charms of the bootleg experience and how it made Thom feel like part of a secret subculture, how the design and flaws of the quality and packaging influenced his later documentary work with Bruce, the power and legend of the classic <strong>E Street Band</strong>, Bruce’s on stage monologues, the story of how Thom established his working relationship with Bruce and <strong>Jon Landau</strong> on the Live in New York City concert film and whether there are any plans to document the final E Street Band tour.</p>