This afternoon, Bruce Springsteen has a lot on his mind. There is the matter of band rehearsals and the thirty-seven-date world tour that he will soon start. There is the new album he has made, Magic, his third release in the past eighteen months.

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After repeated listening to Bruce Springsteen's "Magic," the only conclusion I can come up with is that Springsteen — after years of writing message albums — yearns to rock for the sole purpose of having a good time with his best friends.

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The two friends rode side by side, mimicking a motorcycle scene in "Easy Rider." Except Patrick O'Brien, 31, and his friend, Mal Torrance, were cruising the streets of Asbury Park in motorized wheelchairs, an American flag flying from the back of O'Brien's chair.

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