The Boss getting out the vote in Philly, yo!

Philly.com

"Bruce Springsteen will perform an acoustic set (this Saturday) at an open-air rally for U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D., Ill.) from a stage near 20th and 22d Streets, the Obama campaign said yesterday.

With the Oct. 6 deadline for voters to register for the November election approaching, (Sean) Smith (the campaign's Pennsylvania spokesman)said, the rally presents an opportunity for the Obama organization to recruit volunteers."

http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20081001_Springsteen_to_play_free_Philly_set_for_Obama.html

Anyone volunteering wull get to stand up close the the stage. Pretty cool.

A friend worried last night that there may not have been enough notice for this thing, but I said 'are you kidding? All you have to say is "free" and "Springsteen" and the city will instantly come to a crashing halt.' Hell, I said, if Bruce is here, I'm going to go rob a bank in South Jersey (which will empty out) but he said I should probably rob a home, because that's where everyone is keeping their money nowadays.

Yeah, we're just full of this kind of stuff here in Philly! It's a laugh a minute.