As you, my fans, know I’m scheduled to play in Greensboro, North Carolina this Sunday. As we also know, North Carolina has just passed HB2, which the media are referring to as the ‘bathroom’ law. HB2 – known officially as the Public Facilities Privacy and Security Act – dictates which bathrooms transgender people are permitted to use. Just as important, the law also attacks the rights of LGBT citizens to sue when their human rights are violated in the workplace. No other group of North Carolinians faces such a burden. To my mind, it’s an attempt by people who cannot stand the progress our country has made in recognizing the human rights of all of our citizens to overturn that progress. Right now, there are many groups, businesses, and individuals in North Carolina working to oppose and overcome these negative developments. Taking all of this into account, I feel that this is a time for me and the band to show solidarity for those freedom fighters. As a result, and with deepest apologies to our dedicated fans in Greensboro, we have canceled our show scheduled for Sunday, April 10th. Some things are more important than a rock show and this fight against prejudice and bigotry – which is happening as I write – is one of them. It is the strongest means I have for raising my voice in opposition to those who continue to push us backwards instead of forwards. Bruce Springsteen
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  4. I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. - Unknown
  5. You can't dwell on what might have been...and it's not fair to condemn him for something he hasn't done. - Wendelin Van Draanen
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  1. Someday we'll look back on this and it will all seem funny.
  2. Don’t take yourself too seriously. Take yourself as seriously as death itself. Don’t worry. Worry your ass off. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>Have iron-clad confidence, but doubt. It keeps you alive and alert! Believe you are the baddest ass in town — and [that] you suck! It...
  3. You'll walk with me out on the wire, cuz baby, I'm just a scared and lonely rider, but I gotta know how it feels... I want to know love is wild, babe, I want to know love is real.
  4. All I do know is that as we age the weight of our unsorted baggage becomes heavier...much heavier. With each passing year, the price of our refusing to do that sorting rises higher and higher.
  5. Don't run back inside, darlin', you know just what I'm here for. So you're scared and you're thinkin' we ain't that young any more... Show a little faith! There's magic in the night. You ain't a beauty, but hey, you're all right.
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