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Multi-James Beard Award Winner, Restaurateur Drew Nieporent, was my boss at Maxwell’s Plum in NY almost 50 years ago, and he’s been one of my nearest and dearest ever since. Partners with Robert DeNiro in numerous restaurants over the past 35 years, Drew conceived the first Nobu. There are now 57 of them, worldwide. Founder and inspiration behind the Myriad Restaurant Group, which operates Tribeca Grill, Nobu New York City, Nobu Fifty Seven, Nobu London, Nobu Next Door, Bâtard, Porsche Grille at Citi Field, Crush Wine & Spirits, and The Daily Burger in Madison Square Garden, Drew’s restaurant partners have also included Bill Murray, Sean Penn, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Frances Ford Coppola, and Robin Williams, to name some. Drew’s owned 40 restaurants across the globe, and has been awarded multiple three star and two Michelin star ratings amongst them. He’s been a busy, busy man. Despite all that, we’ve managed to amass a passel of memories over the past four decades.
As we weaved through his recently dropped, impossible to put down, wonderfully written memoir, I’m Not Trying to Be Difficult, which has one fab story after another, we shared a bunch of personal stories as only old friends can do. The chicken soup Drew made for me when I was sick, a Chateau Lafite Rothschild he served at a dinner he prepared for us in ’79, today worth more than some people earn in a year, a long held secret about it at last revealed, witnessing from the next table when he and DeNiro sealed their impending partnership, special access at a McCartney concert, and a fun followup Drew had two years ago… my first Springsteen show, and Drew’s 100 or so, with many other Bruce encounters and a magical dream come true told here, Neil Diamond, and our unique place in that scene, a great Jeter story, a fab Fillmore East, Elton John, Bill Graham tale, a dinner with JFK Jr and Carolyn Bessette, an almost helicopter ride, none of which are in the book, all deliciously entertaining.
Whenever I see Drew, it’s as if no time has passed. This is one of my favorite sit-downs with one of my favorite people. Get his book, I promise he’ll feel like an old friend you adore, too. And when you’re in NY, don’t miss Nobu, my favorite restaurant, anywhere, and ask for Drew. He may just surprise you. Tell him Vicki sent you.
Drew Nieporent Live on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson
Wed, March 4th, 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET
Streamed Live on my FB, YouTube & Linken
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I’m Not Trying to be Difficult
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“The Reach” is still touring the international film festival circuit: here is the full schedule for March 2026! 🚀🌍
Starring Jana Balkan, the film is the official adaptation of the short story by Stephen King. The soundtrack features the song “Moonlight Motel” by Bruce Springsteen, courtesy of the artist and Sony Music. “The Reach” is produced and distributed by Nuove Officine Cinematografiche.
The image features the painting “Clouds on the Lake” by artist Simone Butturini, who kindly granted the use of some of his works for the film.
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It’s an immense honor to receive such a profound review on the prestigious “The Bedlam Files” from American critic Adam Groves, an authoritative voice in the field. Being associated with two masterpieces like “The Shawshank Redemption” and “Stand By Me” is truly thrilling and rewarding. My heartfelt thanks to Adam for the depth of his analysis and for truly capturing the essence of my work.
He perfectly grasped the challenge of adapting a Stephen King masterpiece like “The Reach” for the screen, as well as the emotional depth added by Bruce Springsteen’s “Moonlight Motel”.
You can read the full review at this link:
https://thebedlamfiles.com/film/the-reach/
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Streets Of Minneapolis | Bruce Springsteen
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free, Bruce Springsteen
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Trump Weird News - Trump Boycotts Super Bowl
Over Bad Bunny & Green Day Performing There
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What about Springsteen’s “Streets Of Minneapolis?”
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ABOLISH ICE!
Meanwhile Democrats are already in capitulation mode to the right. New rules they say when the answer is abolish ICE.
Please remember Democrats voted to create and fund ICE in the first place. And now? After so many dead, 8 including 2 American citizens, after all the human rights violations, what is the Democrats answer? Body cameras for the assaulters! It’s like here’s a bandaid for your gaping head wound.
ABOLISH ICE!
But I must say, it is nice to see Springsteen make one more appearance on the world stage.
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When The Country Grieves, Springsteen’s There For Us Again @springsteen @americanahighways #minneapolis @swosahla #newmusic2026 #americanamusic #americanahighways
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Through the winter’s ice and cold
Down Nicollet Avenue
A city aflame fought fire and ice
‘Neath an occupier’s boots
King Trump’s private army from the DHS
Guns belted to their coats
Came to Minneapolis to enforce the law
Or so their story goes
Against smoke and rubber bullets
By the dawn’s early light
Citizens stood for justice
Their voices ringing through the night
And there were bloody footprints
Where mercy should have stood
And two dead left to die on snow-filled streets
Alex Pretti and Renee Good
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis
Trump’s federal thugs beat up on
His face and his chest
Then we heard the gunshots
And Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead
Their claim was self defense, sir
Just don’t believe your eyes
It’s our blood and bones
And these whistles and phones
Against Miller and Noem’s dirty lies
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Crying through the bloody mist
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis
Now they say they’re here to uphold the law
But they trample on our rights
If your skin is black or brown my friend
You can be questioned or deported on sight
In chants of ICE out now
Our city’s heart and soul persists
Through broken glass and bloody tears
On the streets of Minneapolis
Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
Here in our home they killed and roamed
In the winter of ’26
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis
We’ll remember the names of those who died
On the streets of Minneapolis
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
The Boss needs no comment from yours truly. His words say it all. I would say enjoy, but this is a time for action. This monstrous malAdministration needs to go and like yesterday…
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
The Boss needs no comment from yours truly. His words say it all. I would say enjoy, but this is a time for action. This monstrous malAdministration needs to go and like yesterday…
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“ I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. ”
- Bruce Springsteen
The Boss making his most direct and angriest protest song of his career
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Now, those memories come back to haunt me
They haunt me like a curse…
Bruce Springsteen • The River
The River Tour, Tempe 1980
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Lights out tonight, trouble in the heartland
Got a head-on collision smashin’ in my guts, man
I’m caught in a crossfire that I don’t understand
But there’s one thing I know for sure, girl
I don’t give a damn for the same old played-out scenes
Baby, I don’t give a damn for just the in-betweens
Honey, I want the heart, I want the soul, I want control right now
You better listen to me, baby…
Bruce Springsteen — Badlands
The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts