The man behind two of the best Bruce books around (the fabulous For You and The Light in Darkness) our pal Lawrence Kirsch contacted us with this message:
Bruce Springsteen represents a great deal to his fans, not only as a world-renowned artist, but as a giving and caring person, someone who stands out by helping and donating to many charitable organizations over the years.
Today I am asking for your help to raise money for a great cause: The Canadian Cancer Society, whose mission is the eradication of cancer and the enhancement of the quality of life of people living with cancer.
As you may know, the limited edition book For You has been sold out since December 2008. This fall we are offering a unique chance to win a brand new signed copy of the book while contributing to The Canadian Cancer Society’s 2010 fundraising drive.
With these financial resources, The Canadian Cancer Society will be able to:
- Take a stand on important cancer issues
- Contribute to Canadians’ awareness and understanding about these issues
- Advocate on behalf of Canadians and people living with cancer
- Use their influence to encourage governments to pass public policies that will help prevent cancer and help people living with cancer
- Fund research
You can play an essential role in The Canadian Cancer Society’s efforts for 2010 by participating in the raffle for a copy of For You autographed by the publisher.
Each $10 ticket you purchase gives you one chance to win, a $15 ticket gives you three chances to win the book. The contest is open to everyone and tickets can be bought from October 4 to October 24, 2010. Tickets can be purchased at Foryoubruce.com and thelightindarkness.com, where the winner will be announced October 28, 2010. You can enter the contest as many times as you wish and it all goes to a great cause!
Please note: tickets $10 CAD = $9 US = €7 = £6 (Credit Card and PayPal available). Please give today and enter the For You giveaway!
More info on Canadian Cancer Society
The Light In Darkness reports on the Boss at the Toronto International Film Festival. Great insider’s perspective and awesome pictures - but then again from Lawrence Kirsch we’ve come to expect no less ;)
The more than 200 photos in this book, some of the most amazing ever taken during this period, leap off the page at you. They were taken by fans and professionals debuting the photos in this book for the first time. Respected Springsteen-era photographers such as James Shive, P. Jay Plutzer, Lynn Goldsmith, Peter Howes, Anastasia Pantsios, Mark Wyville, Cliff Breining and Lawrence Kirsch. Just as this tour and album created history in 1978, so too does this book capture that history in the amber of recollections and recreations and make history with many of its photo premieres. - Charles Savoth from the forward to The Light in Darkness (via Bruce Springsteen Book The Light In Darkness: Photo Gallery)
Bruce Springsteen Darkness Tour: Badlands (via EmulsionStrip)
A great, raw bootleg version of Badlands and a slideshow advert for Lawrence Kirsch’s amazing book The Light in Darkness - a collection of incredible high quality personal pictures, rare documents, and touching memoirs from the lucky people who witnessed the legendary Darkness on the Edge of Town tour in 1978. Superlatives are not wasted here. Get a copy and see for yourself.
