Eric The Red

Food Creator Geek and Lover of XXX Men. On Food: If your meat stock isn't gelatinous when chilled, you're doing it wrong. On Men: Show me yours first.

[Spring-Nuts @SpringNuts_]

Saturday morning was the dedication and ribbon cutting for the official opening of the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music in technically Long Branch on the campus of Monmouth University.

Bruce Springsteen and his wife Patti Scialfa were at the ceremony along with their son Sam and his wife, Bruce's sisters Ginny and Pam, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill and many other musicians and dignitaries.

The ceremony took place under a tent in the parking lot of the Center.
Bruce spoke last and was very visibly moved. He started his speech saying "Excuse the sunglasses for it's getting a little misty here."
He said, "I'm also glad and relieved that fans will have another place to go instead of my house."

He thanked his parents, thanked many at Monmouth University who made this center possible including Eileen Chapman and was emotional as he said, "I got to thank my beautiful wife of 35 years. It's our anniversary (June 9). Without her, so much of this simply would not exist. Her love, her talent, her patience, her support are essential to everything I do and I have done. She is my heart, my soul, she has struggled, and she is my hero and my favorite E Street Band member."

He continued, "The mighty E Street Band, who without them, I wouldn't be here. The impact they give me on a nightly basis -- the power, the heart, the soul and complete dedication. ... They deliver for me night after night after night for the past 50 years. Thank you fellas. .... Well this is the wonderful beginning of something that I hope will bring life, hope, creativity education, dreams and inspiration to this campus, our community and our country. I'm deeply honored to be a part of it. Thanks."

The ceremony in front of about 300 people began at 11 a.m. and was over at 12:30 p.m.

Melissa Kozlowski, the Center's director of curatorial affairs, was the emcee. Speakers included Monmouth University President Patrick Leahy; Joy Hargo, the U.S. poet laureate (2019–22); Governor Sherrill, Bob Santelli, the executive director of the Center, and Jon Landau who introduced Bruce.

A formal ribbon cutting then took place to open the Center.

Among the audience: Jon Bon Jovi, Jackson Browne, Max Weinberg, Garry Tallent, David Sancious, Vini Lopez, Charlie Giordano, George Travis, Ron Aniello, Thom Zimny, Kevin Buell, Lisa Lowell, Rich Russo, Jake Thistle, Erik Flannigan, Jimmie Vaughan, Sonny Kenn, Marc Ribler, Woody Guthrie's daughter Nora, Brian Williams, and photographers Rob DeMartin, Danny Clinch, Eric Meola and Frank Stefanko.

There was pre-ceremony music by the New Breed Brass Band from New Orleans and during the ceremony, David Sancious played a beautiful version of "New York City Serenade."

[GOP Ls @GOP__Ls]

🚨 The Texas House passed a bill to ban AI deepfake porn.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed it.

[Chad Samson @ChadSamson__]

Albanian Citizens in Albania's Vjosë-Nartë Delta Bay successfully repelled Israel First backed security forces attempting to shield construction in the protected wetlands, where endangered flamingos nest along with the last 300 endangered Mediterranean Monk Seals, coral reefs, and turtles. @America24news_

[FactPost @factpostnews]

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a free Knicks watch party at Bryant Park.

This comes after watch parties outside of Madison Square Garden were canceled due to Trump's attendance.

[Eric The Red @EricIsNotaSheep]

@AlexanderFells He’s so worried about being labeled that he actually sounds stupid. People, love whoever you want, whether for life or just a night. NOBODY sane is gonna care. People who do, are angry and out of touch to how people really are.

[Eric The Red @EricIsNotaSheep]

@Subjxx AMEN! Get over the labels, guys. There is nothing wrong with letting a guy do what you only think women are for. Nobody’s gonna know…or care, and it’s better than being alone or staying pent up. The sooner you understand that, the more pleasure you’ll get.

[DulceBiatch @BiatchDulce]

JUST IN MAY 2026:
36 RIGHT-WINGERS/MAGA’s MADE HEADLINES FOR CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN.
#RepublicansSupportPedophilia

[Annie @AnnieForTruth]

MAGA pedophile pig, Theodore Middendorf, was sentenced to 19 years in prison for raping a 7 yr old girl. Before he entered prison to serve his time, he went to the Capitol & participated in January 6 insurrection. On January 20, 2025, Trump called him a “patriot”
& pardoned him.

[Eric The Red @EricIsNotaSheep]

@Suzierizzo1 What a fucking moron

[chiky handler @chiky_handlr]

Please don't forget the Trump family is barred from ever running another charity in NY because they stole from a Children's Cancer Charity. A F**KING CHILDREN'S CANCER CHARITY!

[BonkDaCarnivore @BonkDaCarnivore]

What's amazing to me is that, 10 years apart, there are the exact same clouds in the exact same positions.

DC truly is a magical place

[Suzie rizzio @Suzierizzo1]

Love this! 😂😂😂

[GOP Ls @GOP__Ls]

🚨Kash Patel has fired all FBI agents tasked with investigating right-wing extremism.

[╰┈➤ 🇮🇪 Brònzy 🇮🇪 @BronzyGuevara]

Albania has officially drawn the
line, Sazan 'lsland is being cleared. In an stunning turn of events, Albanian authorities have
launched an active enforcement operation to kick
out foreign developers and private security
personnel occupying Sazan Island. The decisive
action marks a total collapse of the controversial €1.4 billion luxury real estate deal that aimed to turn the protected national marine reserve and
former military base into an exclusive private playground for global elites,
The eviction comes after four consecutive weeks of historic
hundred-thousand-strong protests that completely
shut down the capital city of Tirana, refusing to allow their native coastlines and ecologically sensitive wetlands to be privatized by foreign
investors, the Albanian public unified under a
single, unyielding demand: "Albania is not for sale, the courts faced with a historic political crisis, mounting
domestic fury, and a widening anti-corruption
investigation by special prosecutors (SPAK), the
government was forced to pivot, by deploying state forces to reclaim Sazan lsland, Albania has
sent a clear message to international billionaires
and foreign developers trying to bypass environmental protection laws, This historic victory for citizen-led activism proves that the collective voice of a nation can successfully overpower backroom corporate deals and protect sovereign land.
The people spoke, and the
government had to listen.

[Joe G @EastEndJoe]

This is a pattern. The predator culture permeating MAGA comes from the very top.

[Eric The Red @EricIsNotaSheep]

In their twisted logic, they think if you tell lies often enough it will become the truth.

[Eric The Red @EricIsNotaSheep]

@Acyn He’s so done. He has done nothing for the people of the country, except making racism acceptable again. Everything sucks under him. If he can’t get the press to agree with him like the hand-picked losers at the WH he has a meltdown. Every time. What a failure.