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Springsteen Gives Lauer Hometown Tour
Bruce Springsteen gave “Today” show host Matt Lauer a taste of Asbury Park and briefly performed at a city restaurant as he prepared for his upcoming performance on the NBC morning program.
Lauer and The Boss cruised around the city, Springsteen’s adopted hometown, in a blue Mustang convertible on Wednesday. They were accompanied by cameramen shooting footage to be used Tuesday, when “Today” will broadcast Springsteen’s performance before an invitation-only crowd at Convention Hall.
Lauer also interviewed Springsteen at various locations around the city. Among their stops was the Stone Pony nightclub, where Springsteen has made surprise appearances over the years.
They also stopped at Sonny’s Southern Cuisine, where Springsteen performed “My City of Ruins,” a song of hope for Asbury Park’s revitalization. He performed with a group of gospel singers, then played guitar as they sang the gospel number, “I’ve Got a Feeling (Everything’s Gonna Be All Right).”
A crowd of about 100 people packed the restaurant for the performance, while dozens more waited outside, unable to get in.
“It was like seeing someone on VH1, unplugged,” the restaurant’s owner, Bill “Sonny” Wiley, told The Star-Ledger of Newark for Thursday’s editions. “I tell you, he brought tears to my eyes. You could hear a pin drop in the room.”