Get Bruce To Live 8

We, the undersigned, being of Bruce Springsteen body and Little Steven mind, humbly but emphatically request that Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band appear at Live 8 Philadelphia, on July 2, 2005. If we may have a word directly with Bruce and the group to explain our position:
Dear Bruce and E Streeters,
We know that in the last year, you have given until it hurts. During the election, you were a shining beacon of reason and bravery. When we think back to that time of hope and tremendous longing for real change in this country, it is not a little bit heartbreaking. But among the small bits of solace we have are the words and deeds of Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band: Those concerts and Bruce's words during that tumultuous time gave us all hope, and reminded us of something very critical in American life. It's the idea that voices are not only there to be heard, but they are also there to make sense of things, even when, true enough, nothing seems to make sense.
Frankly, gang, we are worried about this Live 8 thing. While the motives of Mr. Geldof and his concern are clearly above board as the wealthiest nations in the world, we do indeed have a moral obligation to help those in need we worry that the Philadelphia bill, frankly, is so frivolous that the concert's intentions could get lost in the shuffle. In addition, as a city with whom Bruce and the band have such a long and inspiring history, your appearance would simply make it matter more. We need your inspiration, we need your tunes, and more than anything else, we need your heart in shaping this event into being the stuff of history and not simply well-intentioned frivolity.
With that, we humbly ask you, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, to pack up the van, plug in and show these fools how it's done. Oh, and please bring David Sancious along, too. He's at the Jersey Shore that day anyhow.

With all the love in the world,