Coming across Bruce Springsteen on a broken down motorcycle on the side of the road could probably be a lyric from one of his songs, but it really happened for a group of guys from New Jersey.
A group from the Freehold American Legion was riding after a Veterans Day event Friday when Dan Barkalow says he saw a stranded motorcyclist up ahead near Allaire State Park in Wall Township.
“Bikers gotta stick together,” Barkalow said. “I stopped to see if he needed help, and it was Bruce.”
Barkalow says they tried to help get his bike running, but when they couldn’t, Springsteen — wearing a brown riding jacket and a red handkerchief — hopped on the back of Ryan Bailey’s bike and they headed to a local bar.
“We sat there and shot the breeze for a half hour, 45 minutes till his ride showed up,” Barkalow said. “Nice guy, real down to earth. Just talked about motorcycles and his old Freehold days.”
Springsteen was raised in Freehold and still lives in New Jersey. The American Legion post says Springsteen is eligible to join since his father was a veteran.
“It was nice to help out,” Bailey said. “One Freehold person helping out another.”
The Associated Press contributed to this article
Personally, I would have left his sorry @zz on the side of the road because he is such a progressive liberal communist.
I’m with you “Born To Be Liberal!!!!” Should have waved as they passed on by
I’m with you, wandamurline. This pathetic POS decides that people in North Carolina did not have the right to withhold service to people they disagreed with, so he decides to cancel a concert there. Isn’t that the same thing? NO WAIT! He’s Bruce!! Only he has that right. Asshole.
Lets hope Bruce has enough class to appreciate help from the ‘Deplorables” of NJ.
Forgive B.S. and forget him. His concept of America is un-American and contrary to what made America great in the first place. I wonder who he voted for last week ? Never mind. He doesn’t matter anymore.
Too bad you stopped to help a hillary Clinton supporter.
Screw commie Springsteen, he sucks, his political views suck and his singing definitely sucks. He would have motored right on by this guy.
These entertainers are just that. Entertainment. Not all of them but the loud majority are doing their best to see to it we turn on President-elect Trump and his VP Governor Pence. To usher a hatred aimed at turning us against each other. It will not work. Without our support by seeing their movies, paying to hear their music or comedy routines, they will find themselves with more time on their hands than they ever thought possible. Maybe help them to actually LEAVE in search of an audience far away from the United States. Good luck with that…..
Buy a new bike Bruce and stop with the lib slop, join the VA, they did ask you…..
I WOULD HAVE LEFT HIL-LIAR-Y’s BOY THERE………..HE CAN AFFORD TO CALL FOR “PAID FOR” HELP, NOT FREEBIES.
KEEPS HORSES ON PROPERTY……CREATES A LOWER PROPERTY TAX…….FARMLAND?
Well from what I have just read in replies I can bet that none of them are motorcyclists. There is a code of unspoken conduct just like boaters that are in trouble. IT IS HELP OTHERS BECAUSE THE NEXT TIME IT COULD BE YOU ! Yes I agree about his politics and he has made a ton of money. This opens a chance to get him to realize that his PROGRESIVE/SOCIALIST is pure CRAP. It just makes more Liberals have more to CRY OVER if nobody helps. I just laugh at them because they really are capitalists or they would give ALL the money they earned AWAY…. think about it .