Sometimes That Stranded Biker on Roadside Is Springsteen

Motorcyclists stop to help a guy out, and it's the Boss
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Nov 13, 2016 8:58 AM CST
Sometimes That Stranded Biker on Roadside Is Springsteen
In this Friday, Nov. 11, 2016, photo, Dan Barkalow, left, and Bruce Springsteen poses for a photo in Wall Township, NJ. Barkalow and a group from the Freehold American Legion was riding after a Veterans Day event when they pulled over to help a stranded motorcyclist who turned out to be The Boss.    (Ryan Bailey)

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, reports the AP via a Facebook post. 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." (More Bruce Springsteen stories.)

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