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Michelle Bruno, 25, of Long Branch, N.J., sits next to a painting she made of Bruce Springsteen as she waits for the start of the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concert outside the Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, N.J., Thursday, July 15, 1999. Springsteen kicks off his American tour Thursday night with a sold-out concert, the first in a 15-night stand at the Continental Airlines Arena. Springsteen, who has been recording solo in recent years, has reunited with his E Street band for his first tour with them in 11 years. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)