To celebrate the third anniversary of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Fallon dedicated the last week of the show to frequent guest Bruce BROOOOOCE Springsteen. There were tributes to Springsteen, whose 2012 Wrecking Ball Tour gets kicked off with an appearance at the Apollo Theater next Friday, from Elvis Costello, John Legend and Kenny Chesney; Springsteen and the E-Street Band performed songs from his new album Monday and Tuesday; and last night, he was the only guest, performing more songs, talking about his various looks over the years, dancing like a hobbit, and singing LMFAO's "Sexy And I Know It" with Fallon as Neil Young. Below, watch highlights from the week.
Videos: The Best Of Bruce Springsteen Week On Jimmy Fallon
Video: Bruce Springsteen Credits Occupy Wall Street For Inspiring Newt Gingrich
Coming off an invigorating performance to kickoff the Grammy Awards, Bruce BROOOOOCE Springsteen was in Paris this week to formally introduce his new album, Wrecking Ball, for a select group of reporters. Springsteen gave over much of the press conference to discussing the current state of American politics, and how his "angry patriotism" was reflected in the new music: "Previous to Occupy Wall Street, there was no push back at all saying this was outrageous—a basic theft that struck at the heart of what America was about, a complete disregard for the American sense of history and community."
Boss Is Back: Listen To Bruce Springsteen's New Single, "We Take Care Of Our Own"
With his political career in a permanent holding pattern, Bruce Brooooooce Springsteen is getting back to what he does best. On March 6th, he'll release his 17th studio album, Wrecking Ball, which is said to be his angriest yet. Below, listen to the first single, "We Take Care Of Our Own."
Hot Dog Pioneer's Last Remnant Demolished in Coney Island
About a month after Coney Island buffs called attention to the significance of this 19th century building, the city began demolishing it this week. The small structure sits on property that used to be Astroland Park, but long before that it was the kitchen for Charles Feltman's popular restaurant. Feltman (1841-1910), a German butcher who's credited with the idea of selling pork sausages on a warm bun, popularized the hot dog, and one of his employees was none other than Nathan Handwerker, who slept on the kitchen floor before going onto start Nathan's Famous! But all we are is crumbs in the wind, and the city is tearing it down as part of a major redo of the amusement district. Also lost to the wrecking ball is this mural, painted on one wall by artist Rita Ackermann in 2004. [Via Curbed/Coney Island Message Board]
Video: Wrecking Ball Smashes Van
It's no Man Getting Hit By Football, but this video of a Dodge van getting smashed by a wrecking ball is probably worth ten of your seconds, depending on what you've got going on today. While there is some debate as to the origins of the video—one YouTube commenter astutely declares, "has to be fake i live in nyc and I would have heard about this shit in the news and on the front of the ny post"—we're pretty sure this looks like a filmed stunt for a movie, or maybe a viral marketing ad. If so, you're welcome Astroboy!

