“Did you hear, the cops finally busted Madam Marie; for telling fortunes better than they do?” are memorable lyrics from Bruce Springteen and the E-Street’s 1973 song “4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy).” For those who haven’t heard this song, I recommend downloading it.
It tuns out that the fortune-teller was a real person whose full name was Madam Marie Castello, and she told her fortunes on the Asbury Park Boardwalk in New Jersey. It also tuns out she died recently, at the age of 93.
On a posting on his Web site, Springsteen remembers Castello as a boardwalk fixture at the Temple of Knowledge.“I’d sit across from her on the metal guard rail bordering the beach, and watched as she led the day-trippers into the small back room where she would unlock a few of the mysteries of their future,” he writes. “She always told me mine looked pretty good — she was right.”Springsteen adds: “Over here on E Street, we will miss her.” Madam Marie–thank you for the inspiration you provided to the boss.
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