Per Creem Magazine, Robyn and the Egyptians were scheduled to perform an in-store appearance this date, but were pre-empted due to the release of the Springsteen box set. The article seems to say he signed some of the Springsteen boxes, which is reminiscent of the Tower Records Incident a few years later. The Egyptians played a concert that evening at Nectarine Ballroom. Later, in 1990, Schoolkids Records reportedly flew Robyn in for a gig at the Blind Pig to celebrate their 14th anniversary.

[excerpt from Creem, March 1, 1987]

ONE NIGHT IN NOVEMBER With ROBYN HITCHCOCK

by John Kordosh

At Schoolkids Records in Ann Arbor, Bill Holdship, Robyn Hitchcock and myself are looking through the records. It’s the evening of the day the Bruce Springsteen five-record boxed set has been released.

“We came to do an in-store signing here earlier and couldn’t get in,” says Hitchcock. “It was full of people buying Bruce records. So I grabbed a couple of boxes and autographed them anyway.” Hitchcock and I are both holding Bruce’s record and looking at Bruce’s picture.

“He looks like Rambo, doesn’t he?” says Hitchcock. I say that I think he does.

“God, I hope I never come to represent that,” says Hitchcock.

And later on, I keep wondering whether he meant Rambo or Bruce Springsteen. I guess I really should’ve asked.

“THIS IS ONE ABOUT FISH, AS USUAL.”

—Robyn Hitchcock introduces a song.