I was touched when my granddaughter, Evelyn, asked me the following questions this past spring. “Grandpa, why are you making so many phone calls to your friends from college, wasn’t that long ago?

This story was updated at 3:25 p.m. ET. In 1976, Springsteen fans got to watch The Boss play “Thunder Road” and “Something in the Night” in Los Angeles for just under eight bucks, or under $44 in ...