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Boss Baby Auction Nixed
Yes, we all know he was born in the U.S.A., but Bruce Springsteen wants to keep the more intimate details of his birth to himself, thank you very much.
Lelands Auction House has nixed a planned online auction of the previously private medical records from the Boss's 1949 birth. The move comes after Springsteen's legal pals persuaded the auction house to hand over the goods.
The news is hardly surprising. Last week, after the story of the auction first broke on The Smoking Gun, Lelands spokesman Marty Appel told E! Online the auction was on the up-and-up.
"Lelands obtained it from a rock 'n' roll memorabilia dealer some time ago, and there's no indication it was stolen...If it was stolen, Lelands would not auction it, he said, adding that company chairman Josh Evans is such a major Springsteen fan "that if there was any such requests [to pull the material], he would do so." (Our guess is that Evans is also a major fan of avoiding pricey lawsuits.)
Until last Friday, after two weeks on the block, Lelands.com had fielded zero takers for the material, which required an opening bid of $1,000. The auction was pulled from the site on Monday.
The lot featured nine separate documents containing a wealth of information about the Boss' beginnings. (They also featured his Social Security number, something that the government and attorneys tend to frown upon sharing.)
Among the revelations about Springsteen found on the Newborn Record, Hospital Form, Special Chart for the Child, Physician's Orders, a release form from his mother, two Nurse's records and a biographical form from his father: Baby Bruce's first bowel movements were yellow He was born with skin rashes and underwent standard testing for syphilis Dad Douglas was listed as a laborer for the Freehold track race and mom Adele Zerilli was from Brooklyn
When news of the auction broke last week, neither Springsteen nor his reps offered any public comment. But a spokesperson from Monmouth Memorial, where the Boss made his big debut, said the records should absolutely not have been released to anyone except the rocker himself.
"The only people who should have access to those are patients, their designated signee, or someone who gets access to them via a court order," the hospital's Kathy Horan told The Smoking Gun.
But Springsteen fans can still get their Bruce juice--nearly 40 pieces of memorabilia remain on the block at Lelands.com, including records (of the musical, not medical, variety), contracts, posters, photos and clothing. The auction ends June 3.
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