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The Boss Gets Plated
Call it New Jersey's very own Patriot Act.
Bruce Springsteen may not be well liked in the U.S. Senate, but the music legend's home state remains crazy about him, with lawmakers there passing a bill Thursday to create special "Born to Run" license plates on the 30th anniversary of the Boss' seminal album of the same name.
"In those 30 years, Bruce has become not only a national hero, but a worldwide hero," said State Senator Raymond Lesniak, the driving force behind the proposal.
The lawmaker unveiled the idea to great fanfare in the senate chamber by encouraging his fellow politicos to sing along to Springsteen's take on "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town."
Lesniak touted the specialty plates as a way to honor the Garden State's native son and also raise money for a good cause. Proceeds from the sale of the plates would go to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, a charity long supported by Springsteen.
As for adopting the "Born to Run" motto, Lesniak insisted it has nothing to do with the song's theme of trying to get away from a "town full of losers." Instead, the senator spun it this way: "We're on the move. We go away. We come back. Look at Springsteen. He's been around the world several times. He could live anywhere. But he still comes back to live in New Jersey."
A few minutes after his presentation, the senate overwhelmingly approved the resolution in a voice vote. The plates will cost approximately $50 annually, with $10 per plate earmarked for the Community Food Bank.
Maybe next year they'll rename the turnpike Thunder Road.
Sprinsteen did not immediately comment on being plated.
The honor comes one month after the United States Senate smacked down a resolution put forward by New Jersey's Democratic Senators Jon Corzine and Frank Lautenberg to herald Springsteen on the 30th anniversary of Born to Run.
Republican members never allowed the measure to come to a full voice vote on the chamber floor, apparently still bitter about the 56-year-old singer-songwriter's support for Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry in last year's election.
But the controversy hasn't sidetracked Springsteen, who recently wrapped a solo acoustic tour in support of his latest studio album, Devils & Dust, and released a three-disc special edition of Born to Run.
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