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Join the Friends!

Special Update: We are pleased to announce the winners of our raffle prizes! Read more below.

The Friends of the Bruce Springsteen Special Collection is a "by fans for fans" organization that came together a few years ago, after we'd recognized that much of the written history of Bruce and his bands was in danger of being lost. From the original donations of 850 publications we've created a world-class repository of books, magazines, tour books, song books, fanzines and other documents now numbering over 9,341, and covering the entire history of Bruce Springsteen and his bands.

Now, as we enter a new and exciting phase in the life of the Collection, we invite you to join us. Your support will help increase the quality of the Collection, its visibility, and its stature. You will help ensure the permanent preservation of Bruce books and magazines through state-of-the-art archival techniques. You will help us make the Collection easier to access both in person and over the Internet. And you will enable us to start thinking ahead to the day when we can expand the Collection into new and as yet untapped areas.

Please join us! We want your participation, either as a charter or an annual member.

The Friends Membership Raffle Contest!

The winner of the Grand Prize, a numbered, limited edition copy of Born To Run, The Unseen Photos, autographed by both Bruce Springsteen and Clarence Clemons, is:

Charter Member Patty Pappas
Etobicoke, Ontario, CA

The winners of the Second Prizes, our new Friends of the Bruce Springsteen Special Collection T-Shirt, featuring the Friends color logo on the front, are Charter Members:

Jeffrey Brown, Ceres, CA
Gail Haltiwanger, Jacksonville, FL
William Irwin, Everett, WA
Jill Lewandowski, Fairfax, VA
Louise Martin, Raleigh NC
Dr. Franz Wolfinger, Ansfelden, Austria

The Friends congratulate our winners, and want to thank everyone who supported our work by becoming Charter Members or renewing a Charter Membership!

And our most special thanks, again, to Bruce, Clarence, and Eric Meola for providing to the Friends this rare and valuable item.

(1) GRAND PRIZE:

A NUMBERED, LIMITED EDITION COPY of Born To Run, The Unseen Photos, autographed by both Bruce Springsteen and Clarence Clemons!

This magnificent coffee table book contains more than 100 stunning black and white photos by Born to Run cover photographer Eric Meola. Only 1350 copies of this special numbered edition book are in existence. In addition to the boldly autographed dust jacket, this limited edition includes:

A 12" x 12" photographic print signed by Meola (titled Elvis, a shot of Bruce showing off the Elvis button on his jacket)
A reproduction of the Born to Run script cover, which holds the above photo
A cloth clamshell case
A letter of authenticity signed by the Friends of the Bruce Springsteen Special Collection President and Backstreets Magazine editor, Christopher Phillips

The Friends organization is deeply grateful to Bruce, Clarence, and Eric Meola for providing this rare and valuable item.

(2) SECOND PRIZES:

Our new Friends of the Bruce Springsteen Special Collection T-Shirt, featuring the Friends color logo on the front, will go to six lucky winners!

These shirts are also available for sale to the general public--with a discounted price for our Members.

And everyone who joins the Friends or renews a Friends membership will receive:

Our 2008 limited edition Friends collectable bookmark, featuring an Asbury Park landmark known for providing "readings."
Our newly redesigned membership card, reflecting your original member number.
A Friends bumper sticker.

We are offering the following membership packages, which include member benefits in addition to those mentioned above:

CHARTER MEMBERSHIP: $50.00

Good for 3 years
Number of charter memberships limited to 250
You'll be honored by having your name/hometown permanently listed on our Special Recognition page (unless you request otherwise)
Gets a Special Collection bumpersticker
Gets a Special Collection membership card
Gets a twice a year newsletter
Gets our 2008 limited edition Friends collectable bookmark, featuring an Asbury Park landmark known for "readings"
May request 8, rather than 4, Collection items for retrieval when visiting the Library (on presentation of Friends membership card)

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP: $20.00

Unlimited number available
Gets a Special Collection bumpersticker
Gets a Special Collection membership card
Gets a twice a year newsletter

You can become a Charter or Annual member of the Friends of the Bruce Springsteen Special Collection by submitting your payment and information through PayPal, using the link below, or through the mail. (All memberships are for one person only.)

You can also make a donation to the Friends, instead of or in addition to a Membership, by any of the methods to be described below. We will honor our most generous donors on the Special Recognition page, unless requested to do otherwise.

We'll need some information to ensure that you receive all of your membership benefits (it can be entered in PayPal's "Additional Information" section). Please provide:

Your name
Your email address
Your mailing address
Your hometown, if you're selecting a Charter Membership and want to be listed on our site
Whether you'd like to receive our newsletter through email or regular mail
Anything else you would like us to know

If desired, the above list can be opened in a separate window before you click on the PayPal link, so you can refer to it while using PayPal.

We can also accept payment as checks (held until they clear), money orders, and cash (if it's in a registered envelope). A printable form is available; it will open in a new window.

Mail to:

Friends of the Bruce Springsteen Special Collection
3 Glen Road
Howell, NJ 07731

The Friends are a 501(c)(3) organization and all forms of donation are tax-deductible. We thank you for your support!