St. Rose of Lima; local church
39 1/2 Institute St., Freehold, NJ- This is where he lived when he was very young. The house that he attended the Catholic school is about a half mile north.
78 Randolph- His house was adjacent to the parking lot.
Bellevue Ave. and Ridge Road, Rumson, NJ- This is much later in his career when he was married to his first wife.
Telegraph Hill Rd., Holmdel, NJ- Another mansion with the first wife
Finished Fr 3/10/17 A library copy and I waited six weeks to get it.
Shocked to learn of his pre-E Street career
Castiles/Child/Steel Mill/Dr. Zoom and The Boom
He has a background in surfing. His first manager, Carl 'Tinker' West owned a surf shop and Bruce rehearsed and lived there.
Next manager, Mike Appel, played in The Balloon Farm 'A Question of Temperature'. Mike got him in to see John Hammond. Appel sounds like a difficult individual- always pushing/fighting for the cause.
His father was always unstable, but at the end of his life he became paranoid schizophrenic
"250 pounds of nickels in a pair of Sears slacks". Taciturn/Violent.
In 1968 his parents went to California. He stayed in NY, Ashbury to remain 'the big fish in a small pond'. However, he did go to California to try to fit with the hippies, but he saw so many talented musicians, he decided to 'retreat' to Ashbury.
Steel Mill was the last time that he tried 'garageband democracy'. After that, it was always Bruce Springsteen and The Band. He'll listen to suggestions, but he makes the final decision.
In his early sixties he was very depressed. It's in his blood. He uses prescription drugs and touring to overcome them. He's had a therapist for decades. He credits Patti for helping him confront the demons.
One of his sons, Carl, is a fireman
His page at wikipedia-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen
page at amazon-
https://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Bruce-Springsteen/dp/1501141511
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