No, NJ does NOT need a Bruce Springsteen Day (Opinion) There could be an official Bruce Springsteen Day established in New Jersey by the state Legislature. Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle, Assemblywoman Joann Downey and Assemblyman Eric Houghtaling are sponsors of a joint resolution that would recognize the rocker’s birthday, Sept. 23, as Bruce Springsteen Day. All would be asked to observe this day each year with “appropriate activities and programs.” You know, legislation is tweaked all the time in Trenton. So if you want my opinion on this matter, I took the liberty of slightly changing the actual language of joint resolution no. 65 to read as follows...