"A repository of my time on earth." That's what Jersey, the Jersey shore in particular, represents to Bruce Springsteen. "My memory, the music I"ve made, my friendships, my life ... all buried here in a box somewhere in the sand..." Bruce made these comments May 4th at an induction ceremony into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Now, as Bruce said, it's hard to believe there really is a New Jersey Hall of Fame, and does New York have one? On the other hand, how cool is it that Springsteen actually showed up to accept, and gave a speech about his love for the Garden State and especially the shore, about the comfort he gets being in the ocean and looking to the shore and seeing his kids coming toward him through the waves? From being in the same place his whole life, walking the same streets, taking his kids to the same beaches his mom took him to when he was a child? Here's a transcript of his speech, and the video.