Available again for pre-order now: our exclusive Frank Caruso "Spirit of '76" fundraising t-shirt!

March 31, 2026

Once more, the people have spoken. Due to continued interest and demand, as well as Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band's special 2026 tour celebrating and defending freedom during the U.S.A.'s semiquincentennial year, we are offering another opportunity to purchase our exclusive Frank Caruso "Spirit of '76" nonprofit-fundraising t-shirt.

We remain pleased and honored that artist Frank Caruso, who collaborated with Bruce Springsteen on his Outlaw Pete quasi-children's book, has allowed Letters To You to turn his "Spirit of '76" artwork, originally unveiled on our website for Bruce's 76th birthday, into an awesome high-quality Bayside unisex preshrunk-cotton t-shirt. Frank's beautiful artwork is reproduced in full detail, using high-definition digital DTF printing, on shirts that are union-made in the U.S.A.

This time around, again with Frank's full approval, all profits from the 2026 sales of these shirts will be donated to TWO of Bruce's favorite non-profit organizations: The American Civil Liberties Union (which Bruce will be supporting publicly during each show on his 2026 U.S. tour with the E Street Band) and, as with last year's sales,  The Kristen Ann Carr Fund. Once again, for a limited time only, we are making the shirt available in two colors, "dark ash" gray (90% preshrunk cotton, 10% polyester) and navy blue (100% preshrunk cotton,) and adult sizes small through 4XL.

If ordering from anywhere within the U.S.A., each shirt still costs only $40, with all shipping, etc. included. If ordering from anywhere outside the U.S.A., however, while each shirt also still costs $40, unfortunately it is now necessary for us to add at checkout an extra $45 expedited-and-tracked shipping cost per order. (Please note that this extra shipping cost is just per order, and not per shirt, so if you plan to order more than one shirt, be sure to place all of your desired shirts in one order to save the most money.)

All pre-orders should be submitted by Monday, April 13 to ensure delivery by early May 2026. (Note: We had hoped to launch and end this pre-order campaign a bit earlier this year, so that all shirts could be shipped and delivered in time for today's launch of the tour, but circumstances beyond anyone's control prevented that from happening. At least we still can cover you for the second half of the tour.)

Just as with last year's run, this will a limited-edition, super-cool Springsteen-themed shirt, but now supporting TWO great causes and destined to become especially appropriate for wearing in 2026, when Bruce is touring the U.S. and fans around the world will be celebrating the U.S.A.'s 250th birthday. Click here and place your "Spirit of '76"-shirt pre-orders NOW! (Images are for illustrative purposes; final shirt designs may differ, but only slightly.)