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got divorced. I moved in with my grandparents and I started kindergarten and went all the way through the 5th grade in West Orange where my grandparents had lived since buying their house in 1919 I think. Every time I go back to play anywhere in New Jersey — anywhere including Atlantic City or especially New Brunswick, places I visited when I was a kid — it’s quite emotional for me and very nostalgic. It has more depth for me because of my connection with New Jersey and being so young and in such a vulnerable state of mind and emotions because my parents had been divorced. Basically my grandparents raised me because my mom was on the road a lot doing shows. She did work on Broadway quite a lot and I spent some weekends in Manhattan with her, but I feel a really strong connection to New Jersey and doing shows there has always been very memorable. Is it true that your parents were divorced for a year or two be- David Cassidy Performs “Hush” live in concert Advertise here for $25 - $100 call 732-280-7625 pg 17