the tape was floating around
the way it did. The secret stayed
with all of us until the songs
finally aired on NPR in 2004. I
like to think part of the reason
Bruce calls Monmouth County
home (when he could live any-
where in the world) is because
we not only love him as an art-
ist, but we let him walk around
town, enjoy having a drink at
the bar, see a show, go shop-
ping, or eat in peace. But, most
of all, we can keep a secret. He
belongs to us just as much as
he belongs to the entire world.
And seeing him be the toast of
Broadway was simply wonderful.
He deserves it. He was the first
rock and roll artist to say New
Jersey was his home instead of
New York City. As he says in the
show, he essentially started the
whole “Jersey Proud” thing. It
didn’t exist before him. And it’s
stronger now than ever.
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