My old friend, Ted, who grew up with me through grade school and high school, lost his mind in that war and later took his life.

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After so many years of performing like a robot, by the age of 25, a lot of kids who grew up like me have no idea how to connect with other people.

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My mother, whose parents were Baptist and Methodist, grew up with a certain skepticism about organized religion, and she usually only took me to church on Easter and Christmas -- sometimes.

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Hosts, producers, announcers and contestants would gather to discuss game shows with fans like me, as well as play our own versions of the games we grew up and watched.

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"For me, as an Englishman, EMI was the pre-eminent music company that I grew up with, " said Universal Music chairman and chief executive Lucian Grainge.

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