. - sohen he told me he's going to pray for me-- - mom, i demanded, what is he talking about?ives in corona, but i know he's not talking about you. she won't give him a divorce, she insisted. he loves us, and he would be with us if he could just get a divorce. but he has to be with her. stunned by her confirmation, i backed out of the den, stumbled back upstairs and numbly cast myself down onto my bed. the pillow made quick work of muffling my cries, catching my tears. [music - "uncle satchmo's lullaby"] - ♪ lu la lu la ly lullaby. ♪ - this is when i was 10. this is really when life changed a lot for me. and i really learned another part about my family. this is when i learned that my father was married to lucille armstrong. but this is my confirmation, so it was a good day. "dear sharon, your daddy satchmo love you very much. i think of you every day. may the lord bless." my father had invited my mother and me to see him perform at the steel pier in atlantic city. we all went out to check out marvin gaye, who was performing at a nearby club. i, a fan of the motown sound, and