Ralph "Petey" Greene was a comic genius who spent years "clowning around" and spiraling to life's lowest depths. Then he conned, rhymed, and "speechified" his way to heights he hardly dared imagine, using lessons from his unconventional grandmother. He gained national recognition with "Petey Greene's Washington," on cable (BET), and when he signed off with, "I'll tell it to the hot, I'll tell it to the cold, I'll tell it to the young, I'll tell it to the old, I don't want no laughin', I don't want no cryin', and most of all, no signifyin' ...," viewers asked, "Who IS this man?" Laugh ... answers and introduces two characters destined to capture hearts.
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Lurma Rackley spent most of her professional career in Washington, DC, where she met Petey Greene. In the early '80s, Petey asked her to write his life story. He died shortly after they finished recording, leaving Lurma with an unforgettable story of a ti
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Great Book,About A Strong Man,
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I grew up in the DC area listening to WOL as a teenager,listening to the Moonman Show (Local Dj ,Broadcaster,Commentator), some of you remember him.This was the only station at the time that would play GO GO (Local and international FUNK,HOMEGROWN ya dig! Unfiltered!!) And Mr. Greene was a part the history of that station.All young black men 25-45 especially need to read this book it very relative an uplifting and bend over sideways funny.I recommened this life story to everyone!!
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A unique look at family and Washington, DC,
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This book gives the reader a look at life in Washington DC from the perspective of someone who went through a personal transformation not of his own choosing.
Petey Greene had been a Korean War Veteran, a bum, a prisoner, a son, a brother, and a father whose mouth was either going to "get him rich or get him killed." The book not only is the story of Petey Greene in his own words. It takes us on the journey of his family, and their life experiences in the Georgetown section and U street sections of Washington, DC. A part of history too rarely considered. Buy it...read it...you'll be glad you did...
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this was crap in it's lowest form---threw the book away---feel less intelligent for purchasing it & reading itd
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