Laugh If You Like, Ain't a Damn Thing Funny: The Life story of Ralph ''Petey'' Greene as told to Lurma Rackley - Softcover

Rackley, Lurma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413432883 ISBN 13: 9781413432886

Publisher: Xlibris, 2007

Synopsis

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. On nat

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Xlibris
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1413432883
• ISBN 13: 9781413432886
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288