(Applause Books). "These are memoirs of a kid born in New York City in 1925. His dad; George Senior; was a pianist; composer; and orchestra leader at Proctors Vaudeville Theatre; and his mother; Helen; played in a classic dance troupe. Hanky-panky ensued. They married; and I soon was the result... I write like I talk. A long time ago I tried making talking and telling the truth one and the same. That isnt just difficult; it means painfully reviewing things youve been led to believe since you were a child. Thats very hard to do. Like many; I have marched along adhering to conventions (sex; color; church; party; gang) without examination. Theres a wonderful; protective togetherness in that anonymity. You obey or are damned; less joined together than stuck together. You become an echo rather than a voice. This book is about what happens when you stop fearing and think. I like writing; but warmed-over BS is not on the menu. You are the most important thing in life. Every phrase in the book awkward or not is how I think and question everything. I wrote every word as if we were sitting together. I want you to think; too..." George Kennedy; from the preface
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