Laugh If You Like, Ain't a Damn Thing Funny

About the Book

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 national tv with "Petey Greene´s Washington," he´d end with a signature rhyme ("I´ll tell it to the hot, I´ll tell it to the cold, I´ll tell it the young, I´ll tell it to the old ...") that had viewers asking, "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 timeless love between a boy and his grandmother. Lurma works as Director of Public Relations for the humanitarian organization CARE. She began her career as a newspaper reporter and was Press Secretary to Washington, DC’s mayor in 1989 and 1990. Lurma writes a monthly column for Sister2Sister magazine. She lives in Atlanta and has one son, Rumal Rackley.