Chapters (51)
Young Koo-Koo. It’s a damn shame that as old as you are you don’t have any ID. But you know what, you still my dude. From out the trunk to the New York Times, lets get it! Party Tyme, I’m glad to see you on your way to the big check we always talked about. Now hurry up and cash it so we can party it up like we used to do! Cousin Mark, stop acting like that. Billy Greene (my pops), Cousin Shae, cut it out. Killa Free, it ain’t ya fault, son. I was there from the cookie days. Tommy Greene, the Jefferson crew, Young Star, Shaq, Val Castro. Page, aka Wild Out. The entire Douglass projects (Monster Island), at least the stand-up cats. My dude Eric Gray, one day they’re gonna stop sleeping on you. Anthony Whyte and Jay from Augustus, Treasure Blue, Shannon Holmes, Tracy Brown, Tu-Shonda Whitaker, what a brilliant author. T. N. Baker, Danielle Santiago, Keisha Ervin Kashamba Williams, Daryl King, and the rest of T.C.P. Brandon McCalla, get your head in the game!!! Roc Wells (Brolick), L. A. Banks, Miesha Holmes, Jamise Dames, and the few other authors who I rock with, but might have missed. I hope you all continue to be successful and lay the ground word for those who will come behind us. Dirty Boo, White Al, you got more soul than most brothers I know. Mighty Budda, lil Mexico and Sean, all my peoples in Delaware, Philly, Detroit, Baltimore, and every other town I’ve touched. Can’t forget the bookstores, book clubs, vendors, and distributors who’ve helped to make the movement what it is. I told you I was coming!
An extraspecial shout-out to the readers who have been holding me down since ’02, as well as the ones who are just getting up on game. Thank you so much for keeping my heart in the game with your kind letters, e-mails, and support. I do this for you.
It wouldn’t be right for me not to thank all the women in my life now, or in days long gone, who gave me the inspiration to write this novel. Good or bad, you or your actions have had enough of an impact on me to make me sit down and spin this comical, yet very tragic tale. Don’t take it personal, it’s only a story … hahahaha.