Trust Me: A Memoir (Applause Books)

Trust Me: A Memoir (Applause Books) by Kennedy, George. hardcover edition. ISBN: 0884088563547.

“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