<p><strong><em>The story of a young black boy growing&nbsp; up in a small southern town, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. in the mid-50s,&nbsp;early 60s&nbsp;including the adventures in the segregated deep south with one singular thought&hellip; to get the hell out. Not due to any racism, my parents shielded me from that madness, thank god. I wanted to escape the ultimate cardinal sin&hellip; BOREDOM. </em></strong></p><p>Baton Rouge was and is a&nbsp; wonderful place to have been raised; however, by the time I was old enough to pee I knew I had to get out.</p><p>This is a story of dreams, raw ambition, and nerve. I wanted what I saw on TV and in movies. I wanted that exotic world of glamour, sophistication, power and wealth. I could taste it&hellip; I could smell it. I had no idea what it was or why I even wanted it, but I felt compelled to have it and I set out to get it by any means necessary.</p><p>At age 11, in 1964&nbsp;my parents brought me and my sister to NYC, we were staying in the Hilton on 54th and 6th Ave. I was hooked. I saw the Beatles arrive in America before most of the country even knew them. They were across the street at the Warwick Hotel. I told my father that when I get 19,&nbsp;I was moving to NYC. He laughed and said OK son, now go to bed. At 19, I moved to NYC to East 85th St and my neighbor was Jackie Kennedy.</p><p>This is a story of how I met, wined and dined, and sexed with the rich and famous all over the world. I was living the life of a jetsetter until years of drugs and alcohol took control of my mind and I ended up in a straitjacket in a mental ward.</p><p>It&rsquo;s a horror story of being falsely accused of a horrible crime and thrown in prison.&nbsp;Yet a story full of laughter, love, tears, friendships, hope, redemption, and gratitude.</p><p>I had to learn that everything I was chasing, was a meaningless dream. Yet I got everything I wanted. I had to surrender and live my purpose. Now the world is mine. I had to go to hell to get this deep happiness that money can&rsquo;t buy. <strong><em>Don&#39;t block the blessings.</em></strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p>