I’m a huge Tracey Morgan fan. Like most people who are familiar with Tracy Morgan, I think of his run on TV showsSaturday Night Liveand 30 Rockand his various YouTube clips acting out, making the interview job painful. But there’s one interview (I’ve read and heard nearly all of them) that really captures the pain and struggle of his formative years in Brooklyn, NY. It’s an NPR Fresh Air interview promoting his memoir I Am the New Black. During the 40 minute interview, we learn about Tracy’s time as a crack-dealer, his father’s death of AIDS, and how he ran away from his mother. The interview was so emotionally powerful that Terry Gross named it her 2009 interview of the year.
Without a doubt, the saddest part is around 13:00, hearing Tracy weep as he described returning home to take his siblings away from his mother:
“…that was the hardest day of my life, and I heard my mother cry…and it just broke me down…and I think about it now…I never meant to hurt my mother.”
Malt liquor is a North American term referring to a type of beer with high alcohol content. In legal statutes, the term often includes any alcoholic beverage above or equal to 5% alcohol by volume made with malted barley.
My definition:
People with no money who like to get destroyed.
I was never big into malt liquor growing up. I’ve had your Colt45 and Steel Reserve, but it never stuck with me; probably because cash flow has never been that bad. Being from Lynn, MA, you always had those people who would grab some Mad Dog 20/20. Those people would eventually vomit later on in the night. My friends from Lowell usually go with some Old English (O.E.). I remember having my first Hurricane in Manchester, NH with Rev. Johnny C years ago.
If I want a 40these days I usually grab a Budweiser, it’s easier than carrying a 6 pack around.
