The famous stage musical West Side Story’s new adaptation, set for release this December 2021, is met with anticipation, as its story and lessons still resonate today. Humor writer Gregg Greenberg and I sit down and talk about the film we cherish from our young days and how he dedicates a chapter in his book F*cking Argentina for an unforgettable character Officer Krupke.
In this tale, Officer Krupke is trying to be an actor, and he’s convincing to get his agent to get him a part. He suggests he could play a bad cop, but his agent argues against it. Will he be able to land a show on television? Fans will find this funny and absurd in a book that everyone would surely enjoy. #OfficerKrupkeStrikesBack
ABOUT THE BOOK
F*cking Argentina and 10 More Tales of Exasperation by Gregg Greenberg is a compilation of short stories that dive into the American phenomenon of being in a near-perpetual state of aggravation. Greenberg’s anthology brings together eleven original pieces of work, each with their own slice of independent and distinct plot lines but all converging on the universal theme of exasperation. They run the whole gamut of scenarios, from the titular story “F*cking Argentina” wherein the country is once again in bankruptcy and a polite game of tug o’ war plays out on a porch, to “A Journeyman Tennis player’s Prayer” with a low ranking U.S. Open contender begging God for a comparable opponent. Both stories end with the superlative f-word, which showcases at some point in other stories, and a guaranteed chuckle from their readers. Buy the book here: http://fckingargentina.com/.
———————————————————————-
Do you have a podcast (or do you want to)? Join the only network dedicated to compliance, risk management, and business ethics, the Compliance Podcast Network. For more information, contact Tom Fox at tfox@tfoxlaw.com.