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Homeless Man Gets Last Laugh
Well this story is a touchy-feely one. A warm and fuzzy entry to get you through the afternoon.
It concerns a tale of unrequited love, of unexpected almost-reunions, and of brown paper bags wrapped around a nice, big bottle of hooch. It involves Elsie Sparks, who learned by watching an episode of “Live with Regis and Kelly Lee” that her long lost husband Roger Greenlee was still alive. It warms the cockles, don’t it? Greenlee was featured on “Regis and Kelly” because a Madison Avenue store owner, Karl Kemp, was bringing a lawsuit against him for $1 million, because Greenlee and three other homeless people parked their asses in front of his store and engaged in “anti-social” behavior, which didn’t do wonders for his business. The specific “anti-social” behavior wasn’t detailed, but I’m sure it had something to do with malt liquor, the free flow of urine, and rambling proclamations concerning Greenlee’s love for Enchiladas. I think Greenlee is going to have to do an awful lot of pan-handling to generate his share of the $1 million, though.
Sadly, Greenlee — who hasn’t seen his wife and two children since the 1970s — refused to reunite with Sparks. Described as a man with a “bipolar kind of personality,” I’m sure Greenlee has other concerns, like offering to tie the shoes of passersby and baying at the moon. Sweet, isn’t it?
Comments
mr. greenlee is my brother-in-law and he is no drunk. please contact me any newspaper.
Posted by janet greenlee | January 25, 2007 9:48 PM