The Greased Watermelon

“I’D Rather Be An Optimist And A Fool Than A Pessimist And Right” (Albert Einstein). . It’S The Summer Of ’61 And Fifteen-Year-Old Firpo Has Escaped The Sweltering Bronx And Gone Up The Lake To Spend His Vacation. He’S Decided To Find A Girlfriend A Steady Just Like The Cool Guys On American Bandstand Dance With In South Philly. . He Figures It Will Be A Cinch. . What Firpo Doesn’T Figure On Are The Confounding Consequences That Result From Mixing Teenage Hormones With Young And Stupid Mental States. . Journey Back To A More Innocent Time As Firpo And His Merry Band Of Friends Set Out On A Quest For Love And The Answer To Life’S Sweet Mystery In The Land Of Foolish Optimists.