All Of A Sudden, I'm Thinking That

Every Day After School, For Three Hours A Day, I Would Sell Those Pralines On The Street Corner. I Was Just Eight Years Old. I'd Bring The Money Home To My Parents And Say, "this Is Just The Beginning."

My Nickname Is Dickie Jukebox. I Own Thousands And Thousands And Thousands Of Songs.

I'm 64, But I Act Like I'm Still 12. I Go To Schools. At Colleges, They Come Out In Droves, They Almost Scare Me. I Think It's Just To See If I'm Still Alive. After I Work Them Out - And It's Not Easy - I Sit Them Down And We Have A Serious Talk. Are They Eating? Working On Their Body? I Can Say Things Parents Won't Say. No Matter Where I Go, I Talk To Each One Individually After I Teach. They Tell Me Things Like, 'i'm Starving, Guys Like Girls Thinner.' I Give Them Concrete Advice About Self-image And Self-worth.

I Have Rules About Eating, Exercising And Rules About Staying Positive. And These Rules Are Sacred To Me.

When I Was Younger, I Ate Nothing But Fried Food. Everything Was Fried, From Oysters To Chicken To Potatoes To Vegetables. When You Die In New Orleans, They Deep Fry You Before They Put You In The Coffin. When We Baptize Children In New Orleans, We Baptize Them With A Bordelaise Sauce; We Don't Use Water.