And the Award for Modesty Goes to ...
I don’t deserve a Songwriters Hall of Fame award. But 15 years ago I had
a brain operation, and I didn’t deserve that either. So I’ll keep it!
quincy jonesfrom the book walking with peety by eric o’grey.
copyright © 2017 by eric o’grey. published with
permission of grand central books, a division of
hachette book group, inc.right to me, and launched into a re-
verberating full-body shake of biblical
proportions. He completely drenched
me with mud and pond water, and not
for one second did it make me angry.
In fact, I laughed. I loved it. And in
that moment, I realized I loved him.
I was still laughing as he turned
around and ran back into the water
until Peety died of cancer. Today,
O’Grey weighs about 180 pounds,
competes in marathons, and trains
with his energetic Lab mix, Jake. Still,
to this day, Peety is never far from
O’Grey’s mind.rd.com 117Inspiration