This explosive autobiographical volume is about entertainer Jerry Castaldo growing up on the mean streets of brooklyn, ny, his agonizing descent into the darkness of the city's underbelly and his desperate struggle back ...This explosive autobiographical volume is about entertainer Jerry Castaldo growing up on the mean streets of brooklyn, ny, his agonizing descent into the darkness of the city's underbelly and his desperate struggle back to normalcy. Celebrated ny post columnist, author and playwright chip deffaa edited this dark, yet inspirational story.