Preface: The Devil and Don Greene

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Hidden Cabin: Birnam Wood... Macbeth

From the first moment we met… I knew that my relationship with this charismatic over-achiever was going to be unique

He was musically intuitive (couldn’t read a note),

had never played an instrument and possessed the uncanny ability to paint mental pictures with words

Artistically speaking, Don was fearless and unrelenting…

and lived his Life in much the same manner

He was a natural leader and loved taking charge. His years of excellence in both Hotel Management and the Broadcast Industry, are but a few examples of his impressive talents 

Perhaps one of his greatest qualities,
lie in Don’s determination… because once he set his sights on something, no entity in the universe or natural disaster could ever deter him from reaching that goal

To say he was an enigmatic personality, all-encompassing and sometimes confusing would be an understatement…

Donnie could be both gentile and understanding while remaining cold and distant, more often than not (respectfully speaking) brutally honest and self-deprecating in the same conversation 

These characteristics which I believe in part,
were due to his cynical overview of the world as observed

A larger than Life sort of guy in the truest sense-

Often times perversely witty- and had a constant aura of energy
that seemed to attract (and influence) most people

The attitude behind his words were like a double edge blade
and cut both ways simultaneously-

As a poet and performer,

he would snarl, whine and growl at the audience...

Could spit out verse like a $10 crack-ho on a Jones!

And in the aftermath... 

make you believe that every word was part of a gospel

Ron Maubidea