{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"623. 'A Bushel of Beans and a Peck Tomatoes' is the life story of James Gregory. A man beloved by millions. Co-author Mike Long shares some of the greatest stories from the book.","description":"     Mike Long sat with James Gregory to write his life story, \u201cA Bushel of Beans and a Peck of Tomatoes.\u201d Mike joins the YJHTL podcast to tell us more about James Gregory, the man who is beloved by millions. James was one of the most successful nightclub and theater comedians in America and it started out a long way from the stage, in the tiny farming community of Lithonia, Georgia. Before he became \u201cThe Funniest Man in America,\u201d James was a successful salesman of everything from encyclopedias to log homes. His philosophy: take care of yourself so nobody has to take care of you. When he started over as a comedian, this commitment to hard work and honest dealing would be the key to his \u201cbusiness\u201d of comedy. James loves working people\u2014because that\u2019s what he is, too.     Whether it\u2019s entertaining our troops in the Persian Gulf after 9\/11, working the road with greats like Steven Wright and Jay Leno, or facing a heart-stopping emergency that sent him into a coma, James has squeezed a dozen lifetimes into a half-century of comedy. This book is the best James Gregory story yet\u2014as only he can tell it.  \u201cA Bushel of Beans and a Peck of Tomatoes.\u201d get this the book. If you love James Gregory, you\u2019ll love him even more after reading his life story. ","author_name":"You Just Have To Laugh","author_url":"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/david-naster","html":"