Who is that guy with the mop and the attitude - the real Lenny Moss?
Many have inquired. Few have learned his secret. Like Clark Kent, or
maybe more like Jimmy Olsen, the man behind the legend is modest.
Self-effacing. As humble as a Benedictine monk, and as heavy a
drinker.
He's a custodian, I can tell you that much. He works in a big teaching
hospital in Philadelphia. And he's a trouble maker with a dash of
lunacy and several shots of the ridiculous. But his feet are firmly on the
ground. He knows how the corrupt heart of the social system can
chew up a worker, drive him to drink or despair, or even suicide. It
bothers him, and it makes him angry - the ceaseless injustices; the
sleights and humiliations; the put-downs and the let-downs. The built-in
bad deals dealt to blue collar men and women. That is why he fights
every day.
A smart guy once said, there can be no fiction without real people to
inspire the stories. Real heroes go about their work day after day
without expecting medals or parades or comic book depictions. They
are the ones who stand shoulder to shoulder with a co-worker, a
friend, a neighbor. They are the ones who say, "Come on, you don't
have to put up with that kind of treatment. Let's deal with it."
The real life Lenny Moss never accepts the boss's first offer. He never
gives in when a worker is abused. And when someone comes to him
for help, whether it's something that happened on the job or in their
personal life, he does what he can to help. That's the real Lenny.
And that is why he is loved by so many. That is why this author has
tried to honor him with a fictional character who can tell his story,
because they are true stories of working men and women.
Long live Lenny Moss!
Many have inquired. Few have learned his secret. Like Clark Kent, or
maybe more like Jimmy Olsen, the man behind the legend is modest.
Self-effacing. As humble as a Benedictine monk, and as heavy a
drinker.
He's a custodian, I can tell you that much. He works in a big teaching
hospital in Philadelphia. And he's a trouble maker with a dash of
lunacy and several shots of the ridiculous. But his feet are firmly on the
ground. He knows how the corrupt heart of the social system can
chew up a worker, drive him to drink or despair, or even suicide. It
bothers him, and it makes him angry - the ceaseless injustices; the
sleights and humiliations; the put-downs and the let-downs. The built-in
bad deals dealt to blue collar men and women. That is why he fights
every day.
A smart guy once said, there can be no fiction without real people to
inspire the stories. Real heroes go about their work day after day
without expecting medals or parades or comic book depictions. They
are the ones who stand shoulder to shoulder with a co-worker, a
friend, a neighbor. They are the ones who say, "Come on, you don't
have to put up with that kind of treatment. Let's deal with it."
The real life Lenny Moss never accepts the boss's first offer. He never
gives in when a worker is abused. And when someone comes to him
for help, whether it's something that happened on the job or in their
personal life, he does what he can to help. That's the real Lenny.
And that is why he is loved by so many. That is why this author has
tried to honor him with a fictional character who can tell his story,
because they are true stories of working men and women.
Long live Lenny Moss!
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Who is the real Lenny Moss?