Grease, Heather and humorist Lenny Ravich Photo: Howie Bergson
	M-16 and Uzi target practice outside Efrat Photo: Howie Bergson
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Grease for Peace Tours Israel

Doug Tracht developed the on-air character known as "The Greaseman" (or just "Grease") after a co-worker commented that he was "cooking with grease!" The "Greaseman" character was an outlet for him to be weird and wacky and to really let his creativity flow. While DJ'ing in Jacksonville, he worked briefly as a police officer in order to make extra money, which later became the inspiration for one of his recurring characters -- the 'Lawman'.

While on-air as The Greaseman, he tells elaborate stories and jokes usually with himself as the central character, and voices his opinions about people and events in the news, often taking them to rude, crude and violent extremes for the sake of entertainment. His intended audience is the same "god-fearing, truck-driving redneck" he acts out himself. His intelligence and unique wit have helped to attract a loyal fan base who can relate to his views and appreciate his somewhat extreme humor. A large part of this humor is a sexist and politically incorrect attitude that may offend many people, but Grease has developed a collection of "code" words to describe certain acts and body parts in order to get around the limitations of the FCC's broadcasting standards and to go over the heads of children.

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