lenny bruce 1961 purple onion

Talks about a bit of his about Eleanor Roosevelt and his current obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). I heard two men, in their 50s, one brown and the other white, refer to their 3rd friend (who was also brown) as the the paki. After Lennys death, never would a comedian stand trial for the use of obscene language. Material in this collection (including the images and audio on this site) may be protected by copyright and other rights. Best Known For: Lenny Bruce was an American stand-up comic and satirist who became a target for prosecutors and a poster boy for freedom of speech. The set is in progress. He does his bit on Southern accents and Lyndon Johnson. Therecording ends abruptly. In March 1964, Steve Allen invited Lenny Bruce to make his 3rd appearance on his show. A discussion of Jackie Mason speaking out against censorshipin response to Bruces arrest for obscenity at the Gate of Horn days earliercontinues. Bendich is impressed by the thoroughness of Bruces research. Also available in the iTunes Store. As Spector and Ginsberg exit the house, Ginsberg leaves the recorder on during the walk. He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul). He again talks to the cops. Things that will shock you. Steve Allen. I dont care what they call me because at the end of the day, were there for each other. Speaks of daughter Kitty, James Joyces Ulysses, Judge Murtagh. Most of these recordings are of Lenny Bruces stand-up comedy performances, and many are whole or partial recordings of the same performance (with variations in audio quality), or combination clips from various performances. But instead of being able to perform, he was taken back to the airport and deported. Out of prison on bail, soon he would die. Bruce is known to have had engagements at The Den in April and during the fall of 1959. He does his bit about Jack Ruby and Melvin Belli. (3) The set is in progress. Two years later, on February 3rd 1961, New York city was midway through its worst blizzard in its history, successfully halting the city to a stand still the city wouldnt be hit by such a blizzard until 2011. Men's voices can be heard--it's the police. He does the bits Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers) and Las Vegas Tits & Ass. The show is in progress. Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections The recording begins with the show in progress. He does Filipinos. Iconic Lenny Bruce Pin $ 10.00 Read more. Bruce introduces Levy to his attorney, Mark Blumenthal. The Purple Onion was a legendary comedy club in San Francisco. Upload, livestream, and create your own videos, all in HD. He calls Lyndon Johnson is a shitkicker, but says Kennedy was sophisticated. The file ends during the bit Las Vegas Tits & Ass. Language. Dec. 23, 2003. Bruce contends that much of his legal trouble in the preceding four years has been because of his material on religion. He talks about food that used to be good for you but is now bad for you, pill addicts, and homosexuals on trial in Miami. With the bit We Killed Christ he explains how his arrests are really for talking about Christianity. He challenged the status quo, the hypocrisy and corruption of his own government. Bruce talks about the fantasies that come to mind as he faces a Carnegie Hall audience for the first time. Among the items recorded by the inspector was Bruce describing the famous Jacqueline Kennedy photo of her crawling on to the trunk of the car after her husband had been shot. The first seven clips are variations on his routine on marijuana. Bruce does Christ & Moses before being arrested, as was audience member George Carlin, who refused to show police his ID. He does Las Vegas Tits & Ass. Before introducing him on stage, Allen spent four minutes explaining and warning his viewers on what they were about to witness on his show. (2) The recording abruptly switches to a different performance, in progress, (probably 1964, location unknown) with references to Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater. Judaism. He was renowned for his open, free-style and critical form of comedy which integrated satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. who was involved with narcotics. The next section is a performance from 1964. He does his bit about wanting to give the audience members lie detector tests about infidelity and homosexuality and refers to Tab Hunter's arrest for allegedly beating his dog. Bruce covers it all in 100 seconds of material on the countrys 36th president. He talks about the double standard in depicting sex vs. violence. He then talks about Lyndon Johnsons southern accent. Bruce makes comments about the man "stuck up there in the booth" and talks about the jacket he has on. A large portion of the collection is photographs of Lenny Bruce, Honey Bruce (his wife), Kitty Bruce (his daughter), Sally Marr (his mother) and Myron Schneider (his father), among others. "Gum Addiction," a pantomime of a musician going though withdrawal because of a lack of chewing gum, is a parody of the then-current play The Connection, which focused on jazz musicians with narcotics habits. He does some of his bit on Leopold and Loeb, then interacts with the audience. I know words have power. He uncharacteristically tells a joke with a punchline, and inserts JFK into it. ), Bruce was introduced at this famous appearance as the most shocking comedian of our time, a man who is skyrocketing to fame. He began his routine with a wry smile and the line, Will Elizabeth Taylor become bar mitzvahd?, The Marine Corps is goyish. It was a small, basement club that had its heyday in the 1950s and 60s -and helped launch the careers of Phyllis Diller, The Smothers Brothers, Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen, and Richard Pryor. The primary goal of the meeting was for Ginsberg to hear Bruces experience with being arrested for giving performances that contained obscene material, and his views on what legal steps can be taken to fight those charges. He refers to Tab Hunter's arrest for allegedly beating his dog. 50 years ago, Lenny Bruce was found dead on his bathroom floor, up in the Hollywood Hills. He does Communism/The Phone Company. Below is a famous segment that was recorded in an underground bar, Bruce performs his Are there any niggers here tonight? skit. Conversation between Lenny Bruce and his mother, comic Sally Marr, with some guests, including Frankie Man (real name Frank Schneider). Bruce also attracted attention for his edgy routines that often pushed the limits of good taste. how far we've come. The New York arrest brought some noted intellectuals to Bruces defense. Brandeis University The next clip is a few seconds of a bit about how Englishmen can say crap and it sounds classy. Lenny Bruce - How To Relax Your Colored Friends At Parties (1961) Reelblack One 1.17M subscribers Subscribe 1.5K Share 165K views 4 years ago Classic comedy bit from controversial satirist. He does The Romans Segregated Christians with Lions and Black Black Woman White White Woman. Bruce is in the midst of his King Kong bit. He expresses frustration with the police. Bruce believes he was framed. Bruce contends that he was framed, and that the heroin reputed to belong to him was planted by White. Bruce talks about the mixed reaction he got during the first show. Bruce talks about who gets to judge, and does a riff on Sophie Tucker as a scolding mother. !, they looked confused and replied with Hes our mate, we always call him the paki. Since a tape of the performance was played at the trial, its in the public record and he plans to release it as an album, but with a warning that whoever sells it may be subject to the obscenity laws of his locality. A community dedicated to those who are passionate about film. Joey Hollingsworth, Tap Dancing & Vocals) 1:43. (Bruce was then arrested, as was audience member George Carlin, who refused to show police his ID). However, the appeal was never completed. Summary []. Why did they choose that word?. The set is in progress as the tape begins. He cautions that jazz is getting too much of a snob appeal. Towards the end of his life, Lenny was constantly caught up in bust ups with the authorities. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. Bruce discusses women's breasts, lipstick and powder, dating advice, does No Guy Ever Cheated on His Wife/Guys Detach, Custody/Get Even, Divorce, Deny It, and a bit about Alaska. However, that episode of the Steve Allen Show was eventually shelved by the censors, it was never aired. In this conversation, Bruce seeks Bendichs advice as to whether he has grounds to appeal his conviction on a narcotics charge in Los Angeles. He does Las Vegas Tits & Ass, then Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers), Doing It Is Dirty and We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars. The recorder is shut off, then turned on again and Ginsberg identifies the time and date of the conversation at the embattled, barbed wire household of Lenny Bruce.. Bendich called Bruces biting political and sexual humor the latest in a long line of social satire, going back to literary greats such as Jonathan Swift. Lenny Bruce walks on stage. By Philip Eil He does Barney & the Hecklers, talks to a doctor and his wife in the audience. Bruce riffs on what he is doing, testing the Sony Dynamic Microphone, speaks in Spanish, does a riff on a radio talk show called Nightline, does rants as an irate pornographer and as an irate narcotics addict, girlfriend Maury Haydn (Lotus Weinstock), beatniks, a used car salesman, a Senate investigating committee, Steve Allen and Phyllis Diller. Most of his acts took place in the underground scenes; jazz bars, strip clubs etc. A bravura performance of wordplay and innuendo. Read another story from us:The Comedian who Passed Away Live on Stage. Starts in the midst of his bit Flashers. Guitarist Lenny Breau, vocalist/comedian Don Francks, and bassist Eon Henstridge were a brand new trio (later calling themselves Three) when they were recorded in 1961 at the Purple Onion, a Toronto nightclub. He does his bits Shelley Berman & Chicago Shtarkers and Barney & the Hecklers, then talks about homosexuals on trial in Miami. Bruce does a bit about how his generation of men is terrified of being considered a faggot. He relates his surprise, when at Phil Spectors jamboree rock concert, at seeing 10-year-old kids out without their parents. He ends the call with some jokes. Instant potatoes? May be from different sets and may not be in chronological order. The place is unknown, but is possibly the Off Broadway club in San Francisco. He talks about his fans and obscenity. The recording continues with the first part of a Lenny Bruce performance at the Gate of Horn on December 9, 1962. He does the bit Chicks Are Boss. He jokes that hes still trying to get even with everyone who did their job, referring to the Steve Allen people and to his New York City obscenity trial (the Caf au Go Go trial), which is in postponement because of his ailment. The police had recorded two of the performances. He does Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House, Dick Gregory, Goldwater Talks to Negroes, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul), Schmuck, Flashers, and Custody/Get Even and Deny It. He makes the first of several comments on a woman in the audiences meshuggener laugh. He does Transvestites Posing as Policemen. He does Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots, Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House, Goldwater Talks to Negroes, Men Are Carnal, Bestiality Law, Custody/Get Even, Deny It and Hotels Are Dirty. He says hes noticed that most of his audiences are male. He does his bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt. He lists his favorite painters, says he writes columns for Rogue magazine and The Realist, and lists magazines he reads and books hes read recently. The recording starts with the show in progress. and Black Black Woman White White Woman. Discusses differences between Christians and Jews. If you make it a taboo to use that word, itll give that word a powerful meaning. In these voices he makes reference to beatniks on the Sunset Strip, a used car salesman who has a dog on the hood of a car in commercials (most likely Chick Lambert), a Senate investigating committee, Steve Allen and Phyllis Diller. Bruce blames the Maryland Hotel cleaning service for the fact that hes wearing a raincoat. Could he really be that bad?! (2) The bit The Reason We Left England is in progress. Free-form bits recorded by Bruce in the days before his death on August 3, 1966. He does the bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt. The recording ends in the midst of his bit To Is a Preposition, Come Is a Verb. Bruce talks about how, in light of his recent legal troubles, hes tried to understand the prosecutors. The new trial pitted Bruces use of dirty language and suggestive material against his right to free speech. Talks about segregation, Perry Como. Bruce begins by riffing with some audience members. Bruce imagines Jesus Christ and Moses dropping in on modern-day Manhattan. He played engagements at the club in February and August of 1965. Bruce starts to do Christ & Moses, then veers into I Picked on the Wrong God. "She was the most diverse and tolerant woman I've ever . He does his bit The Clap. Worn down by the repeated arrests and trials, Bruce turned away from general satire and talked more about his personal battles with the law and society. He died of an accidental drug overdose. He relates the details of his arrest on a narcotics charge in Los Angeles, the trial, his "Department 95" hearing to determine whether he was a narcotics addict, and the subsequent criminal behavior of the arresting officer. Bruce gives permission for Levy to tape his show. He talks about the Romans treatment of Christians and anti-Semitism. Final show at The Purple Onion in San Francisco on 9/24/12Event Producer: Dan DionVideo Producer: A.D. Liano & Frazer BradshawThe famed San Francisco comedy . Thats the place where Lenny Bruce was arrested for obscenities a long time ago. The recording ends abruptly. In the end, Lenny Bruce and comedy club owner Howard Solomon were found guilty as charged. He performs the bits Las Vegas Tits & Ass, I Picked on the Wrong God, Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers), The Clap, Balloons, Never Cop Out, We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars, Dykes, Southern Accents, Christ and Moses, Adolf Eichmann (based on the Thomas Merton poem Chant to Be Used in Processions Around a Site with a Furnace) and Ten Thousand Asses (Tigers & Lions). He does Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House. Scary goyish.. He does his bit on blind pianist George Shearing. Lenny Bruce Constitution Quote Shirt $ 30.00 Select options. He does short jokes about Liberace, Richard Nixon, Paul Robeson, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sophie Tucker. Lenny follows Francks on his lyrical journey matching Francks' timing impeccably. Bruce holds up a mens magazine (Rogue), does his bits on King Kong, Entrapment by Cops, We Did it to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars, Adolf Eichmann, Infidelity and How to Relax Your ColoredFriends at Parties. Since a tape of the performance was played at the trial, its in the public record and he plans to release it as an album, but with a warning that whoever sells it may be subject to the obscenity laws of his locality. They said it in a light hearted way. Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 - August 3, 1966), better known as Lenny Bruce, was a comedian, author, and social critic, whose corrosive and transgressive satire as well as his boldness in pushing the envelope of the laws of obscenity have made him an iconic figure in American culture. He does The Origin of Bestiality Laws. In the '90's things were changed from comedy to music. He doesnt like double-entendre comics like Belle Barth, and to prove it says an obscenity straightforward. He discusses aspects of his trials. Waltham, MA 02453, Lenny Bruce Institutional Repository site. He refers to his 1962 obscenity trial in San Francisco, and that he was acquitted. Via a dramatization of how his father used to hit him, he says he became acutely attuned to his fathers moods, and this in turn made him very sensitive to the moods of audience members (I know when youre bugged, I know when Im boring, I know when Im offensive). Were simply trying to make our ride, the best ride possible with what weve got. On Capitol Hill, there are 20,000 mostly young men and women who have tremendous influence but are rarely seen, they work in the background, without recognition and often for long hours with low pay. He does Men Are Carnal, Bestiality Law, Custody/Get Even, Deny It. He mentions the comic Bill Dana and the San Francisco club the hungry i. He does the bit The Origin of Bestiality Laws. A lady cant go through a plate-glass window and go to bed with you five seconds later. He does Lima, Ohio, discusses his arrest for obscenity in Los Angeles, does his bit Schmuck. The first clip begins as the set is in progress, with Bruce imagining that Pope Pius XII would sneak in one night to see him. Bruce talks about undetected perverts, generational differences in sexual practice, and does his bit Chick Singer With a Gimmick. You must credit the Forward, retain our pixel and preserve our canonical link in Google search. These recordings are from the personal collection of the Bruce family and some of this material has been previously released in edited form. He mentions Judge Clayton Horn from his second San Francisco obscenity trial and Judge John Murtagh from his current New York trial (the Caf Au Go Go trial). He wonders if the name Pope Pius was, like Rip Torn, dreamed up by Hollywood talent agent Henry Willson. Tending bar at the Mudd Club never promised visibility. He does Christ & Moses, Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight?, and Black Black Woman White White Woman. He mentions his obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). But guys can have head-on collisions with Greyhound busesand on the way to the hospital, in the ambulance, the guy makes a play for the nurse. He mentions his arrests for giving obscene performances in Beverly Hills, and says we should keep prayer in the schools because we need to understand people who have religious training. Other Versions (5 of 9) View All 1961 October 4 Lenny Bruce, Pioneering Comedian, Arrested for Obscenity in San Francisco Comedian Lenny Bruce was arrested on this day at the Jazz Workshop in San Francisco on obscenity charges for saying the word "cocksucker." He explained that Bruce is not a comedian who just told dirty and foul jokes, but instead; He deals with [the] subject matter which many people consider off limits. As Bruce gained fame and popularity, he moved on from doing stand-up comedy at small strip clubs to performing in larger mainstream halls. He mentions that journalist Dorothy Kilgallen is in the audience and talks about her. Allmusic critic Ken Dryden notes that while "fans of Lenny Breau are likely to be interested in all of his previously unreleased recordings, . But it comes down to society and yourself as an individual to take that powerful word that is currently suppressed, and change it so that it becomes normalised, just like the word shit. The set ends. The tape ends during a passage in which the band is playing and Bruce is interacting with an audience member. Information about and brief clips of the majority of these recordings can be found below. He does Fatboy, Filipinos, Midgets, Communism/The Phone Company, and We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars. He does Dick Gregory, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, Bestiality, Chicken, and Schmuck. This collection contains sixty-five recordings on reel-to-reel audio and compact cassette tapes, all of which have been restored and digitized thanks to a grant from The GRAMMY Foundation Grant Program. He does the bit We Killed Christ. The photographs document not only his professional career but also his personal life with family and friends. He claims hes Ralph J. Gleason (the San Francisco Chronicle writer who was a friend and supporter). Immediately, Bruce defused the stigma and obscenity of the word shit, and transferred it to another harmless four letter word beginning with an S and ending with a T. "Oscar's Blues" is a dazzling display of his tap dancing backed by Breau, while "Joey's Solo" finds the dancer accompanied only by the cadence of the audience's clapping. Well guess whatpeople who want to offend, theyll use it to cause harm and offence to whoever feeds up to it. Eulogy to Lenny Bruce, written and performed by Hardin after Bruces death. Menu. He does Las Vegas Tits & Ass, We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars, Unscrew You, Never Cop Out, Custody/Get Even, Stag Film vs. King of Kings, Jimmy Hoffa and Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers). Religion. He talks about the fallout from a joke about Cardinal Spellman, then does The Postman. He was 40 years old. Here are a few clips that show the range, depth, and volatility of a man Complex magazine calls the most controversial comedian of all time. He does short jokes about Liberace, Richard Nixon, Paul Robeson, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sophie Tucker. Joel Lesnick and Sgt. Please use Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge to view this site. Their interaction in Nat Adderley's soulful "Work Song" is amazing, with Breau providing a bit of percussion on his instrument as well. Bruce does his bit about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots, which suggests that it is 1964. He does his bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt. The writings and transcripts offer transcripts of his performances as well as showcase screenplays he had written as well as ones written about him. He reacts to people in the balcony who yell for him to speak louder. Fundamentally, everything we have created, came from nothing thus, meaning that nothing has a meaning. The defense brought in media critics, psychiatrists, and religious figures that supported Bruces right to speak. The tape ends during an exchange between Bruce and Gate of Horn owner Alan Ribback about Jackie Mason having just criticized censorship (this was witnessed by Ribback, but its unknown whether it was live or on television or radio). In the first section, Bruce riffs on what he is doing, testing the Sony Dynamic Microphone. George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. When I heard them use the word, I took it in a light hearted way and asked Whoa! Bruce got progressively weaker. Bruce refers to his attire, reads from the transcript of his trial for obscenity in San Francisco earlier that year, talks about the hostility in the audience. Lenny Bruce died in August of 1966, but you can still hear his voice online. In addition to other bits, Bruce comments on what he's looking at in a newspaper (or possibly a magazine). The series correspondence, writings and transcripts, and news clippings and articles also have materials pertaining to Lenny Bruce previously gathered by a close friend named Ralph J. Gleason, who was a journalist for the San Francisco Chronicle and later, the founding editor for Rolling Stone Magazine. Lenny Bruce performance. He reads from a letter to Steve Allen, riffs on the Adam and Eve story and tells Gleason not to give anything to Max Weiss. Remaining free while appealing his Chicago conviction, Bruce attempted to do a show in Britain. Recorded by Lenny Bruce in the days before his death on August 3, 1966, plus a song written and performed by Tim Hardin after Bruces death. Bruce reads from transcripts of the preliminary hearing and the trial. He does his bits Schmuck, Small-town Audiences, Dykes, and the Jewish mother who still doesnt know her son is gay. He does his bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt and Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House. One of Bruces signature routines. He does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. (2) Bruce is in the midst of the bit We Killed Christ. Bars and theatres were either cancelling his gigs or not booking him at all, out of fear that the police will storm in, arrest Lenny and close the location down indefinitelyhe had no income, and whatever money he did have, was spent towards his legal fees obsessively defending his basic right to freedom of speech. He was walking on to that stage, knowing that his shocking four letter word could land him behind bars the moment he walked off stage. Lenny had proven his point words are only offensive because society allows that particular word to be offensive. Its deep within yourself who is offended by that particular word, not the word itself. He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul), The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt, Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House, Men Are Carnal, Las Vegas Tits & Ass and the origin of Obscenity Law, Marijuana, and Airplane Glue. Bruces bit People Dont Talk That Way to Judges is in progress. What is possibly a different set has Bruce doing bit with Santa Claus as the subject of Edward R. Murrows show Person to Person. A third section begins. He does the Transylvania bit, Airplane Glue, interview with George Washington, King Kong and Tarzan. Bruce seeks Bendichs advice. Bruce himself became ill during the trial, which was forced to adjourn while he recovered in hospital. Bruce mentions protesters demonstrating against policemen, and does How the Law Started/Craphouse. The secondary goal is for Spector and Bruce to discuss Bruces upcoming engagement, financially backed by Spector, at the Music Box theater in Los Angeles. Bruce refers to his legal troubles. When he first appeared on the show in 1959, Allen described him as the most shocking comedian of our time, a young man who is skyrocketing to fame. Bud Steinhoff managed the Purple Onion until his death in November 1983. Home; Biography; Videos; Donate; Shop; Cart; The Shop. He flips through a magazine with stories about celebrities and lady-kinda ads. He reads the ad for the Mark Eden Method Bust Developer. He does Dick Gregory and Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House. He says he was hip to the Bay of Pigs before most people. Bruce does some bits about air travel. He discusses the Bay of Pigs and continues the Shelley Berman bit, tells Catholics theyre lucky to have confession, refers to the sex scandals involving Bill Tilden and Fatty Arbuckle and remarks that people are now walking out of the show. Lenny Bruce wanted to point out that your interpretation of that word, will be different from another persons. He does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. He discusses New York sportscaster Bill Stern, and talks about a jazz show he went to. The materials range in date from the early 1920s to the 2000s. For example, the word nigger, represents a time of slavery, extreme racism and social injustice at a basic human rights level. The singer tells a joke between songs, and for an instant it is 1961. He speculates on Rock Hudsons sexuality. The tenth clip is truncated, ending during the bit. He talks about his San Francisco obscenity trial. He talks about the prosecution witnesses at his recent New York obscenity trial, and does Art With a Little Piece of Shit in It. Lenny Bruce F**K Quote Shirt . He had been featured nationally on the Steve Allen Show. This file ends before the end of the set, which was halted by the police, who then arrested Bruce and some audience members (including comic George Carlin, who refused to show police his ID). The next section is a montage of very short clips of bits involving drug use. He talks about mixed race marriages which at the time was illegal due to many states passing anti-miscegenation statute, in previous decades and it was only until the case for Loving vs Virginia was presented to the supreme court that on June 12th 1967, two months after it was presented and argued, the supreme court ruled Virginias anti-miscegenation as unconstitutional of the 14th amendments Equal Protection Clause. He refers to his 1962 obscenity trial in San Francisco, and that he was acquitted. Lenny Bruce, the pioneering, ribald comedian who died of a drug overdose in 1966, was given a posthumous gubernatorial pardon today for the obscenity conviction that some supporters . Bruce is in the midst of recounting the incident for which he was accused of assault and battery on a TV cameraman in Los Angeles. The second set begins. It makes no sense to restrict our ride because of what was. At the end of his act, Bruce exasperates that the suppression of the word came from the power that people gave to the word. The recording ends in the midst of his bit White Collar Drunk. The first clip captures Bruces piece about doctors in old Hollywood movies, and continues with his bit Fay Bainter. The Official Website of Lenny Bruce. He talks about Las Vegas, Shelley Berman, Alan King, George Gobel, Pinky Lee, Bert Parks and Alexander King. Words such as; shit, fuck, piss, cu I could go oneven the word schmuck was labelled as obscene and landed him in jail, but Lenny Bruce didnt care. The recording ends abruptly, then continues (it may be the same performance, or yet another performance). He talks about other countries views of American race relations and does Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House. In the words of Professor Lou Gottlieb of the Purple Onion, himself no slight satirist of our cultural mores, "Lenny Bruce is a verbal Hieronymus Bosch." For the jazz fan there is the same. He does a bit on the history of obscenity law, his bit Tits & Ass, he interacts with audience members and with accompanying musicians. He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul), Custody/Get Even, Deny It, Are There Any Niggers Here? The first is a variation on Chicks Are Boss. Joey's Solo (Feat. Bruce is introduced by booker Don Friedman. Gleason was a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle who was an early fan and supporter of Bruce. Ride because of his recent legal troubles, hes tried to understand the prosecutors for to. 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