Bruce gives permission for Levy to tape his show. Bruce covers it all in 100 seconds of material on the countrys 36th president. 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. His sister and brother-in-law, Virginia "Ginnie" and Irving "Bud" Steinhoff would frequently work weekends at the club until 1960 when they took over management. 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. His performance at Carnegie Hall took place two years before his 3rd appearance on The Steve Allen Show. He does We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars. Lenny Bruce died in August of 1966, but you can still hear his voice online. He reiterates what Allen stated, that his current litigation was surrounded by a four letter word that started with an S and ended with a T. The recording ends abruptly. Bruce begins the set (possibly the first set) by saying Happy Friday and talking about the clubs owner, George Andros. The next section is a montage of very short clips of bits involving drug use. He talks about tourist vs. first class on planes and riffs on the TV series The Millionaire. He speaks fondly of an Atwater-Kent radio he had, and sings the theme song from the Uncle Don Show from Detroit. Kennedy was assassinated later in the day. He does Marijuana, Guys Can Detach, Bestiality, and the recording ends during the bit Chicken. He talks about how the Yiddish approach to language is different. Bruce does Christ & Moses before being arrested, as was audience member George Carlin, who refused to show police his ID. Bruce speaks about and reads from documents associated with his February 1962 arrest for obscenity in San Francisco, including Bruce's own letter to Judge Clayton Horn and tells how it resulted in his being charged with contempt of court. He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul). (2) The bit The Reason We Left England is in progress. The defense brought in media critics, psychiatrists, and religious figures that supported Bruces right to speak. A new set begins. Please contact the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University. The recording ends in the midst of the bit George Shearing. He reads a newspaper review of his opening night show at the club. In 1964, a city license inspector attended one of Bruces shows. Charged and arrested the same year in Chicago, Bruce was found guilty and sentenced to one year in prison. Bruce performs bits How Negroes and Jews Became Entertainers, Barry Goldwater, Lyndon Johnson, Bobby Kennedy, Jack Ruby & Lee Harvey Oswald, Jackie Kennedy Hauled Ass, Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers) and I Picked on the Wrong God. 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. Bruce talks about how, in light of his recent legal troubles, hes tried to understand the prosecutors. Bruce speaks of his agent, Jack Sobel, does The Palladium, Bronchitis, talks about doing doctor bits, does Nightclub Owners, speaks of not stealing from other comics. They performed as a trio called Three. At the Purple Onion is a live album by Don Francks, Lenny Breau, and Eon Henstridge that was recorded in 1962 and released in 2004. He had been featured nationally on the Steve Allen Show. The show is in progress. He does his bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. Francks takes the same approach to "Tea for Two," slipping in and out of "Black Coffee" and adding a bit of scatting. It begins while the show is in progress. who was involved with narcotics. You can follow me on: Instagram/Facebook/Snapchat/Youtube. Third part of a conversation among comedian Lenny Bruce, attorney Albert Bendich and journalist Ralph J. Gleason. He does his bit Custody/Get Even, inserts a little of King Kong, and goes into Stag Film vs. King of Kings. He starts his bit The Clap, then has an exchange with an angry man in the audience who wants his money back ($5). He says, Im really paranoid about getting busted so much (he had been arrested for his Gate of Horn show during the early hours of December 5). The new trial pitted Bruces use of dirty language and suggestive material against his right to free speech. 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. He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul) and Filipinos. From Indecency, he goes into the bits Custody/Get Even and Stag Film vs. King of Kings. Therecording ends abruptly. He never gave up on his first amendment right, freedom of speech. Lenny Bruce had already made two previous appearances, so why the need to give him such a dedicated introduction? 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.. 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. George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. For example, the word nigger, represents a time of slavery, extreme racism and social injustice at a basic human rights level. Joel Lesnick and Sgt. He directs remarks at the police in this shows audience. He mentions the comic Bill Dana and the San Francisco club the hungry i. 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. He ends by riffing about Barry Goldwater and Lyndon Johnson. Although. Information about and brief clips of the majority of these recordings can be found below. Lenny Bruce Constitution Quote Shirt $ 30.00 Select options. He does some of his bit How to Relax Your Colored Friends at Parties, to prove that Boyar misinterpreted it as racist. He does No Guy Ever Cheated on His Wife/Guys Detach. George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. Bruce riffs that he was late because hed been kidnapped. I love them, weve been friends for god knows how long. He discusses Jules Podell, his manager, Jack Sobel, Jackie Paris, Mort Sahl, and Burt Boyar. He comments on the three people who just walked out, mentions Tab Hunters arrest, does We Killed Christ, and ends the set with Ben Hurs Mother & Sister. 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. The date and location are not known (probably 1964 or later). Bruce does his bit about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots, which suggests that it is 1964. He does the bits We Killed Christ, Flashers, Christ & Moses, Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight?, and Black Black Woman White White Woman. The ninth and tenth clips are variations on Airplane Glue, with the kid who sniffs glue appearing on Paul Coates tabloid TV show. 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 speaks of the mine explosion at Green County, Pennsylvania a few days prior. He discusses aspects of his trials. The eighth clip features the marijuana material, a bit about medication, his routine Airplane Glue, and a bit about an old Jewish man buying Zig Zag rolling papers. Fundamentally, everything we have created, came from nothing thus, meaning that nothing has a meaning. He calls Gene Norman, owner of The Crescendo in Los Angeles, insane. In the third section, he plays the roles of the host of a radio talk show called Nightline, and of some callers. However, in 1961 Lenny Bruces career began to unravel, when he was arrested in San Francisco for violating state obscenity laws. He discusses the way violence in Psycho is accepted but not sex in movies, and how this attitude of silencing talk about sex can end in tragedy. He tells Catholics theyre lucky to have confession. He says he doesnt do bits anymore and prefers to cook and free-form it. Speaks of the judge in his San Francisco obscenity trial. The set is in progress. Bruce also attracted attention for his edgy routines that often pushed the limits of good taste. Bruce is fed up with people saying hes too concerned about integration, in the Shakespearean vein of you protest too much. He says non-Southerners are bigoted regarding people who talk Southern, like Lyndon Johnson. Bruce King, "From the Editor: How to Lose Customers," Gay Scene 5, no. Filmmaker, Advertising, Social Specialist. Class. Men's voices can be heard--it's the police. Bruce does his bit Custody/Get Even, inserts a little of King Kong, and goes into Stag Film vs. King of Kings. Bruces bit about Barry Goldwater is in progress. He does Barney & the Hecklers, talks to a doctor and his wife in the audience. Iconic Lenny Bruce Pin $ 10.00 Read more. He refers to the sex scandals involving Bill Tilden and Fatty Arbuckle. Bruce continues the bits Deny It and Hotels Are Dirty. He then does Christ & Moses, Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight? "A Gentile Sings the Blues" is a gag that runs a bit too long at 21 minutes, though the instrumental interlude gives the listener a better chance to hear Breau and Henstridge in something other than a background role. Waltham, MA 02453, Lenny Bruce Institutional Repository site. Lenny Bruce was a controversial American comedian during the 1950s and 1960s. Bruce identifies in the audience jazz musician J.J. Johnson, and someone from the magazine Downbeat. He remarks that people are now walking out of the show. Gleason was a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle who was an early fan and supporter of Bruce. Well guess whatpeople who want to offend, theyll use it to cause harm and offence to whoever feeds up to it. Thats the place where Lenny Bruce was arrested for obscenities a long time ago. Bruce does The Act Is Hugging & Kissing. There is an unknown third man present who makes a comment and asks some questions. He mentions his obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). Talks about a bit of his about Eleanor Roosevelt and his current obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). The trials for both violations resulted in deadlocked juries. Bruce is in the midst of his King Kong bit. 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. In Which The Artist Discusses Critics, Definitions, His San Francisco Bust, Courts, Juries, Side 1: Critics, Definitions, His San Francisco Bust, Courts, Juries, Cops, His Philadelphia Bust, Corruption, Obscenity, Defines Jewish And Goyishe, Side 6: The Eichmann Theme, The Thomas Merton Poem, Christ And Moses, The Legalization Of Pot, Hillbillies, Judy Garland's Farewell, Side 2: 'The Lie', His Courtroom Fantasy, George Shearing And Guide Dogs For The Blind, Tropic Of Cancer, Cops And Bad Toilet Training, The Philadelphia Hotel, Side 5: Fantasy With The Judge, Las Vegas, The Paradox Of Obscenity, Tits And Ass, Nuns, Paul Robeson And Adolph Eichmann, Side 3: Ride To Jail In Philadelphia, Jails In General, The Philadelphia Lower Courts, Side 4: The Shirley Beck Letters, Blue Suits, Bobby Kennedy, Russians, Integration, Juries, Humour. May be from different sets and may not be in chronological order. A preface to the performance on the tape is the repetition of the recorded voice one gets when calling a phone number to get the time of day. 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