“And it took LBJ six months to learn how to say ‘negro’.” Yah! You will have to listen to Lenny to get the bit… Sorry. Price of admission here at TT&H.
I am an arrogant Texan, but I love Lenny Bruce: A man just about as far from removed from Texan as one could ever be. (Except maybe George Bush the Elder)
Lenny was no friend to Texas or Texans
The Scar He Was So Proud Of
LBJ:
Thanks Lenny
The Real Scar
R.I.P.
Please listen (and comment)
(If you never listen to any other Lenny Bruce, Please listen to this one)
So take a break from writing that-soon-to-go-viral post that we all have in us,
“For, No Profit Grows Where is no Pleasure Ta’en”
And since I slacked off on Yesterday’s ‘Two For Tuesday’, Here is Sarah Now, but be thee forewarned: This may offend some in the audience. (Ha! Who am I kidding!? If you have stayed with TT&H this long, well you probably are not so easily offended)
Here is more from his video recorded performance and yes, most of it is esoteric.
The only video of Lenny (real good video) is from when he was near death. He was most assuredly not at his ‘best’.
But this is all we have.
So we must run with it, because, in my not-so-humble-opinion, his worst was better than the best of Cable Guy, Foxworthy, and even fellow-Texan, Ron White. But that is just me. The only ones who can compare in my mind are George Carlin and Richard Pryor, and possibly Sarah Silverman or Sandra Bernhard.
For ALL My Friends out there in radio land, (most especially this one. May he rest in peace…and beer…and whiskey…and dope…and Lynyrd Skynyrd) here is your daily Lenny entitled ‘Who’s a Fag?”
And I do sincerely appreciate all visits to my site, no matter what or who you are. Martians are especially welcomed.
This is very early Lenny: before he hit his stride, but since I am going to continue to subject any willing readers, I thought I would mix things up a bit, not going for the low-fruit, which is the really great edgy shit he did years later.
This one is from the Steve Allen Show, which I believe I had mentioned in an earlier post.
It is not too bad, although it is not representative of the Lenny most know (and love). But you can experience the wonder of the evolution of Bruce without his having to use profanity, which I still protest he always used sparingly and never gratuitously.
(I like it more when he talks ‘dirty’, I must confess. Hahahha)
I am an arrogant Texan, but I love Lenny Bruce. A man just about as far from removed from Texan as one could ever be. (Except maybe George Bush the Elder)
Lenny was no friend to Texas or Texans
The Scar He Was So Proud Of
LBJ:
Thanks Lenny
The Real Scar
R.I.P.
Please listen (and comment)
(If you never listen to any other Lenny Bruce, Please listen to this one)