He refers to a gig he did in Milwaukee, then does his bit about playing at small-town venues. The last three tracks feature tap dancer and singer Joey Hollingsworth with Lenny Breau as his sole accompanist. He says hes noticed that most of his audiences are male. He refers to the sex scandals involving Bill Tilden and Fatty Arbuckle. He gave zero fucks. Drummer Buddy Rich, and singer Eileen Barton are in the audience. He never gave up on his first amendment right, freedom of speech. Remaining free while appealing his Chicago conviction, Bruce attempted to do a show in Britain. He does his bit about Jack Ruby and Melvin Belli. Brandeis University Looking at the camera, Bruce talks very briefly about his reputation and the first amendment, the freedom of speech and how a law abiding citizen gets offended by his freedom of speech, but the irony is that he is within his own constitutional right to say whatever he likes, and that there is no law saying that he can not do so. He starts to do his bit about a sea monster at Coney Island whos handled by an agent; the bit is known as The Monster or Heshie the Monster, but some people in the audience wont stop talking. He talks about Las Vegas and the things he did to get thrown out of Las Vegas. Second part (of three) of a conversation among comedian Lenny Bruce, attorney Albert Bendich and journalist Ralph J. Gleason. Read another story from us:The Comedian who Passed Away Live on Stage. Bruce refers to the fact that the previous Sunday hed only sold 500 tickets for a show at the Curran Theater in San Francisco, leaving 1100 empty seats. He directs remarks at the police in this shows audience. The new trial pitted Bruces use of dirty language and suggestive material against his right to free speech. The Official Website of Lenny Bruce. Jazz music starts playing on the p.a. The set ends. He talks about the double standard in depicting sex vs. violence. Bruce speaks of the mine explosion at Green County, Pennsylvania a few days prior. "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top" has a bluesy flavor, along with Francks' improvised dialogue and a brief scatted detour into "On the Trail" (from Grof's Grand Canyon Suite). Why did they choose that word?. He then interacts with the audience. 50 years ago, Lenny Bruce was found dead on his bathroom floor, up in the Hollywood Hills. (1) Bruce continues the bit Flashers, then does Midgets, wonders whether Pygmies are midgets, and imagines Gov. Towards the end of his life, Lenny was constantly caught up in bust ups with the authorities. He does Goldwater Talks to Negroes, talks about prejudice and Lee Harvey Oswald. He reads from the transcript of his trial for obscenity in San Francisco earlier that year. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. (2) The bit The Reason We Left England is in progress. . "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. Bruce holds up a magazine with a picture of a nude or scantily clad woman and asks, how can that chick be indecent? He ends the call with some jokes. The Purple Onion is another great release from Art of Life. 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). This show is known as The Bust Show. He does his bit of George Washington interviewed by Mike Wallace. "I go away back with Rosie and that's not the Rosie I know," Allen, 65, told reporters Thursday at the Television Critics Association's press tour when asked about Roseanne's firing from ABC in May over her racist tweet comparing Valerie Jarrett to an ape. He cautions that jazz is getting too much of a snob appeal. The tape ends abruptly during the conversation. He says men will have sex with anything. 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. (3) The set is in progress. Out of prison on bail, soon he would die. Bruce introduces Levy to his attorney, Mark Blumenthal. The clientele was mixed, but author David Rosen called the Village Purple Onion a "mob-run gay hangout." . Although fans of Lenny Breau are likely to be interested in all of his previously unreleased recordings, the focus is primarily on Francks. He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul). Lenny Bruce performance. Listen to 10-second clips of the Lenny Bruce recordings!To see the collection and listen to the full audio, please contact: ascdepartment@brandeis.edu. Race. Before Lenny left his typewriter, he was midway through the word Constitutes. "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. 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. Bruce blames the Maryland Hotel cleaning service for the fact that hes wearing a raincoat. 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. Bruce is talking about a D.A. Bruce does his bit The Clap, gets indignant about the hypocrisy regarding the disease. North Beach is alive at night, and the Smothers Brothers have settled in for a month at the Purple Onion. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. Kennedy was assassinated later in the day. He couldnt say any offensive word without getting heat from the authorities. 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). To set up an appointment, please contact us here: ascdepartment@brandeis.edu. Nobody parsed the meaning of obscenity better than Bruce. Opened in 1952, the Purple Onion ran for roughly 60 years before closing its doors in 2012. He does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. He comments on audience members walking out. Bruce imagines Jesus Christ and Moses dropping in on modern-day Manhattan. The first seven clips are variations on his routine on marijuana. 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. Bruce seeks Bendichs advice. Politics. 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). (2) Bruce is in the midst of the bit We Killed Christ. 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. In addition to other bits, Bruce comments on what he's looking at in a newspaper (or possibly a magazine). Also known as The Midnight Concert. He does his bits Custody/Get Even, and Stag Film vs. King of Kings. 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.. He mentions anti-integrationists Ross Barnet and General Edwin A. Walker and wonders what Christ would think about them. He does Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight? On the same day, he had received a foreclosure notice, but his death was not a suicide. Waltham, MA 02453, Lenny Bruce Institutional Repository site. The announcer says, "Ladies and gentlemen, we now have a new star of our show." 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. Bruce makes comments about the man "stuck up there in the booth" and talks about the jacket he has on. A new set starts. A series of short clips follows, date and venue unknown. He does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. He remarks that people are now walking out of the show. Bruce talks about doctors and says hes done a lot of hospital time in the last couple of years. Sex from the philosophical viewpoint. 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. He calls the Johnsons the biggest non-Jews in the world. Bruce does his bit about Obscenity Law and discusses obscenity. 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 man brought a civil suit against him. Therecording ends abruptly. He discusses Jules Podell, his manager, Jack Sobel, Jackie Paris, Mort Sahl, and Burt Boyar. 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. The recording ends in the midst of his bit White Collar Drunk. He doesnt like double-entendre comics like Belle Barth, and to prove it says an obscenity straightforward. Tim Allen has spoken out in defense of the Roseanne Barr he once knew. 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. In this conversation, Bruce seeks Bendichs advice as to whether he has grounds to appeal his conviction on a narcotics charge in Los Angeles. Lenny Bruce - Carnegie Hall (excerpt) (1961) Phil Pebcak 660 subscribers 2.1K views 10 years ago An excerpt from Lenny Bruce's Carnegie Hall performance, February 2, 1961. (2) 15-minute section of a Gate of Horn show on December 9, 1962. Lenny Bruce being arrested in 1961. He talks about pornography, masturbation, crime, and Jews. He died of an accidental drug overdose. When I heard them use the word, I took it in a light hearted way and asked Whoa! 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. Gleason was a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle who was an early fan and supporter of Bruce. People flocked from all over the city, and across the snow to see his performance. He starts his bit The Clap, then has an exchange with an angry man in the audience who wants his money back ($5). and People Dont Talk That Way to Judges. When the police arrived, they found a kettle of water turned on and an electric typewriter with an unfinished sentence. A new set begins. During which a number of crap fucking bands no one has ever heard of played. He ends by riffing about Barry Goldwater and Lyndon Johnson. He talks about Hugh Hefners intentions with Playboy. Bruce performs several bits and discusses topical matters, Including: his arrest for obscenity, Irv Kup Kupcinet, Will Leonard, Jewish vs. Goyishe, Paul Molloy. 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. Fundamentally, everything we have created, came from nothing thus, meaning that nothing has a meaning. The date and location are not known (probably 1964 or later). Third part of a conversation among comedian Lenny Bruce, attorney Albert Bendich and journalist Ralph J. Gleason. He does some of his bit on Leopold and Loeb, then interacts with the audience. The next section is a performance from 1964. It does not include images; to avoid copyright violations, you must add them manually, following our guidelines. He challenged the status quo, the hypocrisy and corruption of his own government. Bruce discusses his legal trouble and his material on religion. And as a society, we continue to go around in circles. Lenny Bruce was a controversial American comedian during the 1950s and 1960s. He refers to his 1962 obscenity trial in San Francisco, and that he was acquitted. He does Flashers. Another bit described men as oversexed beings willing to have sex with anything that moved, including a chicken. He played engagements at the club in February and August of 1965. Bruce was watched closely in New York as well. Bruce is reading from a letter a woman sent him. ), Frank Hogan. In the end, Lenny Bruce and comedy club owner Howard Solomon were found guilty as charged. More detailed information on the Lenny Bruce collection audio files can be found here: Lenny Bruce Institutional Repository site. 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 . Once again Bruce was hauled off and arrested. Bruce talks about who gets to judge, and does a riff on Sophie Tucker as a scolding mother. The Purple Onion originally opened in 1952 under the management of Keith Rockwell. He points out that the California statute 288a calls criminal many sex acts that he assumes the audience has practiced, and that the law made Caryl Chessman a pervert. The third section is another show, in progress. The comedy of Lenny Bruce was changing. He does Christ & Moses, Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight?, and Black Black Woman White White Woman. The materials range in date from the early 1920s to the 2000s. On that day, Lenny Bruce was making his debut appearance at Carnegie Hall, a sold out performance. He discusses aspects of his trials. He talks about obscenity, Tab Hunter, slang used by black gay men, double-entendres used by comics, the nature of gay relationships. Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 - August 3, 1966), better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and screenwriter. Shop The Lenny Bruce Memorial Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Joel Lesnick and Sgt. In March 1964, Steve Allen invited Lenny Bruce to make his 3rd appearance on his show. Bruce covers it all in 100 seconds of material on the countrys 36th president. He does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. Talks about segregation, Perry Como. Bruce suggested Mrs. Kennedy wasnt trying to get help for the president in the photo, but instead was running to save her own life. Talks about a bit of his about Eleanor Roosevelt and his current obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). He does I Picked on the Wrong God. 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. Words may stay the same, context is always going through evolution. Lenny Bruce Robert Pinsky I saw him in San Francisco at the Purple Onion When I was still at Stanford, a Teaching Assistant Getting the "Ode to a Nightingale" by heart. He does a bit on the history of obscenity law, his bit Tits & Ass, he interacts with audience members and with accompanying musicians. You can follow me on: Instagram/Facebook/Snapchat/Youtube. See our full guidelines for more information, and this guide for detail about canonical URLs. First part (of three) of a conversation among comedian Lenny Bruce, attorney Albert Bendich and journalist Ralph J. Gleason. Scary goyish.. Throughout his career Lenny Bruce said whatever he wanted on stage. He does the bit Divorce & Motels. The fourth clip is about a bordello in Europe at which the whores and customers dress in costumes. November 16, 2004 10 Songs, 1 hour, 7 minutes 2004 Art of Life Records. Interview by journalist Gary Shenfer of Lenny Bruce in Miami (or Miami Beach) at the El Patio club. Bruce continues the bit Divorce & Motels, inserting a comment about his difficulties acting like a father to his daughter. He says an obscenity circus has been going on around him for the past five years. Some of the recordings are of a personal nature, such as the phone letters and private conversations between Bruce and his friends and family. Allen urged any viewer who found themselves to be easily offended or didnt want to be shocked, to go away and do something else which didnt involve them watching his show for the next 10 minutes. 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. 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 Filipinos. His performance at Carnegie Hall took place two years before his 3rd appearance on The Steve Allen Show. Religion. 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. 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. But at that time of recording, Lenny Bruce was under litigation for obscenity by New Yorks [then] District Attorney (D.A. A lady cant go through a plate-glass window and go to bed with you five seconds later. The photographs document not only his professional career but also his personal life with family and friends. And nobody paid a higher price for alleged obscenity crimes. 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. Bruce identifies in the audience jazz musician J.J. Johnson, and someone from the magazine Downbeat. With the bit We Killed Christ he explains how his arrests are really for talking about Christianity. The recording ends abruptly. Bendich tries to ascertain whether the precedent of Gascon v. Superior Court 1959, an unlawful search and seizure case, could apply here. He does No Guy Ever Cheated on His Wife/Guys Detach. Bruce makes comments about the man "stuck up there in the booth" and talks about the jacket he has on, which he says he designed. He speculates on Rock Hudsons sexuality. He comments on contemporaries Mort Sahl and Bob Newhart and does his bit Shelley Berman & Chicago Shtarkers. The recording ends in the midst of his bit To Is a Preposition, Come Is a Verb. Some of Bruces routines feel dated. But instead of being able to perform, he was taken back to the airport and deported. Upon returning to stand-up comedy, things got worse for Lenny Bruce over the next two years. The recording starts with the show in progress. Bruce was sentenced to four months of labor in a workhouse, but again did not serve time while he appealed the verdict. Only two years after his Snot act on the Steve Allen show. Dictated on June 28, 1965 over the phone to an unnamed secretary for John Magnuson at Imagination Inc. in San Francisco (Magnuson produced The Lenny Bruce Performance Film and the animated Thank You Mask Man). The second set begins. Goldfarb Library, Mailstop 045 The trio's approach to standards is a bit unusual. 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. 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. It's also a real treat to hear Lenny laughing and doing what he does best. Most of his acts took place in the underground scenes; jazz bars, strip clubs etc. Names like Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Bob Newhart, and Phyllis Diller, either got their starts or made their debut at The Purple Onion. Why was Allen making such a big deal about this? He points out that the California statute 288a calls criminal many sex acts that he assumes the audience has practiced. Bruce says that he was arrested for obscenity for using the word "fressing" (fress in Yiddish means to eat, but its slang use implies oral sex). It was recorded and said to be one of the greatest performances made in the venues history. Bruce begins the set (possibly the first set) by saying Happy Friday and talking about the clubs owner, George Andros. The recording abruptly switches to a different performance, in progress, that most likely takes place in 1964, because he mentions Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater. Also available in the iTunes Store. He does Barney & the Hecklers, talks to a doctor and his wife in the audience. As comedy relief, Bruce tells an anecdote, using a W.C. Fields voice, about the judge. Lenny Bruce, head-and-shoulders portrait. He does the bit Divorce & Motels. The recording continues with the beginning of the second set. (1) The first recording is from June 26, 1964 and captures Nassau County New York Assistant District Attorney Norman Levy warning Lenny Bruce not to violate the obscenity laws of the state of New York during his engagement at The Cork N Bib Restaurant. Bruce in 1963, after having been arrested in San Francisco. Bruce mentions his bit Religions Inc. from four years earlier. Bruce wonders whether it is the usual practice to confront performers before their shows. Bruce says he is in Saranac, New York, convalescing (from pleurisy). He does the bits We Killed Christ, Flashers, Christ & Moses, Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight?, and Black Black Woman White White Woman. Let me tell you the truth. A discussion of Jackie Mason speaking out against censorshipin response to Bruces arrest for obscenity at the Gate of Horn days earliercontinues. 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. A collection of handpicked publications about movies, the film industry and fan art. Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 - August 3, 1966), better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and actor. He reads from a negative review by Army Archerd of his performance at The Interlude, a Los Angeles club, in which patrons of the club are called limp-wristers. Bruce does his Lie Detector bit. A bravura performance of wordplay and innuendo. Bruce speaks of his arrests in Los Angeles both for obscenity and for possession of narcotics. Bruce riffs that he was late because hed been kidnapped. 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. He does Dick Gregory, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, Bestiality, Chicken, and Schmuck. 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. By Philip Eil who was involved with narcotics. The second set begins. He mentions that journalist Dorothy Kilgallen is in the audience and talks about her. We are nothing at all. The date is not known but most likely took place after Bruces sentencing in June of 1963 for narcotics possession. Bruce himself became ill during the trial, which was forced to adjourn while he recovered in hospital. (3) Phone letter by Lenny Bruce to Ralph J. Gleason. Bruce reads from a letter dated May 21, 1965, by attorney Allen Schwartz, who represented Bruces co-defendants Howard and Ella Solomon in the 1964 New York obscenity trial. In the '90's things were changed from comedy to music. The Purple Onion was a legendary comedy club in San Francisco. Bruce also attracted attention for his edgy routines that often pushed the limits of good taste. morgans funny here's a ten minute set from my last time up at the Purple Onion.I love that venue, it has such history. Bruce then makes his own comments about what is in the letter. He does The Romans Segregated Christians with Lions and Black Black Woman White White Woman. Bruce continues the bits Deny It and Hotels Are Dirty. He criticizes Chicago columnist Paul Molloy for being sanctimonious. Judaism. He does How Negroes and Jews Became Entertainers and talks about his scenario for a movie about Christ and the Good Thief. Bruce talks about undetected perverts, generational differences in sexual practice, and does his bit Chick Singer With a Gimmick. George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. He explains again that words are only offensive because society makes it that way, and it shouldnt be the case at all. At the end of his act, Bruce exasperates that the suppression of the word came from the power that people gave to the word. 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 bit The Clap. He does Dick Gregory and Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House. 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Its deep within yourself who is offended by that particular word, not the word itself. 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. There are things you . The show is in progress. He does I Picked on the Wrong God. He notes that because the charge was contributing to the sexual delinquency of a minor, since a minor was present at the show, he has lost bookings in New York. 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 does some of his bit How to Relax Your Colored Friends at Parties, to prove that Boyar misinterpreted it as racist. Lenny Bruce wanted to point out that your interpretation of that word, will be different from another persons. Begins with the final 16 minutes of the show on December 4, 1962, known as The Bust Show (it was the midnight performance, therefore technically during the early hours of December 5). 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. He says three guys at the previous nights show were obviously law enforcement. Of more interest is the extended interplay between Breau and Henstridge, as Francks' silliness quickly wears thin. Showing all 3 results. Dec. 23, 2003. A new set begins. In the early 1960s, the raunchy comedian was at the height of his career. He does Fatboy, Filipinos, Midgets, Communism/The Phone Company, and We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars. The set is in progress as the tape begins. The tenth clip is truncated, ending during the bit. Bruce tells Gleason about his arrest the previous night, at his home, for having given obscene performances at the Trolley Ho nightclub in Los Angeles (under California Penal Code 311.6). Twice after shows in Los Angeles, Bruce was charged with obscenity violations. 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).

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