Lenny Bruce being arrested in 1961. I speak of a personal experience. The recording begins with the show in progress. Things that will shock you. Steve Allen. 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 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. 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. But this isn't. Charged and arrested the same year in Chicago, Bruce was found guilty and sentenced to one year in prison. Therecording ends abruptly. Some of the names on the petition included Paul Newman, Bob Dylan, Elizabeth Taylor, James Baldwin, and Woody Allen. This file covers approximately the third quarter of the show. It was recorded and said to be one of the greatest performances made in the venues history. (2) Bruce is in the midst of the bit We Killed Christ. 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. The set ends. Bruce begins the set (possibly the first set) by saying Happy Friday and talking about the clubs owner, George Andros. Bruce begins by riffing with some audience members. He tells a story about having run into bandleader Les Elgart in Detroit. He works the bit I Picked the Wrong God into his remarks about the trial and mentions Leopold and Loeb. Bruce also attracted attention for his edgy routines that often pushed the limits of good taste. Bruce in 1963, after having been arrested in San Francisco. He criticizes Chicago columnist Paul Molloy for being sanctimonious. The skit can also be seen in the movie Lenny, performed by Dustin Hoffman who portrays Bruce. Bruces bit People Dont Talk That Way to Judges is in progress. They said it in a light hearted way. He mentions the club owner Benny (Ben I. Shapiro) and does Santa Claus interviewed by Edward R. Murrow. He holds up a picture of a woman in a nudie magazine and says the name Hugh Hefner will be in the history books for taking the stigma away from nudity and sex. He talks about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots, prejudice and Lee Harvey Oswald. Opened in 1952, the Purple Onion ran for roughly 60 years before closing its doors in 2012. He does his bit on Southern accents and Lyndon Johnson. With the bit We Killed Christ he explains how his arrests are really for talking about Christianity. On that day, Lenny Bruce was making his debut appearance at Carnegie Hall, a sold out performance. Before Lenny left his typewriter, he was midway through the word Constitutes. Of more interest is the extended interplay between Breau and Henstridge, as Francks' silliness quickly wears thin. The materials range in date from the early 1920s to the 2000s. Bruce imagines Jesus Christ and Moses dropping in on modern-day Manhattan. He does Doing It Is Filthy. Originally issues by Fantasy Records (Fantasy 34201) as "Lenny Bruce Live At The Curran Theatre". He does Black Black Woman White White Woman. He does Men Are Carnal, Las Vegas Tits & Ass and the origin of Obscenity Law, Marijuana, and Airplane Glue. 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 Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House. Ultimately, its more of a spiritual and philosophical outlook approach that would be required to try and understand within yourself and truly trying to understand the perspective of the person using offending word(s)- Why did I find this offensive? Read another story from us:The Comedian who Passed Away Live on Stage. The recording ends abruptly, then continues (it may be the same performance, or yet another performance). He calls Gene Norman, owner of The Crescendo in Los Angeles, insane. Lenny Bruce was a controversial American comedian during the 1950s and 1960s. 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. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. Bruce riffs that he was late because hed been kidnapped. Bruce says he is in Saranac, New York, convalescing (from pleurisy). The recording ends in the midst of the bit George Shearing. As Bruce gained fame and popularity, he moved on from doing stand-up comedy at small strip clubs to performing in larger mainstream halls. Bruce continues his Norman Thomas bit with a rundown of persecuted groups: the Irish, the Filipinos and midgets. He does Ten Thousand Asses (Tigers & Lions), then Shelley Berman & Chicago Shtarkers. Francks takes the same approach to "Tea for Two," slipping in and out of "Black Coffee" and adding a bit of scatting. He mentions a practice from the time of Christs crucifixion. 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). Bruce believes he was framed. Bruce riffs about razor blades, his recent legal troubles, obscenity, how he got in trouble for part of his bit The Reason We Left England, the difference in the secular and the Catholic definitions of obscenity. 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. Bruce got progressively weaker. Free-form bits recorded by Bruce in the days before his death on August 3, 1966. He does No Guy Ever Cheated on His Wife/Guys Detach. The trials for both violations resulted in deadlocked juries. Bruce performs various bits and speaks of: J.J. Johnson, the magazine Downbeat, Copacabana owner Jules Podell, Mafia-connected club owners, his manager Jack Sobel, Jackie Paris, Mort Sahl, Burt Boyar, How to Relax Your Colored Friends at Parties, Sophie Tucker, Ted Shapiro, Bill Stern, the Paramount in Brooklyn, Miles Davis, Leopold and Loeb, Don Winslow, scenario of a Jewish boy visiting home from military school, George Washington interviewed by Mike Wallace. 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. The sixth section is Tim Hardins song Lennys Tune, a.k.a. 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. 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He does the bits Las Vegas Tits & Ass, The Clap, Gypsies, and Christ & Moses. The set is in progress. Schwartz tells Bruce about his meeting with New York City License Inspector Herbert S. Ruhe. Joey's Solo (Feat. In 1964, a city license inspector attended one of Bruces shows. 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. Bruce wonders whether it is the usual practice to confront performers before their shows. He makes the first of several comments on a woman in the audiences meshuggener laugh. He does Transvestites Posing as Policemen. The set is in progress. He talks about how the Yiddish approach to language is different. When the police arrived, they found a kettle of water turned on and an electric typewriter with an unfinished sentence. A lawyer that advocated for First Amendment freedom of speech rights, Albert Bendich, represented Bruce in court. Showing all 3 results. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. The Purple Onion was a legendary comedy club in San Francisco. He talks about the Romans treatment of Christians and anti-Semitism. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. (Note: some clips contain profanity or other language that may not be appropriate for listening at work, around children, or near anyone with delicate sensibilities. Towards the end of his life, Lenny was constantly caught up in bust ups with the authorities. 50 years ago, Lenny Bruce was found dead on his bathroom floor, up in the Hollywood Hills. til nigger didnt mean anything anymore, then you could never make some six-year-old black kid cry because somebody called him a nigger at school. Lenny Bruce. The date and location are not known (probably 1964 or later). The fifth clip is his bit The Clap and was recorded during Bruces engagement at the Chicago club The Gate of Horn in November-December 1962. The tape ends during a passage in which the band is playing and Bruce is interacting with an audience member. Lenny Bruce walks on stage. He does Barney & the Hecklers, talks to a doctor and his wife in the audience. 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. 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 is talking about a D.A. He does The Romans Segregated Christians with Lions. (1) Final 16 minutes of the show on the night of December 4-5, 1962, known as The Bust Show (midnight performance). (2) The recording abruptly switches to a different performance, in progress, (probably 1964, location unknown) with references to Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater. Bruce does some bits about air travel. 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. Bruce performs his bit about the history of obscenity law and Entrapment by Cops. He does Thank You Masked Man, We Killed Christ and Christ & Moses. Summary []. He couldnt say any offensive word without getting heat from the authorities. Lenny Bruce, head-and-shoulders portrait. [2] Gleason was a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle who was an early fan and supporter of Bruce. Bruce speaks of the mine explosion at Green County, Pennsylvania a few days prior. He turns his back to the camera this way, you dont know who said, the band said it, hes timing himself, preparing to say that shocking, obscene, foul, four letter wordhe immediately turns around to the camera. He does the bits We Killed Christ, Flashers, Christ & Moses, Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight?, and Black Black Woman White White Woman. See our full guidelines for more information, and this guide for detail about canonical URLs. 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. Starts in the midst of his bit Flashers. He mentions the comic Bill Dana and the San Francisco club the hungry i. He does the bits Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers) and Las Vegas Tits & Ass. ), 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. He does his bits Custody/Get Even, and Stag Film vs. King of Kings. Lenny Bruce - The Legendary Lenny Bruce The Famous 1961 Performance Live From The Curran Theater In San Francisco More images Tracklist Notes Originally issues by Fantasy Records (Fantasy 34201) as "Lenny Bruce Live At The Curran Theatre" Murray Hill re-issue produced by arrangement with Fantasy Records. how far we've come. He mentions that journalist Dorothy Kilgallen is in the audience and talks about her. He says an obscenity circus has been going on around him for the past five years. Bruce himself became ill during the trial, which was forced to adjourn while he recovered in hospital. You must credit the Forward, retain our pixel and preserve our canonical link in Google search. 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. Below is a famous segment that was recorded in an underground bar, Bruce performs his Are there any niggers here tonight? skit. 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. The recording ends abruptly. The recording ends in the midst of his bit White Collar Drunk. Bruce decided to flee to New York City hoping to continue his career. 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. 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. 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. The New York arrest brought some noted intellectuals to Bruces defense. He discusses New York sportscaster Bill Stern, and talks about a jazz show he went to. He does Fatboy, Filipinos, Midgets, Communism/The Phone Company, and We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars. He speculates on Rock Hudsons sexuality. He talks about tourist vs. first class on planes. Bruce does his bit about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots, which suggests that it is 1964. 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 for all their obscurity, nothing gets done in Congress without these aides. The tenth clip is truncated, ending during the bit. He does I Picked on the Wrong God. Bruce King, "From the Editor: How to Lose Customers," Gay Scene 5, no. Third part of a conversation among comedian Lenny Bruce, attorney Albert Bendich and journalist Ralph J. Gleason. Bruce does his bit Christ & Moses. 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. The new trial pitted Bruces use of dirty language and suggestive material against his right to free speech. He does Christ & Moses, sings a bit in Yiddish, and closes the set with Ben Hurs mother & sister. Why did you call him that? He tells Catholics theyre lucky to have confession. Talks about the Catholic Church, Howard Johnsons, Vietnam, protesters, the law, James Joyces Ulysses, bit How the Law Started/Craphouse. 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. Also known as The Midnight Concert. He mentions his obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). He talks about pornography, masturbation, crime, and Jews. 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. In addition to other bits, Bruce comments on what he's looking at in a newspaper (or possibly a magazine). 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. 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 . 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. 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. 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. 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. Bruce was watched closely in New York as well. 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). Fundamentally, everything we have created, came from nothing thus, meaning that nothing has a meaning. 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. 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. 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 new set begins. North Beach is alive at night, and the Smothers Brothers have settled in for a month at the Purple Onion. These recordings are from the personal collection of the Bruce family and some of this material has been previously released in edited form. He again talks to the cops. and People Dont Talk That Way to Judges. The truth is, New York was almost as impossible then as it is now. A collection of handpicked publications about movies, the film industry and fan art. Waltham, MA 02453, Lenny Bruce Institutional Repository site. The tape ends abruptly during the conversation. Filmmaker, Advertising, Social Specialist. He does his bit of George Washington interviewed by Mike Wallace. Out of prison on bail, soon he would die. 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. Bendich tries to ascertain whether the precedent of Gascon v. Superior Court 1959, an unlawful search and seizure case, could apply here. He was 40 years old. Ginsberg recorded the conversation. He refers to his 1962 obscenity trial in San Francisco, and that he was acquitted. Bruce suggested Mrs. Kennedy wasnt trying to get help for the president in the photo, but instead was running to save her own life. Sex from the philosophical viewpoint. It all comes down to context, not the word. They performed as a trio called Three. Bruce talks about his obscenity case, his February 1962 arrest for obscenity in San Francisco. 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 reads from a letter to Steve Allen; it is unclear whether the letter was written by Bruce. He does a bit about "chick singers", a bit about how its a myth that agents can make your career, talks of his recent obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). 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 Flashers. Bruce does The Act Is Hugging & Kissing, The Clap. As comedy relief, Bruce tells an anecdote, using a W.C. Fields voice, about the judge. (1) Bruce does the bit Flashers, then Snot. Bruce answers some questions seriously and also does shtik. Bruces bit about Barry Goldwater is in progress. Literary experts were called as witnesses to support Bendichs claim. August 5, 2016. Bruce refers to his attire, a raincoat, pants and mismatched socks. 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 does some of his bit on Leopold and Loeb, then interacts with the audience. He says he shouldnt talk politics because thats the domain of Mort Sahl and Phyllis Kirk, the Vic and Sade of show business. The next section begins as the set is in progress, with Bruce imagining that Pope Pius XII would sneak in one night to see him. I dont care what they call me because at the end of the day, were there for each other. Well guess whatpeople who want to offend, theyll use it to cause harm and offence to whoever feeds up to it. 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