He does the bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt. The Lenny Bruce collection consists of photographs, writings and transcripts, correspondence, news clippings and articles, audio visual materials, and trial materials, all related to Lenny Bruces performances and life, as well as some materials relating to his family members. Bruce starts to do Christ & Moses, then veers into I Picked on the Wrong God. This file constitutes part four of four quarters (although without a definitive ending to the show). He does the bit People Dont Talk That Way to Judges. Were happy to make this story available to republish for free, unless it originated with JTA, Haaretz or another publication (as indicated on the article) and as long as you follow our guidelines. He mentions a white minister being locked up for his protest in favor of civil rights (the reference is to Bruce W. Klunder). (1)The recording begins while the set is in progress. The truth is what is, and what should be is a fantasya terrible, terrible lie that someone gave to the people long ago. Lenny Bruce. 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. But at that time of recording, Lenny Bruce was under litigation for obscenity by New Yorks [then] District Attorney (D.A. He does his bit of George Washington interviewed by Mike Wallace. (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. I dont care what they call me because at the end of the day, were there for each other. Names mentioned include Tony Viscarra, the friend who was with Bruce at the time of the arrest, police Sgt. Schwartz tells Bruce about his meeting with New York City License Inspector Herbert S. Ruhe. He does The Romans Segregated Christians with Lions and Black Black Woman White White Woman. He does Dick Gregory, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, Bestiality, Chicken, and Schmuck. You can follow me on: Instagram/Facebook/Snapchat/Youtube. He never gave up on his first amendment right, freedom of speech. Discusses differences between Christians and Jews. He refers to the sex scandals involving Bill Tilden and Fatty Arbuckle. After deliberation, the jury acquitted Bruce. He loses his place, then continues to Custody/Get Even, Divorce, and Deny It. He 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. 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 goes on to talk about prejudices about British accents vs. Southern accents, and does his bit on obscenity law. The comedy of Lenny Bruce was changing. He discusses how he develops material for his act, and how spontaneity figures in. He does his bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt, Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House and his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. Interview by journalist Gary Shenfer of Lenny Bruce in Miami (or Miami Beach) at the El Patio club. President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at Love Field, Dallas, Texas. Why was Allen making such a big deal about this? Race. Bruce does his bit Christ & Moses. 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. Bruce holds up a magazine with a picture of a nude or scantily clad woman and asks, how can that chick be indecent? Lenny Bruce, head-and-shoulders portrait. 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. (2) The bit The Reason We Left England is in progress. He talks about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots, prejudice and Lee Harvey Oswald. He begins a bit about a "chick singer.". He does his bit The Clap. He does Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House, Dick Gregory and Goldwater Talks to Negroes, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul), Schmuck, Flashers, Custody/Get Even and Deny It, and The Reason We Left England. Astrological Sign: Libra Death Year: 1966 Death. The file ends during the bit Las Vegas Tits & Ass. Bruce in 1963, after having been arrested in San Francisco. Ginsberg recorded the conversation. 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 series of short clips follows, date and venue unknown. It does not include images; to avoid copyright violations, you must add them manually, following our guidelines. The performance ended in Bruce's arrest for obscenity. He wonders if the name Pope Pius was, like Rip Torn, dreamed up by Hollywood talent agent Henry Willson. He mentions his obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). He does a bit on mothers of different ethnicities. Before introducing him on stage, Allen spent four minutes explaining and warning his viewers on what they were about to witness on his show. In it, Bruce acts out multiple roles including host of a late-night radio show and an irate senior citizen caller. The ninth and tenth clips are variations on Airplane Glue, with the kid who sniffs glue appearing on Paul Coates tabloid TV show. Lenny Bruce was way ahead of his time. He says three guys at the previous nights show were obviously law enforcement. 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. 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. He does Christ & Moses, sings a bit in Yiddish, and closes the set with Ben Hurs mother & sister. Lenny Bruce died in August of 1966, but you can still hear his voice online. Bruce blames the Maryland Hotel cleaning service for the fact that hes wearing a raincoat. In March 1964, Steve Allen invited Lenny Bruce to make his 3rd appearance on his show. Of more interest is the extended interplay between Breau and Henstridge, as Francks' silliness quickly wears thin. Its clear that his demographic audience existed, people who wanted to see him and listen to what he had to say. He does the bit Divorce & Motels. He does the bits We Killed Christ, Flashers, Christ & Moses, Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight?, and Black Black Woman White White Woman. Class. Showing all 3 results. He does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. Bruce begins the set (possibly the first set) by saying Happy Friday and talking about the clubs owner, George Andros. Some of the recordings are of a personal nature, such as the phone letters and private conversations between Bruce and his friends and family. Bruce decided to flee to New York City hoping to continue his career. The place is unknown, but is possibly the Off Broadway club in San Francisco. 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 Lima, Ohio, discusses his arrest for obscenity in Los Angeles, does his bit Schmuck. The recording ends abruptly, then continues (it may be the same performance, or yet another performance). The performance ended in Bruce's arrest for obscenity. Iconic Lenny Bruce Pin $ 10.00 Read more. He doesnt like double-entendre comics like Belle Barth, and to prove it says an obscenity straightforward. He does How Negroes and Jews Became Entertainers and talks about his scenario for a movie about Christ and the Good Thief. 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. These recordings are from the personal collection of the Bruce family and some of this material has been previously released in edited form. 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. ), Frank Hogan. Bruce performs several bits and discusses topical matters, Including: his arrest for obscenity, Irv Kup Kupcinet, Will Leonard, Jewish vs. Goyishe, Paul Molloy. A bravura performance of wordplay and innuendo. 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 believes he was framed. He says hes noticed that most of his audiences are male. 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 I Picked on the Wrong God. Lenny Bruce was way ahead of his time. The set ends. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. The skit can also be seen in the movie Lenny, performed by Dustin Hoffman who portrays Bruce. 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). Sex from the philosophical viewpoint. Filmmaker, Advertising, Social Specialist. He praises Hugh Hefner, who is making it so that the nude female body is no longer filthy. But you already knew that, didnt you? He mentions anti-integrationists Ross Barnet and General Edwin A. Walker and wonders what Christ would think about them. Bruce reads from documents associated with his February 1962 arrest for obscenity in San Francisco. Bruces bit People Dont Talk That Way to Judges is in progress. He ends with joking comments, reading from a law book about regulations regarding kosher meat, and then about a law against aiding a suicide. This file covers approximately the third quarter of the show. He talks about Las Vegas, Shelley Berman, Alan King, George Gobel, Pinky Lee, Bert Parks and Alexander King. He couldnt say any offensive word without getting heat from the authorities. He played around with the word, using it in the same context as he would do if the word was shit. Lenny Bruce walks on stage. 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. Also known as The Midnight Concert. Bruce riffs that he was late because hed been kidnapped. He calls Lyndon Johnson is a shitkicker, but says Kennedy was sophisticated. He says an obscenity circus has been going on around him for the past five years. how far we've come. Talks about segregation, Perry Como. Bruce discusses the Maryland Hotel cleaning service, the Captain Howdy Show, and singer Gary Crosby. [2] (3) The set is in progress. 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 does Ten Thousand Asses (Tigers & Lions) and repeats a quote where JFK used the term son of a bitch. The set ends. Bruce talks about the fantasies that come to mind as he faces a Carnegie Hall audience for the first time. The Purple Onion originally opened in 1952 under the management of Keith Rockwell. Words may stay the same, context is always going through evolution. But for all their obscurity, nothing gets done in Congress without these aides. He does Flashers, then Midgets, wonders whether Pygmies are midgets, and imagines Gov. Talks about the Catholic Church, Howard Johnsons, Vietnam, protesters, the law, James Joyces Ulysses, bit How the Law Started/Craphouse. Bruce refers to his legal troubles. 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Bruces grave at Eden Memorial Park Cemetery in Mission Hills, California. Before Lenny left his typewriter, he was midway through the word Constitutes. He does 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). 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? He ends by riffing about Barry Goldwater and Lyndon Johnson. 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. But this isn't. 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. 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. He reads from the transcript of his trial for obscenity in San Francisco earlier that year. Bruce is introduced by booker Don Friedman. He says he was hip to the Bay of Pigs before most people. 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. He does the bit We Killed Christ. 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. Twice after shows in Los Angeles, Bruce was charged with obscenity violations. Bruce notes the set is being recorded by Max Weiss of Fantasy Records, and starts repeating a phrase so that the tape editor will be confused. The file ends during the bit. He explained that he didnt care what people thought about the nickname because they arent there to understand. Allmusic critic Ken Dryden notes that while "fans of Lenny Breau are likely to be interested in all of his previously unreleased recordings, . He talks about the prosecution witnesses at his recent New York obscenity trial, and does Art With a Little Piece of Shit in It. Conversation between Lenny Bruce and his mother, comic Sally Marr, with some guests, including Frankie Man (real name Frank Schneider). He then talks about Lyndon Johnsons southern accent. 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. Bruce asks the lighting man to turn out all the lights, and says its fun in the dark when were together, but not alone. Remaining free while appealing his Chicago conviction, Bruce attempted to do a show in Britain. The recording ends abruptly before the end of the set. His performance at Carnegie Hall took place two years before his 3rd appearance on The Steve Allen Show. Bruce starts by joking that hes living on a boat thats outside the three-mile limit. He then 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). The third clip is his bit on a Jewish mother in Miami whos the only one who doesnt know her son is gay. Things that will shock you. Steve Allen. A collection of handpicked publications about movies, the film industry and fan art. The next section is a montage of very short clips of bits involving drug use. The recording ends abruptly. Bruce continues the bits Deny It and Hotels Are Dirty. 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. He reads a newspaper review of his opening night show at the club. Bruce talks about how, in light of his recent legal troubles, hes tried to understand the prosecutors. http://kully.tv. In 1964, a city license inspector attended one of Bruces shows. 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. In the third and sixth clip he mentions The Chronicle, which would place the performances in San Francisco. Material in this collection (including the images and audio on this site) may be protected by copyright and other rights. Religion. Bruce is in the midst of Shelley Berman & the Chicago Shtarkers. 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). He does the bits Jewish vs. Goyishe and (Chicago columnist) Paul Molloy & Christianity. He does his bit about Jack Ruby and Melvin Belli. George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. He refers to a gig he did in Milwaukee, then does his bit about playing at small-town venues. It makes no sense to restrict our ride because of what was. The exact date is not known, but the year is probably 1962. The next clip is a few seconds of a bit about how Englishmen can say crap and it sounds classy. He does Barney & the Hecklers, talks to a doctor and his wife in the audience. 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. 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. He does the bits Las Vegas Tits & Ass, The Clap, Gypsies, and Christ & Moses. 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). Back in California, Bruce was again arrested, as well as ordered to go into rehab for drug addiction. Joey's Solo (Feat. 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 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). 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. He does Goldwater Talks to Negroes, talks about prejudice and Lee Harvey Oswald. 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