There is an unknown third man present who makes a comment and asks some questions. He performs the bit How Negroes and Jews Became Entertainers, then talks about Hugh Hefner's strategy in putting out Playboy. Towards the end of his life, Lenny was constantly caught up in bust ups with the authorities. Interview by journalist Gary Shenfer of Lenny Bruce in Miami (or Miami Beach) at the El Patio club. 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. He does Men Are Carnal, Las Vegas Tits & Ass and the origin of Obscenity Law, Marijuana, and Airplane Glue. He talks about other countries views of American race relations and does Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House. Conversation among Lenny Bruce, Phil Spector and Allen Ginsberg. A new set begins. Talks about Elizabeth Taylor, a picture of Fidel Castro and Vice-President Richard Nixon in the New York Times; about going on the Steve Allen show, integration, religious leaders, civil rights, capital punishment. He couldnt say any offensive word without getting heat from the authorities. 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. He does Filipinos. He does Men Are Carnal, Bestiality Law, Custody/Get Even, Deny It. He refers to Tab Hunter's arrest for allegedly beating his dog. On August 3, 1966, he died of a morphine overdose in his home. He talks about Bela Lugosi and his son, does How Negroes and Jews Became Entertainers, talks about his scenario for a movie about Christ and the Good Thief, then continues to Custody/Get Even, Divorce, and Deny It. He discusses Jules Podell, his manager, Jack Sobel, Jackie Paris, Mort Sahl, and Burt Boyar. Names like Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Bob Newhart, and Phyllis Diller, either got their starts or made their debut at The Purple Onion. The prosecution countered with their own academic and medical figures that claimed Bruces comedy had no redeeming value other than to outrage and arouse the audience. Filmmaker, Advertising, Social Specialist. Information about and brief clips of the majority of these recordings can be found below. 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. (3) The set is in progress. Please use Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge to view this site. 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. The defense brought in media critics, psychiatrists, and religious figures that supported Bruces right to speak. He inserts his bit I Picked the Wrong God. He reads a newspaper review of his opening night show at the club. He mentions that journalist Dorothy Kilgallen is in the audience and talks about her. He praises Hugh Hefner, who is making it so that the nude female body is no longer filthy. 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 was walking on to that stage, knowing that his shocking four letter word could land him behind bars the moment he walked off stage. and Black Black Woman White White Woman. 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). He does Goldwater Talks to Negroes, talks about prejudice and Lee Harvey Oswald. The recording starts with the show in progress. 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. Class. Out of prison on bail, soon he would die. Lenny Bruce died in August of 1966, but you can still hear his voice online. Bruces bit People Dont Talk That Way to Judges is in progress. A great example that comes to mind that backs Allens statement, is of one of the first skits I listened to when I discovered Lenny Bruce. Bruce talks about undetected perverts, generational differences in sexual practice, and does his bit Chick Singer With a Gimmick. He does his bits Schmuck, Small-town Audiences, Dykes, and the Jewish mother who still doesnt know her son is gay. A series of short clips follows, date and venue unknown. He says he has sold his house, and his money is gone. The recording ends abruptly, then continues (it may be the same performance, or yet another performance). Bruce does his bit Custody/Get Even, inserts a little of King Kong, and goes into Stag Film vs. King of Kings. Were simply trying to make our ride, the best ride possible with what weve got. Bruce gives permission for Levy to tape his show. Bruce decided to flee to New York City hoping to continue his career. (3) The last section is a series of commercials, and possibly outtakes from commercials, for the Los Angeles mens clothing store Zeidler and Zeidler. Also available in the iTunes Store. Bruce got progressively weaker. Showing all 3 results. 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. 50 years ago, Lenny Bruce was found dead on his bathroom floor, up in the Hollywood Hills. He does Communism/The Phone Company. Second part (of three) of a conversation among comedian Lenny Bruce, attorney Albert Bendich and journalist Ralph J. Gleason. ), Frank Hogan. Thats the place where Lenny Bruce was arrested for obscenities a long time ago. He talks about the double standard in depicting sex vs. violence. He refers to a gig he did in Milwaukee, then does his bit about playing at small-town venues. The sixth section is Tim Hardins song Lennys Tune, a.k.a. Bruce is reading from a letter a woman sent him. (3) Bruce does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots, People Dont Talk That Way to Judges. 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. Tim Allen has spoken out in defense of the Roseanne Barr he once knew. He says three guys at the previous nights show were obviously law enforcement. (1) Bruce talks about his trial, mentions Leopold and Loeb, his arrest for obscenity days earlier, the abundance of police cars in front of the Gate of Horn at the previous nights performance. A lady cant go through a plate-glass window and go to bed with you five seconds later. A new set begins. He mentions the club owner Benny (Ben I. Shapiro) and does Santa Claus interviewed by Edward R. Murrow. Bruce does Christ & Moses before being arrested, as was audience member George Carlin, who refused to show police his ID. The Purple Onion originally opened in 1952 under the management of Keith Rockwell. The chemistry between Breau and Francks is dynamic to say the least. He does the bits Las Vegas Tits & Ass, The Clap, Gypsies, and Christ & Moses. He remarks that people are now walking out of the show. Bruce begins by riffing with some audience members. The audience reacted positively. Twice after shows in Los Angeles, Bruce was charged with obscenity violations. Astrological Sign: Libra Death Year: 1966 Death. A community dedicated to those who are passionate about film. According to The JC, his body was found in his bathroom with a syringe in his arm. He directs remarks at the police in this shows audience. A discussion of Jackie Mason speaking out against censorshipin response to Bruces arrest for obscenity at the Gate of Horn days earliercontinues. Its important to remember one thing; everything we have created as a species; language, laws, monetary, institutions etc, was appointed by a manmade meaning. Bruce speaks of his arrests in Los Angeles both for obscenity and for possession of narcotics. He does his bit about Jack Ruby and Melvin Belli. He then refers to Shelley Berman, Alan King, George Gobel, Pinky Lee, Bert Parks and Alexander King. Below is a famous segment that was recorded in an underground bar, Bruce performs his Are there any niggers here tonight? skit. 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 does The Act Is Hugging & Kissing, The Clap. (1)The recording begins while the set is in progress. He does his bit on blind pianist George Shearing. Bendich had been Bruces defense counsel in his 1962 obscenity trial in San Francisco (Bruce was acquitted). 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 tells a story about having run into bandleader Les Elgart in Detroit. The recording continues with the beginning of the second set. He discusses how he develops material for his act, and how spontaneity figures in. Once again Bruce was hauled off and arrested. He talks about when Norman words took over for Anglo-Saxon ones, providing euphemisms (such as mutton for the meat of sheep). "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. A new set begins. Bruce does his bit The Clap, gets indignant about the hypocrisy regarding the disease. He discusses New York sportscaster Bill Stern, and talks about a jazz show he went to. One of Bruces signature routines. 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. Ginsberg recorded the conversation. He does short jokes about Liberace, Richard Nixon, Paul Robeson, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sophie Tucker. Levy introduces Inspector Vicviolo, head of the District Attorney squad. Bruce tries to argue about the intricacies of obscenity law with Levy, but Levy will not engage and says that it will be their judgment that counts as to whether Bruces act violates the law. In it, Bruce acts out multiple roles including host of a late-night radio show and an irate senior citizen caller. Its deep within yourself who is offended by that particular word, not the word itself. 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 talks about Las Vegas, Shelley Berman, Alan King, George Gobel, Pinky Lee, Bert Parks and Alexander King. He says men will have sex with anything. Kennedy was assassinated later in the day. At The Purple Onion Lenny Breau, Don Francks & Eon Henstridge 10 SONGS 1 HOUR AND 7 MINUTES NOV 16 2004 Play Purchase Options 1 Introduction 02:29 2 A New Electric Chair 03:14 3 The Surrey With The Fringe On Top 05:27 4 The Newspaper Song 09:17 5 Gum Addiction 04:09 6 Tea For Two 13:18 7 A Gentile Sings The Blues 21:04 8 Work Song (Feat. He does Religions, Inc., and starts Father Flotsky. He comments on audience members walking out. He calls Lyndon Johnson is a shitkicker, but says Kennedy was sophisticated. Judaism. 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. The show is in progress. 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