He says an obscenity circus has been going on around him for the past five years. Bruce discusses his legal trouble and his material on religion. Summary []. He does some of his bit on Leopold and Loeb, then interacts with the audience. He wonders if the name Pope Pius was, like Rip Torn, dreamed up by Hollywood talent agent Henry Willson. Joey Hollingsworth, Tap Dancing & Vocals) 1:43. 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. The place might be Los Angeles, where Bruce lived, or San Francisco, where Bendich and Gleason were based. He criticizes Chicago columnist Paul Molloy for being sanctimonious. Language. The photographs document not only his professional career but also his personal life with family and friends. He inserts his bit I Picked the Wrong God. In 1964, a city license inspector attended one of Bruces shows. The recording ends abruptly before the end of the set. Allmusic critic Ken Dryden notes that while "fans of Lenny Breau are likely to be interested in all of his previously unreleased recordings, . 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. Bruce talks about how, in light of his recent legal troubles, hes tried to understand the prosecutors. He does the bit The Origin of Bestiality Laws. He does short jokes about Liberace, Richard Nixon, Paul Robeson, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sophie Tucker. He calls Lyndon Johnson is a shitkicker, but says Kennedy was sophisticated. (Bruce was then arrested, as was audience member George Carlin, who refused to show police his ID). (2) The recording abruptly switches to a different performance, in progress, (probably 1964, location unknown) with references to Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater. He talks about food that used to be good for you but is now bad for you, pill addicts, and homosexuals on trial in Miami. Arrested and put on trial numerous times, Bruce came to symbolize the debate between free speech versus offensive material. Bruce notes that there had been no complaints from patrons. Bruce refers to his attire, a raincoat, pants and mismatched socks. 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. Bruce performs his bit about the history of obscenity law and Entrapment by Cops. He talks about his San Francisco obscenity trial. 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. Performance by Lenny Bruce. He does Goldwater Talks to Negroes, talks about prejudice and Lee Harvey Oswald. 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. He does the bit We Killed Christ. Well guess whatpeople who want to offend, theyll use it to cause harm and offence to whoever feeds up to it. He again talks to the cops. He discusses New York sportscaster Bill Stern, and talks about a jazz show he went to. Bruce does his bit Christ & Moses. A bravura performance of wordplay and innuendo. Bruce gives permission for Levy to tape his show. If you make it a taboo to use that word, itll give that word a powerful meaning. Bruce mentions his bit Religions Inc. from four years earlier. Instant potatoes? The recording continues with the beginning of the second set. He does his bit The Clap. 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. 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. The set is in progress. The recording begins with the show in progress. He lists his favorite painters, says he writes columns for Rogue magazine and The Realist, and lists magazines he reads and books hes read recently. 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. The writings and transcripts offer transcripts of his performances as well as showcase screenplays he had written as well as ones written about him. He does Ten Thousand Asses (Tigers & Lions) and repeats a quote where JFK used the term son of a bitch. The set ends. He mentions a white minister being locked up for his protest in favor of civil rights (the reference is to Bruce W. Klunder). (2) Phone letter by Lenny Bruce to Ralph J. Gleason. 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. 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. He does some of his bit How to Relax Your Colored Friends at Parties, to prove that Boyar misinterpreted it as racist. He says three guys at the previous nights show were obviously law enforcement. 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. At the time of recording the episode, he was restricted by the authorities for using obscene language during his acts. People flocked from all over the city, and across the snow to see his performance. Bruce does some bits about air travel. 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. Bendich is impressed by the thoroughness of Bruces research. Bruce does his bit about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots. Bruce mentions protesters demonstrating against policemen, and does How the Law Started/Craphouse. He calls writer Alexander King, a frequent guest on Jack Paars late-night show, the junkie Mark Twain. He does his bit on Fay Bainter, the actress who played Andy Hardys mother. On August 3, 1966, he died of a morphine overdose in his home. Let me tell you the truth. Talks about a bit of his about Eleanor Roosevelt and his current obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections
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. The set is in progress as the tape begins. 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 comments on contemporaries Mort Sahl and Bob Newhart and does his bit Shelley Berman & Chicago Shtarkers. Religion. Another bit described men as oversexed beings willing to have sex with anything that moved, including a chicken. George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. (2) 15-minute section of a Gate of Horn show on December 9, 1962. 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. The truth is, New York was almost as impossible then as it is now. Eulogy to Lenny Bruce, written and performed by Hardin after Bruces death. He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul). He does Doing It Is Filthy. Shop The Lenny Bruce Memorial Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Bruce imagines Jesus Christ and Moses dropping in on modern-day Manhattan. Before Lenny left his typewriter, he was midway through the word Constitutes. 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. The performance ended in Bruce's arrest for obscenity. Bruce died in his home in Hollywood Hills in 1966. However, the appeal was never completed. Why did they choose that word?. He calls Gene Norman, owner of The Crescendo in Los Angeles, insane. He asserts that chicks are the boss. Then, as is the case today, you had to network, deal with the power-brokers, hold meaningless jobs and share . 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. 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. The place is unknown, but is possibly the Off Broadway club in San Francisco. Lenny follows Francks on his lyrical journey matching Francks' timing impeccably. Final show at The Purple Onion in San Francisco on 9/24/12Event Producer: Dan DionVideo Producer: A.D. Liano & Frazer BradshawThe famed San Francisco comedy . Squalor has never guaranteed success; chain smoking at the Purple Onion never guaranteed creativity and ingenuity. He does his bit Custody/Get Even, inserts a little of King Kong, and goes into Stag Film vs. King of Kings. 4 . He does Dick Gregory, Las Vegas Tits & Ass, Bestiality, Chicken, and Schmuck. He refers to his 1962 obscenity trial in San Francisco, and that he was acquitted. Bruce continues the bit Divorce & Motels, inserting a comment about his difficulties acting like a father to his daughter. Lenny Bruce walks on stage. The clientele was mixed, but author David Rosen called the Village Purple Onion a "mob-run gay hangout." . The Purple Onion originally opened in 1952 under the management of Keith Rockwell. He tells Catholics theyre lucky to have confession. This file covers approximately the third quarter of the show. Bruce talks about doctors and says hes done a lot of hospital time in the last couple of years. 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. Bruce begins by riffing with some audience members. 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. 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 is talking about a D.A. But at that time of recording, Lenny Bruce was under litigation for obscenity by New Yorks [then] District Attorney (D.A. 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. Bruce holds up a magazine with a picture of a nude or scantily clad woman and asks, how can that chick be indecent? A new set begins. With the bit We Killed Christ he explains how his arrests are really for talking about Christianity. 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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. But this isn't. He does a bit on mothers of different ethnicities. 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. He does How Negroes and Jews Became Entertainers and talks about his scenario for a movie about Christ and the Good Thief. Bruce speaks of his arrests in Los Angeles both for obscenity and for possession of narcotics. He explains again that words are only offensive because society makes it that way, and it shouldnt be the case at all. "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. He talks about the Romans treatment of Christians and anti-Semitism. Twice after shows in Los Angeles, Bruce was charged with obscenity violations. 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. He does Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight? 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 directs remarks at the police in this shows audience. He talks about obscenity, Tab Hunter, slang used by black gay men, double-entendres used by comics, the nature of gay relationships. Bruce says "It's the first time they've made a bust right in an audience" and imagines he's "Superjew" who can fly out the back way. He never gave up on his first amendment right, freedom of speech. The file ends during Shelley Berman & the Chicago Shtarkers. He does I Picked on the Wrong God. [2] He then refers to Shelley Berman, Alan King, George Gobel, Pinky Lee, Bert Parks and Alexander King. The full recordings are available at Brandeis Universitys Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department. A lawyer that advocated for First Amendment freedom of speech rights, Albert Bendich, represented Bruce in court. 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. Bruce was sentenced to four months of labor in a workhouse, but again did not serve time while he appealed the verdict. He mentions a practice from the time of Christs crucifixion. In these voices he makes reference to beatniks on the Sunset Strip, a used car salesman who has a dog on the hood of a car in commercials (most likely Chick Lambert), a Senate investigating committee, Steve Allen and Phyllis Diller. I'm a veteran comedian for 38 years and I've never seen it, like Lenny Bruce said at the Purple Onion, 'We've gone backwards.' There are things you can't say. He does We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars. He does The Romans Segregated Christians with Lions and Black Black Woman White White Woman. Bruce is in the midst of Shelley Berman & the Chicago Shtarkers. He loses his place, then continues to Custody/Get Even, Divorce, and Deny It. A new set starts. A new set begins. Third part of a conversation among comedian Lenny Bruce, attorney Albert Bendich and journalist Ralph J. Gleason. He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul) and Filipinos. He talks about pornography, masturbation, crime, and Jews. While Breau and Francks had worked together over the previous month, Henstridge literally had only about an hour of rehearsal with the others prior to the making of this recording, though the trio's emphasis was more on spontaneity than set arrangements. Charged and arrested the same year in Chicago, Bruce was found guilty and sentenced to one year in prison. Lenny Bruce performance. He does the bits Las Vegas Tits & Ass, The Clap, Gypsies, and Christ & Moses. More detailed information on the Lenny Bruce collection audio files can be found here: Lenny Bruce Institutional Repository site. 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. Could he really be that bad?! 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 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). He does The Romans Segregated Christians with Lions. Bruce says he is in Saranac, New York, convalescing (from pleurisy). I dont care what they call me because at the end of the day, were there for each other. In the first section, Bruce riffs on what he is doing, testing the Sony Dynamic Microphone. The first clip captures Bruces piece about doctors in old Hollywood movies, and continues with his bit Fay Bainter. The recording starts with the show in progress. 1960s greenwich village city street scene group of young adults walking along past the purple onion a famous go-go bar nyc usa - r20867 har001 hars copy space full-length ladies persons village go united states of america males pedestrians entertainment b&w north america freedom north american wide angle temptation dreams purple leisure onion along choice exterior famous recreation gotham . Free-form bits recorded by Bruce in the days before his death on August 3, 1966. Nobody parsed the meaning of obscenity better than Bruce. Second part (of three) of a conversation among comedian Lenny Bruce, attorney Albert Bendich and journalist Ralph J. Gleason. The recording ends in the midst of the bit George Shearing. 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 refers to his attire, reads from the transcript of his trial for obscenity in San Francisco earlier that year, talks about the hostility in the audience. ), 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. 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). He talks about race relations and does Dick Gregory, Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House and Goldwater Talks to Negroes. Conversation among Lenny Bruce, Phil Spector and Allen Ginsberg. They said it in a light hearted way. The recording continues with the first part of a Lenny Bruce performance at the Gate of Horn on December 9, 1962. 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 second clip is a bit on how Lawrence Welks accent and square persona were just a put-on. He talks about critics and is asked about the recent Congressional hearings about rigged quiz shows. He does the bit Divorce & Motels. Even up to his last moments, Bruce never backed down from fighting for what he believed in. Lenny Bruce was way ahead of his time. 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. Francks takes the same approach to "Tea for Two," slipping in and out of "Black Coffee" and adding a bit of scatting. There are things you . The Official Website of Lenny Bruce. Bruce is in the midst of his King Kong bit. He says men will have sex with anything. A large portion of the collection is photographs of Lenny Bruce, Honey Bruce (his wife), Kitty Bruce (his daughter), Sally Marr (his mother) and Myron Schneider (his father), among others. Their interaction in Nat Adderley's soulful "Work Song" is amazing, with Breau providing a bit of percussion on his instrument as well. Bruce riffs that he was late because hed been kidnapped. Bruce was watched closely in New York as well. Originally issues by Fantasy Records (Fantasy 34201) as "Lenny Bruce Live At The Curran Theatre". Bruce wonders whether it is the usual practice to confront performers before their shows. Tim Allen has spoken out in defense of the Roseanne Barr he once knew. The exact date is not known, but the year is probably 1962. Included are mentions of Ivan Bunny (Ivan Colitz), Winston Churchill, Sonny Liston, Tom Dugan, Rusty Warren, Bill Tilden. Jimmy Hoffa, Jewish bigotry, Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers), Custody/Get Even, Stag Film vs. King of Kings, Transvestites Posing as Police, We Did it to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars and Bad Toilet Training, Australia, Thank You Masked Man, Ivan Bunny, Bobby Kennedy. Bruce seeks Bendichs advice. 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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