The clientele was mixed, but author David Rosen called the Village Purple Onion a "mob-run gay hangout." . Bruce seeks Bendichs advice. Originally issues by Fantasy Records (Fantasy 34201) as "Lenny Bruce Live At The Curran Theatre". The next section is a performance from 1964. 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. He talks about the Romans treatment of Christians and anti-Semitism. Dec. 23, 2003. (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. The second clip is a bit on how Lawrence Welks accent and square persona were just a put-on. He does The Origin of Bestiality Laws. When I heard them use the word, I took it in a light hearted way and asked Whoa! He says he has sold his house, and his money is gone. May be from different sets and may not be in chronological order. He talks about the abundance of police cars in front of the Gate of Horn at the previous nights performance. It begins while the show is in progress. Bud Steinhoff managed the Purple Onion until his death in November 1983. The trio's approach to standards is a bit unusual. (2) 15-minute section of a Gate of Horn show on December 9, 1962. He ends by riffing about Barry Goldwater and Lyndon Johnson. Upload, livestream, and create your own videos, all in HD. 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 in 1963, after having been arrested in San Francisco. Bruce says he is in Saranac, New York, convalescing (from pleurisy). 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. He talks about the fallout from a joke about Cardinal Spellman, then does The Postman. If you make it a taboo to use that word, itll give that word a powerful meaning. 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. Bruces grave at Eden Memorial Park Cemetery in Mission Hills, California. Its important to remember one thing; everything we have created as a species; language, laws, monetary, institutions etc, was appointed by a manmade meaning. (1)The recording begins while the set is in progress. He does the bit The Origin of Bestiality Laws. 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. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. Reading law books and other commentaries on free speech now took up most of Bruces time. Discusses differences between Christians and Jews. (3) Bruce does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots, People Dont Talk That Way to Judges. He talks about obscenity, Tab Hunter, slang used by black gay men, double-entendres used by comics, the nature of gay relationships. 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. Politics. Bruce decided to flee to New York City hoping to continue his career. Talks about segregation, Perry Como. The police had recorded two of the performances. 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 . 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. For example, the word nigger, represents a time of slavery, extreme racism and social injustice at a basic human rights level. Lenny follows Francks on his lyrical journey matching Francks' timing impeccably. how far we've come. Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. He directs remarks at the police in this shows audience. He talks about his fans and obscenity. Bruce talks about the early years of his career, differences between audiences and regions, and television. He talks about critics and is asked about the recent Congressional hearings about rigged quiz shows. He does We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars. More detailed information on the Lenny Bruce collection audio files can be found here: Lenny Bruce Institutional Repository site. 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. Kennedy was assassinated later in the day. The comedy of Lenny Bruce was changing. Bruce does Christ & Moses before being arrested, as was audience member George Carlin, who refused to show police his ID. [2] First part (of three) of a conversation among comedian Lenny Bruce, attorney Albert Bendich and journalist Ralph J. Gleason. 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. As Bruce gained fame and popularity, he moved on from doing stand-up comedy at small strip clubs to performing in larger mainstream halls. Squalor has never guaranteed success; chain smoking at the Purple Onion never guaranteed creativity and ingenuity. In the first section, Bruce riffs on what he is doing, testing the Sony Dynamic Microphone. A lawyer that advocated for First Amendment freedom of speech rights, Albert Bendich, represented Bruce in court. The prosecution used the testimony and notes of the city license inspector, as well as from police officers who attended some of Bruces other performances. 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 Flashers. (1) Final 16 minutes of the show on the night of December 4-5, 1962, known as The Bust Show (midnight performance). The tape ends during an exchange between Bruce and Gate of Horn owner Alan Ribback about Jackie Mason having just criticized censorship (this was witnessed by Ribback, but its unknown whether it was live or on television or radio). Please contact the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department, Brandeis University. They said it in a light hearted way. (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 covers it all in 100 seconds of material on the countrys 36th president. Lenny Bruce, head-and-shoulders portrait. The Purple Onion originally opened in 1952 under the management of Keith Rockwell. Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 - August 3, 1966), better known as Lenny Bruce, was a comedian, author, and social critic, whose corrosive and transgressive satire as well as his boldness in pushing the envelope of the laws of obscenity have made him an iconic figure in American culture. Lenny Bruce had already made two previous appearances, so why the need to give him such a dedicated introduction? Bruce performs his bit about the history of obscenity law and Entrapment by Cops. 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 does Fatboy, Filipinos, Midgets, Communism/The Phone Company, and We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars. Showing all 3 results. 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. Lenny Bruce was a controversial American comedian during the 1950s and 1960s. 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. Most of his acts took place in the underground scenes; jazz bars, strip clubs etc. Tim Allen has spoken out in defense of the Roseanne Barr he once knew. He says he was hip to the Bay of Pigs before most people. He tells Catholics theyre lucky to have confession. But this isn't. He talks about race relations and does Dick Gregory, Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House and Goldwater Talks to Negroes. The recording ends abruptly. He refers to his 1962 obscenity trial in San Francisco, and that he was acquitted. He does I Picked on the Wrong God. He does Religions, Inc., and starts Father Flotsky. He then talks about Lyndon Johnsons southern accent. He does Black Black Woman White White Woman. He played engagements at the club in February and August of 1965. The new trial pitted Bruces use of dirty language and suggestive material against his right to free speech. Then, as is the case today, you had to network, deal with the power-brokers, hold meaningless jobs and share . Bruce talks about his obscenity trial and the police. The first clip captures Bruces piece about doctors in old Hollywood movies, and continues with his bit Fay Bainter. Please email us at [emailprotected], subject line republish, with any questions or to let us know what stories youre picking up. 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. Back in California, Bruce was again arrested, as well as ordered to go into rehab for drug addiction. He explained that he didnt care what people thought about the nickname because they arent there to understand. The full recordings are available at Brandeis Universitys Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department. 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 talks about doctors and says hes done a lot of hospital time in the last couple of years. Why did you call him that? In fact, this bit might be riskier today than it was in the 1960s. See our full guidelines for more information, and this guide for detail about canonical URLs. The place might be Los Angeles, where Bruce lived, or San Francisco, where Bendich and Gleason were based. Could he really be that bad?! You can follow me on: Instagram/Facebook/Snapchat/Youtube. The set ends. (2) The recording abruptly switches to a different performance, in progress, (probably 1964, location unknown) with references to Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater. Free-form bits recorded by Bruce in the days before his death on August 3, 1966. He does short jokes about Liberace, Richard Nixon, Paul Robeson, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sophie Tucker. George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. and People Dont Talk That Way to Judges. By Philip Eil 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.. Let me tell you the truth. He then interacts with the audience. Lenny Bruce was a controversial American comedian during the 1950s and 1960s. He does the bit Chicks Are Boss. 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). 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 does his bit Christ & Moses. The first seven clips are variations on his routine on marijuana. Lenny Bruce wanted to point out that your interpretation of that word, will be different from another persons. He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul). Bruce is in the midst of Shelley Berman & the Chicago Shtarkers. Bruce was watched closely in New York as well. Bruce is reading from a letter a woman sent him. 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. People flocked from all over the city, and across the snow to see his performance. 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 his bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt. The tape ends during a passage in which the band is playing and Bruce is interacting with an audience member. A community dedicated to those who are passionate about film. 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. "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 inserts his bit I Picked the Wrong God. Were simply trying to make our ride, the best ride possible with what weve got. John L. White, who made the arrest and Robert Coogan, Jr., who owned the Grand Prix Hobby Shop and sold drugs there. When the police arrived, they found a kettle of water turned on and an electric typewriter with an unfinished sentence. 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). Bruce gives permission for Levy to tape his show. Bruce starts to do Christ & Moses, then veers into I Picked on the Wrong God. 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. In the fourth section, he does rants as an irate pornographer and as an irate narcotics addict. Bruce riffs that he was late because hed been kidnapped. This file constitutes part four of four quarters (although without a definitive ending to the show). He does The Romans Segregated Christians with Lions. He says that in light of this, his upcoming gig in Detroit was canceled. 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. Eulogy to Lenny Bruce, written and performed by Hardin after Bruces death. He does the bit People Dont Talk That Way to Judges. (1) Bruce does the bit Flashers, then Snot. Lenny Bruce being arrested in 1961. He mentions his obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. He claims hes Ralph J. Gleason (the San Francisco Chronicle writer who was a friend and supporter). (2) The bit The Reason We Left England is in progress. He does Las Vegas Tits & Ass. 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. Join Vimeo He talks about Bela Lugosi and his son. He praises Hugh Hefner, who is making it so that the nude female body is no longer filthy. And nobody paid a higher price for alleged obscenity crimes. The sixth section is Tim Hardins song Lennys Tune, a.k.a. In addition to other bits, Bruce comments on what he's looking at in a newspaper (or possibly a magazine). He does Goldwater Talks to Negroes, talks about prejudice and Lee Harvey Oswald. . Performance by Lenny Bruce. 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. President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at Love Field, Dallas, Texas. Names mentioned include Tony Viscarra, the friend who was with Bruce at the time of the arrest, police Sgt. Bruce is talking about a D.A. He discusses the way violence in Psycho is accepted but not sex in movies, and how this attitude of silencing talk about sex can end in tragedy. Bruce does his bit The Clap, gets indignant about the hypocrisy regarding the disease. He says hes noticed that most of his audiences are male. 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. I Picked the Wrong God, speaks of Leopold and Loeb. North Beach is alive at night, and the Smothers Brothers have settled in for a month at the Purple Onion. He talks about Las Vegas and the things he did to get thrown out of Las Vegas. Lenny Bruce F**K Quote Shirt . Once again Bruce was hauled off and arrested. A new set begins. He refers to Tab Hunter's arrest for allegedly beating his dog. He talks about Las Vegas, Shelley Berman, Alan King, George Gobel, Pinky Lee, Bert Parks and Alexander King. He does his bit on blind pianist George Shearing. He went on to influence future comedians such as; Bill Hicks, George Carlin, Jon Stewart, Marc Maron, Louis C.K, Richard Pryor, the list goes on. Bruce also attracted attention for his edgy routines that often pushed the limits of good taste. Class. They performed as a trio called Three. Bruce suggested Mrs. Kennedy wasnt trying to get help for the president in the photo, but instead was running to save her own life. The fourth clip is about a bordello in Europe at which the whores and customers dress in costumes. Remaining free while appealing his Chicago conviction, Bruce attempted to do a show in Britain. 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. Bruce wonders whether it is the usual practice to confront performers before their shows. 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 the bits Jewish vs. Goyishe and (Chicago columnist) Paul Molloy & Christianity. The New York arrest brought some noted intellectuals to Bruces defense. Goldfarb Library, Mailstop 045 A new set begins. Description In 1964, a city license inspector attended one of Bruces shows. The eighth clip features the marijuana material, a bit about medication, his routine Airplane Glue, and a bit about an old Jewish man buying Zig Zag rolling papers. The recording ends abruptly. 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. He does his bit about Jack Ruby and Melvin Belli. Bruce is known to have had engagements at The Den in April and during the fall of 1959. He does his bit Custody/Get Even, inserts a little of King Kong, and goes into Stag Film vs. King of Kings. Judaism. He talks about changes in Miami and an absurd kidnapping there. Joey Hollingsworth, Tap Dancing & Vocals) 1:43. He does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. I love them, weve been friends for god knows how long. He mentions a practice from the time of Christs crucifixion. But instead of being able to perform, he was taken back to the airport and deported. Iconic Lenny Bruce Pin $ 10.00 Read more. Others still crackle with raw energy. Menu. He does his bit about Jack Ruby and Melvin Belli. The set ends. Towards the end of his life, Lenny was constantly caught up in bust ups with the authorities. 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. 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. "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. Years before, Bruce who was a civil rights activist, said in a performance You have a choice of spending 15 years being married to a woman, a black woman or white woman, a simplified skit that showed how ridiculous any anti-miscegenation argument was, and flattened it in just 30 seconds. Religion. He speculates on Rock Hudsons sexuality. At the end of his act, Bruce exasperates that the suppression of the word came from the power that people gave to the word. 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. He mentions the club owner Benny (Ben I. Shapiro) and does Santa Claus interviewed by Edward R. Murrow. Summary []. Bruce does his bit about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots. He does the bits We Killed Christ, Flashers, Christ & Moses, Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight?, and Black Black Woman White White Woman. Bruce King, "From the Editor: How to Lose Customers," Gay Scene 5, no. The recording ends in the midst of the bit George Shearing. He was renowned for his open, free-wheeling, and critical style of comedy which contained satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. He died of an accidental drug overdose. Although. 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