On Jul 16, 2005, at 8:30 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now that is a cool thing to have on your "resume," Chuck. That's
great.
Ken
There are so many things to which I had access simply by being a part
of the jazz scene during the period when there still was one - before
the 60s revolution, when the baby boomers reached adolescence and
rejected the culture they had inherited from their parents - the good
things, as well as the bad. Lenny's act was not nearly so
spontaneous as he made it appear. It was well rehearsed, and always
well delivered, but it was also well thought out and varied little
from night to night.
One of the things that stands out in my faulty memory was his routine
about whether a bigoted white guy would rather consider marrying a
white woman or a black woman. He carried this on for a while and
then suggested Kate Smith and Lena Horne. (Please - no offense to
Kate Smith in my mind, but he made the juxtaposition funny in context
and his timing was great.)
Chuck
Remember Lenny Bruce's schtick on "What I don't understand is why
saying 'F%$# You' is a BAD thing??"
Ken
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I certainly do. I spent 6 weeks working opposite him at the Village
Vanguard some (how many!?) years ago.
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