You must credit the Forward, retain our pixel and preserve our canonical link in Google search. Lenny Bruce wanted to point out that your interpretation of that word, will be different from another persons. 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. 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. 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. Bruce holds up a magazine with a picture of a nude or scantily clad woman and asks, how can that chick be indecent? Bruce in 1963, after having been arrested in San Francisco. An officer tells audience members to take their seats and show identification. November 16, 2004 10 Songs, 1 hour, 7 minutes 2004 Art of Life Records. On August 3, 1966, he died of a morphine overdose in his home. 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. The Purple Onion is another great release from Art of Life. 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. 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. The show is in progress. 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. Read another story from us:The Comedian who Passed Away Live on Stage. The second set begins. 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). He does the bit People Dont Talk That Way to Judges. He does No Guy Ever Cheated on His Wife/Guys Detach. He does The Romans Segregated Christians with Lions and Black Black Woman White White Woman. Third part of a conversation among comedian Lenny Bruce, attorney Albert Bendich and journalist Ralph J. Gleason. 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). By Philip Eil He does Barney & the Hecklers, talks to a doctor and his wife in the audience. Lenny Bruce being arrested in 1961. Bruce does his bit about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots, which suggests that it is 1964. The police had recorded two of the performances. He mentions anti-integrationists Ross Barnet and General Edwin A. Walker and wonders what Christ would think about them. August 5, 2016. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. Gleason was a writer for the San Francisco Chronicle who was an early fan and supporter of Bruce. He mentions his obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). He talks about Bela Lugosi and his son. "A New Electric Chair" is a stream-of-consciousness narrative about a warden deliberating a purchase. Towards the end of his life, Lenny was constantly caught up in bust ups with the authorities. Dec. 23, 2003. The recording ends abruptly. But at that time of recording, Lenny Bruce was under litigation for obscenity by New Yorks [then] District Attorney (D.A. Bruce refers to his attire, a raincoat, pants and mismatched socks. ), Frank Hogan. He does Fatboy, Filipinos, Midgets, Communism/The Phone Company, and We Did It to Their Mothers for Chocolate Bars. Lenny Bruce performance. In the third and sixth clip he mentions The Chronicle, which would place the performances in San Francisco. 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? Also available in the iTunes Store. Arrested and put on trial numerous times, Bruce came to symbolize the debate between free speech versus offensive material. Please use Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge to view this site. Drummer Buddy Rich, and singer Eileen Barton are in the audience. He speculates on Rock Hudsons sexuality. Bendich is impressed by the thoroughness of Bruces research. (1) Bruce continues the bit Flashers, then does Midgets, wonders whether Pygmies are midgets, and imagines Gov. 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. He does a bit on mothers of different ethnicities. Goldfarb Library, Mailstop 045 Bruce does his bit Custody/Get Even, inserts a little of King Kong, and goes into Stag Film vs. King of Kings. He asserts that chicks are the boss. Therecording ends abruptly. 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 does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul), The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt, Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House, Men Are Carnal, Las Vegas Tits & Ass and the origin of Obscenity Law, Marijuana, and Airplane Glue. Bruce seeks Bendichs advice. He does his bits Schmuck, Small-town Audiences, Dykes, and the Jewish mother who still doesnt know her son is gay. Twice after shows in Los Angeles, Bruce was charged with obscenity violations. A new set starts. 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. He does Dick Gregory and Ive Never Been Inside a Negros House. 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 does Las Vegas Tits & Ass. Talks about a bit of his about Eleanor Roosevelt and his current obscenity trial in New York (the Caf Au Go Go trial). Remaining free while appealing his Chicago conviction, Bruce attempted to do a show in Britain. He starts his bit The Clap, then has an exchange with an angry man in the audience who wants his money back ($5). The Purple Onion was a legendary comedy club in San Francisco. The recording begins with the show in progress. 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). He does the bit We Killed Christ. Bruce also attracted attention for his edgy routines that often pushed the limits of good taste. He refers to a gig he did in Milwaukee, then does his bit about playing at small-town venues. 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. Why did you call him that? Bruce riffs that he was late because hed been kidnapped. Bruce continues the bits Deny It and Hotels Are Dirty. The sixth section is Tim Hardins song Lennys Tune, a.k.a. 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. Bruce wonders whether it is the usual practice to confront performers before their shows. 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. George Wallaces reaction to Pygmies. (Note: some clips contain profanity or other language that may not be appropriate for listening at work, around children, or near anyone with delicate sensibilities. He does Flashers, then Midgets, wonders whether Pygmies are midgets, and imagines Gov. A new set begins. He mentions a practice from the time of Christs crucifixion. In the fourth section, he does rants as an irate pornographer and as an irate narcotics addict. Most of his acts took place in the underground scenes; jazz bars, strip clubs etc. Joey's Solo (Feat. Bruce recounts how he got the label sick comic. He talks about the cover of his album The Sick Humor of Lenny Bruce and says he has a new album (I Am Not a Nut, Elect Me, which was recorded in 1959 and released in 1960). Goyish. 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. Judaism. He does the bits Would You Sell Out Your Country (Francis Gary Powers) and Las Vegas Tits & Ass. He does Men Are Carnal, Las Vegas Tits & Ass and the origin of Obscenity Law, Marijuana, and Airplane Glue. Race. He does his bit The Christian God Has a Face, the Jewish God Doesnt. 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. 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 had been featured nationally on the Steve Allen Show. He does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. The third clip is his bit on a Jewish mother in Miami whos the only one who doesnt know her son is gay. Free-form bits recorded by Bruce in the days before his death on August 3, 1966. Its important to remember one thing; everything we have created as a species; language, laws, monetary, institutions etc, was appointed by a manmade meaning. Although fans of Lenny Breau are likely to be interested in all of his previously unreleased recordings, the focus is primarily on Francks. He reads from a negative review by Army Archerd of his performance at The Interlude, a Los Angeles club, in which patrons of the club are called limp-wristers. Bruce does his Lie Detector bit. Allen explained to the viewers that Lenny Bruce was going to use a four letter word on television that will shock the viewers to their very core. He does Christ & Moses, sings a bit in Yiddish, and closes the set with Ben Hurs mother & sister. However, that episode of the Steve Allen Show was eventually shelved by the censors, it was never aired. (1)The recording begins while the set is in progress. Throughout his career Lenny Bruce said whatever he wanted on stage. In the words of Professor Lou Gottlieb of the Purple Onion, himself no slight satirist of our cultural mores, "Lenny Bruce is a verbal Hieronymus Bosch." For the jazz fan there is the same. 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. 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. Bruce mentions protesters demonstrating against policemen, and does How the Law Started/Craphouse. The man brought a civil suit against him. (3) Phone letter by Lenny Bruce to Ralph J. Gleason. !, they looked confused and replied with Hes our mate, we always call him the paki. Bruce does The Act Is Hugging & Kissing, The Clap. He does The Best Man in the Tribe (St. Paul) and Filipinos. Bruce believes he was framed. Information about and brief clips of the majority of these recordings can be found below. Ginsberg recorded the conversation. "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. 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. He turns his back to the camera this way, you dont know who said, the band said it, hes timing himself, preparing to say that shocking, obscene, foul, four letter wordhe immediately turns around to the camera. 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. Talks about segregation, Perry Como. He uses the word shit and says the Supreme Court ruled that its not obscene if youre talking about narcotics. Bruce was sentenced to four months of labor in a workhouse, but again did not serve time while he appealed the verdict. He talks about Hugh Hefners intentions with Playboy. 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. 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. who was involved with narcotics. Why did they choose that word?. Here are a few clips that show the range, depth, and volatility of a man Complex magazine calls the most controversial comedian of all time. He refers to his 1962 obscenity trial in San Francisco, and that he was acquitted. He refers to his 1962 obscenity trial in San Francisco, and that he was acquitted. Bruce died in his home in Hollywood Hills in 1966. The file ends during Shelley Berman & the Chicago Shtarkers. He explained that he didnt care what people thought about the nickname because they arent there to understand. 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 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 refers to the sex scandals involving Bill Tilden and Fatty Arbuckle. The comedy of Lenny Bruce was changing. 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. He talks about tourist vs. first class on planes. Guitarist Lenny Breau, vocalist/comedian Don Francks, and bassist Eon Henstridge were a brand new trio (later calling themselves Three) when they were recorded in 1961 at the Purple Onion, a Toronto nightclub. [2] Out of prison on bail, soon he would die. (2) The recording abruptly switches to a different performance, in progress, (probably 1964, location unknown) with references to Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater. He does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots. 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. Their interaction in Nat Adderley's soulful "Work Song" is amazing, with Breau providing a bit of percussion on his instrument as well. Men's voices can be heard--it's the police. Best Known For: Lenny Bruce was an American stand-up comic and satirist who became a target for prosecutors and a poster boy for freedom of speech. Lenny Bruce was a controversial American comedian during the 1950s and 1960s. Reading law books and other commentaries on free speech now took up most of Bruces time. Tim Allen has spoken out in defense of the Roseanne Barr he once knew. Included are mentions of Ivan Bunny (Ivan Colitz), Winston Churchill, Sonny Liston, Tom Dugan, Rusty Warren, Bill Tilden. Mentions Leopold and Loeb. He then talks about Lyndon Johnsons southern accent. "Oscar's Blues" is a dazzling display of his tap dancing backed by Breau, while "Joey's Solo" finds the dancer accompanied only by the cadence of the audience's clapping. Bruce performs several bits and discusses topical matters, Including: his arrest for obscenity, Irv Kup Kupcinet, Will Leonard, Jewish vs. Goyishe, Paul Molloy. He talks about the prosecution witnesses at his recent New York obscenity trial, and does Art With a Little Piece of Shit in It. Some of Bruces routines feel dated. The second set begins. He works the bit I Picked the Wrong God into his remarks about the trial and mentions Leopold and Loeb. He was renowned for his open, free-style and critical form of comedy which integrated satire, politics, religion, sex, and vulgarity. In fact, this bit might be riskier today than it was in the 1960s. From Indecency, he goes into the bits Custody/Get Even and Stag Film vs. King of Kings. Bruce speaks of his arrests in Los Angeles both for obscenity and for possession of narcotics. 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). Lenny Bruce died in August of 1966, but you can still hear his voice online. He does Communism/The Phone Company. He does Men Are Carnal, Bestiality Law, Custody/Get Even, Deny It. He talks about the double standard in depicting sex vs. violence. 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. Bruce introduces Levy to his attorney, Mark Blumenthal. Bruce identifies in the audience jazz musician J.J. Johnson, and someone from the magazine Downbeat. Interview by journalist Gary Shenfer of Lenny Bruce in Miami (or Miami Beach) at the El Patio club. Other Versions (5 of 9) View All He never gave up on his first amendment right, freedom of speech. Joel Lesnick and Sgt. Bruce is reading from a letter a woman sent him. As comedy relief, Bruce tells an anecdote, using a W.C. Fields voice, about the judge. 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. You can follow me on: Instagram/Facebook/Snapchat/Youtube. This file constitutes part four of four quarters (although without a definitive ending to the show). He flips through a magazine with stories about celebrities and lady-kinda ads. He reads the ad for the Mark Eden Method Bust Developer. Bruce does his bit The Clap, gets indignant about the hypocrisy regarding the disease. He challenged the status quo, the hypocrisy and corruption of his own government. He played around with the word, using it in the same context as he would do if the word was shit. I love them, weve been friends for god knows how long. Lenny Bruce Constitution Quote Shirt $ 30.00 Select options. The chemistry between Breau and Francks is dynamic to say the least. He does Goldwater Talks to Negroes, talks about prejudice and Lee Harvey Oswald. Although. 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. Things that will shock you. Steve Allen. Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. 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. 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 calls Lyndon Johnson is a shitkicker, but says Kennedy was sophisticated. Bruce talks about his obscenity trial and the police. Thats the place where Lenny Bruce was arrested for obscenities a long time ago. The file ends during the bit Las Vegas Tits & Ass. The recording continues with the first part of a Lenny Bruce performance at the Gate of Horn on December 9, 1962. Join Vimeo Scary goyish.. Bruce does his bit about Barry Goldwaters Jewish roots. The writings and transcripts offer transcripts of his performances as well as showcase screenplays he had written as well as ones written about him. Some of the names on the petition included Paul Newman, Bob Dylan, Elizabeth Taylor, James Baldwin, and Woody Allen. However, the appeal was never completed. and Black Black Woman White White Woman. The recording ends in the midst of the bit George Shearing. One of the charges against him was saying "shmuck." 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. With the bit We Killed Christ he explains how his arrests are really for talking about Christianity. He says that in light of this, his upcoming gig in Detroit was canceled. He does his bit on blind pianist George Shearing. Talks about the Catholic Church, Howard Johnsons, Vietnam, protesters, the law, James Joyces Ulysses, bit How the Law Started/Craphouse. He reads from the transcript of his trial for obscenity in San Francisco earlier that year. Lenny Bruce F**K Quote Shirt . Bruce does some bits about air travel. 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. It contains the routines Jackie Kennedy Hauled Ass, To Come: The Verb Instransitive and Deny It. The set ends. Bruce was watched closely in New York as well. He does Christ & Moses, Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight?, and Black Black Woman White White Woman. 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 does The Romans Segregated Christians with Lions. "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. Description He then does Christ & Moses, Are There Any Niggers Here Tonight? But this isn't. 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). 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. Of more interest is the extended interplay between Breau and Henstridge, as Francks' silliness quickly wears thin. One of Bruces signature routines. Bruce begins by riffing with some audience members. 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 continues the bit Divorce & Motels, inserting a comment about his difficulties acting like a father to his daughter. But instead of being able to perform, he was taken back to the airport and deported. He tells Catholics theyre lucky to have confession. 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. The set ends. He does short jokes about Liberace, Richard Nixon, Paul Robeson, Sammy Davis Jr. and Sophie Tucker. He claims hes Ralph J. Gleason (the San Francisco Chronicle writer who was a friend and supporter). 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 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. 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. A new set begins. 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 gives a rundown of persecuted groups, does Ten Thousand Asses (Tigers & Lions), then Shelley Berman & Chicago Shtarkers. 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.. He talks about tourist vs. first class on planes and 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. It was performed in front of a diverse audience in a jazz club, which he explains his point perfectly at the end. Were simply trying to make our ride, the best ride possible with what weve got. He makes the first of several comments on a woman in the audiences meshuggener laugh. He does Transvestites Posing as Policemen. The last section is a series of commercials, and possibly outtakes from commercials, for the Los Angeles mens clothing store Zeidler and Zeidler. 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. Conspiracy to interfere with the fourth amendment const Lenny Bruce. Even up to his last moments, Bruce never backed down from fighting for what he believed in. (3) Bruce does his bit on Barry Goldwater and his Jewish roots, People Dont Talk That Way to Judges. 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. Bendich tries to ascertain whether the precedent of Gascon v. Superior Court 1959, an unlawful search and seizure case, could apply here. In the second section, he says some phrases in Spanish. Bud Steinhoff managed the Purple Onion until his death in November 1983. Bruce discusses his legal trouble and his material on religion. 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. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. Bruce covers it all in 100 seconds of material on the countrys 36th president. Bruce is talking about a D.A. Showing all 3 results. In 1964, a city license inspector attended one of Bruces shows. Bruce notes that there had been no complaints from patrons. The audience reacted positively. He talks about an article attorney Melvin Belli wrote for Fact magazine and segues into his bit about Jack Ruby (for whom Belli served as defense attorney). He points out that the California statute 288a calls criminal many sex acts that he assumes the audience has practiced. He says hes noticed that most of his audiences are male. He does The Origin of Bestiality Laws. Bruce is fed up with people saying hes too concerned about integration, in the Shakespearean vein of you protest too much. He says non-Southerners are bigoted regarding people who talk Southern, like Lyndon Johnson. The show is known as The Berkeley Concert. After deliberation, the jury acquitted Bruce. He talks about obscenity, Tab Hunter, slang used by black gay men, double-entendres used by comics, the nature of gay relationships. The first is a variation on Chicks Are Boss. More than 80 celebrities signed a petition demanding Lenny Bruce be allowed to perform, free from censorship and harassment. He tells a story about having run into bandleader Les Elgart in Detroit. The full recordings are available at Brandeis Universitys Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department. Begins with the final 16 minutes of the show on December 4, 1962, known as The Bust Show (it was the midnight performance, therefore technically during the early hours of December 5). 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