03/08/2006

It's a birthday

Well a deathday really.  Today is the 40th anniversary of Lenny Bruce's death.  The pioneer of hard-edge stand-up hounded to death by the police and judiciary because he used naughty words (the public argument) but more honestly because he challenged conventional thinking on sex, religion, the police and politics.  If you've never heard of him then I'd recommend you chase some of his early stuff down.  It's not that easy to get into but you can see the genesis of people like Bill Hicks and Denis Leary in there. 

Have fun.

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I know the name and his trade, but only because of the Simon and Garfunkel song "Seven O'clock News/Silent Night".

Posted by: Roger | 03/08/2006

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