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…ecutors and twelve jurors, every one with a spot of ash on their foreheads, would have all the surrealistic flavor of a Lenny Bruce fantasy. Since he often talked on stage about his environment, and since police cars and courtrooms had become his environment, the content of Lenn...

…ecutors and twelve jurors, every one with a spot of ash on their foreheads, would have all the surrealistic flavor of a Lenny Bruce fantasy. Since he often talked on stage about his environment, and since police cars and courtrooms had become his environment, the content of Lenn...

…rything was quiet, we went outside and stood at the edge of his unused swimming pool. Dead leaves floated in the water. Lenny cupped his hands to his mouth. “All right, you dogs,” he called out. “Bark for the rich man!” --thereby setting off a chain reaction of barking dogs, a c...

…l the Jews.’ That’ s all | have to say about it.” The audience laughed and applauded, as they did fifty years ago when Lenny Bruce ended a riff on prejudice: “Randy, it won’ t matter any more even if you are colored and I’ m Jewish, and even if Fritz is Japanese, and Wong is Gre...

Lenny attached the $500 bill to the outside breast pocket of his denim dungaree

… friendship with one of my best friends who is a friend no longer. That seemed to mirror some of your relationship with Lenny Bruce. I also felt like your relationship with Lenny had so much to do with your evolution as a writer, satirist, and comedian that it seemed proper to pu...

Lenny attached the $500 bill to the outside breast pocket of his denim

and in 1962 | flew to Chicago. Lenny was performing at the

2016 marked the 50th anniversary of groundbreaking comedian Lenny Bruce’s death from an overdose of morphine

and in 1962 I flew to Chicago. Lenny was performing at the Gate of Horn

Lenny was arrested 15 times. Club owners were afraid to book him. He couldn’t get a gig in six months. On a Christmas day

” he said. Then Lenny and the cops had a discussion about the law

Lenny had told a fantasy tale about Eleanor Roosevelt

…watch out of my pocket since | didn't like to wear it on my wrist, and without saying a word | placed it on the bureau. Lenny laughed one loud staccato “Ha” and kissed me on the forehead. We developed a friendship integrated with stand-up comedy. In_ his act Lenny had broken thr...

…l the Jews.’ That’ s all | have to say about it.” The audience laughed and applauded, as they did fifty years ago when Lenny Bruce ended a riff on prejudice: “Randy, it won’ t matter any more even if you are colored and I’ m Jewish, and even if Fritz is Japanese, and Wong is Gre...