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… there was no way I could continue reading it and remain the same.” --George Carlin “Paul Krassner--confidant of Lenny Bruce, co-founder of the Yippies, defiler of Disney characters, publisher of The Realist, and investigative satirist extraordinaire. As soon as we decided...

definition was “arousal of sexuality.” Lenny was performing that night at Town Hall. He asked me to hand out copies of The Realist, with the Ellis in- terview, in front of the theater. From then on, Lenny thought that his act would be protected, because it had redeem- able socia...

My second column was about Lenny Bruce—titled “Lenny the Lawyer,” since he defended himself in trials He was arrested for obscene performances only because there were no blasphemy laws. I went to the bank and deposited my check, withdrawing half of it in cash, a $500 bill. Lenny...

… of a world where 1“Roseamerica’s Baby,” The Realist #93, August 1972. saying “Fuck” could get your arrested. How did Lenny Bruce work around it? PK: He had to use a euphemism. He’d have to say “frig.” The first time I met Lenny, he came to New York, and he called — because Th...

…quares and sold for $1 each. The price included a notarized statement of authenticity. My second column was about Lenny Bruce—titled “Lenny the Lawyer,” since he defended himself in trials He was arrested for obscene performances only because there were no blasphemy laws, a...

…ch squares and sold for $1 each. The price included a notarized statement of authenticity. My second column was about Lenny Bruce—titled “Lenny the Lawyer,” since he defended himself in trials He was arrested for obscene performances only because there were no blasphemy laws. I...

…or $1 each. The price included a notarized statement of authenticity. HOUSE OVERSIGHT 031973 My second column was about Lenny Bruce___titled "Lenny the Lawyer," since he defended himself in trials He was arrested for obscene performances only because there were no blasphemy laws....

“What are you doing here?” Lenny asked. “| didn’ t want to show them my ID.” “You schmuck.” Lenny was released on bail, but the head of the Vice Squad warned the Gate of Horn manager: “If this man ever uses a four-letter word in this club again, I'm going to pinch you and everyo...

“What are you doing here?” Lenny asked. “| didn’ t want to show them my ID.” “You schmuck.” Lenny was released on bail, but the head of the Vice Squad warned the Gate of Horn manager: “If this man ever uses a four-letter word in this club again, I'm going to pinch you and everyo...

Lenny had been reading a study of anti-Semitism by Jean-Paul Sartre. Now, on stage, giving credit to Thomas Merton's poem about the Holocaust, he requested that all the lights go off except one dim blue spot. Then he began speaking with a German accent: My name is Adolf Eichmann...

Remembering Lenny Bruce August 3, 2016 marked the 50™ anniversary of groundbreaking comedian Lenny Bruce’ s death from an overdose of morphine, while his New York obscenity conviction at Café Au Go Go was still on appeal. On that same day he received a foreclosure notice at his...

…s became increasingly afraid to hire him, he devoted more and more time and energy to the law. In less than two years, 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 was alone in his hotel room, and...

…s became increasingly afraid to hire him, he devoted more and more time and energy to the law. In less than two years, 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 was alone in his hotel room, and...

…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...