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celebrates comic genius 2006
HAPPY 80th
BIRTHDAY
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LENNYBRUCE |  |
WHERE EVER YOU MAY BE
by fiba publisher G P Solomos
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The Brooklyn-born comedian Lenny Bruce died at the age of 42 in 1967. They 'say' that it was as a result of a self-inflicted overdose of drugs. However no independent public investigation was allowed. Sound familiar? Both Zionists and Catholics - let alone the 'laws' for obscenity - were hounding him to the very end. He was an establishment 'outlaw'' public figure - just like John Lennon. And they were both silenced!! |
| Although his father was born in the United Kingdom he was expelled from London after only one performance of his 'act' in the mid-'60s. The Brits, like the Yanks, couldn't stomach what he had to say - IN our OUT of context. He first started 'speaking' in the late 1950s in small clubs in NYC and San Francisco. He was arrested for 'obscenity' in California but the complaint |  |
| was thrown out of court. However in New York City the authorities there couldn't wait to have him locked up. This harassment began weighing heavily on his mind. |
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His
show-business wife left him after only five years. But their daughter
was left in his care. With no means of earning a living 'performing'
he swiftly began to fall apart mentally. They 'say'
so-called 'drugs' got him in the end. Never
honored or appreciated in his own country nor abroad Lenny
Bruce is almost a mystical figure in this day and age. But the
few times his
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| spontaneous
'hsyterical monologues' were recorded is
proof of his genius and gift of gab that will never be erased. If you
can find any of the DVDs or Audio
tapes devoted to Lenny Bruce's
work grab them! You won't regret it! ____________________________________________ A BBC2 radio documentary about Lenny Bruce recently broadcast may be heard from bottom of page at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/documentaries/ ____________________________________________________ |
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