In order to fully appreciate the groundbreaking uniqueness of Lenny Bruce you need to listen and see him. No where else in the world will you be able to see some of the first hand pictures and audio clips of Lenny Bruce except here.
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Reading all those great quotes is one thing. Now experience listening to them.
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Kitty
I had the pleasure of meeting your grandmother, Sally, back in 1982 or so here in LA. I remember that one of local alternative weekly papers had just done a story on her that week. An older actress, Esther Sutherland, whom I had just met, arranged that the 3 of us would have lunch together in West Hollywood at a place called, The French Marketplace. It was a thrill for me to meet her as Lenny was a tremendous influence on my outlook. I was too young to have ever seen his act, but from the books and records my mind was changed forever. Your grandmother was very sweet to me, and gave me a copy of the booklet, “Stamp Help Out”, which I believe you were publishing. Anyway, your grandmother and I would talk by phone occasionally after that meeting up until shortly before her passing.
I still live in LA and am active as a trumpet player.
Best wishes,
Elliott Caine
hi kitty,
i hope you remember me. i’m ciro orsini’s nephew.
i hope you are well. i am back in london now. i have many fond memories of the time we all lived on crescent heights!
i would love to hear from you again.
i miss sally .she was certainly one of a kind.
god bless,
tinox
Kitty, when I was ten years old, (1963) I was watching a television show in Chicago called The First Freedom. people could walk up to a microphone and camera ans speak their mind. A man came on and talked about not being allowed to see a performer in a night club, because of what the performer said, a performer named Lenny Bruce. My 10 year old mind could not understand how in a private place for adults, a man could be arrested for talking to other adults. I still do not. When I was 13, I read your dad’s book Today I am a Social Worker, working with people having a mental illness or substance abuse problem. I used to be in theater and worked with a guy named Del Close, who often spoke of your father. So it is great to find this site and make my small contribution by purchasing a t-shirt.
Cheers,
Louis D.
Dear Kitty.
I work for a management company for a famous Irish Comedian called Tommy Tiernan. On his website (www.tommytiernan.com) we have a feature called Comic of the Month. We would like your father to be the Comic for August. Can you give us permission for a clip of your choice that we can use for our website.
Kind regards,
Judith
Mabinog
Dear Kitty,
Discovering the artistry of Lenny Bruce as a fifteen-year-old in 1973 can only be described as one of the milestones of my life. He was - and is - one of the greatest humorists that this doomed country has ever produced. I have always believed that America’s most valuable citizens are not its politicians, but its comedians. My own personal Mt. Rushmore would have the imaged of Mark Twain, Robert Benchley, Fred Allen and Lenny Bruce etched into the mountain’s side for all time and eternity.
Here is something to ponder: At the exact time I was discovereing the magic of Lenny Bruce, I purchaced an LP of an extended interview John Lennon did in 1969 with a British journalist named David Wigg. At the time, I remember thinking, “This guy is so hip! He’s a guru!” Recently, I dropped that record on the old turntable. The passage of time and hindsight forces me to conclude that Lennon was terribly naive in some of the subjects that he chose to tackle.
Such is NOT the case with Lenny Bruce. I’ll be fifty on August 16 - ten years older than Lenny was when he breathed his last breath. And yet, in spite of that, the passage of time only reinforces my admiration and awe of the wisdom and artistry which personified his body of work,
Lenny Bruce is dead and he’s not coming back. That very fact diminishes us all.
Tom Degan
Goshen, NY
tomdegan@frontiernet.net
Dear Kitty,
I’m working for Serious Films in the Netherlands and we’re making a documentary of a famous singer who died several years ago and he was always talking about Lenny. That’s why we want to add some footage of in total a little bit less than one minute. Two stills and two short clips of three sentences… I’m searching for the right person to discuss the conditions and terms of agreement with. Would that be you or could you help me with that? Thank you already!
Warm regards,
Renate Bergsma
Serious Films
+31-6-41486247
r.bergsma11@chello.nl
YO,I HAVE PROTESTED AGINST 2 LAWYERS,A BANK AND A CAR DEALERSHIP,I KNOW THE FIRST AMENDMENT VERY WELL,PEOPLE WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE PLAIN UNVARNISHED TRUTH,I NEVER HEARD OF LENNY BRUCE UNTIL AFTER THESE EXPERIENCES,I SAW SOMETHING ON CABLE AND I LIKED HIM IMMEDIATELY,TRUTHTELLERS ARE ALWAYS PERSECUTED BY ALL AUTHORITY FIGURES,ALL PEOPLES JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE FUN OF ANYONE WHO ABUSES THEIR POWER,WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAY WHATEVER COMES INTO OUR MINDS,ESPECIALLY IN A NIGHT CLUB ,I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING YOU KITTY AND LET’S FACE IT,SOME PRETTY TRIPPY STUFF IS GOING ON !!! METHINKS YOUR DAD MAY BE IN ON IT!!
GOD BLESS,JIM WELSH [PHILLY]
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