Tag Archives: Lenny Bruce

Scapegoat and Symbol (28)

From ’61 on, came the argument between petulant lower-court judges and the Supreme Court. And spoiled rotten DAs. When they lost a case… the city attorney in Los Angeles, every time he’d lose in Washington, I’d get my ass kicked … Continue reading

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Dressup and Playacting (14)

The classics are the classics for a reason. This is from Lenny Bruce’s Berkeley Concert (1965): I think in 1951 there were probably about 7,000 dope fiends in the state and maybe 50 narcotics officers. Today probably there are about … Continue reading

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