Documents tagged "Lenny Bruce"
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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031973.txt
In this document, Paul Krassner shares memories of his time as a columnist for Cavalier Magazine and mentions some key people such as Michael Simmons and Lenny Bruce. He highlights the magazine's focus on hiring talented writers like Thomas Pynchon and Philip Roth, and its effort to distinguish itself from Playboy by being seen as slightly hipper and more youthful. Paul also discusses his experience at an auction of items slept on by the Beatles during their first trip to America and his column about Lenny Bruce titled "Lenny the Lawyer".
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030187.txt
The article is about the late comedian Lenny Bruce and his impact on comedy and society. It mentions his famous obscenity trial at Café Au Go Go in New York City and how he died of an overdose on August 3, 1966, with a foreclosure notice still on appeal. The author, who was a friend and subscriber to the satirical magazine The Realist, met Bruce for the first time in 1959 at a Times Square hotel and discusses their friendship and how Bruce broke through traditional stereotypes in his comedy act.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024923.txt
This is an email from George Krassner talking about his experience as a columnist for Cavalier Magazine and how it hired fine scribes like Thomas Pynchon and Philip Roth. He also mentions Playboy, another men's magazine that was published around the same time. He writes about writing a column for Cavalier called "The Naked Emperor" and describes attending an auction of two-inch squares from bedsheets slept on by the Beatles during their first trip to America. His second column was about Lenny Bruce and his legal troubles.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024374.txt
Cavalier Magazine was launched by Fawcett Publications in 1952 as a men's magazine aimed at young and hip readers. The magazine hired notable writers such as Thomas Pynchon, Philip Roth, William Saroyan, Isaac Asimov, and Theodore Sturgeon. In the 1960s, the author was invited to write for Cavalier under the column "The Naked Emperor," which covered topics such as auctions of Beatles' hotel linens and the legal troubles of Lenny Bruce.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015032.txt
This document is a summary of Paul Krassner's career as an investigative satirist over the past 60 years. Key people in this document include Paul Krassner himself, George Carlin, Arianna Huffington, Tom Robbins, Ken Kesey, Kurt Vonnegut, and The New York Times. It is evident that Paul Krassner's work has had a significant impact on many individuals, including those who have become prominent figures in their own right. The document also highlights the importance of satire as a tool for exposing hypocrisy and absurdity in American culture.