About obscenity, Lenny Bruce & laws

[Tangerine]

Some darks clouds seem to appear in our worldnet skies so maybe it's time to keep on spreading freedom of thinking as often we can.

If you don't know US humorist Lenny Bruce , famous in the 60's for being the 1rst to talk on stage about us problems on racism, sexuality, drugs and religion, it's time to upgrade your freedom fighting knowledge.

Bruce didn't dare to talk about homosexuality but not in the silly degrading way of mainstream humorists but on the gay ppl suffering and traps mades by cops disguised in transvestites.
Cops invaded then theaters or cabaret to switch his mike off and adding handcuffs to his stage costume.
Lucky he was then supported by PlayBoy's mogul Hugh Hefner to survive and battle against biggots and rednecks.

His daughter Kitty Bruce open recently a web site on his father with huge personnal archives, (she discovered that the Vatican officialy ask for Bruce arrest !) so if you want to know more about a great american and freedom symbol take a peek at www.lennybruceofficial.com and especially the "concert" when he talk a lot on the point of his so called "obscene words" wich led him to be judged in America, banned from UK and boycotted in Australia. A RSBB on-topic show !


Have fun and spread the good spirit all over (^ ^) Edited June 15, 2008 by Tangerine

[curiousboy]

I first heard about Lenny Bruce from Dustin Hoffman, back in the seventies...nice movie:



Thanx for reminding us, Tang!

hugs,

cb Edited June 15, 2008 by curiousboy