RIP Tom Lehrer... 97 is a pretty good run!

[sirhrmechanic]

An amazingly funny guy who did some great political satire... and was an equal-opportunity offender! Totally awesome guy!



Interesting that he had a Masters Degree and was on his way to a PhD when he was drafted. Could have gotten a deferment easily. Or gone OCS. Instead, he served as an enlisted soldier (albiet at the NSA).

He also invented the "Jello Shot." Who knew?

Guys like him and Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon... were real entertainers. Not leftist weenies. The only one really left in that same mold is probably Jay Leno.

And I have to admit, I listened to a lot more Tom Lehrer over the years than I did "Ozzy." Yup, I said it!

Sirhr

 

[jrassy]

Blasphemy !

 

[cas6969]

That's too bad, but I suppose at 97...

Seeing this left me scratching my brain trying to remember Mark Russel's name.
(Seems he passed in 2023)

 

[SBRSarge]

He was funny a heck.

A classy entertainer who could offend inoffensively, and make you laugh without the crass vulgarity of today’s ‘comics’.

I am saddened.

 

[Fx51LP308]

Sorry to hear that. Lots of old classic folks are dropping like flies....

"Who's Next?"

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Sorry to hear that. Lots of old classic folks are dropping like flies....

"Who's Next?"

Don't know, but they have Willie Nelson swaddled in bubble wrap...

 

[sirhrmechanic]

That's too bad, but I suppose at 97...

Seeing this left me scratching my brain trying to remember Mark Russel's name.
(Seems he passed in 2023)

Mark Russell was awesome, too!

Didn't he used to do the Piano numbers on PBS, back when it was less ghey?

Sirhr

 

[Fx51LP308]

Don't know, but they have Willie Nelson swaddled in bubble wrap...

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Just to be clear, "Who's Next" was Lehrer's song about Nuclear Proliferation (and one of my favorite songs).....

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Just to be clear, "Who's Next" was Lehrer's song about Nuclear Proliferation (and one of my favorite songs).....

Not just well-played... brilliantly played!!

Sirhr

 

[Fx51LP308]

Not just well-played... brilliantly played!!

Sirhr

I still have his "That was the Year that Was..." CD. I actually recall the TV show ("That Was the Week that Was...") whic was a satirical review of the week's news. They had Tom do a different song at the close of each episode. I recall the "Polution" song well. It had two different versions, based on where he was singing it.



This recording was in San Francisco, hence the last verse. When he played New York, etc. he would sing, "The Breakfast Garbage you throw away in Troy,... they drink for lunch in Perth Amboy....."

 

[Maggot]

Not leftist weenies.

Sirhr

Takes one to know one.

 

[Maser]

Keith Richards needs to share his secret for longevity to the whole entertainment world. They are dropping like flies guys!

 

[6.5SH]

Keith Richards needs to share his secret for longevity to the whole entertainment world. They are dropping like flies guys!

 

[Gemsbok]

National Brotherhood Week…just saying.

 

[vh20]

An amazingly funny guy who did some great political satire... and was an equal-opportunity offender! Totally awesome guy!



Interesting that he had a Masters Degree and was on his way to a PhD when he was drafted. Could have gotten a deferment easily. Or gone OCS. Instead, he served as an enlisted soldier (albiet at the NSA).

He also invented the "Jello Shot." Who knew?

Guys like him and Johnny Carson and Ed McMahon... were real entertainers. Not leftist weenies. The only one really left in that same mold is probably Jay Leno.

And I have to admit, I listened to a lot more Tom Lehrer over the years than I did "Ozzy." Yup, I said it!

Sirhr

Incredible musician, too. He played 95% of that song without ever looking at the keyboard, and it wasn't just simple chords.

 

[Im2bent]

Keith Richards needs to share his secret for longevity to the whole entertainment world. They are dropping like flies guys!

Shots of formaldehyde?

 

[Fx51LP308]

Keith Richards needs to share his secret for longevity to the whole entertainment world. They are dropping like flies guys!

Or, Dick Van Dyke.. who will turn 100 this Dec. 13th.

 

[Fx51LP308]

National Brotherhood Week…just saying.

Unfortunately. Lena Horne and Sheriff Clarke aren't with us anymore to dance "cheek to cheek."