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Tom Lehrer's work was some of the small amount of non-classical or religious music my Dad owned.
Also, he claimed to have invented the modern jello shot as a way to sneak booze onto the Navy base he was stationed at.
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3xoyCeujtw
Also, he claimed to have invented the modern jello shot as a way to sneak booze onto the Navy base he was stationed at.
Tom Lehrer, Influential Satirist Whose Topical Songs Poked and Prodded America in the ’50s and ’60s, Dies at 97
Tom Lehrer, an influential musical satirist who came to fame with songs addressing topical events in the '50s and '60s, has died at age 97.
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View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3xoyCeujtw
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Sardines
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I just don't find this guy funny.
He has good concepts, but runs them too long, and doesn't deliver them that well.
Sardines
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Yeah, I want to like his stuff I just never really do.
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That has to be the quietest video in an arena I've ever heard. And I didn't see them booing him off the stage, ended with him telling them something brother. Maybe it needed more context and it definitely needed better audio.
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Yeah that was a dud. He's stretching way too hard to try to make this a comedy thing and it just isn't. It's like it's misplaced, doesn't ring plausible so it isn't funny and his delivery and script are both ***.
Loni Anderson, ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ Star, Dies at 79
She received two Emmy noms for being "the smartest person in the room" on the CBS sitcom and tons of tabloid attention for her 1988-94 marriage to Burt Reynolds.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
Jim Lovell, who guided Apollo 13 safely back to Earth, dies aged 97
Commander of Apollo 13, who rescued his men from a near certain death in space, has died aged 97.
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David Stratton, esteemed Australian film critic, dies aged 85
The international cinema expert was beloved for his film reviews, particularly on television with Margaret Pomeranz
www.theguardian.com
Vale David Stratton, giant of the Australian film industry
David Stratton, esteemed Australian film critic, dies aged 85
The international cinema expert was beloved for his film reviews, particularly on television with Margaret Pomeranz
Vale David Stratton, giant of the Australian film industry
Isn't that kind of like saying, "a giant of underwater basket weaving"?
Danielle Spencer, star of 'What's Happening!!', dies at 60
Spencer starred as Dee in the 1970s sitcom "What's Happening!!"
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Stratton was one of the most respected critics in Variety, without his influence is there a Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Rose Burn, Geoffrey Rush, Guy Pearce, so on and so forth.
Wait, who? Never heard of them.