tailgater: "dark side" not racist, more biblical, or star wars. "you are afraid to use common phrases?" i believe my recent post suggests other wise. incidently that was the name of the book written by ****** gregory who said "mom, every time you hear that word, they are promoting my book."

Like one of our great statesmen once said "Why can't we all just get along" I think street is tryingto hire him to run his pub ic relations.

In the 60's I watched Lenny Bruce disintegrating on stage reading transcripts of his trials, apparently dressed only in an overcoat and needing a shave. He would sometimes repeat the n word over and over and over, trying to make it lose its meaning. I think black people among themselves have largely accomplished that, in fact have turned it into a term of endearment or comeraderie, but it is an exclusive club and the rest of the world so far is barred from membership. All this will pass. The sooner the better.

"It" will never die or pass as long as the African/American (I hope this doesn't offend you Rick) community keeps pulling the "race card" when it benefits them (only word I could use-them)! Charlie

eleltea : lenny bruce? wow! didn't know you heard of him. how about stan freeburg?

char5353 : we agree. we agree on more things than you know.

Hello Mudder hello Fadder here I am at camp Granada, LOL JonR

allen sherman. no wonder this board is so full of pi** and vinagar, you guys know more about the real comedians and satirists (or is it spelled satyrist)than i expected. anyone familiar with "stan freeburg presents the united states of america?"

Apparantly, the distinction between "racial" and "racist" is too subtle to be distinguished here.

Take an Indian to lunch today.

I was a Mort Sahl fan, too. But, like Lenny with his obscenity trials, Mort got so angry after the JFK assasination, and so fixated, that he stopped being funny for 20 years. A great loss, because he was the best of all of them.

How about Brother Dave Gardner or Redd Foxx? Charlie

saw redd foxx at the hacienda about xx years ago. don't know dave gardner. current hip amd brilliant comedian eddie izzard. must see on video.

Brother Dave Gardner mostly played the southern circuits. Very funny, very pre-PC. He was white, and I think the civil rights movement killed his act. Had a couple albums, don't know if they hold up today. Parts of them will. Flip Wilson safely did some of his stuff, like "You gon' be here when John gets here?" Died a few years ago. Gotta be somethin on the net about him, everythings out there.

flip was a classs act. when his show ended, he spent the rest of the time traveling the world with his kids. i think one of them was dying and he devoted the rest of the childs life to him.

Brother Dave Gardner sounded a lot like an old timey Southern Baptist Minister and he sang and told jokes!! Very, very politically incorrect! Played Southern Clubs and Vegas!!! Flip Wilson used a lot of Brother Daves lines! Gardner wore white suits smoked one cigarette after another and was very funny and the most politically incorrect act of the 50's and 60's. He had a couple of albums go gold and appeared on late night TV shows in the 60's! Civil rights movement did him in along with lung cancer! Charrlie

Char, you are alright. Rejoice, dear hearts!

"I know what is in every book, in every library in the world..................words"!!!!!!!!!!!! Charlie

If you're against it, you're for it.

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