YES! *pumps arm in air in show of wild enthusiasm* posted by jokeefe at 5:42 PM on March 26, 2008
YES! *composes witty musical couplet in show of droll amusement* posted by DU at 5:44 PM on March 26, 2008
he's not dead? that's a relief! posted by pxe2000 at 5:55 PM on March 26, 2008
Oh holy crap this is awesome. posted by tepidmonkey at 5:56 PM on March 26, 2008
This is what I get for being so excited. It is not, in fact, An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer, but a mix from all of his albums. posted by griphus at 5:59 PM on March 26, 2008
Hey, MY Tom Lehrer post wasn't single-link (and was titled "Is He Still Alive?"). Anyway we need a regular dose (maybe a continuous intravenous drip) of his kind of humor, so let me add another YES! posted by wendell at 6:03 PM on March 26, 2008
Awesome! I first discovered Tom Lehrer as a little kid going through my parent's old records. He twisted my sense of humor in the right directions very young. Thank you so much! This rocks! posted by MythMaker at 6:18 PM on March 26, 2008
Me too--as a little kid, I didn't understand most of what I thought was so funny (except poisoning pigeons in the park); I was rewarded even more amply when I listened to him again with the years behind me. posted by not_on_display at 6:25 PM on March 26, 2008
"National Brotherhood Week" is as sharp today as it was 40 years ago -- and probably 40 years from now, more's the pity. posted by escabeche at 6:34 PM on March 26, 2008
The entirety of "An Evening Wasted..."? Where's "Oedipus Rex"? "The Elements"? I wait with bated breath... posted by kersplunk at 6:43 PM on March 26, 2008
Dammit! Missed the comment by griphus above. posted by kersplunk at 6:55 PM on March 26, 2008
kersplunk: The entirety of "An Evening Wasted..."? Where's "Oedipus Rex"? "The Elements"?
WOOHOO!!!! Fucking hell... amazing. It is of course the entirety of That Was The Year That Was, but never mind posted by criticalbill at 5:40 AM on March 27, 2008
I've been a Lehrer fan for years, but have never actually seen video of him performing before. Now that I have, I think my suspicions are finally confirmed as to why the man is a "confirmed bachelor" at age 79...too bad he never officially came out. I have to wonder if this influenced his lamentable decision to stop performing and touring.
(On a not unrelated note, the fun fact for today is that Lehrer went to summer camp with Stephen Sondheim.) posted by Asparagirl at 10:07 AM on March 27, 2008
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