[78-L] Live comedy

[Michael Biel]

On 4/10/2011 12:50 PM, David Lennick wrote:
> On 4/10/2011 2:16 AM, Michael Biel wrote:
>> Ah, now I see what their point is -- MODERN stand-up comedy.   Does it
>> have to be about contemporary politics and society?  Will Rodgers would
>> qualify.
> I would definitely include Rogers, and his 78s have the "top of my head"
> atmosphere even if there was no audience. By the way, just this morning I read
> a great line about him in a letter from James Thurber to Fred Allen.."Actually,
> this bosom friend of senators and congressmen was about as daring as an early
> Shirley Temple movie."

Notice that he specified EARLY Shirley Temple movies.  Remember, Shirley 
was TOPLESS in her first films.  Speaking of bosom friends . . .

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com