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Locations
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Events
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Book excerpt or narrative account (likely separate exhibit within house oversight files)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or biography describing the life of 'Lenny' (likely comedian Lenny Bruce). It details his financial struggles, inability to get bookings, and frequent arrests. It specifically recounts a Christmas where the narrator gave him $500, and a disturbing incident in October 1963 where police officers entered his home without a warrant and brandished a gun.
People (4)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Lenny | Subject |
A performer/comedian facing legal trouble, arrests, and harassment by police. Likely refers to Lenny Bruce.
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| Narrator ('I'/'We') | Author/Friend |
Unidentified in this page, but a close associate who visited Lenny on Christmas and was present during the police inc...
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| Club owners | Business owners |
Afraid to book Lenny due to legal issues.
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| Four officers | Law Enforcement |
Police who entered Lenny's property without a warrant and threatened him.
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Timeline (2 events)
Locations (3)
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Where Lenny stayed on Christmas day
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Location where Lenny finally got a booking
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Located 'way up in the hills', protected by barbed wire/concrete gate, featured a one-way mirror
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woven into his performances. But as clubs became increasingly afraid to
hire him, he devoted more and more time and energy to the law.
hire him, he devoted more and more time and energy to the law.
In less than two years, Lenny was arrested 15 times. Club owners
were afraid to book him. He couldn' t get a gig in six months. On a
Christmas day, he was alone in his hotel room, and I brought him a $500
bill. With a large safety pin, he attached it to his denim jacket. When he
finally got a booking in Monterey, he admitted, “I feel like it's taking me
away from my work.”
were afraid to book him. He couldn' t get a gig in six months. On a
Christmas day, he was alone in his hotel room, and I brought him a $500
bill. With a large safety pin, he attached it to his denim jacket. When he
finally got a booking in Monterey, he admitted, “I feel like it's taking me
away from my work.”
Lenny lived way up in the hills. His house was protected by barbed
wire and a concrete gate, except that it was always open. He had a wall-to-
wall one-way mirror in his living room, but when the sun was shining you
could see into the room instead of out. He was occasionally hassled by
police on his own property. One evening in October 1963, we were talking
while he was shaving, when four officers suddenly appeared, loud and
obnoxious. He asked them to leave unless they had a search warrant.
wire and a concrete gate, except that it was always open. He had a wall-to-
wall one-way mirror in his living room, but when the sun was shining you
could see into the room instead of out. He was occasionally hassled by
police on his own property. One evening in October 1963, we were talking
while he was shaving, when four officers suddenly appeared, loud and
obnoxious. He asked them to leave unless they had a search warrant.
One of the cops took out his gun. “Here's my search warrant,” he
said. Then Lenny and the cops had a discussion about the law, such as the
rules of evidence, and after half an hour they left. Lenny tried to take it all
in stride, but the encounter was depressing, and he changed his mind
about going out that night.
said. Then Lenny and the cops had a discussion about the law, such as the
rules of evidence, and after half an hour they left. Lenny tried to take it all
in stride, but the encounter was depressing, and he changed his mind
about going out that night.
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