I often, often, and then some, find myself crooning about riots in Africa and mass starvation in Iberia. And it makes me happy.
Pretty sure that was Sheldon Harnick. Though “the Merry Minuet” is certainly Lehreresque in its way, Tom didn’t write it.
Like Kimstu I am also eagerly awaiting the opportunity to poison a few pigeons once the weather here in my corner of NY is conducive…
If the opportunity to live out one of Lehrer’s songs presented itself, Poisoning Pigeons in the Park isn’t the first one I’d choose. I think I’d go for something more in the vein of Be Prepared, or The Masochism Tango, perhaps.
Well, we’ll all go together when we go. :o
I always wondered if Hemingway ever heard “In Old Mexico,” and what he would have thought.
“Rover was killed by a Pontiac, and it was done with such grace and artistry that the witnesses awarded the driver both ears and the tail … but I digress.”
I am also surprised he’s survived so long, but I suppose I shouldn’t be.
One wonders if he dreams about staging a coup.
I first became aware of him through Dr. Demento.
There was a time when it seemed a lot of NY Times headlines were Lehrer quotes. A review of a book on homosexuality at Harvard was titled “Invite the whole team up for tea.”
Possibly the funniest, most polite celebrity I’ve ever met.
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Twenty years ago I gave my new boyfriend a CD of Lehrer for Christmas. He thought it was demented. He eventually saw the humor, though. He’s now my husband.
He liked Monty Python! It was a natural progression!
Apparently, that’s correct. I looked it up before I posted, knowing I was right, and found more than one Leher cites. What are you gonna do?
I hope before he dies he tells us what the kindly Parson Brown and the guy who taught their Sunday School were up to.
And maybe we’ll do in a squirrel or two!
I wonder if there’s a link anywhere to that juicy, spicy, racy obituary, from December of 1964 I think.
One thing I can thank my now ex-husband for, is that when we were dating he introduced me to the work of Lehrer.
I’m proud to say that I’ve never actually accidentally banned running coach. Yet.
And I, too, had no idea that Lehrer was still alive. I’m half-amazed that he’s been able to restrain himself from coming out of retirement, in such a target-rich environment.
When I toured the Gropius House in Lincoln, MA, I asked if Alma had lived there. It turned out she didn’t; Walter built that house some years after the chow house accusation and divorce.
Another 50+ years fan here.
At 90, isn’t it about time he updated “The Elements”?
Yeah, more have been discovered, but Hahvahd has been a bit resistant to hearing the news 