I heard a comedy routine by a duo back in the early 70’s on the radio. I am now trying to find a recording of it. I found a quote from it on a web site, which tentatively attributes it to Danny James, which I think is wrong. I seem to remember it as Bob & Ray, but I can’t find it by sampling the Bob & Ray offerings on iTunes (there are 150 of them there).
Does anyone recognize the source of this, which may not be an exact quote:
Although I can’t help with the passage per se, I can attest to the wackiness of Bob and Ray from at least as far back as the 60’s. Probably 50’s. They used to have a promotional spot for radio usage that went (close to verbatim):
“If all the radios in the world were placed in one spot they would make a noise loud enough to be heard in Lima, Peru.”
As I recall, they also contributed to early MAD Magazine humor. Much like Ernie Kovacs and his “Strangely Believe It” columns.
The funniest things I can remember seeing them do on TV were a low-speed chase in a crowded city street and a take-off on “Do You Think I’m Sexy?”
Wow, phenomenal response time! Yes, it turns out this is from The Two and Only; I found someone who had posted info about that recording online. It seems to be out of print.
I think you can still get the album of Bob and ray the Two and Only:
I saw their show live around 1971 or 1972 when they performed it in San Francisco. Still one of the funniest shows I’ve ever seen. Their bits are timeless.