An Evening with Groucho

[kentauros]

from http://freealbums.blogsome.com/2008/09/01/groucho-marx-an-evening-with-groucho-single-episodes/

An Evening with Groucho is a performance at Carnegie Hall also from 1972. Fortunately for us he was in much better form. It is is basically a “Story of my life” show. Groucho entertains the audience by talking about his films, his famous friends, his equally famous brothers and , of course, himself. His voice is a bit faltering but he seems to be enjoying the time. There are a few musical numbers, noticeably “Hello I Must be Going” and “Lydia The Tattoo Lady” but the real delight is hearing the stories of this master comedian and film star. This is a very entertaining recording that is also a fascinating bit of oral history. If you are not familar with Groucho or his brothers, the very best thing to do is to go rent Duck Soup or Animal Crackers but this album would be a nice introduction.

Listening now :D

http://www.archive.org/details/OTRR_An_Evening_With_Groucho_Singles

[Forkboy]

1. Oh cool. I've actually heard this before.

The Marx Brothers were a major part of my childhood life, and I still love their stuff.

[kentauros]

2. It's a good show. There's a few low points,

but overall it's fun to listen to :)

I read somewhere that they really got into their snarky routines in Nacogdoches, Texas when they made fun of the town and its roaches only for the locals to actually find it hilarious. Oh, here's the quote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marx_Brothers#Comedy

One evening in 1912, a performance at the Opera House in Nacogdoches, Texas was interrupted by shouts from outside about a runaway mule. The audience hurried outside to see what was happening. When they returned, Groucho, angered by the interruption, made snide comments about the audience, including "Nacogdoches is full of roaches" and "The jackass is the flower of Tex-ass". Instead of becoming angry, the audience laughed. The family then realized they had potential as a comic troupe.

So, Texans caused them to become what we loved about them later!

[BrotherBuzz]

3. My sons second favorite vinyl in our collection

Hello, I must be going

Hello, I must be going.
I cannot stay,
I came to say
I must be going.
I'm glad I came
but just the same
I must be going.

(chorus)
For my sake you must stay,
for if you go away,
you'll spoil this party
I am throwing.

I'll stay a week or two,
I'll stay the summer through,
but I am telling you,
I must be going.

[mac56]

4. I have that LP (vinyl)

As I recall, Marvin Hamlisch was the piano player and accompanist.

[BrotherBuzz]

6. Yes, Marvin Hamlisch

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. Bless you

I've seen bits of this on PBS, but to have the whole thing...

[kentauros]

7. Thank you

Glad you like it :)
The Internet Archive is a great source for things like this. Go surfing through their audio archive and you'll find some amazing gems just awaiting rediscovery.

I just kind of stumbled across it, looking through my music links for a co-worker. Now I'm downloading some Bill Laswell :D