Last April, the Bowery Poetry Club in New York had a party to commemorate the birth and life of the great musician and monologist, Lord Buckley (1906-1960). What we have here in two parts is a speech made at that event by The World's Foremost Authority, Professor Irwin Corey. The two parts run about sixteen minutes between them and I'd like to thank Fred Vigeant for telling me this was there.
One of my frequent correspondents would probably like me to warn that some of the language in this video is on the coarse side. Another of my frequent correspondents would probably appreciate being warned that Prof. Corey speaks ill of George W. Bush.
Those of you who are unfamiliar with Irwin Corey might think that the Professor's rambling, disconnected thoughts are because he is 93 years of age. First of all, you're wrong about his age. When this was taped, he was a much younger man of 92. Secondly, he talked this way when he was in his twenties and is only now growing into his act. Here's Part One…
And if you make it all the way through that, you might as well watch the last six minutes…