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And now Tom Lehrer!
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I am genuinely bummed over the loss of Tom Lehrer. He's been a presence in my life since I was a teen, I loved getting to introduce my kids to him and slightly warp their senses of humor. The world is just a little less joyful without Tom in it.
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"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department says Werner Von Braun."
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I still have 2 of his LPs (from the early days)... even a book of his sheet music. Clever fellow that made it to the ripe old age of 97.
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Tom Lehrer - Wikipedia
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When I was a teen, used to have a Sunday evening radio show I listened to called "Dr Demento" that played a lot of his stuff. Sorry to know he's gone but pushing 100 is a good long life.
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I also listened to Dr. Demento when I was a teen.
He had a large influence on my tastes in music and radio in general.
Just learned here of his passing.
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Yea, I have stuff I first heard there too. Helped make my tastes a bit on the weird side, just like my dog rover who I hit with the power mower...
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Tom Lerher was entertainment in our house as I grew up, along with the likes of Kermit Schafer and Vaughn Meader.
One of dad's pal's, big Lerher fan, soon-to-be physics PhD and a mentor to me, introduced me to 'Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention'. He was thinking about writing his Doctoral thesis, basing it on that album. Decided instead to write it on utilizing ultrasonics as a means of non-destruttive testing of materials... likely a better topic, considering.
One of dad's pal's, big Lerher fan, soon-to-be physics PhD and a mentor to me, introduced me to 'Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention'. He was thinking about writing his Doctoral thesis, basing it on that album. Decided instead to write it on utilizing ultrasonics as a means of non-destruttive testing of materials... likely a better topic, considering.
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Vaughn Meader and his JFK skit are still in my memory bank.... funny schtickTom Lerher was entertainment in our house as I grew up, along with the likes of Kermit Schafer and Vaughn Meader.
One of dad's pal's, big Lerher fan, soon-to-be physics PhD and a mentor to me, introduced me to 'Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention'. He was thinking about writing his Doctoral thesis, basing it on that album. Decided instead to write it on utilizing ultrasonics as a means of non-destruttive testing of materials... likely a better topic, considering.