[Dixielandjazz] OT: HERB SHRINER

[Stan Brager]

Harry;

 

Gaffigan is similar in delivery to Steven Wright but he tells a more
coherent story. Like Herb Shriner, he's quiet and has a home-spun quality.
An internet search for him will bring up several clips from his stage shows.

 

I suggest that we make this Off-Topic.

 

Stan

 

From: Harry Callaghan [mailto:meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com] 
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 9:59 AM
To: Stan Brager
Cc: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] HERB SHRINER

 

I've only heard of him.  Is he one of the members of what you might want to
call Denis Leary's "Rat Pack", along with Steven Wright and a coupla other
comics who I believe play in charitable hockey games?

 

Coupla weeks ago I was listening to a Will Rogers tape.  If you are familiar
with him at all , you know of course, that he wasn't the least bit shy as to
taking pot shots as encumbent politicians of his era.

 

It's funny though, as you listen, you can take his words and just substitute
the names of some of our current "lawmakers" which shows to go
ya.......things change but remain essentialy the same.

 

I'm getting off at this stop before I start going political.on y'all.

 

"Sponges grow in the ocean.  I wonder how deep it would be without them"

                              Steven Wright (again)

 

HC.....

 

On 4/11/10, Stan Brager <sbrager at verizon.net> wrote: 

Harry;

Today's Herb Shriner is Jim Gaffigan. Are you familiar with his work?

Stan
Stan Brager

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harry Callaghan [mailto:meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 8:19 PM
> To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com; tradjazz at list.okom.com
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] HERB SHRINER
>
> For reasons that I won't bore you with, I researched subject party on
> Wikipedia earlier today.............well, actually I just wanted to
> find out
> how he had died, and it was in a car wreck..
>
> If you're not old enough to remember him, he did standup much in the
> manner
> of Will  Rogers, although he was not quite so bold as his predecessor
> as to
> political references.  If he were still alive today, I do not think
> that
> would be the case.
>
> I remember so well his reference to growing up in a small town in
> Indiana
> where "us guys would go downtown on Saturdays to watch haircuts"
>
> I am reminded of Herb every time I hear someone use the phrase, "about
> as
> exciting as watching paint dry"
>
> In any case, I came across an album that he had recorded called "Herb
> Shriner on Stage" in 1955 that featured his harmonica band and of
> course,
> obviously standup comedy.
>
> It is available on vinyl at Amazon to the tune of about 42 bucks, a
> little
> steep for something that I would perhaps only listen to once or twice.
>
> If there is anyone reading this who happens to have said album and
> would be
> willing to reproduce it onto either cassette or CD, I would be most
> appreciative.
>
> I would of course re-imburse said individual for costs involved in
> doing so,
> or throw me some names and I would be most willing to reciprocate by
> furnishing copies of an item or two from my own vast musical collection
>
> If that be the case, I will only furnish my address "off-list" as I
> already
> have more women than I can handle, banging on my door, crying "Let me
> out,
> let me out"...........and who did I steal that line from?
>
> Thanx
> HC
>
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