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Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer
Just discovered him on PBS look him up. Twas a 1967 special concert. What fun!
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06 June 2020, 06:27 PM
pianojugglerI grew up listening to Professor Tom. In fact my wife and I have been singing lines from Lobachevsky at each other the last few days.
One of my favorite lines from a short autobiography was "my parents were Gastronomic Jews -- they worshiped at the deli".
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06 June 2020, 06:32 PM
wtgHe's great. I discovered him when I was in college in the 70s.
He's still around, age 92.
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Been reading about him. Not only musically talented...smart!
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06 June 2020, 07:38 PM
pianojugglerMath professor at Harvard, if I recall.
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06 June 2020, 07:56 PM
wtgFrom a couple of years ago when he turned 90.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-03922-x
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06 June 2020, 08:25 PM
Piano*DadBeen listening to him since the 70s ...
06 June 2020, 09:23 PM
Dougquote:
Originally posted by Piano*Dad:
Been listening to him since the 70s ...
1950s here...Grew up listening to my dad’s copy of his first album.
06 June 2020, 09:53 PM
jon-nycI remember the New Math and the Bomb songs from age 7 or 8. My friend’s dad had the LP.
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06 June 2020, 10:18 PM
pianojugglerquote:
Originally posted by Doug:
quote:
Originally posted by Piano*Dad:
Been listening to him since the 70s ...
1950s here...Grew up listening to my dad’s copy of his first album.
Wouldn't that have been a wax cylinder?
1960s here.
We all sang The Elements together when I was a kid.
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07 June 2020, 12:15 PM
big al1960s here. I discovered him when I was a college student.
I have a copy of
Too Many Songs by Tom Lehrer sitting on my piano right now.
Big Al
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09 June 2020, 12:43 AM
piquéquote:
Originally posted by pianojuggler:
I grew up listening to Professor Tom. In fact my wife and I have been singing lines from Lobachevsky at each other the last few days.
One of my favorite lines from a short autobiography was "my parents were Gastronomic Jews -- they worshiped at the deli".
A friend likes to say he's a culinary Jew.
Only just discovered Tom Lehrer? Heavens!
We grew up listening to the album "That was the week that was." My brother and I had all the lyrics memorized. We were not allowed to play the album when my parents' Catholic friends were visiting lest they overhear "The Vatican Rag"
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09 June 2020, 12:46 AM
piquéquote:
Originally posted by pianojuggler:
Math professor at Harvard, if I recall.
I thought it was MIT. He was told he could remain on the faculty or he could be an entertainer. Not both.
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09 June 2020, 01:32 AM
BeeLadyMy kids are well acquainted with his "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park" as part of the Dr. Demento CD that was our soundtrack for family vacations!
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09 June 2020, 01:51 AM
RealPlayerHeard ABOUT him for years but haven’t listened much. I do know Vatican Rag. I must explore.
Only caught a few ending minutes of the PBS thing. He really can play the piano!
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