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| From | "Larry O Dean" <larryodean@poetrycenter.org> |
| Subject | Re: Lampoon/Kenny/O'Donoghue |
| Date | Thu, 17 May 2007 13:24:21 -0600 |
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"Obvious," perhaps, but it also shines a painful spotlight on how truly
awful SNL has become, and long been, limping along with only brief forays
into actual humor once in every blue moon. Would that the whole enterprise
could be devoured by said shark -- with Loren Michaels receiving the most
painful gnashing.
Marty Rudnick writes:
> Stating the obvious, the presence of the likes of Belushi, Radner, the
> Murray Bros. and Guest made the radio hour simply amazing. I would kill
> or maim for a copy of the "Welcome Back The Death Penalty" episode. I'm
> sure a lot of it is included in the box...which is just too pricey for me.
>
> ...and as much as I was a Natlamp geek in the 70's, it does seem like they
> jumped the shark somewhere around '78.
>
> Go ahead Lloyd -- punch him...he can take it!
>
> Marty
>
>
> Ed Lynn wrote:
>
>> I have the book (although I have yet to read it). I have almost every
>> issue of the magazine (I'm missing, like, three issues) and lot of old
>> Harvard Lampoons to boot. I have a lot of the recordings, including
>> the box set of the NatLamp Radio Hour.
>>
>> I hate the Lampoon with a passion. And it's "O'Donoghue," I believe.
>>
>> ed.
>>
>> On 5/17/07, Larry O Dean <larryodean@poetrycenter.org> wrote:
>>
>>> For any Lampoon fans out there, I'd recommend Josh Karp's bio of Doug
>>> Kenney, "A Futile and Stupid Gesture." (Title taken from Otto [Tim
>>> Matheson's] speech to his fellow deltas in "Animal House.") It made me
>>> pine
>>> for those bad ol' days of clever bad taste... I also recall enjoying the
>>> O'Donohue bio, "Mr. Mike."
>>>
>>> Marty Rudnick writes:
>>>
>>> > Michael, Michael, Michael....we should have hung out in the 70's...
>>> >
>>> > Outside of the yearbook, that was my favorite issue of Natlamp...I
>>> still
>>> > have my copy.
>>> >
>>> > Ever listen to the Radio Hour?
>>> >
>>> > Marty
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Michael Coxe wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> Holmes Online wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> Offensive would be saying something like "If we don't get $5000 by
>>> July
>>> >>> we won't be able to record anymore and it will be YOUR FAULT!"
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> If You Don't Finance This CD, We'll Kill This Dog!
>>> >>
>>> >> http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Natlamp73.jpg
>>> >>
>>> >> - Michael O'Donoghue
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