Great thread here on a joke Tom did that layed dormant for decades. https://bsky.app/profile/opalescentopal.bsky.social/post/3luxxx27nos23
/Doug [email protected] On Mon, Jul 28, 2025, 11:37 M-D November <[email protected]> wrote: > I did a production of "The MAD Show" (which, if you're not familiar with > it, was exactly what it sounds like > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mad_Show>) when I was 9, and our > director decided to spice things up by adding some Tom Lehrer songs - > particularly "Poisoning Piegons in the Park", so I was introduced to his > work far earlier than I should have been. RIP Mr. Lehrer. > > FYI, pretty much his entire catalog is available for listening online: > https://tomlehrersongs.com > > On Monday, July 28, 2025 at 10:16:10 AM UTC-4 PGage wrote: > >> I spent much of last night explaining to younger friends in their 30s and >> 40s who Tom Lehrer was. Not complaining, as it gave me an excuse to post >> YouTube clicks and talk about what he meant to me. >> >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> >> >> On Sun, 27 Jul 2025 at 12:56 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> He produced songs for “The Electric Company”, but he was an accomplished >>> musical satirist (or satirical musician) who heavily influenced my >>> childhood sense of humor. I cannot praise him enough. >>> >>> https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv02yd2714o.amp >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Kevin M. (RPCV) >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BJi%3DjPd775Uxnmneh2LvH6B8BCHnS9XwB_JhQ5_8qjPw%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BJi%3DjPd775Uxnmneh2LvH6B8BCHnS9XwB_JhQ5_8qjPw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c821a301-1be5-4618-810d-fed697b09ba8n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/c821a301-1be5-4618-810d-fed697b09ba8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BrvaOPdFK-7uhkR5d0ePNc1L6zBR%3DkgqixT8Tw0aBdifA%40mail.gmail.com.
