Blog Stats
- 74,819 hits
February 2023 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Categories
- Follow davidbruceblog #3 on WordPress.com
Top Posts & Pages
- David Bruce: Dante's INFERNO: A Discussion Guide — “Canto 7: The Wasters, Hoarders, Wrathful, and Sullen”
- David Bruce: Dante's INFERNO: A Discussion Guide — “Canto 13: The Suicides”
- NOTES on Bertrand Russell (1872-1970): Do We Survive Death? No
- David Bruce: Dante's INFERNO: A Discussion Guide — “Canto 8: The Boatman Phlegyas and Filippo Argenti”
- NOTES on Sir Kenneth Clark (1903-1983): The Naked and the Nude
- David Bruce: Be a Work of Art — Husbands and Wives
- David Bruce: Dante's INFERNO: A Discussion Guide — “Canto 4: Limbo”
- David Bruce: Dante's INFERNO: A Discussion Guide — "Canto 3: The Gate of Hell”
- David Bruce: Dante's INFERNO: A Discussion Guide — “Canto 26: Evil Advisers; Ulysses/Diomed”
- David Bruce: Dante's INFERNO: A Discussion Guide — “Canto 27: Guido da Montefeltro”
- Follow davidbruceblog #3 on WordPress.com
Category Archives: Funny
David Bruce: The Funniest People in Families, Volume 5 — Weddings, Work
David Bruce Anecdotes Weddings • Bloopers sometimes appear in newspapers, as when the California Jewish Voice published this marriage announcement: “Miss Deborah Stein, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Stein, was joined in marriage yesterday afternoon to Mr. Harry Salzman, at … Continue reading
Posted in David Bruce Retellings, Free PDF, Funny
Leave a comment
David Bruce: The Funniest People in Families, Volume 3 — Weddings, Work
Weddings • Some early preachers knew exactly how to get paid well for officiating at a wedding. When the groom asked how much the officiating cost, the preacher would say, “I don’t make a charge, but I allow the groom to … Continue reading
David Bruce: Create, Then Take a Break — Children
Children • In a 1967 interview with Mary Harrington Hall, Charles Schulz said that his children had given him a total of three lines that he had used in Peanuts, his comic strip. At dinner, Amy, his daughter, was talking quite … Continue reading
David Bruce: CREATE, THEN TAKE A BREAK — Art and Artists, Audiences, Authors
Art and Artists • Peter Bruegel had two sons who also painted, and who acquired the nicknames Hell and Velvet. Peter the Younger painted a lot of devils, so he became known as Hell Bruegel, while Jan painted a lot of … Continue reading
David Bruce: CREATE, THEN TAKE A BREAK — Alcohol, Animals, Art and Artists
Alcohol • In Austria, operatic tenor Leo Slezak sometimes heard musical societies play at dances for summer visitors. Often, as the night wore on and the band members became drunker and drunker, the music declined in quality. Once, he saw a … Continue reading
David Bruce: Create, Then Take a Break — Actors and Acting, Alcohol
Actors and Acting • As a young actor, John Gielgud discussed his plans with Lilian Baylis, founder of the Old Vic. Anxious to impress, Mr. Gielgud, who had had a successful season at the Old Vic, told Ms. Baylis that he … Continue reading
David Bruce: The Coolest People in Comedy — Work; Create, Then Take a Break — Actors and Acting
Work • Stand-up comedians need to have a lot of confidence that they can “get” an audience — that is, make an audience laugh. When Judy Carter worked as the opening act for Loggins and Messina, sometimes the music-loving audience did … Continue reading
Posted in Anecdotes, Funny
Tagged Create Then Take a Break, The Coolest People in Comedy
Leave a comment
Questions for the moon — t r e f o l o g y
How can the moon be full, it barely eats. Questions for the moon — t r e f o l o g y How can the moon be full, it barely eats.
David Bruce: The Coolest People in Comedy — Wit, Work
From Bruce Anecdotes Wit • Groucho Marx, master of insults, once toasted a socialite in this way: “I drink to your charm, your beauty, and your brains — which will give you a rough idea of how hard up I am … Continue reading
Posted in Anecdotes, Books, Funny
Leave a comment
David Bruce: The Coolest People in Comedy — Travel
Travel • Americans can be incredibly ignorant about other countries. When he was a young man, comedian Lewis Black traveled throughout Europe, and unfortunately in France he was able to speak very little French. He asked about the location of a … Continue reading
davidbruceblog #3 