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Honey Bruce:
Well, we're off to California. The new life, you know? And we're working our way across the country playing these really dinky clubs. We usually bombed, but it was kinda fun, you know? And that's where it all started. The Interviewer:
What? Honey Bruce:
Well, we were working this club in Detroit, and we were all clowning around in the dressing room, and this drummer comes up and says ''Hey, you cats wanna try something groovy?'' And we said ''Sure.'' So he hands us these little straws, and we started sniffing this stuff. Up our noses, you know? The Interviewer:
What was it, cocaine? Honey Bruce:
No, it was, um, heroin - and stuff
Well, we're off to California. The new life, you know? And we're working our way across the country playing these really dinky clubs. We usually bombed, but it was kinda fun, you know? And that's where it all started. The Interviewer:
What? Honey Bruce:
Well, we were working this club in Detroit, and we were all clowning around in the dressing room, and this drummer comes up and says ''Hey, you cats wanna try something groovy?'' And we said ''Sure.'' So he hands us these little straws, and we started sniffing this stuff. Up our noses, you know? The Interviewer:
What was it, cocaine? Honey Bruce:
No, it was, um, heroin - and stuff
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We're off to California New life
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We're working our way across the country
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playing these really dinky clubs
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We usually bombed
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but it was kind of fun you know
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That's where it all started
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We were working this club in Detroit
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clowning around in the dressing room
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and this drummer says
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You cats want to try something groovy
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And we said Sure
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He hands us these little straws
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We started sniffing this stuff
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up our noses you know
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Was it cocaine
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No It was heroin Stuff
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Movie Summary
The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establishment as too obscene for the public.

