Tom Lehrer: Bob Claster Interview

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[@TLSongsss]

Special thanks to garwert for editing all this together. Really appreciate it!

[@thomaschacko6320]

His live album was a classic - “An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer.” Of course the others were fabulous, too! Great talent, interesting man.

[@TLSongsss]

Along with Revisited and That Was The Year That Was :)

[@theoriginalchefboyoboy6025]

A class act that went out on top, and stayed there! Thanks for everything, Mr Lehrer. Teach the children well...

[@realthursty4953]

When my brothers and I were kids, every time we left the house we'd sing "So long Mom I'm off to drop the bomb..."

[@ChrisRubeo]

Because addition is commutative.

[@TLSongsss]

Right 👍😉

[@davidyemm7910]

Grew up with That Was the Year that Was. As kids we loved the astronaut and Kennedy sketches. Good job and thanks.

[@StevesMiller]

Thanks Bob. Tom Lehrer gave all of his songs up for public domain on his website, (for as long as the site is still up). His library is a noteworthy part of western cultural history. Thank you Tom.

[@donsemmens]

Thanks for posting. Wonder what he would think of 21st century musicals.

[@qwmx]

Hehe. Very relateable with the usage of "maybe".

[@keithhoffman7190]

Oh, Tom! First, you are one of my comedic heroes, tied with the recently departed Peter Schikele (P.D.Q. Bach).
Please consider a book on your remarkable acuity in “old age”.
BLESSINGS to you!!!!!

[@TLSongsss]

Sorry but I’m not Tom Lehrer🥲

[@keithhoffman7190]

@@TLSongsssOf course you’re not! Good grief…..

[@TLSongsss]

Sorry if I got your hopes up😂

[@danielwardin3609]

I guess interview predates "Happy Hanukah From Santa Monica."

[@OriginalCaliKitty]

Wow, this is from 41 years ago!

[@7karlheinz]

Ah, that explains the Mark Russell reference.

[@dennislovinfosse6293]

What did he say at 5:38 or so? the cc and the transcript say "proof caries". I don't think that makes any sense and I'd really like to know what he's comparing to proving theorems in your youth vs. proving ? in old age. Anybody know?

[@Xanthe_Cat]

The comparison is proving theorems versus proving corollaries. (It’s mathematics jargon for the minor or secondary results that flow on from a significant or primary result.)

[@TLSongsss]

Thanks for the clarification :)

[@dennislovinfosse6293]

@@Xanthe_Cat Thank you for that. Now it all makes sense! Clearly I'm not a mathematician.

[@kimochi4568]

When is the picture from? Thank you for another lovely gem !

[@TLSongsss]

I found on Twitter. Fairly new. Thank you so much!

[@qwmx]

2021. Menachem Butler visited him.

[@speedz7563]

what year is this from?

[@terrysaunders2393]

Tom refers to Tennessee Williams having just died, which dates this interview to early 1983.

[@stevenkarras3490]

Thanks for asking that. He's still alive today and one would hope he sounds like this at 96 (or teaching). What a treasure nonetheless

[@kinyamadege__6235]

what year was this made

[@redcoltken]

1983