On Sep 10, 2005, at 1:38 PM, John Adams wrote:
> One could argue his film work either way (I identified with his
> characters because I was a proto-geek) but I find his telethon
> downright exploitative--not that I haven't spent time watching it,
> and sometimes have seen some exceptional -performances on there. In
> fact, when I was given an exceptionally bad case of poison ivy at a
> Boy Scout meeting, I ended up in so much pain (if the blister
> covers the upper third of your back, it don't just itch) that I
> watched an entire telethon, beginning to end, and that was (I
> believe) the end of my fandom of Jerry Lewis.
>
> On the other hand, the French do appreciate R. Crumb, so they're
> all right by me.
I like Crumb too. Re Lewis, you might find this of interest
http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/archive/jerry92.htm
http://www.raggededgemagazine.com/extra/jerrylewis052401.htm
Marta