Did any of you freaks here remember Lenny?
 

I can't remember his last name...

I think it's Kravitz. Not sure though.

I'm pretty sure he often omits this line when singing the song live.

I wonder...

It's probably Lenny Bruce.

Or Lenny Breu.

Or maybe he is thinking of Lemmy...

His last name is Leonard by the way...

Lenny Leonard.
This is the only Lenny I know...

Damn Derek! Great minds...

d'you remember carl, too?

Carl Carlson? Love that guy.

Carl = Karl Marx
Lenny = Vladimir Lenin

One of best Simpsons moments is when Homer has "Lenny=White, Carl=Black" written on his hand

I assumed Lenny Bruce. It would fit the lyrical theme of the rest of the LP.

A few years back I was trying to write a book (seriously) about the NYCG&F lyrics. But like most things that are hard work, I just sort of hung out instead.

I never sensed it was anyone famous. It just struck me as some random guy that nobody remembered.

But if it is someone famous, it's obviously Lenny from Laverne and Shirley.

Not Lenny!

That's sort of what I thought, just because the lyrics seemed to be more fiction than non, so I wasn't looking for any real world connections.

Until I read "Lengths & Breaths," I thought he said "I set down the sonic receiver."

lol

nimoy?

was it Lenny Lind



or local Lenny Montouri?

Thank you everybody, but this is all somewhat irrelevant at this point, since apparently he's turned to dust now...

lenny cohen ain't dust yet, he just did a tour.

"Awww but I wanted the black guy!"

did nobody read my link?

I did...thanks for that.

(Guys, heads up...Chris' link answers the question.)

left out in the rain , out of town again

or smth like that, wooord ?

He's turned to dust now. One of the chosen few.

NOT LENNY!

 

Haha whats up with this Simpsons-thing?

Shrug. Just felt like this board needs Simpsons-ified!

Werd.

Lenny is my father's name

Did any of you freaks remember him?

...so, did anyone ever figure out who Lenny was, that Lee was referencing it -- and also why the line is often not recited in live performances? Chris's link on the previous page is dead.

nice, thank you.

"& ouch, a 0.0, just because they're not from Chicago? Talk about petty jealousy" haha.

Lenny, is an existential-construct. They encased him in carbonite in New York city. The distant hiss of the subway, coupled with the pink-glow of the Manhattan summer sky reveals who, what, and, where Lenny might be. "To make the world explode, one needs only to shut one's eyes." I think the same is true for "Lenny", close your eyes, and you will know Lenny.