A true master. I have an audio tape of him and Ella Fitzgerald at Montreux ... just his guitar and her voice.

A simpler way to think about it ... instead of using huge globes of water multiplied by billions, is this.

Every compound and chemical that exists on earth has, at one time or another, passed through the water supply. The free water on this planet is therefore already the perfect homeopathic remedy.

It is also amusing to bear in mind that current estimates of the number of atoms in the universe is 10 to the 80th power, which makes some of the homeopathic solutions so dilute that it would be as if there was only one chance in 15 that there would be an atom of the compound in this entire universe.

Or so it seems.

Goodman was one of the greats and died way too young. Thanks.

That guy with the beard pounding nails through a board with his bare hands just before the title is Joseph Greenstein, "The Mighty Atom". He was a truly remarkable character. There is a biography of him by Ed Spielman which is worth reading.

Greenstein was very spiritual and all of his feats of strength were done, as he said, with mind over matter.

When Spielman met him, Greenstein was 82-years-old, 5'4" and was straightening horseshoes, bending steel bars across the bridge of his nose and hammering spikes through planks.

I've never seen a film of him before though I've seen many still photos.

Thanks for this.

Y'know, I was starting to say to myself "My God, how did I miss that ... I've seen the movie umpteen times ... How did I miss that ... " and then it occurred to me.

Very neatly done. I looked at the others and this is far and away the best of the bunch.

... and Futureman (sorry about the F) on drumitar.

THANKS!

It's nice to see that the tradition of Hoffnung, Borge and Schickele is in good hands.

Not as exhilarating as one of their live performances, but excellent.

Nice to see the boys havin' some fun.

Holy Shit!

Not bad at all. Made me laugh out loud and startle the dog.

King Louie is, of course, being sung by Louis Prima ... trumpeter, composer, and downright excellent performer.

The first time I heard Sedaris he was reading the Santaland Diaries and I was driving on a superhighway. I started laughing so hard that I had to pull over into the breakdown lane to finish listening. So I agree with rickegee, Sedaris and driving don't mix!

He is truly a national ... if not international ... treasure.

Damn straight! The man was amazing.

Goddam ... if I could, I'd place about 100 votes.