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Lewis Grizzard died this date (Mar. 20) in 1994
Posted on 3/20/21 at 10:10 am
Posted on 3/20/21 at 10:10 am
One of the most outstanding southern humorists of the 20th century died at age 47. Some of his books include:
Don't Sit Under the Grits Tree With Anyone Else but Me
If Love Were Oil, I'd Be About a Quart Low
Elvis Is Dead and I Don't Feel So Good Myself
Shoot Low Boys - They're Riding Shetland Ponies
Don't Bend Over in the Garden, Granny - You Know Them Taters Got Eyes
You Can't Put No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll
I Haven't Understood Anything Since 1962 and Other Nekkid Truths
a number of others along with several comedy albums
Don't Sit Under the Grits Tree With Anyone Else but Me
If Love Were Oil, I'd Be About a Quart Low
Elvis Is Dead and I Don't Feel So Good Myself
Shoot Low Boys - They're Riding Shetland Ponies
Don't Bend Over in the Garden, Granny - You Know Them Taters Got Eyes
You Can't Put No Boogie Woogie on the King of Rock and Roll
I Haven't Understood Anything Since 1962 and Other Nekkid Truths
a number of others along with several comedy albums
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Posted on 3/20/21 at 10:13 am to blueridgeTiger
He was an occasional guest on Designing Women
Posted on 3/20/21 at 10:14 am to blueridgeTiger
Have all of those books on my shelf right now. Reading Grizzard in my late teens / early 20s was enlightening for this old country boy.
Posted on 3/20/21 at 10:14 am to blueridgeTiger
A national treasure and a great representation of a by gawd true southern man.
He'd be canceled so damn fast in today's society.
He'd be canceled so damn fast in today's society.
Posted on 3/20/21 at 10:14 am to blueridgeTiger
Naked means you don't have no clothes on
Nekkid means you don't have no clothes on and you're up to something
Grizzard was a treasure
Nekkid means you don't have no clothes on and you're up to something
Grizzard was a treasure
Posted on 3/20/21 at 10:15 am to blueridgeTiger
Jesus Christ, was the flu going around famous people or something in 1994?
Cesar Romero
Bill Hicks
John Candy
Lewis Grizzard
Kurt Cobain
Richard Nixon
Jacqueline Kennedy
Peter Cushing
Raul Julia
Jeffrey Dahmer
Cesar Romero
Bill Hicks
John Candy
Lewis Grizzard
Kurt Cobain
Richard Nixon
Jacqueline Kennedy
Peter Cushing
Raul Julia
Jeffrey Dahmer
Posted on 3/20/21 at 10:21 am to blueridgeTiger
quote:IMO, his funniest line ever was, "I've been married three times and all of my wives had the same first name.......Plaintiff."
Lewis Grizzard
This post was edited on 3/20/21 at 10:36 am
Posted on 3/20/21 at 10:23 am to UndercoverBryologist
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Jeffrey Dahmer
one of these is not like the other
Posted on 3/20/21 at 10:24 am to blueridgeTiger
I’m going to re read one of his books today. They always pick me up.
Except when he writes about being “ crying about your Daddy drunk “. It tears me up.
Except when he writes about being “ crying about your Daddy drunk “. It tears me up.
This post was edited on 3/20/21 at 10:25 am
Posted on 3/20/21 at 10:25 am to cgrand
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one of these is not like the other
Yeah, I thought twice about including Richard Nixon in the list, thereby disparaging the other members, but he was President, so it was worth including him.
Posted on 3/20/21 at 10:44 am to blueridgeTiger
Started reading his columns in the mid 80's. Truly a classic.
A dog named Catfish, liked ice in his coke, and no love for Chicago.
Saw him in the Centroplex 1990 or so.
A dog named Catfish, liked ice in his coke, and no love for Chicago.
Saw him in the Centroplex 1990 or so.
quote:
I don't think I'm a bigot or a racist. But I have a truck, a Blazer. I drink beer. There are some women I do hate.
quote:
Yankees don't understand that the Southern way of talking is a language of nuance. What we can do in the South is we can take a word and change it just a little bit and make it mean something altogether different.
Posted on 3/20/21 at 10:49 am to Bigfishchoupique
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Except when he writes about being “ crying about your Daddy drunk “. It tears me up.
The article he wrote about the guy who took in drunks (including his dad) was one of the best ever written.
Posted on 3/20/21 at 11:07 am to JudgeRoyBean
quote:Around 1987 or 1988 Grizzard came to Baton Rouge to be the guest speaker at the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce annual meeting.
Saw him in the Centroplex 1990 or so.
He loved to play golf. So, the morning he flew into Baton Rouge from Atlanta a group took him to the Country Club of Louisiana to play a round.
He brought his girl friend du jour with him and she went with the group to CCL although she didn't play golf herself. She just rode along in one of the carts.
On the fifth or sixth hole the girl friend started whining about how hot it was, she was bored, how long before they could go back to the hotel, etc.
Grizzard looked at the group and said loud enough for her to hear, "She don't travel too good."
Posted on 3/20/21 at 11:09 am to blueridgeTiger
Used to read Lewis's columns and always enjoyed them. Didn't realize he died so young.
Posted on 3/20/21 at 11:16 am to blueridgeTiger
One of my favorites: You know why Junior League-ers don’t have group sex? All those “thank you” notes.
Posted on 3/20/21 at 11:18 am to LSURussian
quote:
IMO, his funniest line ever was, "I've been married three times and all of my wives had the same first name.......Plaintiff."
“Next I’m just going to find a woman I hate and buy her a house.”
I worked at a bookstore in early 90s and met him at a signing. Awesome guy. Never wore socks
Posted on 3/20/21 at 11:20 am to blueridgeTiger
I first saw him on Larry King. I believe he was on several times and utterly enjoyed listening to him. He spoke of his upcoming surgery with Larry. I remember Larry announcing when Lewis died.
Posted on 3/20/21 at 11:30 am to sparkinator
quote:Some posters may not know that Grizzard had a history of heart disease. In his case he had multiple heart surgeries including one where a pig's heart valve replaced his own defective heart valve. (He wrote about that, too. Very funny.)
I remember Larry announcing when Lewis died.
He died during another heart surgery to repair his latest heart problem.
The doctors had told him his chances of making it through the surgery were not too good but it was his only chance at living longer.
The morning of his heart surgery he married his girl friend so that she could inherit his estate, including his continuing book royalties, since he had no children from any of his previous marriages.
The wedding took place in his hospital room while he laid in his bed.
Posted on 3/20/21 at 11:31 am to blueridgeTiger
Posted on 3/20/21 at 11:43 am to VinegarStrokes
GA lost that game, 35-18. I think that, while he would never admit it, he was an LSU fan, deep down inside.
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