How could an individual performer create this "God-awful, wonderful, Wagnerian sense of danger and thrill...And it was his voice." Thank you, Dick Cavett.
You can always tell how well you will get along with someone if they loved Brother Theodore as much as you did. Whenever he appeared on Letterman's show, everything else had to wait.
@Shroud Codes. com When someone does not (or cannot) appreciate your sense of humor that's a deal breaker. I saw my high school girlfriend after some years. We got into the subject of art and at some point she said "I hate yellow." I, being an architect and an artist (a professional in both) thought that was a meaningless comment. The point being that there are actually thousands of colors, yellow having no one specific hue identity.
@Shroud Codes. com I wouldn't go as far as saying women are fools but I agree that common ground is less than anyone usually recognizes. Another area where men and women have different territories is fashion. I never watched "Sex and the City" but I've seen clips where those women are obsessed with trendy shoes. I've done business with companies that are 100% staffed by women and there is a palpable attitude in every meeting.
Saw BT on Tom Snyder's Tomorrow show in the 70s. I had never seen his act before, and would go decades without seeing him again, but I never forgot what I saw that night. He was acting like he was completely distraught. Not angry exactly, but crushed in fatalism. He said he was completely insane, a madman, and that the world stood on a foundation rooted in Hell. He seemed to be for real, like he really believed it. And Snyder was either playing along or else he was not familiar with the act. He seemed appalled. It was a realistic horror show that I still remember after all these years.
Dick Cavett is so thoughtful and ponderous and intelligent-TV/podcasts would never accept someone like this is 2022 - too ponderous and musical in his speech.
Brother Theafore was a hectic experience . A manic quack. During the 2nd World war he was deported from Switzerland . He was a chess hustler. I caught him at the 13th Street Theatre in the 80s. Very funny .
I saw him on late night tv. I believe the first time I saw him was on Merv Griffin, but I could be wrong, also Letterman. He fascinated me. Nothing like him on late night tv now, it’s all kiss ups, plugs and games. So boring. Those shows had erudite, intelligent people on, they would have actual conversations, not just joke, laugh and clap, joke, laugh and clap. Authors, Broadway performers, classical musicians. We are getting dumber and dumber.
I think Cavett gives some real insights here. *there is no doubt that "brother theodore" was a unique and strange, angst-filled existential character that mesmerized people with his remarkable voice and stream-of-consciousness performance. he was, in a sense, A MUCH DARKER Prof.Irwin Corey.* {who also, of course, could be very hysterical}.
How could an individual performer create this "God-awful, wonderful, Wagnerian sense of danger and thrill...And it was his voice." Thank you, Dick Cavett.
You can always tell how well you will get along with someone if they loved Brother Theodore as much as you did. Whenever he appeared on Letterman's show, everything else had to wait.
@Shroud Codes. com When someone does not (or cannot) appreciate your sense of humor that's a deal breaker. I saw my high school girlfriend after some years. We got into the subject of art and at some point she said "I hate yellow." I, being an architect and an artist (a professional in both) thought that was a meaningless comment. The point being that there are actually thousands of colors, yellow having no one specific hue identity.
@Shroud Codes. com I wouldn't go as far as saying women are fools but I agree that common ground is less than anyone usually recognizes. Another area where men and women have different territories is fashion. I never watched "Sex and the City" but I've seen clips where those women are obsessed with trendy shoes. I've done business with companies that are 100% staffed by women and there is a palpable attitude in every meeting.
Saw BT on Tom Snyder's Tomorrow show in the 70s. I had never seen his act before, and would go decades without seeing him again, but I never forgot what I saw that night. He was acting like he was completely distraught. Not angry exactly, but crushed in fatalism. He said he was completely insane, a madman, and that the world stood on a foundation rooted in Hell. He seemed to be for real, like he really believed it. And Snyder was either playing along or else he was not familiar with the act. He seemed appalled. It was a realistic horror show that I still remember after all these years.
Dick Cavett is so thoughtful and ponderous and intelligent-TV/podcasts would never accept someone like this is 2022 - too ponderous and musical in his speech.
“it’s hard to believe he could turn all of that off.” Well said.
Lucky enough 2 see him twice. Life affirming. Scary. Not describable in a million years.
@Mike Schwinn JOY!
I've always viewed Brother Theodore's act as a living Picasso Painting.
He was in the film the Burbs with Tom Hanks and totally worth watching.
Brother Theafore was a hectic experience . A manic quack. During the 2nd World war he was deported from Switzerland . He was a chess hustler. I caught him at the 13th Street Theatre in the 80s. Very funny .
Apparently Sir Theodore lived and played chess with
Sir Albert Einstein for
6 months when he was a child, now that's some incredible credentials.
Thank you for posting these Jeff!
I saw him on late night tv. I believe the first time I saw him was on Merv Griffin, but I could be wrong, also Letterman. He fascinated me. Nothing like him on late night tv now, it’s all kiss ups, plugs and games. So boring. Those shows had erudite, intelligent people on, they would have actual conversations, not just joke, laugh and clap, joke, laugh and clap. Authors, Broadway performers, classical musicians. We are getting dumber and dumber.
I think Cavett gives some real insights here. *there is no doubt that "brother theodore" was a unique and strange, angst-filled existential character that mesmerized people with his remarkable voice and stream-of-consciousness performance. he was, in a sense, A MUCH DARKER Prof.Irwin Corey.* {who also, of course, could be very hysterical}.
Brother Theodore. The one and only
*brother theodore was some kind of man ... one of a kind*
Dick cavett always reminded me of a human Kermit the frog.
Jordan Peterson took that to another level
@@joerivandeweyer3056 voice, yes.. physical appearance, cavett wins
BT said he had a girlfriend and she was "an itchy chick."