Three Hundred Ninetieth in
the Famous People (FP) Series - Nipsey
Russell
Though he was known as Nipsey
Russell, the comedian was named Julius Russell upon his birth in
1924 in Atlanta. By the 1950s, Russell was appearing at Harlem's
Club Baby Grand, where he stayed a regular for seven years. Donning
a conservative suit and tie and refusing to tell crude jokes or use
dialects, Russell stood apart from the lewd, baggy-pants-wearing
black comics of his day. In comparison, Russell's act was classy.
He came across as a folk philosopher, delivering his jokes as
aphorisms and rhymes.
He scored with a standout
performance on The Ed Sullivan Show and made several
appearances on The Tonight Show with Jack Paar. Television
executives took notice and offered Russell a regular role on
Car 54, Where Are You?. During the '60s, '70s and '80s,
Nipsey was a well-liked guest on Missing Links, To
Tell the Truth, The Jackie Gleason Show, Rowan
& Martin's Laugh-In, The Dean Martin Show,
The Match Game and $10,000 Pyramid.
If you ever go out with a schoolteacher,
You're in for a sensational night;
She'll make you do it over and over again
Until you do it right. |
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The opposite of 'pro' is 'con'
This fact is clearly seen
But if 'progress' means move forward
What does 'Congress' mean? |
There is also a Letterbox cache 175' North of this one. If Nipsey
were alive today, he might have written a poem like this about the
cache in the New Harmony Cemetery.
A bison tube with really good camo
That's what this cache will be.
Look through the bush, toward the NIPP
And you just might NIPP SEE.