Library of unread books? - There's a name for that.

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12. Hah! - I love it when musicians combine themselves with comedy.

In high school band, our band director was a vet, had been in the Army band. A couple of times, winding up our tuning-up prep, he would say, "That's close enough for jazz." - need it be said that we were never playing jazz?

Remember,

* Victor BORGE?
* Jack BENNY!
* Can't think of the name, - ON EDIT, FOUND HIM, PETE BARBUTTI - a frequent guest on the CARSON show, played piano, did stand-up. Still remember his joke: A storm of the century was expected in the desert Southwest. The National Guard was mobilized in jeeps and with public address mics, blaring for people to evacuate. Most people did, but a grouchy geezer sat with his bible on his porch saying, "I believe in God and God will save me and I'm not leaving." The rain started and the water was in the streets and above foundation level and the Guard went by in lifeboats, taking people out, and almost all of the population was taken to safety. But the geezer out of an upper window refused, saying, "I believe in God and God will save me and I'm not leaving." So the storm kept on and the water was up to the rafters and the geezer was on the roof, and the Guard flew by in helicopters to pick him up, but he refused, saying, "I believe in God and God will save me and I'm not leaving." So the water went higher and the geezer drowned. He woke up in Heaven, sitting on a cloud and was thoroughly pissed. God walked by and the geezer said, "Hey, you, come over here!" God said, "Are you talking to me?" So the geezer griped, "I believed in you and look what happened to me!" God was taken aback by the efrrontery and said, "I sent you a jeep. I sent you a boat. I sent you a helicopter...!"

* Liberace didn't strike me as a comedian per se.

Pete BARBUTTI: