[Candor7]

"A genius. His first concert tape is a classic. Hilariously funny, brutal in it's honesty"

I agree. He could have been a bard. But he couldn't or wouldn't get over being a "nigger." I loved his work dearly.

He was a fine man, and I still watch his movie performance in Harlem Nights (1989)with a younger Edie Murphy, who Pryor had obviously coached in his acting work, (Murphy had Pryors Timing).

A very funny movie. Check it out if you haven't.

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Richard Pryor: I went to penitentiary one time, not me personally, but me and Gene went there for a movie. "Arizona State Penitentiary" Population: 90 percent black people. But there are no black people in Arizona, they have to bus motherf_____rs in!


Richard Pryor:( on burning himself while doing drugs) When that fire hit your ass, it will sober your ass up *quick*! I saw something, I went, "Well, that's a pretty blue. You know what? That looks like *fire*!" Fire is inspirational. They should use it in the Olympics, because I ran the 100 in 4.3.


Richard Pryor: When I was in Africa, this voice came to me and said, "Richard, what do you see?" I said, I see all types of people." The voice said, "But do you see any niggers?" I said, "No." It said, "Do you know why? 'Cause there aren't any."

[veronica]

His humor reflected the life he lived. I don't think he was vulgar just for the sake of it. That he came from where he did, and reached the heights he did, is a tribute to his brilliance and toughness.

[dfwgator]

You left out the best part about his visit to the prison:

It made my heart ache, you know, to see all these beautiful black men in the joint. ; the warriors should be out there helping the Masses. I felt that way, I was real naive. Six weeks I was up there and I talked to the brothers. I talked to 'em, and... Thank God we got penitentiaries!

I asked one, "Why did you kill everybody in the house?" He says, "They was home.".. I met one dude, Kidnap - murdered four times. And I thought, four times, that was your last, right? I says, "What happened?" "I can't get this s--t right! But I'm getting paroled in two years."