Have You Seen Me Lately?

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A true one-of-a-kind comedian, Sam Kinison had a short but wildly successful career. Turning to stand-up comedy after seven years as a Pentecostal preacher, he was discovered by Rodney Dangerfield in the mid-'80s and was soon featured on <i>The Tonight Show</i> and <i>Late Night with David Letterman</i>. Flaunting a singular style that incorporated high-volume shouting and no-hold-barred subject material that often addressed drug use, heavy drinking, wild sex, and the hypocrisy of organized religion, he fast became one of the era's most popular figures. <i>Have You Seen Me Lately?<i> was released in 1988 at the height of his fame. It was his second solo album (following <i>Louder Than Hell</i> and preceding <i>Leader of the Band</i>). On it, he voices his distaste for prophylactics ("Rubber Love"), groundbreaking personal pleasure technology ("Pocket Toys"), and fallen televangelists ("The Story of Jim Bakker"), ending the record with a hit cover version of "Wild Thing." Kinison was killed by a drunk driver in 1992; he may be gone, but his unique brand of humor will live forever.</i></i>

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