From "Mark Russell Looks at Campaign '76"--clips from Russell's Dec 1975 special. It begins with a song about politicians sung to the tune of "A Modern Major General" from "The Pirates of Penzance." This special aired in 1988, and Russell does an introduction, providing some context that will help familiarize you with the political atmosphere of those bygone days. (Hint: Reagan doesn't win the nomination this year.) I love the delivery of the joke about Terry Stanford (who?!).
If you missed Mark Russell's great visit as a guest on the Dave's Gone By radio show, visit davesgoneby. c 0m and hear a free archive of the show (episode #354, which aired May 14, 2011 on UNC Radio).
moistsheep 8 months ago
I think this is the earliest Russell I've seen.
thatmuse76 1 year ago