Man, when Pryor would talk about white folk it wold just bring tears to my eyes. Thanks for the memory. When he got to white folk cussing, man that's funny.
And I think it's very cool that he payed some respect to the band and the white boy on sax. Sure he was getting some laughs, but I think that was spontaneous. He appreciated the music, the musicians, and took a moment to say something.
Glen, I think it's more than a generational thing. I'm sure I'm older than you and Pryor brings tears to my eyes. And I never did like Red Skelton or Cosby once he was no longer a young stand-up comic. But I gotta admit that sometimes for me Pryor went was over the top with his language or topics.
This guy had the potential, I think, to have been a great actor. I've seen few people on screen who could convey such helplessness as he could. A story he told about being a farm hand and picking the master's wife up at the train station had a hidden poignancy to it that many comics never reach deep down enough to bring out. Robin Williams has that same quality.
Anyway, thanks kritavi.