Bad Dialogue of the Week-- Buddy Rich, clam-hater

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For this week's rancid monologue, we turn to a proven classic: drummer and big-bandleader Buddy Rich's well-known chew-out session with his musicians, which concludes with him kicking them all off the tour bus in the middle of nowhere. (The tape exists because one of the band members recorded the scene surreptitiously as it happened.) For those not familiar with the term "clam," it's musician slang for a bad note or clunker. Otherwise, for better or worse, every word Buddy says should be crystal-fuckin'-clear. (Note: File size is 600K.)