Lenny Bruce's epitaph reads: "Beloved father – devoted son / Peace at last." Dick Schaap concluded his eulogy to Bruce in "Playboy" with the words: "One last four-letter word for Lenny: Dead. At forty. "That's" obscene". A memorial event was held at the Judson Memorial Church, New York City on Friday, August 12, which was "packed to overflowing" an hour before it was due to get underway at 6pm, and was attended by prominent members of the arts, many of whom also performed, and included Allen Ginsberg, Joe Lee Wilson, Jean Shepherd, Charlie Haden, and The Fugs; Paul Krassner officiated.