THE Cure for Insomnia
Lee was best known for his epic poem: The Cure for Insomnia which, in its film version, was listed as the longest film ever made in the 5th edition (published in 1994) of The Guinness Book of Movie Facts and Feats. He was also cited for the largest number of costume changes (201) by one performer.
In 1994 the poem was 4,080 pages but now has grown to over 5,700 pages. The poem incorporates his research into ancient ancestries and cultures. Parts of the poem have been published over the years.
The whereabouts of the full text of The Cure for Insomnia are unknown, but the most complete version digitized to date (450 pages) can be downloaded below.
The Cure for Insomnia film
The original 85-hour long The Cure for Insomnia is not yet available online due to the large file size and the presence of X-rated content, which makes it challenging to host. However, Lee Groban recorded several abridged versions of The Cure for Insomnia, which can now be found on the Lee Groban Archive YouTube Channel.
The Cure for Insomnia Rocks New York City features three hours of Lee Groban reading The Cure for Insomnia. It was filmed in New York City and directed by Tom Almandarz.
This minute-long video clip features Lee Groban reading an excerpt of The Cure for Insomnia. It was filmed in New York City in 2009, and was directed by Clavius Mortis.
THE cure for insomnia
(Poem Excerpt)
Every time my folks sent me to a shrink
his usual question
when he was first getting acquainted with me
was, "What do you do all day?"
My reply was sometimes,
"I play hockey in Harry's Delicatessen".
Couldn't have picked a better place to play hockey.
And I'm at least as good a hockey player as Mickey Rooney
or Larry from the Three Stooges.
Sometimes they sent me to a shrink because
I've had trouble getting jobs
and keeping what few jobs I could get.
The few jobs I've had I've either been fired from or they drove me bananas.
And one of my shrinks proudly sat in his Empire-style chair
with a South Ameican condor proudly perched on his shoulder
while practicin' tricks with a yo-yo
danglin' from his left index finger.
Another shrink I can recall
would sit proudly on his Louis XIV-style chair
while munchin' on a cruller
with his pet mynah bird proudly perched on his shoulder.
I also tell him that every time I wait in the customer lines in Nortown Cleaners
I wonder how come the cartoonists of our most popular newspaper comic strips
never use Polish, Armenian, or Romany Gypsy names for their characters?
Why only Western European names?
"THAT all y'do all day? Soun's like a drag..."
By the beard of the Lord Eordogh of Ordogkeresztur and Nagyeskulo,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Cseffei of Totor and Noszalya,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Bethlen of Kallo, Ecsed, Tokaj, Szendo, Murany, Szecseny, and Regecz,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Tomori of Devecser, Besenyo, Gyanda, Borsfalva, Csobad, Felso-Homrogd, Also-Homrogd, Hegymeg, Berkes, Szakacsi, Kercs, Senye, Cseb, Nyilas, Abauj, and Borsod,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Dolhai of Kereczke, Kusnicza, Zadnya, Kelecseny, Vizkoz, and Okormezo,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Visoi of Felso-Viso,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Pap of Also-Viso,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Taracz of Bedohaza, Belavar, Taracz, Krova, Kraszna, and Ganyfalva,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Perenyi of Kirvafalva, Csarnatofalva, Komlosfalva, Szephegy, Turcsfalva, and Batarcsfalva,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Losonczi-Banfy of Solyomko, Micske, Toti, Szanczi, Szentlazar, Poklostelke, Almaszeg, Magyarlugas, Elesd, Rev, and Bankla,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Baron Orlossy of Szepfalu,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Pogany of Tecso,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Vetesi of Or, Patyod, Vetes, Gegeny, Vaja and Apati,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Petofi of Petho
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Urmezei of Urmezo, Veresmart, Karacsonfalva, Felso-Apsa, Nyagova, Szelesztye, Majszin, Szacsol, Jod, Konyha, Kisbocske, and Dragomerfala,
it's a drag.
By the beard of theLord Paszthoi of Pasztho,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Domokos of Mezo-Madras,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Barath of Nagybanya,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Barcsai of Szamosujvar,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Banffi of Ormenyes,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Count Hont of Csabrag, Dregely, Varalja, Cseri, Varbok, Tot-Domanik, Also-Pomat, Bekestelke, Bagonya, Klaszita, Perendfalva, Tapolcza, Ledeny, Marot, Sallo, Suha, Hont, Vecze, Szalatnya, Teszer, Hrusso, Jablancz, and Podluzsany,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Suranyi-Csarnavodai of Surany and Csarada,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Count Hont-Paznan of Rapocz, Parlagi, Buttos, Vajda, Krasznok, and Raksany,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Kover of Tur,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Szugyi of Meznevelo and Nyek,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Karoli of Guncz,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Count Patocsy of Galad, Aracsa, Bessenyo, Nagylak, Fellak, Horogszeg, Somlyo, and Ilyed,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Count Patocszy of Eperjes and Iregd,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Marothy of Keresztur, Iregd, Hosszuaszo, and Palules,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Szentivanyi of Saji-Gomor,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Pogany of Urmezo,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Hollosy of Felso-Lovo,
it's a drag.
By the beard of the Lord Severa of Godollo,
it's a drag.
"I couldn't handle tryin' t' memorize this for English class..."
"Neither can I..."
