Rough week on the icon side of things. Last week was Tim Russert, now George Carlin. He had a history of heart disease, and at 71, it finally caught up with him.
George Carlin has been a comedic hero of mine for more than 25 years. And as is the case with the best comics, George Carlin was more than funny. He was smart. Insightful.
He made us think.
Nothing was off limits for Carlin. Politics, the church or even the words we used to communicate. Or you can go back to his early dayRough week on the icon side of things. Last week was Tim Russert, now George Carlin. He had a history of heart disease, and at 71, it finally caught up with him.
George Carlin has been a comedic hero of mine for more than 25 years. And as is the case with the best comics, George Carlin was more than funny. He was smart. Insightful.
He made us think.
Nothing was off limits for Carlin. Politics, the church or even the words we used to communicate. Or you can go back to his early days with the Hippy Dippy Weatherman … man.
He could be goofy or raunchy. Biting or angry. But it was all George Carlin.
I have great memories laughing like a mad heyena at his bits, from Carlin at Carnegie, way back in the early 1980s, sitting in my living room, probably listening to bits at an early age that I shouldn’t be listening to. (Thanks HBO). How could you not laugh at a bit in which he describes sitting over a bowl of Rice Crispies and distinctly hearing one of them say "Snap, crackle f— him."
Another great voice has left us. I’ve watched his specials, listening to his albums and read his books. George Carlin was a hero of mine. His life may be over, but his insights–and his humor–will endure.
Post edited by: rcolchamiro, at: 2008/06/23 21:22
