George Carlin (1937-2008) – R.I.P.
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“Scratch any cynic and you’ll find a disappointed idealist.” – George Carlin
As you’ve probably already heard, George Carlin died yesterday. We started getting HBO in 1977 and in the early years of HBO, they had a very small catalog of shows and movies. If you think HBO repeats stuff now, well it was far worse then. So I got the chance to see all of Carlin’s specials from a pretty young age, many times over and much of my sense of humor and world view was shaped by what he had to say. Which probably explains a lot.
So for me, this is no random celebrity death. He was possibly my all time favorite entertainer and I’m saddened by his passing. And although I’m still not a cynic, there is still time for my idealism to be dashed.
The happy news is he left us hours and hours of profound and profane material to enjoy. And lots of it is on the intertubes.
#1 – 7 Words you can’t say on TV – Phoenix, 1978 (10:38)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
#2 – Baseball and Football, New Jersey, 1990 (4:48)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
#3 – Have a nice day. – NYC, 1982 (3:51)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
#4 – Stuff – Comic Relief, 1986 (5:09)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
#5 – Kitty Cats – NYC, 1982 (9:01)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
*There is, of course, lots of cursing in his routines so keep that in mind before playing in your office, around the kids, etc