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[color=white]June 24, 2008
George Carlin, 71, Irreverent Standup Comedian
By MEL WATKINS
George Carlin, the Grammy-Award winning standup comedian and actor who was hailed for his irreverent social commentary, poignant observations of the absurdities of everyday life and language, and groundbreaking routines like
Just read this on CNN. Sad. I always liked him. My first thought on seeing he had died was "I wonder if hes in deep shit, or not."
I was of course referring to him being a well known and outspoken atheist.
I met him once, he seemed like a genuinely nice guy.
RIP George, I will use an extra 7 dirty words today, in your honor.
I liked him up until I heard one of his acts. His opinion of children totally changed my views of him.
People die. George is dead. Meh. :ne_nau:
wait, whut?Quote:
Originally Posted by JP
That sucks. Funny guy.
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Originally Posted by shlingdawg
Specifically what bothered you?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niQ73ZlDxuI
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Originally Posted by Rev. Coyote
Specifically........ "**** the Children".
That about sums it up. The guy was a used douche.
The clip I posted drags a bit, but within the last minute or less of the clip, he brings the routine around to a really fine point about how we parents mess with kids too much and screw them up. You're taking satire too literally.Quote:
Originally Posted by shlingdawg
But if you really wanna get mad at a comedian's take on breeders, check out Doug Stanhope's material.
BY THE WAY: XM Radio channel 150 is doing a tribute to Carlin on Wednesday. Should be good.
Well, I will admit that I didn't hear it through to the end. There are too many other things to listen to than some lonely old man piping off.
RIP
I'll miss his unique take on life.
:lol8:
SAVING THE PLANET
Great clip! I loved that guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by JP
R.I.P.
He changed stand up!!!!
Haw haw....yeah, I agree. What's so special about "The Children" ?Quote:
Originally Posted by shlingdawg
:roflol:
Seriously, listen. He's not attacking the children. He's attacking the parents and government.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rev. Coyote
and the F*** the Children... LMAO
Time to start playing his albums again. I have most of them.
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=3M5Xm5RYTRY&feature=related[/youtube]
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But then I realize how accurate he is and I wanna cry.
Weird error and it double posted, whoops
My wife and I saw George live in Las Vegas, then met him afterward. He was a super-intelligent man and funny as they come.
He had a way with cursing that would make any soldier blush!
R.I.P George Carlin!
yeah as i mentioned on the other thread ... i'm gonna miss that guy.
i stumbled upon mr. carlin back in 1990 on HBO ... i was hooked on his gig ever since. always enjoyed his HBO specials and ... always great to see him in person too.
dang ... VCRs made watching these over and over again possible ... ahh the good ol' days.
warning ... the following are too funny :lol8: >oh yeah and language too<
my introduction to Carlin
Doin' It Again (1990)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
and this great one has been one of my favorites from the 90s!!
Jammin in New York (1992)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6