George Carlin, 1937 - 2008, RIP
Man, this day just keeps getting suckier. I’ll skip the first reason it started off sucky, and go to the second: Georg Carlin died yesterday evening. The acerbic comic, best known for his angry, oft-times raunchy but hilarious stand up routines, checked into St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica last night due to heart pains and later died of a heart attack
Carlin suffered from a history of heart problems and sadly died at the age of 71. My favorite act of George’s was his “Stuff” routine. It’s funny, because it’s true. Even while doing comedy, George had a brilliant way of making social commentary about all the things that are truly f*cked up about humans. He will be truly missed.
RIP George.
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I may be in the minority, but I’ll always remember George Carlin as Mr. Conductor from Shining Time Station.
I remember back in the early 1990’s when George was a guest on Tom Snyder’s late night show, I called in and we had a chance to chat. George was nice enough to say a few words as Mr. Conductor to my son through the television, which I recorded and played for him the next day. Unfortunately, that tape was destroyed, but I’ll always have the memory.
Comment by k — June 23, 2008 @ 1:28 pm
Stuff was my favorite routine as well.
I loved his humor and will miss the man.
Comment by Joanie — June 23, 2008 @ 4:54 pm