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23 June 2008

A nice overview.
posted by arse_hat 23 June | 23:59
Yeah, that one bummed me out big time today. I've been laughing my ass of at George Carlin for as long as I can remember. Few comedians have been on their game for as long as was. For the most part his entire career was strong and even his lesser albums/specials are still worth hearing. And I loved the fact that his bits could be incredibly cerebral one moment and then totally immature the next - and both sides be equally funny. I'm sure there will be many moments ahead where I'll read the paper and think "man, George Carlin would have loved to get a piece of this one."
posted by Slack-a-gogo 24 June | 00:05
As I said on mefi:


UNFUCK!!!!!!!
posted by brujita 24 June | 00:07
Yeah.

I got mad at NPR today, because they pulled a bit of a fast one. Almost all the time, they start their obits with the statement "[Whomever] has died today...." and then go on to list their accomplishments, etc. For some reason, they opened with a long description of George Carlin, at which point we were like "what, is he dead?" and then I somehow missed the point at which they actually gave the news of his death. It wasn't until I read it online that it was confirmed.

Yeah, it's a bummer. He was 71. A hardworking and principled guy. And wicked funny.
posted by Miko 24 June | 00:11
My response, on my blog (and part 2) and my previous words upon seeing him perform live just last year, and celebrating his 70th birthday. I have nothing more I can say, except for an obvious FUCK!
posted by wendell 24 June | 00:12
I have seen him perform live once. It was a great show. I always liked him.
posted by LoriFLA 24 June | 00:17
Where can one turn to when they're short on cash? || What kind of fun should I look forward to with Last.fm?

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