George Carlin - Dead at 71
Legendary comedian George Carlin passed away Sunday night at the age of 71. I owned many of the original LPs that George cut back in the 70s and 80s… and I must say, as funny as those were, I really was impressed by his recent comeback. He had become much more outspoken about politics and religion, and the best part was that he forced you to think. He had not forgotten the value of a cheap laugh, but he also knew the power of intellect.
Incredibly, I had blogged about George just a few days ago. Wonder what would happen if I blogged about Glenn Beck? Hey, I just did!
George, you will be missed.
Look for the HBO George Carlin marathon on June 25-27.
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June 30th, 2008 at 9:30 am
Note: In my tag roll George Carlin comes before God - just as he should. I think if we started our children on George Carlin rather than the typical Christian theology, we would all be better off. George was an intelligent, charitable, socially responsible guy.
I’m half way through his concerts… Carnegie Hall was fantastic!!
July 12th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
NYTimes: Jerry Seinfeld writes a farewell to George Carlin
August 9th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
[...] I have been wanting to post on Mr. Pausch’s death by pancreatic cancer and his religion, but really couldn’t find much to say beyond the other extensive reporting, and thought I was getting out of control with the obituaries (Snow and Carlin). [...]