ChevyVanMiller Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Carlin did an HBO special a couple of years back and opened with a blistering 5-minute monologue filled with hilarious, contrasting statements. My favorite: "I have a love child who sends me hate mail." R.I.P. George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegm Alley Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 He was my favorite comedian of all time. Too sad. Glad I got the opportunity to see him live before the candle went out. RIP George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilsBills Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Saw him last October. He was still on his game. He was working on material for his last HBO special "It's all bad for you" (or something like that). I listened to it this morning on my commute. It had me LOL. He is probably looking up at us screaming now.... RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PastaJoe Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 The first time I saw him was on the Tonight Show when he was doing Al Sleet, the hippy dippy weatherman. It's tough seeing all the comics I loved as a kid dieing off. Dick Martin from Laugh In, Rodney Dangerfield, now Carlin. I suppose Don Rickles and Jerry Lewis will be going soon too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 RIP First Russ then Carlin. They say deaths come in threes, who's next? Some here seem to think it's Amy Winehouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Some here seem to think it's Amy Winehouse. I saw that thread too but wouldn't really count her death since nobody would really care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Damn! One of the last GREAT stand-ups...Sad! He was my absolute favorite comedian. I remember watching his HBO comedy specials as a kid in the eighties and ninety's, and his most recent HBO specials were just as good. He never lost his edge, no person or topic was safe from his remarks, and they just don't make comedians like him anymore. Truly a comic genius and a legend that will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Wheels Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Baseball vs. Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justnzane Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 George....I know you didn't think there was a God, but hopefully he found your sh#t funny enough to give you a pass! +1 I saw that thread too but wouldn't really count her death since nobody would really care Winehouse is worthless to me. Crackheads with sh------- music don't get sympathy from me. Carlin is the man that really introduced laughter back into my life during the rough times I've had. Without him, I don't know who or what I'd be. The world is a worse place w/o him. Hopefully, he is making the afterlife much better for the departed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 The first time I saw him was on the Tonight Show when he was doing Al Sleet, the hippy dippy weatherman. "Tonight’s forecast . . . dark, continued mostly dark tonight turning to widely scattered light in the morning.” RIP George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 He was my favorite until he stopped doing drugs. Then he felt he needed to be funny by dropping "f" bombs and in my opinion his act greatly suffered. RIP George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyT Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 People say you can't joke about rape. I say you can you joke about anything, it's all in the context. Picture this. Bugs Bunny raping Elmer Fudd. See, that's funny. RIP George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernMan Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 http://uk.reuters.com/article/mediaNews/id...339172520080623 Rest in peace, George. This was announced last week: Bleep! Bleep! George Carlin To Receive Mark Twain Humor Prize The guy was funny and a clever wordsmith, no doubt. But he started rubbing me the wrong way with all his incredibly negative rants. One of the first times I began to feel this way about him was when he did his bit on golfers. He basically considered them to be a bunch of elitists who shouldn't be using precious land for such a stupid game when the land could be put to better use - like building homes for the poor. And who's supposed to build these homes? Who'd maintain them after they were built? What a dumbass socialist position. It's called capitalism. If some group or entrepreneur wants to buy and develop land as a for-profit enterprise, what's wrong with that? There's still plenty of vacant land George. I didn't hear of you using your riches to buy homes for the downtrodden souls who live on the street. He may have picked up a few fans with that view, but I'm sure he turned a lot of people off as well. This was only one of many times I heard him spew crap as if he were some college bleeding heart liberal who had an axe to grind, a bad case of class envy, and was out to get those evil rich republican types who believe in god and who choose to follow a concept of right and wrong as outlined by the 10 commandments. All this from a guy who for years thought drugs and alcohol were the answer. All the cocaine use probably expedited his meeting with his invisible maker. As funny as he could still be at times, his bitterness was a real turn off for me. May Joe Pesci bless you George, wherever you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 What a dumbass socialist position. I'm sure George would appreciate your critique, Donald...BTW, how's Ivanka? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_franchise Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Real bummer, one of the greats. And he managed to be awesome at what he did up until his final days. RIP Carlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Adams Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 He's one of those guys I likes but didn't follow in detail. His rap on religion is hilarious (see below). http://www.wespeakthetruth.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I have a very good friend who used to do stand up. He just sent me this email. Of course no one wanted to follow "him"! He wasn't supposed to be there in the first place! He just dropped in, unannounced, and politely asked if it was possible to squeeze in on between two people. Of course he was obliged. But wait a minute. You see a problem erupted when it was brought up that the lineup was already set. This would disrupt everything But soon the problem was resolved. ...well sort of.... Everyone expressed their desire to precede him But no one, I mean no one, No one wanted to follow "him"! After all One had a reputation to protect. What would be the reaction from the public? Who would be foolish enough to want to be the one who would follow "him"? Precede? YES! But follow? Only a fool! Well there was one such "fool". ME! That's right! ME! You see I had arrived early to sign up for a "prime" time "slot". But because of "him", I didn't get what I thought I wanted. Instead I was "the fool" who offered to switch time slots with someone else, And switch they did! Only because they felt they would not get the laughs, by being the stand up comic at the Comedy Store in Hollywood, who followed. HIM! But I did! And it was that night after I was introduced. I got to thank on stage........ George Carlin, For being my "opening act"! Thanks George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_franchise Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I saw that thread too but wouldn't really count her death since nobody would really care Her dealers would, thats a lot of lost business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 George is going to be totally messed up if he ends up finding out that God does, in fact, exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 George is going to be totally messed up if he ends up finding out that God does, in fact, exist. Nah for me it will be a good news bad news thing. The bad news is that I was wrong, there is life after death. The good news is that I was wrong, there is life after death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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