BaalChatzaf Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 (edited) George Carlin died last night around 9 P.M. EDT. He went to the hospital because of a heart attack. He was 71 years old, just a kid.Carlin had some heart problems related to previous drug use.Some of the laughter died with Carlin. So it goes.Ba'al Chatzaf Edited June 23, 2008 by BaalChatzaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Grieb Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 George Carlin died last night around 9 P.M. EDT. He went to the hospital because of a heart attack. He was 71 years old, just a kid.Carlin had some heart problems related to previous drug use.Some of the laughter died with Carlin. So it goes.Ba'al Chatzaf70 is the biblical span of life but I too am sadden. His hippy dippy weatherman was very funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaalChatzaf Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 George Carlin died last night around 9 P.M. EDT. He went to the hospital because of a heart attack. He was 71 years old, just a kid.Carlin had some heart problems related to previous drug use.Some of the laughter died with Carlin. So it goes.Ba'al Chatzaf70 is the biblical span of life but I too am sadden. His hippy dippy weatherman was very funny.Nowadays a 70 years old person is barely out of middle age.Carlin by his own estimate had a rather negative view of the human race, but he was funny anyway. Someone has to poke fun at our kind. He did an excellent job.I get the distinct impression that Rand would not have approved of Carlin's humor. Perhaps some of you O folks might know something about that.Ba'al Chatzaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Damn. I loved Carlin. This is very sad news.J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galtgulch Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 Damn. I loved Carlin. This is very sad news.Jyoutube.com has many videos of George Carlin, Sam Kineson and other beloved humans who otherwise would no longer exist.Wm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Grieb Posted June 24, 2008 Share Posted June 24, 2008 The Washington Post has a wonderful appreciation of George Carlin today."Raw sewage You mean some people cook it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hudgins Posted June 26, 2008 Share Posted June 26, 2008 He was one of my old favorites. I liked him especially as the Catholic cardinal in Kevin Smith's Dogma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbmaltzman Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 He was one of my old favorites. I liked him especially as the Catholic cardinal in Kevin Smith's Dogma.I especially loved his routine about "Stuff." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted June 28, 2008 Share Posted June 28, 2008 Pam:Ahh...great riff.Basically illustrated the need of the human being to "carry" a practical "piece" of their "home"/cave/abode.Carlin made it exponentially hilarious by exploring the concept that humans tend to "need" their personal material constructs to "center" themselves as they travel.I understand that Saturday Night Live is, upon information and belief, re-broadcast the first ever Saturday Night Live which is alleged to have been hosted by a radical young comedian George Carlin this weekend.I have no recollection of that first show, but I was involved in politics and getting laid, so I might have missed that first show. It, if true, is already set to be DVRed.Great man.Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbeaulieu Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 This man was awesome!Probably the one skit I remember most (and made me piss my pants) is the one where he receives a speeding ticket - one of many he had floating around on the floorboards or glovebox. He then asked the police officer, "Aren't you a public servant? Go fetch me a glass of water!"I will sorely miss his slant on the human race.~ Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selene Posted July 4, 2008 Share Posted July 4, 2008 My client sent me this radio interview just months before he dies, well worth the listen. He addresses comedy and philosophy.http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/episodes/2008...2#segment102759 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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