George Carlin

Another comedy icon has passed away, sadly George Carlin died. Here is a link to an article about his passing. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080623/ap_on_en_tv/obit_george_carlin

Now that George and his social commentary have left the building, that really only leaves a couple of the comic giants from my youth still with us, and as much as I loved Steve Martin, he hasn't done stand up in 30 years. This leaves me with Cheech and Chong as the last men standing from the great group of comedians I grew up with.

George was one of the best, and some would say, THE BEST ever. For me Richard Pryor stands alone as the best, but if there is a Mount Rushmore of Comedy, George is right there, carved in stone along with Richard. he had the ability to say what a lot of people think and to do in in a way that made you both laugh and think. Most of the things I have read or heard today reference his 7 words you can't say on TV bit, which was classic and a supreme court decency test case, but his decades long commentary on society and the things that happen around him, the world and in the country were what I always found the most funny. I don't know the count of HBO specialas he did, but i am sure he did fr many more than any other comedian and they were all funny.

I'd love to hear from you all about your Carlin inpressions. I will leave you with one of the lines I always remember from George...

A man attempting to walk around the world, died today.

Did you know you can prick your finger, but you can't finger your prick?

Dad

I know we've talked in the past about discussing some of the things that our father has done to us over the years. Since we all live far apart now and we've started this forum, I'm wondering if this is an appropriate setting to discuss those. Let me know your thoughts and I'll be glad to get the ball rolling (so to speak).
Love, Scott