George Carlin RIP

[berniek]

The man was a master of words. From the early days of Al Sleet to the Seven you couldn't say...he did it all. I think I wore out a dozen record needles in the 60's and 70's listening to those ablums.

 

[emo474]

And a very intelligent commedian.. the use of language, our manerisms, morals, and human nature were all topics that set him apart. Listen to his routine about our homes being just a place to keep all our "stuff" and how he takes off on that premise. Yes, he had the seven dirty words and could be as raunchy as any commedian.. but I think he was miles above the foul mouthed funnymen of today. He was the first host of Saturday Night Live and of all starange things played the conductor on a kids PBS TV show! I found it strange that he never really found a great veichle on the big screen. He had minor roles in some movies, but nothing like Steve Martin, Richard Pryor or other commedians of his era. He will be missed.

 

[MCNDRWS]

According To His Website (www.georgecarlin.com) He Was Scheduled To Play The F.M. Kirby Center In

Wilkes-Barre Again On September 21, 2008. So Glad I Got To See Him In Concert The Couple Of Times That I Did.

 

[Radiodeity]

Check out http://freshair.npr.org for Monday, June 23 - a repeat interview he gave in 2004... and it included a question about death. Podcast is available also... He talks about his background and how he started out in radio when he was 18... Some good stuff.

 

[berniek]

I could be wrong on this...but I believe Carlin was one of the first comics of his time to use the media in his material....making fun of the news, sports and weather people...and he did a could of things about dj's as well.