George Carlin dead at 71

Jun 23, 2008 by Dan Taylor    3 Comments    Posted under: News

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God damn it.  George Carlin is dead.  FEK!  Sadly friends, it’s true, George Carlin.  Dead.  I think we all knew this one was coming for a while now, but still…I’m sad even to see him go.  I had just watched Carlin on YouTube a few weeks back, and caught some of his more recent material, and I have to admit, he looked old.

Carlin was probably one of my most favorite comedians; right up there with Sam Kinison, Eddie Murphy, and Andrew Dice Clay.  I think the first time I saw Carlin was at a very young age, somewhere around age 6 or 7, in his classic Carnegie Hall performance.  Little did I know at the time that this funny guy was jacked up on all sorts of Cocaine, but hey…whatever it takes…the guy was hysterical.

Carlin died of heart failure yesterday at his home in Santa Monica, CA.  Being a comic in the 70′s and 80′s could not have been easy (or maybe too easy…as there seemed to be quite a lot of comic fodder to poke at), and Carlin did it, and did it well.  A little known fact, George Carlin was actually THE very first host of Saturday Night Live in 1975.  He’s also appeared in a number of infamous HBO specials, along with a score of films.  From what I’ve read, what I know, and what I’ve seen…while he certainly became the spokesperson for curmudgeons around the world, it seems to me that he had a rather eventful, interesting, and introspective life.

Those of us that knew you, those of us that listened to you, those of us that believed in you George….we will miss you. Rest well friend, you brought hope, joy, and an occasional pants pissing laughter to a number of generations.  We thank you!