Yesterday was a bad day for me because the first thing I heard after waking up was that a beautiful man – a great intellect – George Carlin had died.
My son introduced me to Mr. Carlin several years ago. I had never heard of him before. When I saw him…I thought wow! My son’s favorite comic is a year older than me.
I immediately understood why my son loved George. He was intelligent, independent and very funny. He didn’t go with the mainstream and he resisted conventional thinking.
One of the things I remember most fondly about George Carlin was his assessment of North Americans…especially U.S. North American governments and corporations – with respect to education.
Carlin: "They want you to be just smart enough to run the machines…but too dumb to think for yourself".
I think that about sums it up.
Every once in a long while when someone famous dies it feels as if I’ve lost a friend. Feels like that with George Carlin.
So I said a little prayer to Joe Pesci, asking him to look out for George.
The good news is we’re still here on earth.
Can you imagine what heaven’s going to be like for a good while.
In fact I hope he has it rearranged to his satisfaction by the time I get there.
Here’s one for George.
I made it up on a gig earlier this month after driving by a house for sale with a real-estate “talking house” sign on the lawn. So I tuned my car radio in……
Get right up on the mike and hoarse whisper…
THANK GOD YOU’VE ARRIVED WE’VE NEVER MET BUT I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU WHEN THE AGENT BRINGS YOU TO VISIT FOR GODS SAKE DON’T OPEN THAT CRAWL-SPACE DOOR BY THE LAUNDRY ROOM…..
I’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN I’M READY TO EAT YOU IT’S BEEN SO LONG DON’T REMEMBER WHAT A HUMAN TASTES LIKE GOD I’M SO EXCITED…………………..
My favorite was the closing line to a one man show he did quite a few years ago now on how we are polluting the world and it’s consequences. At the end of talking about all the ciggie butts that don’t break down, the plastic containers, etc. including the silicon implants women sport, that got quite a laugh from the audience when he imitated a space traveller coming across these things. He said “Do we in all our vast ego trips think a few plastic containers and cigarette butts are going to make this world change? “The World is not going anywhere” “We are”. He walked off the stage to thunderous applause.
I did a part 2 on him.