I know George Carlin didn't support any political wonks and didn't believe in our political system. I just think this video is a poignant matching of images to Mr. Carlin's words. This was assembled by a Ron Paul supporter without Carlin's consent.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Seven Words You Can Say on Pay Television 2
"I remember doing nothing on the night Sinatra died, and the night Jeff Buckley died, and the night Kurt Cobain died, and the night John Lennon died, I remember I stayed up to watch the news with everyone"
You could add George Carlin to this Badly Drawn Boy lyric. It's a shame that on the network eulogies "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" was regarded as his claim to fame. Sure, the bit was funny and infamous, but Carlin was so much more than that. As he aged his wit became sharper. For the last 5 years his routines weren't even that funny anymore. They were just biting, scathing attacks on society aimed with pinpoint accuracy. Late in his career audiences didn't go to laugh, they went to hear a wise man pontificate truths as to why your life is so fucked up. He was more philosophical than Bertrand Russell, more cosmic than Lenny Bruce and funnier than Richard Pryor. Lewis Black, you have big shoes to fill.
A friend of mine, Bob, worked as a chauffeur years ago and had driven George Carlin to a book signing. He was thrilled to report that he was very courteous, friendly, conversant and had referred to Bob often by using his first name. After arriving he thanked Bob for the conversation and without request, pulled out a book and wrote a personal notation, signed it and handed it to him.
By all accounts the man was genuine.
You could add George Carlin to this Badly Drawn Boy lyric. It's a shame that on the network eulogies "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" was regarded as his claim to fame. Sure, the bit was funny and infamous, but Carlin was so much more than that. As he aged his wit became sharper. For the last 5 years his routines weren't even that funny anymore. They were just biting, scathing attacks on society aimed with pinpoint accuracy. Late in his career audiences didn't go to laugh, they went to hear a wise man pontificate truths as to why your life is so fucked up. He was more philosophical than Bertrand Russell, more cosmic than Lenny Bruce and funnier than Richard Pryor. Lewis Black, you have big shoes to fill.
A friend of mine, Bob, worked as a chauffeur years ago and had driven George Carlin to a book signing. He was thrilled to report that he was very courteous, friendly, conversant and had referred to Bob often by using his first name. After arriving he thanked Bob for the conversation and without request, pulled out a book and wrote a personal notation, signed it and handed it to him.
By all accounts the man was genuine.
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