Comments on: Tempered in shit — a personal reflection on George Carlin

By: cindy

cindy — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:54:54 +0000

There will never be another like him

By: Brian Angliss

Brian Angliss — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:09:26 +0000

He skewered environmentalists mercilessly too. My mother hated him after that, but I’ve always been humbled by his “Save the planet? The planet will be fine. The people are fucked!”

There’s a reason I added this line to the Quotator back when we first installed it.

By: jeff watson

jeff watson — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:56:38 +0000

His “Hippie Dippy Weatherman” bit came out in the 60’s when I was in 5th grade. I went out and bought the album right away. I wore the grooves out of the album,and had the entire thing memorized. I always thought of Carlin as being somewhat of a sage, despite the fact that he skewered people like me mercilessly.

Jeff

By: Ann Ivins

Ann Ivins — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:33:08 +0000

He changed the way I think. I might have been eight or nine, watching one of his specials, and he did the “Seven Words You Can’t Say on Television” and something clicked in my head, about words and transgression and questioning. I’ll never forget that moment.

By: Dr. Slammy

Dr. Slammy — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:22:20 +0000

I wish I’d seen Carlin, and envy those of you who did.

He was one of the finest we ever saw or ever will. The great comedians are the ones who use their skill and the social leeway afforded to those who “joke” about things to say that which needs to be said, MUST be said about the society.

Without Carlin I can’t help wondering whether we’d have the likes of Jon Stewart and Lee Camp….

By: Dr. Denny

Dr. Denny — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:39:20 +0000

Thanks, MIke. Let’s make sure GC lives on at S&R.

By: Mike Reineck BRR

Mike Reineck BRR — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:23:39 +0000

His kind offstage persona was apparent at books signings where he would joke and be gracious to all. I will miss him more than anyone else who died this year.

By: Lex

Lex — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:23:04 +0000

I always appreciated the acerbic wit. From familial experience, i’ll suggest that such wit is sometimes a defense mechanism to protect a kind, selfless, feeling person beneath.

Mike: did you get my reply? I’m guessing not, so i’ll resend it.

By: Russ Wellen

Russ Wellen — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 04:39:12 +0000

Thanks for that profile. I still remember how fresh a voice he was when he first appeared on the scene.

By: Brian Angliss

Brian Angliss — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 03:22:10 +0000

I saw him perform once. The only comedian who ever came close to making me laugh that hard was Robin Williams.

I just recognized his voice in the movie Cars, too….