This obituary is exactly the kind of thing Carlin would have derided. From its mind-numbing cliche to its poor assessment of reality, Carlin would have hated it. There are a lot of inaccuracies in it, but I wanted to point out two, just very briefly: "I could easily ramble off his list of achievements (as CNN has done in their obituary), but I think he would protest - he was a simple man who really just wanted to make folks laugh, even if that meant being sardonic, scatalogical, morbid, indecent, and otherwise cantankerous."-I've seen multiple interviews with Carlin, and he is proud of his achievements (though noticeably not arrogant). He is quick to state that his books reached #1 bestsellers on the NYTimes list, something he notes is unusual for a comedian's book. -"He was a simple man who really just wanted to make folks laugh" - f**k. NO. He was a complex, intimidatingly intelligent man who wanted to make folks think. He was an entertainer, but he was trying to open up different points of view to people, which is what he saw as the heart of comedy - different points of view. You know what I think? I think the author didn't ramble off his list of achievements because HE DOESN'T KNOW THEM. He got involved with Carlin after Carlin had 40 years of smashing success as a professional entertainer. I'd say it's about even money the guy has never even seen, with his own eyes, the Seven Words bit. RIP Carlin, for real. Your work will continue to be respected, dissected, and cherished.
From kelly's profile: "I am a Christian (Christ following, Pre-trib, Fundamentalist, Pro-Life, NeoCon) a Mac user and I own my own business"A fundamentalist Christian, neocon, bourgeoisie Mac fan. LOL. Well, considering that one of George's primary purposes in this life was specifically to offend, piss off and make fun of people like you, I can't say that I am surprised.
bgrah449Jun 24, 2008
This obituary is exactly the kind of thing Carlin would have derided. From its mind-numbing cliche to its poor assessment of reality, Carlin would have hated it. There are a lot of inaccuracies in it, but I wanted to point out two, just very briefly: "I could easily ramble off his list of achievements (as CNN has done in their obituary), but I think he would protest - he was a simple man who really just wanted to make folks laugh, even if that meant being sardonic, scatalogical, morbid, indecent, and otherwise cantankerous."-I've seen multiple interviews with Carlin, and he is proud of his achievements (though noticeably not arrogant). He is quick to state that his books reached #1 bestsellers on the NYTimes list, something he notes is unusual for a comedian's book. -"He was a simple man who really just wanted to make folks laugh" - f**k. NO. He was a complex, intimidatingly intelligent man who wanted to make folks think. He was an entertainer, but he was trying to open up different points of view to people, which is what he saw as the heart of comedy - different points of view. You know what I think? I think the author didn't ramble off his list of achievements because HE DOESN'T KNOW THEM. He got involved with Carlin after Carlin had 40 years of smashing success as a professional entertainer. I'd say it's about even money the guy has never even seen, with his own eyes, the Seven Words bit. RIP Carlin, for real. Your work will continue to be respected, dissected, and cherished.
babywookieJun 24, 2008
From kelly's profile: "I am a Christian (Christ following, Pre-trib, Fundamentalist, Pro-Life, NeoCon) a Mac user and I own my own business"A fundamentalist Christian, neocon, bourgeoisie Mac fan. LOL. Well, considering that one of George's primary purposes in this life was specifically to offend, piss off and make fun of people like you, I can't say that I am surprised.
nickdotnetJun 24, 2008
Someone didn't pay their bill....
dustin551Jun 25, 2008
I couldn't read any more after "all he wanted to do was make people laugh". Talk about not understanding Carlin. He wanted you to THINK
Closed AccountJun 25, 2008
how about an obituary for the server.
sacubemonkeyJun 25, 2008
Thanks. I retract my previous comment then. Like I said the link was down so the thread got a little confusing.
nannybellJun 26, 2008
Thanks for sharing.