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George Carlin was a Controversial, Inspirational...Generational Leader to us big 1950's-60's Kids. He introduced fast-talking, smart and witty. You had to be really quick and knowledgeable to know how funny, observational and off the wall he was! He made being smart...Hip. Did you get it? I did!

We laughed at our daily culture inverted, dissected and reflected upon.
The seven Words? How tame now. YouTube can allow anything along as it is not clearly defined and filmed live. No Internet upload censors here. Maybe a NFBSK (Not for British School kids) or NWF (Not work Friendly.)
IF you're F**nkin' Lucky!

Farewell George- Our Society will miss your Brilliant Insight. I suspect Heaven is not so petty as man and will laugh with intellectual, raucous abandon. We'll miss you down here. Peace. Mary

George Carlin's death is sadder than most artists, because he was still relevant. At 71, he continued to generate hilarious and thought-provoking dialogue. I saw him two years ago, and he was as current as could be...not just another classic rock artist riding on their past glories. George's demise has left a void in our culture that will never be filled.

On one level, hard to believe. I also had thoughts about him lately and sensed something like this was going to happen soon. I can't express the thanks for his presence on this planet. He was a master of language and a brilliant philosopher and pretty god-damned funny. I always loved it when he never sold out in his views. He never supported so-called leaders of any party and he knew that government and religion were both man-made systems to enslave us. I'm taking his suggestion of not voting and instead, jerking off. You get more accomplished that way. I'm sure he now has a better view of this rotting corpse we call society. He won't be forgotten by me, though I regret not seeing him last year. I knew it may have been my last chance.

Just yesterday I spoke with my niece about going to see him in July. The conversation turned to how desperate and dour his last HBO special was - death, death, death. Who would know that 4 hours later death would become him. Pax.

Man, I woke up this morning and I couldn't believe it. You never think that someone like him will ever be gone. It's like part of life goes away when someone like this passes.

Thanks to George he opened our eyes to
the incongruities of life- words we could or
couldn't say on tv, the intricate anomalies of our human condition. and the insane
preoccupations of trivial things.

I was strongly influenced by his comedy,
which was great even if you weren't stoned.
I always wondered how he got through all those lists in his act.

I caught his show in San Antonio a few years ago. The funniest part was watching parents with children run for the exits three minutes into his act.What were they thinking.
Jackie Vernon, Rodney Dangerfield and George,the original Kings of Comedy.

The first 33 1/3 record I ever owned - still own - was called either George Carlin Take Offs and Put Ons or Takes Off and Puts On. The name was different on the front and the spine. It was a Christmas present from Mom and Dad, preopened and prescreened for profanity. There was none.

What there was: 45 minutes of brilliant sketch comedy, punctuated by fake commercials, that changed my life.

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"Hey I swear I just seen a dove fly into Mrs. Donahee's window."

"You did, you did, you see the dove is the ancient symbol of the messenger of death - Mrs. Donahee crapped out at the sink."

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"You should try Listerine"

"Mr. Clean?!"

"No Listerine. Listerine kills germs."

"What have germs got to do with bad breath?"

"Silly, germs have bad breath".

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My friend and I bought and memorized every album, did our own comedy bits on cassette. I felt a personal connection to George, and certainly part of my voice is his.

RIP Congolia Breckenridge

(s'a colorful name)

Why oh why could it not have been Will Ferrel?

Don't forget: Carlin played the agent on That Girl in a suit and tie before he got 'hip'. For those of you too young to remember That Girl (or too old), it would be him playing the wacky store clerk on The Caveman Sit Com today.

I remember seeing George Carlin on "Welcome Back, Kotter" as a DJ called Wally "The Wow" Wechsel back in 1977 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0745419/).

I grew up watching George. Loved his comedy. A True Icon.

Our nation is enveloped by an ice-cold low that developed over Canada ...

What this country really needs is a good Mexican High.

George Carlin didn't leave the counterculture. The counterculture left him (and the rest of us).

George was a truely great American. His comedy, more than anyone else, helped shape my sense of humor. He was such a huge influence on how I look at the world. I can still remember listening to "occupation foole" for the first time. His legacy is that we should never take ourselves too seriously... Remember: " It takes two fingers to make the peace sign, like it takes to people to make love. So when you do this (give someone the finger) you're jerking off."

"Religion easily has the greatest “bullshit story” ever told.

Think about it…Religion has actually convinced people that there is an invisible man, living in the sky, who watches everything you do for every minute of every day.
And the invisible man has a special list of ten things that he doesn't want you to do.
If you do any of these 10 things, he has a special place full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish where he will send you to live forever and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever until the end of time. ….

But he loves you."

Brilliant!

In 2001, George did me a solid when he accepted the part of the orally fixated hitchhiker who knew exactly how to get a ride in “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.” When he wrapped his scene in that flick, I thanked him for making the time, and he said, “Just do me a favor: Write me my dream role one day.” When I inquired what that’d be, he offered, “I wanna play a priest who strangles children.” It was a classic Carlin thing to say: a little naughty and a lot honest. I always figured there’d be time to give George what he asked for. Unfortunately, he left too soon. He was, and will likely remain, the smartest person I’ve ever met. But really, he was much more than just a person. Without a hint of hyperbole, I can say he was a god, a god who cussed.”