Goodbye George

June 23rd, 2008

In 2001 I saw George Carlin in concert at Juanita K. Hammons Hall in Springfield, MO. I was a college student at the time and the tickets only cost me $10 compliments of SAC. It was a great time. George was in his mid-sixties put was still on his game. To this day I can still recite several monologues from the show - “You smell like an anchovies cunt, Bruno” - and feel privileged that I got to see this groundbreaking comedian live.

I was shocked when driving to work this morning I heard Howard Stern announcing George Carlin’s death. He was truly an innovator. He was like Lenny Bruce but funny. His 7 dirty words will go down as one of the most famous comedy sketches of all time.

Please watch Carlin’s artful commentary on George Carlin: A YouTube Obituary.

RIP George.