Today is a sad day. Comedian, actor & author George Carlin died yesterday, heart failure. He was 71. The guy is most famous for his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine. A recording of this act was aired on WBAI radio. Complaints were made to the FCC and the matter was eventually taken to the U.S. Supreme Court where it was ruled to be obscene. If you listen to the material, even now, 36 years later, you'd have to be an idiot to put it on the public airwaves! WBAI was asking for it...but than's another story. He was also famous for his "Hippy Dippy Weatherman" routine and so many more. You Tube has a wonderful collection of his stuff. I also suggest a visit to his site: www.georgecarlin.com.
Carlin grew up in the Morningside section of Manhattan, NY. A place that he later called "White Harlem." He was a high school dropout & served in the Air Force. He dropped out, there, too. Carlin was the very first host for Saturday Night Live! Comedy Central ranks him as the number 2 stand up comedian of all time - behind Richard Pryor and ahead of Lenny Bruce. Most of Carlin's humor came from a distrust of authority and religion. He managed to be simple and usually rational.
Funny guy. He'll be missed.
