RIP George Carlin

[Evan!]

It's a sad day. Here's to one of the best comedians of the last half-century. I'll raise one tonight for you, old man!

Damn.

 

[bethlehembrewer]

Yeah, not the story I expected to see when I woke up. The guy was awsome, I think he might have been the best.

 

[PeteOz77]

Thanks for ruining my evening man


Last time I observed a minute of silence was for Johnny cash.. and last time before that was John Lee Hooker.

George gets 5 mins and at least 3 home brews... He was a genius and the world is a poorer place for the loss of him.

I wonder what the forum will do with the 7 dirty words in one string...

****Piss********CocksuckererMother****erandTits

 

[PeteOz77]

At least we know his sould is at rest and he has gone to a better place.

Jebus is looking after him now.

 

[EdWort]

He could bring tears to your eyes. I loved the way he looked at the English language and wondered why many of them seemed to have an opposite meaning.

He's seemed very bitter though in his last few years, but he cuts through the crap pretty quick.

R.I.P. George!

 

[ohiobrewtus]

Wow, I hadn't heard this until just now. The man was a true comic genius.

 

[adrock]

He'll certainly be missed here as well. For quite a long time, he was definitely my favorite comedian. I even have one or two of his books, though his written word isn't quite the same without his voice and attitude.

 

[brauhaus]

Sh!t, Piss, ****, Cvnt, Co******er, Motherfvcker and Tits

man, he will be missed.

EDIT by RichBrewer: We have to watch our language in here!

 

[Sir Humpsalot]

Sh!t, Piss, ****, Cvnt, Co******er, Motherfvcker and Tits

I am going to brew seven beers in his honor. Those will be their names.

 

[the_bird]

We saw a Carlin performance, must have been a bit more than seven years ago. Valentine's Day weekend, up in Burlington. That was the weekend I proposed to The (Now) Wife. Ain't I a romantic!

 

[Liquidicem]

One of the best of all time. He will be missed!

 

[Bobby_M]

I am going to brew seven beers in his honor. Those will be their names.

I'll pass on the sh!t and p!ss brews, but I'd like to sample the cvnt and t!ts when they're ready.

 

[Revvy]

George Carlin on "Stuff."

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[RICLARK]

my god this thread just ruined my day. I had no Idea he died this is a very sad day in america.

 

[JVD_X]

It's a sad day. Here's to one of the best comedians of the last half-century. I'll raise one tonight for you, old man!

Damn.

He wouldn't want anyone to mourn... he's dead.

 

[Redweasel]

My all time favorite comic. I was hoping this was some kind of joke. Probably the most inteligent stand up comedian that ever lived. My day is ruined.

 

[Evan!]

He wouldn't want anyone to mourn... he's dead.

I'm still saddened by it.

 

[JustDave]

We'll miss you George.

(**** obviously)


"... but he loves you!"

 

[eschatz]

I saw him in 2000. One of the greatest shows of my life. He will be sadly missed and mourned.

My favorite anectdote(?) he told at that show was that he never washes his hands. He only washes his hands when he comes in direct contact with s#!t which happens AT MOST once a week! hahahaha

 

[the_bird]

Can I blaspheme a little bit (he wouldn't mind ) and say that some of the more recent Carlin material I've seen felt a little... redundant? I think he may have peaked a few years back. Didn't seem quite as fresh; more "Carlin-Being-Carlin" in some of the stuff from the last few years. Not a knock on the guy - it's something that anybody that's developed such a strong persona has got to fight against. But, I remember seeing that he was performing somewhere not too far away, and I didn't feel particularly complelled to rush out and buy tickets.

 

[BlindLemonLars]

Before going to bed last night, I thought "Let's have a quick look at the news first." Wish I hadn't, I lay awake for hours thinking about George.

He was the best comedian ever, pure and simple. I'm sorry that all the media eulogies are focusing on the "7 dirty words." That was a brilliant routine, but it doesn't define him by any means. There was so much more. He was so amazingly observant about humanity, forever pointing out uncomfortable truths about us, but managing to do it in a hilarious and ultimately uplifting way.

Kind of ironic that he died in a Catholic hospital. The hospital where I was born, actually.

Today the world is a lot less funny than it was yesterday. Goodbye George, and thanks.

 

[RichBrewer]

I moved this into Drunken Ramblings and Mindless Mumbling so we can keep it going. The last thing we want to do is sensor George today. I think he would find it quite appropriate.

Here's to George! Let's celebrate his life!

 

[Rhoobarb]

Heard the news as I was driving to work this morning. What a shock. I knew he had serious heart problems, but still figured he'd be around for ahwile longer. In fact, my fiancee & I were thinking of getting tickets to see him when he came to town in October.

My father was the person who first got me interested in George. He happened to be on the Carson show one night and Dad made a point of getting me into the room to see him on TV. In the early 1970s, there was nobody funnier.

 

[Brewmando]

The fridge routine is among my favorites. Godspeed GC

 

[Homercidal]

Never been a big fan. He had some pretty clever stuff, but I never saw him as a "laugh Out Loud" kind of guy. A lot of his stuff I thought was a ripoff of Lenny Bruce. Not the material, but the style. But, he was a true American Icon.

 

[homebrewer_99]

I don't think he got meaner as time went along as previously mentioned...I think he was really POd at the ignorant sheeple...

I remember back in 1980 he was being interviewed...one of the questions dealt with the rivalry between him and Richard Pryor...GC said yeah, some people believed there was a rivalty, but it really didn't exist...he said Richard had a heart attack then I had a heart attack...Richard set himself on fire, GC said fvckk that I'm having another heart attack...!! Great! :rockin:

 

[BierMuncher]

I'm old enough to remember him on Carson. I have is first album (yes...vinyl album).

An icon to be sure.

 

[Bobby_M]

He actually did peak about 10 or so years ago IMHO and it's just been way too cynical since then. I love what he was about though, pushing some serious boundaries and mocking just about everything that deserves it. I've seen the shows about a dozen times and felt like he was rushing a lot of his newer material and it felt way too scripted. I won't call him the best comic, but he's certainly had one of the best comedy career going. We're a man down in the good guy population for sure.

 

[AnonyBrew]

A toast to George is in order tonight, his genius will be missed.

I feel like my dad died.

 

[bethlehembrewer]

Do you think they gave him the blankets from a plane and used the beer fart seat cushion as the pillow?

Maybe his ambulance had a near miss on the way to the hospital!