RIP George Carlin

[Starman]

http://www.etonline.com/

 

[Dickens Cider]

HOLY ****! One of the funniest men who ever lived. RIP, George.

 

[Starman]

Piotr beat me to it -- delete or consolidate.

 

[forever_town]

Stunner. Absolute stunner.

RIP to a true original.

 

[JakeandElwood]

Wow, I just saw his stand up a few months ago. RIP.

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

My thread topic was better.

:'(

RIP to one of the greats. Glad I got a chance to see him last year, even if his fastball had clearly lost a lot.

****, ****, etc. A sad day.

http://www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN2339172520080623

 

[Trey Beamon]

Oh boy. This sucks. I have a feeling this thread is going to be more than a few pages.

RIP.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

:'(

 

[imjustagirl]

Holy crap. I never got him, but I recognize and respect his impact on the craft.

 

[KevinmH9]

That's sad. He'll definitely be missed. I'll never look at politics in the eyes of a comedian like him ever again.

 

[21]

Just a few days ago he was named to win the Mark Twain prize for American Humor (part of the Kennedy Ctr awards). Very sad and stunning news, saw him perform several times...what a brilliant man.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/18/arts/18arts-SOMECHOICEWO_BRF.html?ref=arts

 

[schiezainc]

This news just ruined my whole ****ing weekend.

I'm not even being remotely sarcastic.

****.

:-[

 

[JackReacher]

Terrible, terrible news. To a truly great comedian. RIP.

 

[KevinmH9]

Sad. I've never seen him live but I was going to when he made his round to New Hampshire next month.

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

Sigh. Dude was hilarious in his desire to push the envelope.

 

[Smallpotatoes]

I saw him live twice. Enjoyed both shows a lot.
I just loved that blunt/biting sense of humor.

 

[terrier]

I can only express seven words of regret.
He proved that you could grow old and still be tres cool.

 

[Hustle]

Very sad news. He didn't always strike that harmony with me but, as IJAG said, it's impossible not to appreciate his legacy and what he meant to comedy. RIP.

 

[21]

Just asking: Why is this story not yet appearing on most major news sites? The e story said he died around 6 pm pacific....seems like this should be front page news on the web, even for a Sunday night.

 

[patchs]

Saw him live 20 years ago, owned a couple of his albums.
The guy was a legend.
Damn!
RIP George.