GEORGE CARLIN

Growing up in the seventy's there was a comedian who had been around for a while, one who lit up the stage wherever he went, the one your Mother wouldn't let you stay up and watch Johnny Carson to see. That George Carlin.

Carlin was a comedian, who after finding his mold, was never afraid to say it like he seen it. He was the one who came up with the seven words you can't say on TV. Back in the seventies this was so funny, and by the time he taped his Carlin At Carnegie, the word count was way into the hundreds. It took me a while to catch on to " On the rag, flying the flag, riding the cotton pony.

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Do you even know anyone who didn't like George Carlin. Yes, there were Church's, whole Religions, stiff minded better than thou's and the occasion person who didn't laugh at anybody. I would come home from work, especially while I was in Germany and the aircraft work was under stressful deadlines and the days were 7 days, 12 hour shifts. But put in a VHS tape of Carlin and I was back to my normal self.

One thing I think people who even watched him was that he was a very smart man. He always was called a comedic genius. His theories on God I never agreed with at all, no way no how. But his views on the Government and all it's glory was his mainstream theme in the last ten years. " What do you mean their di_ks are bigger than ours, LET"S BOMB THEM", referring to "The Brown people, ie; Arabs, Muslims hint hint, those with all the oil. Sometimes you had to listen to him closely as of late. I guess as you get older, the harder the punchline. Hidden almost.

Carlin was his own dynasty in the comic world. Some like Pryor better. I liked both, with Carlin on top. But that's the what he would have wanted it. Goodbye George. That's for all the fun.. You deserve to rest. Say hello to Richard Pryor, Sam Kinison and John Belushi for me. Hopefully you all made it to heaven.

 This also is my entry into Jokerswild contest.