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  • Pappy
    The Full Monte
    • Dec 2002
    • 10490
    • San Marcos, TX, USA.
    • BT3000 (x2)
    #1

    George Carlin Tribute

    A week before he died it was announce that George Carlin was to recieve the Mark Twain Award. I caught part of a 1 1/2 hr special on PBS last night honoring him. A lot of old clips of his perfomances.

    It is being replayed tonight at 8:30 Central on another PBS station. If you were a fan, check your local listings. I know my recorder will be running.
    Don, aka Pappy,

    Wise men talk because they have something to say,
    Fools because they have to say something.
    Plato
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    • cabinetman
      Gone but not Forgotten RIP
      • Jun 2006
      • 15216
      • So. Florida
      • Delta
      #2
      Thanks for the heads up. George Carlin was one of my favorites.
      .

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        • cgallery
          Veteran Member
          • Sep 2004
          • 4503
          • Milwaukee, WI
          • BT3K
          #3
          Does anyone know, will this show up on any online sources for viewing?

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            • Bruce Cohen
              Veteran Member
              • May 2003
              • 2698
              • Nanuet, NY, USA.
              • BT3100
              #4
              Hey Don,

              Many thanks,

              He was one of a select few guys that was funny and was intelligent. I could listen to him for hours.

              Bruce
              "Western civilization didn't make all men equal,
              Samuel Colt did"

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                • germdoc
                  Veteran Member
                  • Nov 2003
                  • 3567
                  • Omaha, NE
                  • BT3000--the gray ghost
                  #5
                  He was a genius who changed the way we look at the world around us. He was in fact a philosopher in the guise of a comedian.

                  His personality could be acerbic and he was always challenging us, which is what a good artist should do. His comment on life and nature:

                  "I look at it this way... For centuries now, man has done everything he can to destroy, defile, and interfere with nature: clear-cutting forests, strip-mining mountains, poisoning the atmosphere, over-fishing the oceans, polluting the rivers and lakes, destroying wetlands and aquifers... so when nature strikes back, and smacks him on the head and kicks him in the nuts, I enjoy that. I have absolutely no sympathy for human beings whatsoever. None. And no matter what kind of problem humans are facing, whether it's natural or man-made, I always hope it gets worse."

                  If you weren't offended or uncomfortable by his routines, you just weren't paying attention...
                  Jeff


                  “Doctors are men who prescribe medicines of which they know little, to cure diseases of which they know less, in human beings of whom they know nothing”--Voltaire

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                    • os1kne
                      Senior Member
                      • Jan 2003
                      • 901
                      • Atlanta, GA
                      • BT3100
                      #6
                      I miss him. I hope that his shows continue to be broadcast because he was one of the greats. I can't help but stop and watch everytime I see him on TV, because every time I get a good laugh - and usually an intelligent view of a topic that is contrary to public opinion. I don't always agree with his view, but it's entertaining.
                      Bill

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                        • shoottx
                          Veteran Member
                          • May 2008
                          • 1240
                          • Plano, Texas
                          • BT3000
                          #7
                          Here is the start of a great set of interviews with George Carlin!

                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFOC72DRPWY
                          Last edited by shoottx; 02-05-2009, 11:25 AM.
                          Often in error - Never in doubt

                          Mike

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                            • L. D. Jeffries
                              Senior Member
                              • Dec 2005
                              • 747
                              • Russell, NY, USA.
                              • Ryobi BT3000
                              #8
                              Watched the whole thing. For all his problems this guy had a razor sharp mind as well as being one of the greatest comics ever! The world lost a treasure when he passed. I for one will miss him greatly.
                              RuffSawn
                              Nothin' smells better than fresh sawdust!

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                                • JR
                                  The Full Monte
                                  • Feb 2004
                                  • 5636
                                  • Eugene, OR
                                  • BT3000
                                  #9
                                  I thought Johnny Carson was going to have a heart attack in the clip where Carlin did the Hippy Dippy Weather Man!

                                  JR
                                  JR

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