George Carlin Appreciation thread.

[AlCzervik]

For some of you that haven't heard his older material here is FM & AM in 5 parts. My Mom was a huge Carlin fan and by the time i was about 7 i had most of this album memorized. And remember kids, shoot is just shit with two o's.

part one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWVeyCKbEMY&feature=related

part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kLitsr1vU4&feature=related

part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idAE_fDV8D0&feature=related

part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NYadFu7aaY&feature=related

part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mSC5ohmB1E&feature=related

[SeattleGirl]

1. Carlin on dogs and kittehs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDKRyJIrYZY

[puerco-bellies]

2. I remember when he joked about Richard Pryor setting himself on fire.

He said: "Fuck that, I had another heart attack!"

[DarkTirade]

3. ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrXvDXVhqfU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o

[Tektonik]

4. Pro Life is Anti Woman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrXvDXVhqfU&NR=1

He was the best of the best. RIP George

[AlCzervik]

5. from Occupation:Foole

part one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okHvbv0atNs&feature=related

part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcDjQDxdP8c&feature=related

part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7tnb-Is56I&feature=related

part 4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daEo6WGF_VE&feature=related

part 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAhShnklAts&feature=related

[OmahaBlueDog]

6. "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that. "

"He was known as a light pennance. Three "Hail Marys" and your back on the street with Father Rivera"

"You can prick your finger but no, no, no.. don't finger your prick"

"You know who I pray to? Joe Pesci. Joe Pesci. Two reasons; first of all, I think he's a good actor. Okay. To me, that counts. Second; he looks like a guy who can get things done. Joe Pesci doesn't f*** around. Doesn't f*** around. In fact, Joe Pesci came through on a couple of things that God was having trouble with. For years I asked God to do something about my noisy neighbor with the barking dog. Joe Pesci straightened that c***-sucker out with one visit."

****

There are other quotes I love .. they're just too numerous to sort through...and I'll laugh at things others might find stupid, like when he talks about calling Morningside Heights "White Harlem."

When I was a kid.. when we had cassettes and LP vinyl. We'd go to a friend's house where the folks worked and the house was empty (we're talking 5th, 6th, 7th grade) and we'd put on things like Richard Pryor (either "Was it Something I Said" or "Bicentennial N*****") or Monty Python (The "Holy Grail" soundtrack) or, of course, George Carlin's "Class Clown". Of course, we'd listen endlessly to the 7 dirty words, the bilabial fricative, and his many memories of growing up Catholic in Morningside Heights. Those were good days, and I'll miss George.

[CBHagman]

35. True stories...

I swear I thought of George Carlin when a priest recently assigned me three Hail Marys and penance (and when a particular confessor worked so fast "you could see the line move!"). Those are involuntary thoughts, sort of like thinking of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life when the sermon topic is NFP.

But Carlin was so funny not merely because he was irreverent but because he captured life's absurdity so perfectly -- e.g., the differences between baseball and football; stock phrase parents say to kids; why your possessions are your stuff but other people's possessions are their shit, etc.


I'll miss him.

[Richard Steele]

7. Non-stop flight? I don't care for that. No,I insist that my flight stop... preferably at an AIRPORT!

It's those sudden unscheduled "cornfield" and "housing development" stops
that seem to interrupt the flow of my day!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phdw-Huwl_g&feature=related

[ghostsofgiants]

8. I am so bummed right now.

[dropkickpa]

18. Me too

I usually don't get too worked up over celeb deaths, but Carlin is one that's is definitely bumming me out.

[mwooldri]

9. Carlin had a tame side - one my son likes but doesn't realize.

He narrated some of the Thomas the Tank Engine TV shows.

Bloody funny guy. He will be missed.

Mark.

[SeattleGirl]

10. And did you know his first wife dies of breast cancer?

I saw a show on him on the Biography channel.

I learned about a side of him that I previously didn't know about.

[Beer Snob-50]

26. after his wife died

i think he became a little darker and maybe bitter. it showed in some of his routines at the time.

[ulysses]

16. my son is a big Thomas the Crack Engine fan as well.

Carlin's one of the best things about those episodes. :D

[ghostsofgiants]

46. That was my first experience of him, as Mr. Conducter.

[YankeyMCC]

11. I'll miss him...

thinking back he had a big influence on me. He's the first pro comedian I was really aware of as a fan. And I think his irreverence and clear questioning of religion made it so I didn't feel weird about my own lack of belief, like if this smart, talented, famous person felt like I did it must be pretty normal.

The absence of his dynamic presence will diminish the world, but he already contributed much.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

12. He was a living bullshit alarm.

Those of us who listened were better for it.

Goodbye George, and thanks.

[Fire Walk With Me]

29. Well-said, and seconded.

You are a national treasure, Mr. Carlin, in the sense that you helped make things better at the national level, where they are needed most.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

13. damn.

I am going to miss George.

[Tripper11]

14. Of course 7 Dirty Words - youtube

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BTyzTJTNhNk

[Tripper11]

15. Baseball and football

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YphEUa5LPjM

[asthmaticeog]

17. h/t, George.

Thanks for all the good stuff.

[peekaloo]

19. Growing up my Holy Trinity of Funny were Carlin, Pryor and Tomlin.

rest easy motherfucker.

[WinkyDink]

20. I loved his Hippy-Dippy Weatherman and his wacked Sports Announcer.

[Gormy Cuss]

24. Tonight's forecast: Dark, followed by partial light in the morning. n/t

[SoxFan]

32. I loved the sportscaster

Here are today's scores from around the league: 21-14, 31-19, 27-10, and in a squeaker, 21-20.

And Al Sleet's line "the radar is also picking up a squadron of Russian ICBM's, so I really wouldn't sweat the thunder showers"...

[briv1016]

21. Here are all 13 HBO specials

I'm posting the first link in each set. Use the "Related Video" menu to find the rest in the series.


George Carlin at USC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymOeSlvbEFk

George Carlin: Again!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_7SS-a1Ysc

Carlin at Carnegie Hall:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC1etHxJRoE

Carlin on Campus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGLmWdH4JiE

Playin' with Your Head:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nepVyh3Ajx0

What Am I Doing in New Jersey?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Rr9Q1Lf-c

Doin' It Again:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yD7ZZWS40Jg

Jammin' in New York:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBcrvGpAzXw

Back in Town:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZQjicepM8E

You Are All Diseased:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQL_t_sjL4c

Complaints and Grievances:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCHB4P6Em-Q

Life Is Worth Losing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kic276P-_U

It's Bad for Ya:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxXkJoSgeXo

[WritingIsMyReligion]

22. Heard on the radio this morning and was like, "NO!"

Carlin will be sorely missed. Absolutely hilarious.

GC on Stuff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLoge6QzcGY

[Zuiderelle]

23. Oh NO... I had no idea he died.

:cry:

[Courtesy Flush]

25. We thought he was an old man when we first saw him

He was in his late thirties, and we thought he was the funniest old guys around. We thought he had to be at least fifty.

I loved that guy. How many people spoke their mind as adeptly as he did?

[hellbound-liberal]

27. George took a piece of me with him when he "passed away". He has been with me for over 30 years

He was the first concert I ever went to at the age of 16 and I have been able to look to him for humor and wisdom ever since. I truly feel like part of me is missing today and I think this will hurt for awhile.:cry:

[Brigid]

28. I still remember him as Rufus . . .

in "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure." Now he's gone. Wow. :(

[Tikki]

30. We remember introducing our now....

adult children to George Carlin humor when each was about
7 years old.
Even our 'Alex P. Keaton' clone loved
George Carlin's humor and we knew we had arrived as a family
when we would sit around the house doing George Carlin routines with each other.


The Tikkis

[Auggie]

31. He sparkled on screen, you know?

Fans may want to be on the lookout for reruns of the Flip Wilson show -- Carlin made several appearances.

[stuntcat]

33. I grew up on him too

My dad was so crazy about him and never missed him when he was on tv. I always watched no matter how young I was. George Carlin will always be a nice childhood memory.. times with my dad :loveya:

[JackBeck]

34. He's going to be missed.

Such said news to hear first thing on a Monday morning. I'm really bummed right now.

[Taverner]

36. ...

RIP George

:cry:

[applegrove]

37. RIP George

[Rambis]

38. "Never trust a person with large gums and small teeth"

I don't know why that one sticks with me but....

[Sheets of Easter]

45. "guys in their 50's named Skip."

:D

[mentalsolstice]

39. Discussing "7 Dirty Words" in my Constitutional Law class

It was great fun discussing that case, which is rare in law school.

[Dangerously Amused]

40. This one hurts. He was the best, and I will miss him terribly.

[arcadian]

41. Me and my friend used to sit in back of algebra class and listen to "A Place for my Stuff"

This was in the 8th grade when Walkmans first came out. Our algebra teacher gave us detention and confiscated the walkman. After school during detention we played "A Place for my Stuff" for our algebra teacher and we had the guy totaly cracking up. We even stayed a bit longer after detention was over to laugh our asses off with our algebra teacher. Good memories, good times, thanks George.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

42. May he rest in peace...

:thumbsup:

[graywarrior]

43. Wish he could have been here for November

Huge loss. He's in my top ten.

[Sheets of Easter]

44. I'm listening to Howard Stern eulogize him now on Sirius.

:(


He was a legend. Along with Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor, probably the most important comic of the modern era.