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Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71
Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:02 pm
by Avi
I just read the news...very sad.
I have some of his books and have laughed at his comedy hundreds of times. He even did the narration on a few of my son's old Thomas The Tank Engine movies.
Another comedy legend gone.
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:23 am
by TRON.dll
Wow, I would've never believed a comedian narrated those.
What were some of his books? Maybe I'd recognize a few..
Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 10:30 am
by Avi
One was called "Napalm and Silly Putty" or something...I'll have to find them again. It was basically parts of his stand-up act expanded into chapters. Very funny and insightful stuff.
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:07 pm
by TronFAQ
I was never really a follower of Carlin's, but from what I have seen: I know talent when I see it. He was always razor-sharp, and never stumbled once in his performances (that I noticed).
More sad news.
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:15 am
by SweatyPyro
What a shame, hate to see classics go, regardless whether I've heard of them or not.
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:50 am
by TRON.dll
Just read an article about him. He was the Conductor/Narrator on Shining Time Station in the 90's and Filmore the Hippie Van in "Cars".
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:14 pm
by Load81
He also played rufus, in the classic film "bill and ted's excellent adventure" 8)
Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 4:29 pm
by Avi
Yeah, I remember Rufus.
He was Cardinal Glick in Dogma too. Another Kevin Smith movie he was in was "Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back", as a hitchhiker that gave B.J.'s to truck drivers for rides. That was funny.
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 5:53 am
by Layer
HBO will be showing a night of Carlin standup tonight (June 26th) starting at 8pm Eastern. They did it on Wednesday night too - the wife and I laughed til we cried.
If you have HBO I suggest catching at least one show.
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:24 pm
by TRON.dll
Oh my User, Bill and Ted's Excelent Adventure is one of my favorite movies, and Rufus was my favorite character. Dang.
Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:06 pm
by Avi
Layer wrote:
If you have HBO I suggest catching at least one show.
Has anyone figured out who this Layer guy is?
Security!
Now I really want to read that "Napalm and Silly Putty" book again. I bought it the day my second son was born so that I'd have something to read in the hospital. I ended up sleeping on the floor of the waiting room using the book as a pillow. I guess you can say I slept cheek to cheek with George that night, since his face is on the cover.
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:29 am
by SweatyPyro
I was just watching 2 of his shows on HBO last night. Genius.