George Carlin’s passing has been in the cards for a long time. But MAN it stings.
Personally I went from youthful (and therefore ignorant) adoration of the guy to a learned and mature wariness of his humor. Later on, though, I came back around. He did things with the English language that any writer had to respect, and I have to say, I’m really sad to hear the news. I’m glad I had the chance to see him live, eight years ago now, and I wish him safe passage to that great venue in the sky.
To which he’d no doubt say, “Fuck you, there is no God.”
The infamous one:
httpv://youtube.com/watch?v=BTyzTJTNhNk