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Machias Banshee 06-23-2008 12:09 AM
George Carlin (May 12, 1937 - June 22, 2008)
 
http://www.reuters.com/article/domes...39172520080623

Quote:
OS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71.

Carlin, who had a history of heart problems, died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT) after being admitted earlier in the afternoon for chest pains, spokesman Jeff Abraham told Reuters.

Known for his edgy, provocative material, Carlin achieved status as an anti-Establishment icon in the 1970s with stand-up bits full of drug references and a routine about seven dirty words you could not say on television. A regulatory battle over a radio broadcast of his "Filthy Words" routine ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

(Reporting by Dean Goodman; Editing by Patricia Zengerle)

:cry:

VaughnMichael 06-23-2008 12:15 AM
Awww my mom's gonna be so sad! I met him in LA he was a really nice guy, may he rest in peace.

GK Punk 06-23-2008 12:15 AM
Wow... The loss of a legend.

Raph's Girl 06-23-2008 12:27 AM
Oy... saw this on the news just now...they're dropping like flies! :cry:

愛 06-23-2008 12:49 AM
A true humor virtuoso. He will be missed by all lovers of comedy. :(

ThirdMarioBro 06-23-2008 01:28 AM
Goddamn, first we loose the best newsman of our generation, and then we loose the greatest comedian of any generation. Hard month.

This is very sad for me. I'm a big fan of stand-up comedy, and as far as I'm concerned, George Carlin is the god of the art form. He always will be. Nobody has ever made me laugh so hard for so long that I vomited my dinner on the living room floor (and just kept on laughing) except that man.

Rather than say something meaningful or God related, which I'm pretty sure he wouldn't want that. I'll just say, "Thanks for all the bullsh*t all these years. Nobody will replace that laughter."



A great (and underrated) linguist, and the all-time master of the word "fu*k".

So damn funny.

Jester 06-23-2008 02:27 AM
No way....Carlin died. That sucks.

That Matt Guy 06-23-2008 05:48 AM
no big surprise here, he had like 3 or 4 heart attacks in the past.

Ninjinister 06-23-2008 11:45 AM
I read an e-mail from a co-worker about this just as I started work today. Sure ruined my day, but at least now we're all streaming Carlin Youtube videos in memoriam.

Mars-Chan 06-23-2008 12:12 PM
I loved Carlin and his work....especially on the Bill and Ted movie... :cry:

Jester 06-23-2008 12:23 PM
My dad has a couple of his LPs I may have to listen to them

Brodie 06-23-2008 12:31 PM
This blows, I just saw it on the news...

Spike Spiegel 06-23-2008 12:36 PM
So many people that were so important to modern American culture are dying.....:cry::cry::cry:

Jester 06-23-2008 12:42 PM
Indeed. It's been a bad couple weeks with Tim Russert and now Carlin. :(

Machias Banshee 06-23-2008 01:21 PM
The scary thing is, Big celebrity deaths always come in THREES....

Who are we going to lose next?!

VaughnMichael 06-23-2008 01:58 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Machias Banshee (Post 617590)
The scary thing is, Big celebrity deaths always come in THREES....

Who are we going to lose next?!
Well after watching the TVland Awards My guess would be Jonathan Winters, Jack Klugman, or Bea Arthur

Ninjinister 06-23-2008 02:09 PM
I think the big-time comic actors triad is complete (if you buy into that theory)

Dick Martin -- Harvey Korman -- George Carlin

Storm Wolf 06-23-2008 02:16 PM
KROW text me this news this morning...it completely blew my mind! I mean...yeah...his heart wasn't in good shape, but you still have to admit it's a shock when someone dies so suddenly! Especially such a feisty comedian as Carlin.

Rest In Peace Carlin.

He'll most definitely be played again and again on my T.V. and computer.

:(

ThirdMarioBro 06-23-2008 02:44 PM
I was thinking he looked considerably older and tired on that last HBO special, but I didn't put much thought into it because I was laughing so hard. :(

Kunoichi_Haruko 06-23-2008 03:33 PM
We just keep on losing the cool people... R.I.P. Carlin. :cry:


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