Anyone who has lived through the 70's and 80's or has listened to their parent's albums has heard of George Carlin. In my teenage years and early 20's, I was amused by his humor. Yes it got raucous at times, but for the most part it was pretty pure in some sense. What really grieved me was after all these years of not listening to him, I found out that he totally got bitter, resentful and angry, actually blasphemous against Christians, against God Himself. He even admitted in one of his spiels that he not only had issues, he was full blown psychotically insane about things...and it showed....you heard it from his own mouth. I even prayed and asked God about the situation and I believe He told me that George Carlin got very bitter towards life! Yes his eyes were opened to things, he noticed the human condition and instead of having compassion, was angry! But he wasnt always that way.... He was always able to talk about things that people dont take the time to ponder, like his whole spiel about blue food. That has always been in my memory. "how the heck is it there is no blue food, he asks, there is food in every color....oh I know, the rich people are saving it because it brings on immortality"
Or his spiel on the fact that we have so much stuff. And we have to find houses to hold all the stuff.
But my all favorite George Carlin Routine is the one about time. If you search for it on you tube, you'll find it.
I love how he explains that the clock face is so dramatic. It seems that the minute hand has an easy time going down the numbers from 12 to 6, but struggles when it has to defy gravity and go from 6 to 12.....how true that is. Have you ever noticed that? LOL. But what is so eerie is that in that same sentence, he mentions: if I die, I want it to be on that side of the clock from 6 to 12 so the hand goes slower, and wouldnt you know it, George Carlin died at 5:55 PM.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
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That is sad about Mr. Carlin. He was one funny dude! I like his routine about road signs. "What about those signs that compliment you, You(U)turn OK! Or how about those protest signs, End Construction"
That is funny! He notices everything....He was a nut, in fact I saw a quote from him on google yesterday....
about camping: why do people make reservations a year in advance in order to sleep next to a tree?"
I also love the one where he says: why do people pay for flowers?????
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