George Carlin passes on

[Leo Lakio]

Re: George Carlin Dies

Dude owns the masters to all his albums

All the ones that matter (from "FM & AM" forward); he bought out his old Atlantic-distributed label (Little David) in 1986, then started his own Eardrum Records to reissue the material, as well as new stuff.

Carlin would hate the title of this thread

Absolutely right - sorry, George.

He would also have noted - why does everyone say nice stuff about people after they die? They can't hear you now!

[jdub]

Re: George Carlin Dies

I had the honor and privledge of interviewing Carlin a few years back, and I'll never forget how he characterized his comedic outlook. "Jamie," he said, "I'm just watching society circling the bowl."

[Ron Whitfield]

And, those were the good old day's!

We're now flowing out the tube.

[Walkoff Balk]

Re: George Carlin Dies

Carlin would hate the title of this thread for two reasons. First, he hated euphemisms and would scoff at a description of his death as anything other than "death," unless you came up with something better for stylistic reasons. Second, "passes on" implies the moving from one world to the next, or from one stage to the next, and he was quite adamant that when you die, you just die.

With his dark humor, he would have made fun with our language such expressions like, kick the bucket, bought the farm, and pushin' up the daisies.

[Frankie's Market]

Re: George Carlin Dies

He would also have noted - why does everyone say nice stuff about people after they die? They can't hear you now!

Sounds exactly like the kind of thing Carlin would say. But don't always take him at his word, though. Over the years, Carlin would tip his hat to dead comedians like Lenny Bruce, John Belushi, Sam Kinison, and Richard Pryor.

He will definitely be missed.