I was resisting writing about George Carlin's passing for two reasons. One, it totally lacks of originality and doubt I have any additional insights. Second, the one time I saw him, he sucked.
I loved watching him, whether on the first SNL, on an HBO special or in Dogma. This all made the live performance even more disappointing. It was in Vegas and my wife and I got the sense that he was just starting out some new material for a special and it just wasn't quite good yet. The political observations were run of the mill and the language wasn't sharp. It was all cunt this and bitch that. It just seemed below him.
The only similar experience I had was seeing Bob Dylan when I was in grad school. I was never a huge Dylan fan, but I figured it was a unique opportunity. Oh, and the woman I was fucking was into him. I understand that he's not Mr. Warm and Fuzzy on stage, but it was like he didn't give a shit. He just kind blew through the songs and that was that. But, I digress.
Besides being funnier than hell, Carlin showed us how words really matter and how euphemisms take the place of truth. That made him valuable and entertaining. Now go out and shout the 7 dirty words you could never say on TV.
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