Comments on: George Carlin: Your Tribute

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:32:35 +0000

Having been raised in a family without all the religious nonsense, I always felt like an outsider in this country. Then, 25 years ago, I heard Carlin. Finally someone who said what I thought with the frustration that I felt. My parents, my brother and sister all loved him. My idol may be gone but his logic will stay with me forever.

By: bill

bill — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:22:25 +0000

George Carlin is god

By: Andrew Alexander

Andrew Alexander — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:59:06 +0000

I wrote that soon after his death. Thought I'de share it with you.

By: Andrew Alexander

Andrew Alexander — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:58:15 +0000

When we were in the stages of maturing and growing up, we were given this illusion of a perfect world from most of our authority figures like our parents, teachers, cartoons, etc… We didn't discuss the aspects of the world that we see today as adults like war, violence, racism, government, and religion. We weren't ready for it at young ages, so instead, we talked about the candy coating on life that made us ignorant and distracted from the real issues that effected us. It was a wonderfully ignorant life that kept us happy and blind.

"Bullshit!" Carlin would say. "Open your eyes!" George spent most of his professional life trying to make us aware of the distractions, doing exactly what he wanted to do, open our eyes.

There's a lot of wrong in this world that we tend to accept because of a lack of something better. George always took that part of the world and broke it down to size for us and told us how to make sense of it. He was a teacher, in most senses.

‚ÄúBy and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth,‚Äù is a quote found on Carlin's website. Those who knew Carlin knew that most of his message was to interrogate and prosecute most of what we usually know and accept, showing it to us in a different retrospective.

Carlin took all of the wrong things that we were too afraid to talk about in life and shoved them right in our faces and didn't stop until we really understood what was going on.

For over 50 years, Carlin used his anger and rhetoric to show us what was really going on in the world without making it too depressing. Now that he's gone, there are few who can do it to his extent.

All that can be said right now is that the candy coating is gone, and George was a major factor in it's demise. You may wonder where George is right now. You may think that he is "somewhere up there, smiling down on us."

"Bullshit." Carlin would say.

By: Maricy Padilha

Maricy Padilha — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:39:58 +0000

It is sad to have lost someone so talented but it is so great that I finally got to see him live in New Jersey not only a month ago! Went all the way from Brazil JUST too see this great guy!!! George, I will always love you!!!

By: Gary Bakshys

Gary Bakshys — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:37:15 +0000

Although I know George would probably scoff at everyone's outpouring of emotion I must add my own voice to all that have already done so. Many of you have already eloquently stated I how feel. In an age where one hit song or movie qualifies you as a star, George made us laugh and taught us a thing or two along the way for 50 years. My 16 year old son became a great fan as I was, often staying up late to catch his specials on HBO. When we spoke of his passing he said that he was happy he had the opportunity to see him in person, as we saw him at the Chevrolet Theatre in CT. It pleased me very much that he had said that. There is much more that I could say but George's own website said it best–The new seven words–We love you and we miss you.

By: Jim Ansaldo

Jim Ansaldo — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:39:54 +0000

He came to my university to do a show when I was an undergraduate. I posed as a member of the school newspaper staff and got in to do an interview. We talked about the Gulf War, student culture, and other topics. What an honor to be in his presence. We all know that he was a genius and so funny. I found out that he was also just a nice guy.

By: momallrat

momallrat — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:35:27 +0000

This is the first time I ever cried at a celebrity's passing. He was my dad's favorite comedian (and mine too) and we'd occaisionally watch his specials together. My dad died last unexpectedly year and though it sounds weird, it feel like losing him all over again. Rest in peace, George.

By: Man of Reason

Man of Reason — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:02:28 +0000

George Carlin's passing has hit harder than I expected. We all new he was growing older and he didn't always live the most fitness friendly of lifestyles, but it always catches you off guard. I was lucky enough to have seen him live a few years ago with my father. It was a rare father-son outing but I will remember it as fondly as when he took me to my first Fenway game in my youth. A lot of the bits were from his HBO special "Life is Worth Losing" but it still evoked just as much laughter as seeing it for the first time. Carlin's body of work is astounding, timeless, and legendary. Thanks George.

By: John Teebo

John Teebo — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:38:55 +0000

A great man, a great comedian, a great loss. He will be missed!

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