NOTE: I happen to prefer the '70's George Carlin.
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I'm with you on that one John. It's like he forgot about humor later on and devolved into sarcasm.
Posted by GarandFan | March 27, 2009 9:41 PM
Posted on March 27, 2009 21:41
George had a propensity for cutting through the BS and seeing the absurd that was right in front of our face....and it was funny. I loved him until the last several years (as John said in the 70s) where he, and a lot of stand ups, just got so progressively political. Can hardly watch them anymore. I still think we lost a good one.(The 70s version).
Posted by Cowboy | March 27, 2009 10:02 PM
Posted on March 27, 2009 22:02
Me too. In many ways.
It seems to happen to most of them. Robin Williams who used to be pretty secure in the middle of the A list is an intolerable bore now.
Posted by Mike Wilson | March 29, 2009 12:02 AM
Posted on March 29, 2009 00:02
It must be awful to have your livelihood dependent on public adulation--walking the line (& at some point believing you have to cross it) between clever & insightful (perhaps even appropriate) & over-the-top (perhaps "whoring yourself" to a public you've learned isn't so bright).
Posted by Terwiliger | March 30, 2009 1:16 AM
Posted on March 30, 2009 01:16
BTW:
I meant George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, Robin Williams, etc.--entertainers--not real artists.
Posted by Terwiliger | March 31, 2009 1:41 AM
Posted on March 31, 2009 01:41
HEY T
Adulation comes at a price. Self-deception is inescapeable.
Posted by john Cox | March 31, 2009 2:22 AM
Posted on March 31, 2009 02:22