| Posted by: soulcollector64 at June 27, 2008, 5:16 am | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | | The sad thing is that I just found out about this and it kinda feels like I died a little inside. I remember when I was sick like, 7 or 8 years ago I was sick for pretty much the whole summer and I was feeling really shity so my dad went to go and get me a few movies. He came back with a load of DTV Horror and bad Action movies with Steven Segal and stuff like that, But under that pile of shit was Jamming in New York. I asked my dad who George Carlin was and he told me to just sit back and watch. Needless to say, whenever I hear someone ask "Why are we here?" I reply "PLASTIC!!!! ASSHOLES!!!" R.I.P. Air Marshal Carlin | | Static Link |
| Posted by: AndrewDB at June 27, 2008, 2:43 am | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | | In 1961, Carlin married Brenda Hosbrook, whom he had met while touring the previous year, in her parents' living room in Dayton, Ohio. The couple had a daughter, Kelly, in 1963. In 1971, George and Brenda renewed their wedding vows in Las Vegas, Nevada. Brenda died of liver cancer a day before Carlin's 60th birthday, in 1997. Carlin later married Sally Wade on June 24, 1998, and the marriage lasted until his death - two days before their tenth anniversary. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Weapon X at June 27, 2008, 1:42 am | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | | HBO was running a George Carlin marathon this evening; I caught the end of "You Are All Diseased" followed by the beginning of "It's Bad For Ya" when a thought came to mind... I recall hearing about some crackpot religious groups who were talking about picketing Heath Ledger's funeral because of his role in Brokeback Mountain. Given George's bludgeoningly atheistic views (which I don't always agree with - though his bit about praying to Joe Pesci is fucking golden), has anything like that come up in the wake of his death? Just because I find it astounding how many folks in the world can't take a bloody joke. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Lindsey at June 24, 2008, 2:13 pm | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Brando @$$ Fat Just so you all know, he was more than just an actor in Dogma. Yes bud, but the first thing that comes to mind with a lot of us movie fans here... is his roles in Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. Of course he was an amazing comedian, and he did a lot more than just those few movies we remember. RIP. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: bigred760 at June 23, 2008, 7:49 pm | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | | I don't mean to spam (if that's what this is), but I just found out that Larry King tonight is paying tribute to Carlin with an awesome list of comedians that include Seinfeld, Lewis Black, and Carlin's daughter and brother. I know I'm going to watch the show. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: EvilHenchman at June 23, 2008, 4:19 pm | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | | That afterlife place - call it "Heaven," call it whatever you fucking like - just became a thousand times much funnier place to be. And, I don't care if that grammatically sucks or not. R.I.P. G.C. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: CosmicPuppet at June 23, 2008, 2:41 pm | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | | Damn... barely gone on 3 days of my vacation and I have to find out George Carlin died. I'll miss him. Nothing brought me joy like watching his stand up. The man was a patron Saint of Truth. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: SkyNet at June 23, 2008, 2:25 pm | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | | im sure im adding nothing new... but Carlin was one of my all time favorite comedians... and this is truly shocking and sad news. 2008 is such a terrible year for celebrity deaths its a shame the Carlin box set is like $200 or i would have bought it a while ago (i dont have that type of cash to spend $200 on a DVD box set) RIP to one of the greatest | | Static Link |
| Posted by: electriclite at June 23, 2008, 2:19 pm | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | | I'm reminded of my first job as I now, in honor of George, listen to some of his albums at work. At my first job I was left pretty much on my own with a computer that had net access. I took advantage of the highspeed connection and downloaded a plethora of comedy albums from Eddie Murphy, Sam Kinison, Richard Pryor and of course George Carlin. I particularly remember one incident while I was listening to George, going on that rant about Rape and how you can't make it funny, and he then told the audience to envision Elmer Fudd raping Porky Pig. He followed that with asking where we thought most rape would occur; in hot or cold weather. Then proceeded to explain why he thought it'd happen more in cold weather climates. Now obviously, this is George, and its a no-brainer to listen to this stuff with headphones while at work. Well in the middle of him explaining the profusion of cold weather sexual assualt, my headphones were pulled out from the socket, and out from the speakers George's voice comes screaming ou... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: ZMoney08 at June 23, 2008, 1:49 pm | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | CNN Poll on main page George Carlin's jokes were:
-Funny
-Offensive Kind of a shitty thing to do when someone dies. Not only that they had a respectable photo for the story at first then went with a really close/granny shot of him that made him look like a criminal. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: SpoonMan999 at June 23, 2008, 1:31 pm | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | | I was driving to work when I heard the news on the radio and my heart sank and I actually said "No..." out loud. I work at the very hospital he died in too...for the rest of this week I'm not going to be able to go to work without thinking about it, this week sucks. We'll miss you terribly George. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Tye61790 at June 23, 2008, 12:22 pm | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | | Fuck NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! This man was an inspiration. He was one of the few adult figures in my life who I felt I could relate to. He had ideas about politics and people and everything in general like I do, and I could relate to him. It wasnt until this year that I discovered his comic stuff, but in this short I have grown to greatly admire this man. He was a free thinker and a smart man. I regret that I will never get to see this comedic legend live. May he rest in Sol (sun). Now everytime I look at the sun I'm gonna think of him. My god this sucks so so so bad. For me George's death is like having someone kick you in the balls and then reach in and jerk your heart out. I can't even take it in. It can't be true | | Static Link |
| Posted by: syxxpac at June 23, 2008, 11:41 am | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | | No longer just on notice, Death is officially dead to me. RIP George, you were a one of a kind who made me appreciate the hilarity in the nuances of idiocy in society, and how to poke at it relentlessly to entertaining effect. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go watch some Carlin routines to at least try cheering myself up... ~ "Here's something you'll never hear a man say - 'Stop sucking my dick or I'll call the police!'." | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Derek237 at June 23, 2008, 11:35 am | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | | I'm not even a huge fan of his, but when I read the news I actually yelled out "No!"....this was not something I expected to hear. I mean, he's George Carlin. He may have been old, but he certainly was spry. He may have passed on now, but he certainly won't be forgotten. Ever. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: the_sneaker at June 23, 2008, 11:03 am | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | Brad Renfro
Heath Ledger
Stan Winston
Sidney Pollack And now George Carlin. Holy shit. Is there a plague going through Hollywood right now? I understand that everyone dies, but I can never remember this many talented people dying so closely together. Yup. I'm officially boycotting the year 2008. 2008, you have been served the notice! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: the clever guy at June 23, 2008, 10:58 am | | Topic: Comedian George Carlin dies in Los Angeles at 71 Forum: JoBlo | | well.... wow, i literally had a ton of stuff to say...but my mind literally froze up. truly horrible. R.I.P. George. one of the only comedians to truly make sense of this fucked up world. i really don't wanna jinx it, but after hearing this for whatever reason i had an awful dream that leslie nelson died. | | Static Link |
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