I was stunned this morning when I heard the news that George Carlin had died from heart failure overnight in LA. Lot’s of time the word “genius” is thrown out that it loses it meaning but Carlin was truly a GENIUS. Whether it was his “Hippy-Dippy Weather man” or his amazing take on the difference between football and baseball or his most famous “7 words you can’t say on the radio” that made him a champions for free speech and that guys like me can tell blowhard baseball team owner to fuck off . I am sure they will be tons of tributes to Carlin and from watching his routines he would probably tell everyone to “cut the bullshit and get on with your fucking lives” and we will George we will but not without missing you.
Check out Shyster Ball where they have a clip of the Football vs. Baseball routine.  Â
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This post was written by kranepool on June 23, 2008
He was the best, no doubt. I was shocked as well. I hope HBO does a tribute by showing all of his specials.
I’m listening to Seven Dirty Words as we speak and am borderline crying as we speak — with hysterical laughter. Long live the King of Comedy!
P.S. His argument with a bowl of Rice Krispies is one of his most underrrated bits. “I distinctly heard, ‘Snap, Crackle, Fuck Him.’ ” Classic!
Classic. Carlin did get ornery as he got older but still his act was a must see.
I will miss him, I loved this man……