George Carlin!
Posted by Neil Hartmann on June 24, 2008
Sad news came in today, one of my favorite comedians passed away! George Carlin. I am lucky enough to have seen him live for one performance in San Diego. I remember going with my juggling partner at the time. Was a great show, a lot of comedy that actually made you think a little!
“Why do they lock gas station bathrooms?” he once mused. “Are they afraid someone will clean them?”
LOS ANGELES – Acerbic stand up comedian and satirist George Carlin, whose staunch defense of free speech in his most famous routine “Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television” led to a key Supreme Court ruling on obscenity, has died.
Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, went into St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon complaining of chest pain and died later that evening, said his publicist, Jeff Abraham. He had performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas. He was 71.
