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Carlin is classic. The only guy that can wear his hair and beard the way he does and still look good in a tux!
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That's right Jerry. Still Keanu Reeves best movie
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I'm a big fan of George Carlin but I don't think his latest material is anywhere near as funny as the stuff from the Class Clown era. Part of that, and I may be in the minority here, is that he just seems incredibly bitter whenever I've seen him lately. When he was making records in the 70s I felt like he wanted to subvert the culture from the inside out - it wasn't in your face. Even "7 words you can never say on television" came across as more innocent musings than bitter observations.
That having been said, his comment on white guys trying to adopt the black fashion of shaving their heads is hilarious.
Still, the overall quality of his comedy was better, for me, in the 70s. He made me WANT to be a Catholic just cause I'd understand the jokes better. Lenny Bruce never made me want to be Jewish (in fairness to Jewish comics everywhere, that circumcision deal is a SIGNIFICANT hill to climb for those of us old enough to know exactly what it means).
That having been said, his comment on white guys trying to adopt the black fashion of shaving their heads is hilarious.
Still, the overall quality of his comedy was better, for me, in the 70s. He made me WANT to be a Catholic just cause I'd understand the jokes better. Lenny Bruce never made me want to be Jewish (in fairness to Jewish comics everywhere, that circumcision deal is a SIGNIFICANT hill to climb for those of us old enough to know exactly what it means).
See! It's not just McCartney's stuff. Carlin doesn't live up either LOL 
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In fairness, though, my feelings about Carlin are only a comment on how well what he's doing today intersects with what I'm interested in as opposed to how well we intersected before.
I am not the same person I was and he's not the same person he was (simplistic, I know). To expect that I as a listener and he as a performer would always be in sync is unrealistic. Just as it is unrealistic to think that from 1965 to 2005, Paul and I would remain in sync. The only artist that I've really had that kind of long-term appreciation for is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Even with them, there were a couple of albums (and the departure of Stan Lynch) that were "down times".
Let's use Dane as an example (because I think it will work and, what the heck, he doesn't know where I live). If Class Clown is NOT funny according to Dane but Carlins new material IS funny, does that mean George Carlin got better or that he and Dane are both in a place currently where they have more interests or points of view in common?
If I like the Carlin of 30 years ago, does it mean he's really LESS funny now or that he and I have fewer shared interests and points of view?
Ultimately, art is judged by you based on how it affects you. There is a band from Arkansas, currently based in Memphis, called Lucero. I like them a lot, that doesn't mean that all of you will runout and buy all their CDs, but I did. There are other bands that I don't "get" (the most famous probably being The Sex Pistols). That's as much a statement about me as it is a statement about them. I was a Clash fan. They and I synced up better. In the 70s, and into the 80s, I was a big fan of UFO. They never quite made it big in the US. As a truly dangerous confession, for this site, I can count on one hand the Beach Boys songs I really like. That doesn't mean theyre no good - we just weren't in sync (which is amazing since they kept playing the same danged song over and over).
I'd trot out the line about Gary Mule Deer's Grandmother but it's been done.
I am not the same person I was and he's not the same person he was (simplistic, I know). To expect that I as a listener and he as a performer would always be in sync is unrealistic. Just as it is unrealistic to think that from 1965 to 2005, Paul and I would remain in sync. The only artist that I've really had that kind of long-term appreciation for is Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Even with them, there were a couple of albums (and the departure of Stan Lynch) that were "down times".
Let's use Dane as an example (because I think it will work and, what the heck, he doesn't know where I live). If Class Clown is NOT funny according to Dane but Carlins new material IS funny, does that mean George Carlin got better or that he and Dane are both in a place currently where they have more interests or points of view in common?
If I like the Carlin of 30 years ago, does it mean he's really LESS funny now or that he and I have fewer shared interests and points of view?
Ultimately, art is judged by you based on how it affects you. There is a band from Arkansas, currently based in Memphis, called Lucero. I like them a lot, that doesn't mean that all of you will runout and buy all their CDs, but I did. There are other bands that I don't "get" (the most famous probably being The Sex Pistols). That's as much a statement about me as it is a statement about them. I was a Clash fan. They and I synced up better. In the 70s, and into the 80s, I was a big fan of UFO. They never quite made it big in the US. As a truly dangerous confession, for this site, I can count on one hand the Beach Boys songs I really like. That doesn't mean theyre no good - we just weren't in sync (which is amazing since they kept playing the same danged song over and over).
I'd trot out the line about Gary Mule Deer's Grandmother but it's been done.
Harley that say's it all.
Marriages are like that also. You have to develop supreme patience and understanding because you don't always arrive at the same place in your life together, at the same time. That's why the institution of marriage is hard work. I know this first hand because I am one of the few among my friends who is still married (to the same woman) after 35 years.
So it is very understandable that your taste in music and your once favorite musicians' taste in music may diverge rather than remain parallel over time.
Marriages are like that also. You have to develop supreme patience and understanding because you don't always arrive at the same place in your life together, at the same time. That's why the institution of marriage is hard work. I know this first hand because I am one of the few among my friends who is still married (to the same woman) after 35 years.
So it is very understandable that your taste in music and your once favorite musicians' taste in music may diverge rather than remain parallel over time.
“We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” - Albert Einstein
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"You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother" - Albert Einstein
Hi, there! I'm back after a weekend's absence due to a visit from the In-Laws...great folks, and we had a great time, although their political conservatism dictates that I keep many of my opinions to myself in the interest of maintaining peaceful coexistence...but now it's Monday morning, and they're well on their way back to Nevada, having hit the road at 4:30 a.m., so I can quit biting my tongue, and what better place to do it than here?
Ah, George Carlin...I did like Class Clown very much, but I've liked each bit of work he's done since even more...It goes back to my childhood, when I borrowed a very early Carlin album from a neighborhood friend and played it at home. My family became die-hard fans, especially my dad the Sarge. We collected his recordings and followed his career into the '70's...when my dad got back from his second tour in Nam, he quit the Army and the booze (it has to be done in that order) and set about trying to get a 'civil' life together. I had seen him go from being an unquestioning Patriot to a cynical shot-up vet...(I still remember him glued to the TV during the Watergate hearings.) Just before Carlin's career took off (after which you couldn't see him live outside of giant basketball arenas) my dad got word that George was doing one last show in a tiny nightclub in the river bottom in Tempe (Az.) as a favor to the club owner. Dad bought tickets for the whole family...I was a junior in high school at the time, my brother and sister still in junior high. We got to the 50-seat club early, and dad chose a table right in front of the tiny stage. A jazz trio came out to warm up the crowd, and the musicians looked at each other incredulously upon encountering the spectacle of a family seated five feet away. When Carlin came out, he glanced around the room, then fixed his gaze on our table...after several seconds of silence, he made rather intense eye contact with my dad, as if to say "I don't know if you know what you're doing here, but I'm not changing my show for your benefit"...somehow, wordlessly, dad let him know that we were there for the real thing, and that George should not hold back, but let 'er rip...which he did. It was the most hysterical show I've ever seen, and the 'Seven Words' material was killer. George seemed very gratified that his stuff was reaching a new generation...dad laughed until he cried.
When I see Carlin today or read his books, I can't help thinking that my father's respect and admiration for him would only have grown over the years as mine has done. I'm in no position to say whether Carlin is funnier today than he was twenty years ago, but what was stupid and rottenly hypocritical about this culture back then has multiplied to the point of 'running the show'...in one Class Clown's humble opinion, of course...
Ah, George Carlin...I did like Class Clown very much, but I've liked each bit of work he's done since even more...It goes back to my childhood, when I borrowed a very early Carlin album from a neighborhood friend and played it at home. My family became die-hard fans, especially my dad the Sarge. We collected his recordings and followed his career into the '70's...when my dad got back from his second tour in Nam, he quit the Army and the booze (it has to be done in that order) and set about trying to get a 'civil' life together. I had seen him go from being an unquestioning Patriot to a cynical shot-up vet...(I still remember him glued to the TV during the Watergate hearings.) Just before Carlin's career took off (after which you couldn't see him live outside of giant basketball arenas) my dad got word that George was doing one last show in a tiny nightclub in the river bottom in Tempe (Az.) as a favor to the club owner. Dad bought tickets for the whole family...I was a junior in high school at the time, my brother and sister still in junior high. We got to the 50-seat club early, and dad chose a table right in front of the tiny stage. A jazz trio came out to warm up the crowd, and the musicians looked at each other incredulously upon encountering the spectacle of a family seated five feet away. When Carlin came out, he glanced around the room, then fixed his gaze on our table...after several seconds of silence, he made rather intense eye contact with my dad, as if to say "I don't know if you know what you're doing here, but I'm not changing my show for your benefit"...somehow, wordlessly, dad let him know that we were there for the real thing, and that George should not hold back, but let 'er rip...which he did. It was the most hysterical show I've ever seen, and the 'Seven Words' material was killer. George seemed very gratified that his stuff was reaching a new generation...dad laughed until he cried.
When I see Carlin today or read his books, I can't help thinking that my father's respect and admiration for him would only have grown over the years as mine has done. I'm in no position to say whether Carlin is funnier today than he was twenty years ago, but what was stupid and rottenly hypocritical about this culture back then has multiplied to the point of 'running the show'...in one Class Clown's humble opinion, of course...
I didn't get where I am today by being on time...