He proded and poked us, took us to the edge of our reality and made us look at it squarely in the face. And...he didn't put up with any crap. No one and nothing could prevent him telling us that we must stop blindly following our governmental, corporate, societal, and religious leaders.
He even gave us solutions.
As I watched his YouTube videos last night I couldn't help but wonder how he would have reacted had he lived to receive his Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. last November. Certainly the "bleep" machine would have had to work overtime for the nationally televised program.
Interesting...the man who made us look at our absurdities would probably been compelled to deal with being "bleeped" out for the langauge which helped emphasize the very thing he was awarded for - his no holes barred insightful humor.
So, let's see...you can show people being shot, stabbed, and killed on TV but the Mark Twain Prize winner can't do his entire act in front of a television audience. How crazy is that?!
I thought we were always taught as children that..."sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me." Guess the guys at the FCC need to get some childhood lessons.
Love ya George!
Oh yeah...and to read the Washington Post's review of the Award Show and the "sanitizing" of the program, cut and paste the link below.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/14/AR2008111403702.html
I also miss his unique style. If you watch his early stand-up right up until his last HBO special he had not changed. He was always honest with his views and opinions and never avoided any topic no matter how political or unpopular. From early on with"The 7 things you can't say" to pointing out the sillyness, as he saw it, in religion and politics. He always had an interesting way of looking at things that still makes me laugh today. Always remember, "The kid that eats too many marbles doesn't grow up to have kids of his own".
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John...so true. Great observation.
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