I keep going back to this piece by the late, great
George Carlin for a few different reasons.
First and foremost, to see Mr. Carlin at his very best.
It’s also important to revisit this from time to time
to remember, and to be comforted by, the fact that
I am getting older, and that it’s okay, we all do.
I also do it to see if my perspective on this piece
has changed over the years, and whether or not I need
to modify the following statement.
This is the single best stand-up performance in comedy history.
The timing is excellent, the material even better, but the
attitude and the conscience are what set it apart from all others.
It’s humor, but it’s also humanity up on that stage, Carlin is
unmatched in that respect, when he passed this country lost
a very important voice for those that don’t have one.
It might not be perfect, but damned close.
A few expletives and a rude gesture, nothing you haven’t
heard before but not really safe for work…