George Carlin (1937-2008)

One of the most incredible comedians of our time, George Carlin, passed away yesterday from heart failure. Clips of his humor can be found on Youtube.com and other sites, in that rare event you have never heard or seen his work.

Rory and I loved to go to his shows. We actually met him many years ago at Comdex, when he was walking the convention floor and was trying to learn about some of the computers being showcased there. We walked and chatted for a few hours, with Rory and I showing him different models of computers from different companies, and providing a comparion/contrast on them. I think he ended up buying a Compaq computer, if I remember correctly. What was really interesting was the number of people who flat out did not recognize him at all.

His monologue titled, "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television", is quite entertaining, and later helped to define decency laws in the US (Seriously!). Check it out: