"Edgy comic George Carlin dies in L.A., aged 71

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs, dirty words and the demise of humanity, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday. He was 71. Carlin, who had a history of heart and drug-dependency problems, died at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT) after being admitted earlier in the afternoon for chest pains, spokesman Jeff Abraham told Reuters. "


Got a text while I was at work from Zach Brown saying that George Carlin had died. I can honestly say that this is the first real "famous" person to die that I am truly a little upset over. If you've never seen George Carlin's material, and we're friends, odds are you're missing out on something you'll really appreciate. Dude knew what was up, and a very vulgar, no bullshit way of saying it in always the funniest way possible. I always wanted to see him live, but now have never gotten the chance to, and I'm really not happy about that either.









There's a video from pretty much every era of Carlin, I thought he was in his prime in the early 90s when he was jumpier, spunkier and more offbeat and vulgar while still honing his really philosophical points, especially that last one, spot fucking on. But you're pretty much winning at any point.

Rest In Peace George, I hope my excessive cursing is at least 50% because of you.