George Carlin Bites the Big One…
….or buys the farm, or croaks, or shits the bed….
When we were in St. Vincent last December, we came upon a book in the library at Petit Byahaut called, “When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?” I immediately picked it up, and Michael and I entertained ourselves for the rest of our trip (in our non-touristy moments) with George.
Then, for Christmas, we each got the other George Carlin books! Fortunately, out local book store ordered the ones for me, but two were back-ordered. Michael ordered the ones for me from Amazon 
.com. He got them all-in-one. It’s called, “An Orgy of George” and includes, “Brain Droppings”, and “Napalm and Silly Putty”, along with the Jesus one.
In “Brian Droppings”, George talks about death, saying, “Death is almost fun these days. Seems to me it wasn’t long ago that when an old person died the undertaker put him in a coffin, and you sent flowers to the funeral home where the mortician held the wake. Then, after the funeral, they put him in a hearse and drove him to the cemetery, where they buried his body in a grave.
“Now when an senior citizen passes away, he is placed in a burial container, and you send floral tributes to the slumber room where the grief therapist supervises the viewing. After the memorial service, the funeral coach transports the departed to the garden of remembrance, where his earthly remains are interred in their final resting place.”
Read more on George’s passing here…
I hope George has a proper burial or cremation or whatever he wanted. He was 71.
June 23rd, 2008 at 9:47 pm
He was the one of the best! He had just received The Mark Twain award for American Humor and the tribute will be on PBS this November. Maybe that is what tipped him over the edge! Thank goodness his stuff is in books and on video so he can be appreciated after his death.
June 26th, 2008 at 8:58 am
Just PASSING IT ALONG…
(I the returns are fixed now)
What a difference a sad event in someone’s life makes.
George Carlin (His wife had recently died…)
Excerpts from A Message By George Carlin:
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller
buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints.
We spend more, but have less, we buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees but less
sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet
more problems, more medicine, but less wellness.
We drink too much, smoke too much, spend too recklessly,
laugh too little, drive too fast, get too angry, stay up too late, get up too tired, read too little, watch TV too much, and pray too seldom.
We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values.
We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.
We’ve learned how to make a living, but not a life. We’ve
added years to life not life to years. We’ve been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet a new neighbor. We conquered outer space but not inner space. We’ve cleaned up the air, but polluted the soul. We’ve conquered the atom, but not our prejudice.
We’ve learned to rush, but not to wait. We build more computers to hold more information, to produce more copies than ever, but we communicate less and less.
These are the times of fast foods and slow digestion, big men and small character, steep profits and shallow relationships. These are the days of two incomes but more divorce, fancier houses, but broken homes.
It is a time when there is much in the showroom window and nothing in the stockroom. A time when technology can bring this letter to you, and a time when you can choose either to share this insight, or to just hit delete…
Remember; spend some time with your loved ones, because they are not going to be around forever.
Remember, say a kind word to someone who looks up to you in awe, because that little person soon will grow up and leave your side.
Remember, to give a warm hug to the one next to you, because that is the only treasure you can give with your heart and it doesn’t cost a cent.
Remember, to say, “I love you” to your partner and your loved ones, but most of all mean it. A kiss and an embrace will mend hurt when it comes from deep inside of you.
Remember to hold hands and cherish the moment for someday that person will not be there again.
Give time to love, give time to speak! And give time to share the precious thoughts in your mind.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
— George Carlin