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The soul of George Carlin, the master of observational humor, now resides in one of two places: Inside a garage in Buffalo, or on top of it.

I grew up watching and listening to him and in the summer of 2004 I finally had the opportunity to see George’s act, in person, while on vacation in Las Vegas. It would be nearly impossible for me to sit here and write something about him that hasn’t already been said.

Though, that will not stop me from trying:

While in high school, an assignment was given to my class to write an essay about the country and what we would do to fix things. I used this opportunity to borrow parts from his idea of ridding the country of the four worst kinds of people (As seen in George Carlin: Back in Town), by grouping them together in what (by todays standards) can only be chracterized as the most extreme of reality TV ideas. That being said, I got an average grade on the paper, mainly losing points for getting a bit loose with the language. Hopefully, George is sitting there at the garage in Buffalo, proud of the impact he’s had on the world at large.

RIP George, may your ashes reach the four corners of the world and all points inbetween.

Related Articles:

• Eight Hundred Minutes of George Carlin [ Slate.com ]
• How George Carlin Changed Comedy [ Time.com ]
• George Carlin: 20 Career Milestones [ Photo Gallery @ EW.com ]
• George Carlin Obituary [ CNN.com ]

Long Time, No Post

It’s been a while since I last posted anything.

Yesterday was Father’s Day and it was an especially hard day for my son, Josh. The passing of Faith Hope still fresh in everyones mind, Josh was unable to share his first Father’s Day with his little girl. Like the rest of us, he’s had his good days and his bad days. But, hopefully, each day gets a bit easier. Not by much, but little by little.

Faith Hope’s website is coming along well. The photo gallery is up and running, with just a few more pages left to work on. Finding time between sleep and work has been difficult over the last couple of weeks, but I’m determined to get the site finished soon. Please be sure to visit the site and let us know what you think. A contact page is one of the final priorities and with luck, will be up by the end of the week.