@allencollins6031 let's not forget the rapid-fire mind of Robin Williams. Cocaine fueled at his Early rants true. But what a brilliant Brain. Too bad he never found meditation to slow down, just enough to grow old.
I like a lot of his stuff, but some of his advice is bad. Like with germs, the reason people are more paranoid about it is there is now more science about it. Roughly 40% of people on one study don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom. People should worry about that. Also, taking a bottle of water with you when you go out is a good idea. It helps you avoid dehydration and maintains your health.
It was in 1973 in Colton CA. that I saw George Carlin for the first time. He was performing in a small venue that held a few dozen people. As he ramped up his routine, some people started leaving. Before he was finished, I and maybe 3 others remained and we gave him a standing Ovation.
I first listened to one of his album's at a friend's apartment in the early 80's. I remember that I was laughing my head off. I saw his live act many times after that. Keep in mind that I barely spoke any English when I arrived in the US in the late 70's. Still, I knew I was laughing at the jokes of a comedy genius.
We saw him in 91 in St Louis. I was very pregnant and wearing a pair of purple overalls. It was a small venue and thankfully he didn't see my huge purple self lol.
My wife's very very stodgy mother owned a copy of the Seven Words album, which I thought (as a 15 year old) was not something she indulged in. She explained that she was supporting George's constitutional right to say those things, whether she agreed with him or not.
@@justice4keanu Me too! Oh man, he would have had a nonstop field day with all the Covid insanity had he lived! The past two years would have provided him his greatest content ever!!
@@justice4keanu I think people tend to forget that plagues are fairly common, and that there is a pattern to outbreaks. Forgetting the exact time but every X amount of years there is a major outbreak of one thing or another. So that routine he had would fit in any era.. Still a good routine of course.
The problem is nowadays when people get offended they think they have the right to cancel you and end your career which is insane.. when you live in a country with freedom of speech you’re occasionally going to hear something that you don’t agree with or that might offend you thats just part of life, just change the channel or walk away instead of acting like a narcissistic little crybaby that thinks the whole world revolves around them
@@tylercarrell freedom of speech means people can whine and complain all the want about anything they want. your freedom of speech isn’t being violated unless your getting arrested like comedians were back in the day
@@BarginsGalore i totally agree everyone has the right to whine and complain about whatever they want and im totally fine with that but i can still use words such as “retard” or “midget” if i wanted to… i have no desire to go around discriminating people i just have an issue with everyone trying to ban words nowadays its totally against freedom of speech
I think it was 1970 - when even saying the word "pregnant" was verboten on air - that Carlin did a piece on Johnny's show around the pill. To this day I fully remember rolling on the floor, in agony from laughter. His ability to put words in context was an art. He left a huge impression on me, being a teen at the time.
@@jazzfan67 : Actually I can't answer your question as to "why". While Carlin had a famous piece called "The Seven Words You Can't Say On TV", there were actually many more, including "pregnant". I think "with child" was most common. And forget "knocked up". Married couples on tv slept in separate beds. Puritanical BS.
@@jazzfan67 : FYI... Carlin and his predecessors were occassionally jailed for using any of those 7 words on stage during live shows. I wish pushing ignorance, fear and hate on an audience was a jailable offense.
@@jeffphakenewz8556 That was the Hayes Office for you. Everything that was intended for broadcast or for showing at theaters had to go through the MPAA's Hayes Office. Anything the reviewer personally didn't like was either censored or banned. The truth was MPAA was (and still is) a private company which assigns ratings for movies and television. It is not part of the US Government. Fortunately, the Hayes Office no longer exists.
Yeah, when Lucy Ricardo was pregnant, it couldn't be uttered on "I Love Lucy." Meanwhile, a few years later on another sitcom, there were characters named "Beaver" and "Whitey". And another sitcom starring a guy named Dick Van Dyke.
No matter how exhausted, tired and sleepy I was toward the end of the day, I'd always stay up just for Carson's opening monologue. God, I miss his show... Be well.
Looking back at Carlin in his early days, it was very noticeable his genius intellect, memory and delivery. On the Merv Griffin show he did the skit with the Indians that was pure genius. His biggest contribution was, he was a teacher, he taught us the damn truth about life and he did it in a comedy context because that was his gift. In my opinion and many others, he was and will always will be the greatest comedic mind America has every had. He is immortal because we have his material that will be forever imperishable.
When I was in 3rd or 4th grade we used to have a time of day when one student could bring in a record and play a song. One day a kid brought in this album and played the 7 words sketch. The teacher was horrified and had to rush to stop the record player. Good times!
The same thing happened to me in the eighth grade. We were playing records in class and I brought in my 44 of Prince "Let's Go Crazy". The B side is a song called "Erotic City" and there is one line that says, "we can funk until the dawn...etc etc..." My teacher heard something else and picked up the needle....ah, the memories indeed!
I received that album for Christmas when it had just been released. Every person who listened to it, no matter their age, with the possible exception of old ladies, where laughing so hard their belly hurt.
@@michaelmichaelson6766 “Smoking the audience,” is to refer to Johnny Carson as warming up the crowd/audience with jokes before George Carlin comes onto stage. Due to George Carlin’s “vulgarity,” (due to the context of society dealing with overreach of the government) Johnny Carson needs to have the crowd on his subtly on his side as oppose to his guest’s point of view. Now George Carlin is explaining his points about taboos we Americans used back in the 50s-70s where language changed from a “square” point of view to a more satirical or open expression of freedom of speech. Due to the way he conveyed his message, people were merely following through with their perspective about the freedom of speech. I can’t do Carlin justice, however he explains how the usage of certain words and phrases will have a variety of reactions to certain people. However due to being on public and on satellite TV (don’t quote me) with his Seven Words routine, many people in the US Government and by proxy any supporting industry propped up by the gov’t, would have an issue with society talking to the authority figures that way. We can look at a macro or micro level- Carlin points out how no matter what, authority figures of any rigid ideology will get offended due to any other form of ideas. He conveys his points through comedy due to humor being a good connection to people. That’s what I’ve interpreted after watching and listening to Carlin for years thanks to my older brother. Hope this helps, cheers.
@@dawizzaI thought he was giving Johnny a little kidding crap about smoking cigs on stage! I remember how they'd come back from a break with Johnny blowing smoke out his nose sometimes 😂
My father escorted him on his way out of the Milwaukee County Jail after this incident. George is hero to me & my dad being part of one of the greatest victories in 1st Amendment history.
@@pleasureincontempt3645 No! I knew your father! He used to sit in the corner & wax his 🥕 while I gave your mom the ride 🎢 of her life! He was a little freak! He’d help himself to my home made fresh slow churned protein shake that me & mamma just got done making! Wait! How old are you? I’m your daddy! Well, You better mind your P’s & Q’s boy! I brought you into this world, Ill take you out & make another one just like you.
Imagine what he'd have to say today. And the great thing is that comedy changes more people's minds than all anger and shrill voices we hear all day long.
I saw Mr. Carolin in concert in Cheyenne Wyoming, more years ago then I like to think about. And he did the Seven Words you cannot say on TV. And the audience loved it. He was a genius, and there will never be another like him.
Yup and it's hard to believe it's been 6 or 7 years already since Rickles passed! All the greats are gone now , we'll never see the likes of them again. It's a sad time for our country now. But I'm glad we can still go back to a better time whenever we want!
@@ice9594 If you’re referring to Carlin…..I’d say his massive Cocaine use in the 1970’s and 1980’s are what destroyed his heart more than his cigarette consumption
My parents took me to see Uncle George (as I call him) at the Circle Star Theater on Mar 3, 1973, just a few months before my father passed away. He finished with "Filthy Words", which eventually became "7 Words...". That was the first time I'd heard most of the words, and quite cathartic for someone probably too young to be there. I've never forgotten them, and never stopped listening to George. Pure Genius!
This had to be the most difficult interview he's ever done. He was holding everything back probably cussed his head off after he left the stage. Shows how much respect Johnny Carson had from EVERYONE
This man out of all the People he is my Favorite.I ca not say it in Words.Other than Outstanding. KNOWDLEDGE.Inspiration.I Love this man. A Dejavu.Like i have Known him a Life time. I Love Dancing. And Singing But Words is my gift. I PREACHED IN A CHURCH ONE TIME.That was not for me my Dad was a good man wanted me to sing in his Choir.He was a Pastor for 45 years.And my mother is a Christian.Really a gangster Granny but she really do Love me as Long as i act right.Follow the rules if society since i did time in Prison.She wants me to keep me a place to stay.and be happy.no matter what Religion iam.I Love Geaorge Standup act on Religion keep taking me back to Atheism.I don.t believe in God. So i am an Atheist. BUT I DO Believe in Angels.So i guess iam. A.A.AND I HAVE NEVER DRINKED ALCOHOL OR USED DRUGS OR SMOKED CIGGERETESIam poor.But even Poor People the Constitution gives us freedom to choose our beliefs or religion or expression as Long as we don.t use it to hurt ourselves or Others.George Carlin Showed That a man That stood for his gift of words and truth his truth.FREEDOM TO SPEAK WITH COMEDY AND REALITY.HIS STORY. HIS Journey.we all have our own Journey.Some Write it in an Autobiography .And someTalk or sing or Speak it.We all got to die one day.George Carlin Truly Missed by many.and Me Ms. Tarvia Williams Dallas TexasGreatest Comedian of all Time. R.I.P. An Atheist Angel.Like me Watching over us Where ever we go his Beautiful Spirit. SOUL LAUGHTER Lives Forever.I wished he was my Second Dad Who died of Prostate Cancer March 13.2022Love him .miss him so much.Tears and a smile.for Both R. I.P. ..
Unfortunately all the greats are gone now , we will never see the likes of them again. Don Rickles was the last comedic genius to pass. RIP to all the greats!!!
Thanx so much for sharing! RIP, George, and, of course, Johhny, two special men who shared their gift with us, and kept us entertained for oh, so many many years. Thanx so very very much, dear Gentlemen, for the magic, music, and memories. By the way, there is a word for the 'two lines' under your nose. Tony Randall also 'collected' words, and would share the more unusual ones when he came on to talk with Johnny. The word is philtrum (fill-trum). (I also 'collect' words, and, for some reason, philtrum stuck with me all these long long years. Another one I remember is aiglet (ag-let), which is the little metal or plastic tip on the end of your shoelaces.)
@@ice9594 Good one! I may 'steal' it. 🙄😊 Tom Snyder on the Tomortow show, used to present those, usually from The Onion, although he also shared some from contests by Reader's Digest and the Washington Post. Two I remember from Tom, were . . . Lactomangulation, which is the act of violently ripping open a milk carton; and Foreploy, which is any lie told to get to have sex with another person. (edit: I remembered two more . . . Arachnoleptic Fit, which is the frantic dance performed when you accidentally walk into a spider web. Bozone, which is the substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating their minds. Unfortunately, the Bozone Layer shows no sign of breaking down in the near future.)
I saw him at one if his last performances ever in Sacramento. I found him late in his career and young in my life What a milestone moment. He was such a pioneer
I saw George live in a small room in an off-Strip hotel in Las Vegas six days before he died. He talked about writing for a new HBO special and read some of the jokes. Back then, he was basically banned from the Strip after getting into a dispute with an audience at Bally's, telling people they were dumb to be gambling. I saw him in the late 70s in San Carlos as well. He was the BEST stand-up comedian ever, and beyond just that -- ironist, wordsmith, modern philosopher. His "seven words" bit alone changed society. No one's replaced him.
@@Buz-Lunch-Punx No, people gamble because they enjoy the idea of WINNING. Noone, and I say, NOONE, likes throwing away money. Unless you're a rich prick with too much time on his hands, lol.
It’s more like adults who think that their kids can’t handle stuff. That’s why you get these dumb book bans down in Florida. I don’t want my kid to read about racism in America. It might make us look bad and we can’t have that
@@MrJimheeren thank you for demonstrating your inability to handle truths. It wasn't about racism, it was about adults talking to young children about what they like to put in their butts. The books in question were deemed (by their supporters) to be unfit to be read aloud in public. Everyone is fine with teaching children about racism, as long as it's accurate. CRT fails to meet that specific criteria. Maybe you should spend less time repeating stawmans and actually learn the facts first.
My mom bought my siblings and I tickets to see Carlin when we were young teenagers. I miss her everyday but am glad she does not have to live through the BS happening today. RIP momma❤
*bought my siblings and me. Subject of sentence = 'my siblings and I' went to the beach. Object of verb = my mother took 'me and my siblings' to to the beach.
What? Johnny was much respected & beloved & was the STANDARD for every year was on the air & is still missed to this day! The absolute TRASH on television now is disgusting. After Leno & Letterman & Craig Ferguson it was too. Once it all became leftist political hits on Trump & America, whites & America it was over.
Gawd, I miss Johnny. These were good days. Just watching Carlin and Carson converse together was like chewing on a good steak. Carlin even guest hosted the Tonight Show quite a few times in the mid 70's. It was always a total riot! Late Night TV is just a big void of emptiness now. Yes, I'm old, but I'm right!
8:15 George discusses what came about as a word or phrase “near miss” for which years later he railed against as there is no such thing as a “near miss” as you can’t nearly miss something it’s a “near hit”
I can’t believe it, I just came across this Legend. I watched Johnny Carson for years and never seen this Gentleman or any of his performances show. I am so enjoying it.
this youtube channel has been a long time coming. what an important record to have available to everyone. and i hope they make more than enough money to justify it. this is important content.
I was at that concert at Summerfest. George Carlin was opening for Arlo Guthrie. It was before Summerfest was a developed venue. We all sat on blankets and were passing joints and bottles around. At one point someone passed a bottle of Blueberry Hill (a disgustingly sweet wine, but we all loved it) up to the stage. Carlin took a long drink and passed it back to the audience. There wasn't much of a stage either. They turned off the mic a couple times during the performance, but he kept going. The police knew they couldn't make it through the crowd so they brought a bass boat up on the water behind the stage and hauled him away.
i miss him... i discovered him by accident really... my dad had bought out a VHS rental store and live at carnigey hall was in the collection... i watched it and i laughed so hard at the age of 10 that i think i broke a rib. the man is a genius.
I saw his routine about the 7 words back in the early '70s at the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, California. I was young - about 19, and although I loved the show it was shocking to my young, naive mind to hear someone blurting out those words on stage way back then. It was a time when that kind of thing just wasn't done. And although I think it's ridiculous, not to mention unconstitutional, that anyone would be arrested for using profanity in public, a part of me does miss those times when you didn't have to hear f-bombs everywhere you go. Don't get me wrong - I drop plenty of f-bombs myself, but I don't do it in public or in mixed company. All of that having been said, I loved George Carlin. He was brilliant, and he questioned everything. We need more people like that.
I think it's what Carlin himself was getting at: certain words have specific times and places where they either are or aren't appropriate. They aren't inherently bad words, but they are strong words and not meant to be used all the time. For example, I hopefully will never say the f-word in front of my mom, but at work, with certain friends, anything goes. The thing about Carlin was that it wasn't just shock value that made him entertaining, it was his wit, wisdom, honesty and intellect.
I believe the few MPD officers that had an issue with his routine at the 4th or 5th annual Summerfest in Milwaukee was the fact that there were lots of children and families still on the grounds and the amplified cuss party wasn't quite working away from the stage area lol. Milwaukee native here. Was about 12 or 14 when it went down.
I have thought about this man so many times over the last 7 years and how his brilliant observations would have eased my pain. He's up there as a comedian that defined an entire generation, what a hilarious genius!
yeah.. but it also is so eloquent and witty, which is something you'd never see in a big performance nowadays. not on a stage, not in a song, not in a film. maybe we retrospectively overemphasize how "pop" carlin really was but it is worth acknowledging he probably be remembered longer than other bigger acts of his time
Wow, how really on point with how things have progressed in “words” today. My brother brought home 7 dirty words album from college, I played it over and over until I memorized ever last one. Still remember those original 7😂
While I certainly miss Carlin's insights on the nature of man, he provided so many that are timeless. BTW, the album Johnny was expecting to hold up, AM/FM, was amazingly funny.
I seriously can't believe believe ppl With the inability to process an "Accident" they have many seconds to avoid. I want to ask them, Do you drive ?? Because in America ( & much of the world) R side of the road. INTERNATIONAL Boating & Avaition LAW. When 2 Planes or Boats, approach each other, ALLWAYS go to the right. ( They should teach this in elementary school ) Of course, By drag queens, from Queens. Any other way would of course, be Impossible.
It was pretty amazing how they had a whole conversation at the end completely in coded terms. Sort of proving the point that the power of words can’t be controlled by banning a few
Tits shouldn't even be on the list. It's such a friendly sounding word. Tits meet toots, toots tits, tits toots. New Nabisco tiiiits, betcha can't eat just one!!!!
@@DIEmicrosoft my point was, they were afraid he might attempt to say some of the words, panicked, and cued up the band. I know it was part of the act.
Johnny Carson is one the best interviewers I have ever seen. He has a very keen mind, humour, and humility. George Carlin was also a brilliant person. He really improved through his life, as we all should.
Carlin's observations of contrarian language, ie. the Jumbo Shrimp, Getting In the Plane instead of getting on the plane, look up the routines, well worth the effort
@@matthewstearns289 no he probably wouldn't. But he would tear this government and political war machine a new one. This the same old crap we heard about Vietnam. Ukraine! It's just the beginning of the end of Europe. Now it's the democrats pushing for war. Back then it was the Republicans.
Yes, Johnny held an album wonderfully, but in this instance he wasn't holding George's AM & FM album, released several years earlier, but CLASS CLOWN. That was my favorite album of his and still is. Much to the dismay of many of my teachers, I vowed to carry the Class Clown banner boldly from grade to grade, till I finally, albeit barely, graduated. Thanks George. Your humor is unmatched.
He looks so young! I haven't seen any footage of him before my childhood in the 1980s. I only saw him on network TV where of course he couldn't use foul language, but I had the feeling he was a bit of a rebel. I loved him as a kid.
I was at the show in Milwaukee when Carlin got arrested. They walked off the stage in handcuffs to a loud crowd that could not believe what was happening. We all stood there in shock. And the show was over!!! I will never forget it. I was 20 years old at the time 😂
I grew up with this "Hippy Dippy Weatherman" and remember him from the late 1960s when he was a standard suit and tie, bereft of facial hair stand-up comedian and how, seemingly overnight, he physically transformed into the guy we see in this clip! Watching this "Tonight Show" clip, you can see how uncomfortable Carlin is performing in front of a studio audience on network television.......it's in his body language and voice inflection! To my recollection, the only stand-up comedian prior to George Carlin who was controversial was Lenny Bruce during the 1950s. Carlin ushered in the new breed of socially conscious, satirical comedians and he was the very best!
when i was a boy, carlin worked on the same airbase as my dad and worked part-time at a nearby radio station. he never quite made it as an airman, but he sure knew how to talk. what a gift he had.
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A fella that saw this world for what it really is and piped it thru comedy, that's one amazing gift. His material is timeless
Guys like him and Pryor were gifts.
@allencollins6031 let's not forget the rapid-fire mind of Robin Williams. Cocaine fueled at his
Early rants true. But what a brilliant
Brain. Too bad he never found meditation to slow down, just enough to grow old.
He was. He was just himself. And he was right about almost all of it.
I like a lot of his stuff, but some of his advice is bad. Like with germs, the reason people are more paranoid about it is there is now more science about it. Roughly 40% of people on one study don't wash their hands after going to the bathroom. People should worry about that. Also, taking a bottle of water with you when you go out is a good idea. It helps you avoid dehydration and maintains your health.
Dude you could see the seeds in the beginning mid sixties
He had honed it by the early 80’s then he started walkin
It was in 1973 in Colton CA. that I saw George Carlin for the first time. He was performing in a small venue that held a few dozen people. As he ramped up his routine, some people started leaving. Before he was finished, I and maybe 3 others remained and we gave him a standing Ovation.
Awesome!
I first listened to one of his album's at a friend's apartment in the early 80's. I remember that I was laughing my head off. I saw his live act many times after that. Keep in mind that I barely spoke any English when I arrived in the US in the late 70's. Still, I knew I was laughing at the jokes of a comedy genius.
We saw him in 91 in St Louis. I was very pregnant and wearing a pair of purple overalls. It was a small venue and thankfully he didn't see my huge purple self lol.
I'm so glad he found his audience. I loved him. He spoke pure truth.
It was the exiting of many which confirmed the Man's truth.
My wife's very very stodgy mother owned a copy of the Seven Words album, which I thought (as a 15 year old) was not something she indulged in. She explained that she was supporting George's constitutional right to say those things, whether she agreed with him or not.
A perspective that is sorely missed today.
@@JF-lt5zc It's not missed because it's still here.
@@grabble7605 As long as you don't say the wrong thing. Then you are banned. Happens all the time here on RUclips.
That’s a view we should all hold to this day. Everyone should be able to speak freely even if it’s something we find totally offensive.
Apparently she wasn’t so stodgy after all. You never know about people, so never give up hope, I suppose.
MY golden age of television. 1970"s. George Carlin on Johnny Carson. What a treat it was to watch Johnny's show back in the day!
Every night, no matter where I was. Unless I was camping in the woods.I'm so glad these clips are being posted.
Johnny’s show was peaking in the 70s.
We're in the golden age of entertainment. We are watching shows from the 1970s now!
Even back in the 70s, Frank Zappa warned us about the dangers of television. Look up the lyrics to his song The Slime.
can believe this was free tv amazing
RIP Mr. Carlin. You're missed - and needed today.
I kept going back to his bit about the fear of germs and the immune system during all the Covid bullshit.
@@justice4keanu Me too! Oh man, he would have had a nonstop field day with all the Covid insanity had he lived! The past two years would have provided him his greatest content ever!!
Yes, he is missed. He would have had a field day with the U.S. sponsored proxy war in Ukraine just like he did with the craziness of the Iraq war.
@@justice4keanu I think people tend to forget that plagues are fairly common, and that there is a pattern to outbreaks. Forgetting the exact time but every X amount of years there is a major outbreak of one thing or another. So that routine he had would fit in any era.. Still a good routine of course.
He'd be canceled today by a combined mob of various haircolored genderfluid twats and overly sensitive conservatives
George Carlin wasn't a comedian. He was a philosopher and a brilliant social commentator, who just happened to be hysterically funny.
Comedy can be the vehicle as much as the person
Absolutely correct he was a philosopher.☮️👊
AKA... GENIUS
Agree Absolutely, but would add..Everything he said was ABSOLUTELY TRUE!!!
@@rhondafortson5205 Yes everything he said was true no doubt darling.Be safe stay safe.
☮️👊💎
It's almost comforting to know that people have been "offended" on other's behalves for a long time.
And for so much less.
The problem is nowadays when people get offended they think they have the right to cancel you and end your career which is insane.. when you live in a country with freedom of speech you’re occasionally going to hear something that you don’t agree with or that might offend you thats just part of life, just change the channel or walk away instead of acting like a narcissistic little crybaby that thinks the whole world revolves around them
@@tylercarrell freedom of speech means people can whine and complain all the want about anything they want. your freedom of speech isn’t being violated unless your getting arrested like comedians were back in the day
@@BarginsGalore i totally agree everyone has the right to whine and complain about whatever they want and im totally fine with that but i can still use words such as “retard” or “midget” if i wanted to… i have no desire to go around discriminating people i just have an issue with everyone trying to ban words nowadays its totally against freedom of speech
outrage, while always rampant, has only become a career option in the last 2 or 3 decades.
capitalism: find you niche ...
I think it was 1970 - when even saying the word "pregnant" was verboten on air - that Carlin did a piece on Johnny's show around the pill. To this day I fully remember rolling on the floor, in agony from laughter. His ability to put words in context was an art. He left a huge impression on me, being a teen at the time.
@@jazzfan67 : Actually I can't answer your question as to "why". While Carlin had a famous piece called "The Seven Words You Can't Say On TV", there were actually many more, including "pregnant". I think "with child" was most common. And forget "knocked up". Married couples on tv slept in separate beds. Puritanical BS.
@@jazzfan67 : FYI... Carlin and his predecessors were occassionally jailed for using any of those 7 words on stage during live shows. I wish pushing ignorance, fear and hate on an audience was a jailable offense.
@@jeffphakenewz8556 That was the Hayes Office for you. Everything that was intended for broadcast or for showing at theaters had to go through the MPAA's Hayes Office. Anything the reviewer personally didn't like was either censored or banned. The truth was MPAA was (and still is) a private company which assigns ratings for movies and television. It is not part of the US Government. Fortunately, the Hayes Office no longer exists.
Yeah, when Lucy Ricardo was pregnant, it couldn't be uttered on "I Love Lucy." Meanwhile, a few years later on another sitcom, there were characters named "Beaver" and "Whitey". And another sitcom starring a guy named Dick Van Dyke.
@@rcbeamer
Lucy and Desi had twin beds and Lucy had loose clothes and stood behind the couch and chairs!🤦😑
No matter how exhausted, tired and sleepy I was toward the end of the day, I'd always stay up just for Carson's opening monologue.
God, I miss his show...
Be well.
Back when TV personalities were idolized and respected.
Everyone could trust Walter Kronkike to deliver the news and Johnny to deliver the laughs.
I remember the Fukawi Indian joke he got past the censors. He was amazing (still is).
Looking back at Carlin in his early days, it was very noticeable his genius intellect, memory and delivery. On the Merv Griffin show he did the skit with the Indians that was pure genius. His biggest contribution was, he was a teacher, he taught us the damn truth about life and he did it in a comedy context because that was his gift. In my opinion and many others, he was and will always will be the greatest comedic mind America has every had. He is immortal because we have his material that will be forever imperishable.
GENIUS is not being shown here, just consideration
When I was in 3rd or 4th grade we used to have a time of day when one student could bring in a record and play a song. One day a kid brought in this album and played the 7 words sketch. The teacher was horrified and had to rush to stop the record player. Good times!
Hilarious! What a wonderful memory. Thanks for sharing Kevin. 😂🇨🇦🌞
lol
The same thing happened to me in the eighth grade. We were playing records in class and I brought in my 44 of Prince "Let's Go Crazy". The B side is a song called "Erotic City" and there is one line that says, "we can funk until the dawn...etc etc..." My teacher heard something else and picked up the needle....ah, the memories indeed!
Thanks for sharing that’s priceless
hahaha epic
No one called out humanity's faults as good as George. RIP
I received that album for Christmas when it had just been released. Every person who listened to it, no matter their age, with the possible exception of old ladies, where laughing so hard their belly hurt.
"Smoking the set again eh John???"
...went over everyone's head.... genius.
What does it mean? English is not my native language.
@@michaelmichaelson6766 “Smoking the audience,” is to refer to Johnny Carson as warming up the crowd/audience with jokes before George Carlin comes onto stage. Due to George Carlin’s “vulgarity,” (due to the context of society dealing with overreach of the government) Johnny Carson needs to have the crowd on his subtly on his side as oppose to his guest’s point of view. Now George Carlin is explaining his points about taboos we Americans used back in the 50s-70s where language changed from a “square” point of view to a more satirical or open expression of freedom of speech. Due to the way he conveyed his message, people were merely following through with their perspective about the freedom of speech. I can’t do Carlin justice, however he explains how the usage of certain words and phrases will have a variety of reactions to certain people. However due to being on public and on satellite TV (don’t quote me) with his Seven Words routine, many people in the US Government and by proxy any supporting industry propped up by the gov’t, would have an issue with society talking to the authority figures that way. We can look at a macro or micro level- Carlin points out how no matter what, authority figures of any rigid ideology will get offended due to any other form of ideas. He conveys his points through comedy due to humor being a good connection to people. That’s what I’ve interpreted after watching and listening to Carlin for years thanks to my older brother. Hope this helps, cheers.
@@dawizzaI thought he was giving Johnny a little kidding crap about smoking cigs on stage! I remember how they'd come back from a break with Johnny blowing smoke out his nose sometimes 😂
@@dawizza It was about Carson smoking. He even said he "couldn't give them up" meaning cigarettes. Maybe it had another meaning as well.
Yee
50 years on and it's still gold
My father escorted him on his way out of the Milwaukee County Jail after this incident. George is hero to me & my dad being part of one of the greatest victories in 1st Amendment history.
Was he found guilty?
@halColomboOh dear....😂😂😂
No he didn’t. My father did. Liar.
@@pleasureincontempt3645 No! I knew your father! He used to sit in the corner & wax his 🥕 while I gave your mom the ride 🎢 of her life! He was a little freak! He’d help himself to my home made fresh slow churned protein shake that me & mamma just got done making! Wait! How old are you? I’m your daddy!
Well, You better mind your P’s & Q’s boy! I brought you into this world, Ill take you out & make another one just like you.
Soon to be destroyed by the corrupt supreme court.
I wish we still had George around.
Lord knows we NEED him, his words and his commentary on US society today more than ever.
Imagine what he'd have to say today. And the great thing is that comedy changes more people's minds than all anger and shrill voices we hear all day long.
He would agree... we don't need a "lord". You don't know George well.
Why do you need him? Are you incapable of thinking for yourself?
@@elenalatici9568 enough for a half dozen HBO specials.
Lord is probably happy George isn’t around anymore 😅 but everyone else would agree. He’s hugely missed!
I saw Mr. Carolin in concert in Cheyenne Wyoming, more years ago then I like to think about. And he did the Seven Words you cannot say on TV. And the audience loved it. He was a genius, and there will never be another like him.
Two Legends George and Johnny .
Just six years before Carlin's first heart attack...it's crazy how short life is when you try to appreciate someone as intelligent as George Carlin.
Yup and it's hard to believe it's been 6 or 7 years already since Rickles passed! All the greats are gone now , we'll never see the likes of them again. It's a sad time for our country now. But I'm glad we can still go back to a better time whenever we want!
@@mikeg6666 Joan Rivers too.
Too bad he did himself in with cigarettes…Carson too.
@@ice9594
If you’re referring to Carlin…..I’d say his massive Cocaine use in the 1970’s and 1980’s are what destroyed his heart more than his cigarette consumption
Cigarettes and cocaine I think.
My parents took me to see Uncle George (as I call him) at the Circle Star Theater on Mar 3, 1973, just a few months before my father passed away. He finished with "Filthy Words", which eventually became "7 Words...". That was the first time I'd heard most of the words, and quite cathartic for someone probably too young to be there. I've never forgotten them, and never stopped listening to George. Pure Genius!
This had to be the most difficult interview he's ever done. He was holding everything back probably cussed his head off after he left the stage. Shows how much respect Johnny Carson had from EVERYONE
Nah. George always worked cleaned on tv
@@bartstarr100 on network TV anyway.
Carlin was never simply vulgar.
Do you know who Carson was? He was Franks GOOD friend.
This man out of all the People he is my Favorite.I ca not say it in Words.Other than Outstanding. KNOWDLEDGE.Inspiration.I Love this man. A Dejavu.Like i have Known him a Life time. I Love Dancing. And Singing But Words is my gift. I PREACHED IN A CHURCH ONE TIME.That was not for me my Dad was a good man wanted me to sing in his Choir.He was a Pastor for 45 years.And my mother is a Christian.Really a gangster Granny but she really do Love me as Long as i act right.Follow the rules if society since i did time in Prison.She wants me to keep me a place to stay.and be happy.no matter what Religion iam.I Love Geaorge Standup act on Religion keep taking me back to Atheism.I don.t believe in God. So i am an Atheist. BUT I DO Believe in Angels.So i guess iam. A.A.AND I HAVE NEVER DRINKED ALCOHOL OR USED DRUGS OR SMOKED CIGGERETESIam poor.But even Poor People the Constitution gives us freedom to choose our beliefs or religion or expression as Long as we don.t use it to hurt ourselves or Others.George Carlin Showed That a man That stood for his gift of words and truth his truth.FREEDOM TO SPEAK WITH COMEDY AND REALITY.HIS STORY. HIS Journey.we all have our own Journey.Some Write it in an Autobiography .And someTalk or sing or Speak it.We all got to die one day.George Carlin Truly Missed by many.and Me Ms. Tarvia Williams Dallas TexasGreatest Comedian of all Time. R.I.P. An Atheist Angel.Like me Watching over us Where ever we go his Beautiful Spirit. SOUL LAUGHTER Lives Forever.I wished he was my Second Dad Who died of Prostate Cancer March 13.2022Love him .miss him so much.Tears and a smile.for Both R. I.P.
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The man was a true genius ❤️ Thank you
Unfortunately all the greats are gone now , we will never see the likes of them again. Don Rickles was the last comedic genius to pass. RIP to all the greats!!!
Thanx so much for sharing!
RIP, George, and, of course, Johhny, two special men who shared their gift with us, and kept us entertained for oh, so many many years.
Thanx so very very much, dear Gentlemen, for the magic, music, and memories.
By the way, there is a word for the 'two lines' under your nose. Tony Randall also 'collected' words, and would share the more unusual ones when he came on to talk with Johnny. The word is philtrum (fill-trum).
(I also 'collect' words, and, for some reason, philtrum stuck with me all these long long years. Another one I remember is aiglet (ag-let), which is the little metal or plastic tip on the end of your shoelaces.)
I remember those episodes 😁
Randall was a cool entertainer too. I like sniglets, made-up words. Mine is “ignoranus”(for stupid a-hole).
@@ice9594
Good one! I may 'steal' it. 🙄😊
Tom Snyder on the Tomortow show, used to present those, usually from The Onion, although he also shared some from contests by Reader's Digest and the Washington Post. Two I remember from Tom, were . . . Lactomangulation, which is the act of violently ripping open a milk carton; and Foreploy, which is any lie told to get to have sex with another person.
(edit: I remembered two more . . .
Arachnoleptic Fit, which is the frantic dance performed when you accidentally walk into a spider web.
Bozone, which is the substance surrounding stupid people that stops bright ideas from penetrating their minds. Unfortunately, the Bozone Layer shows no sign of breaking down in the near future.)
@@ice9594 I remember Bob Saget making up “shiggles” and happily using it on a game show he used to host on network tv.
I saw him at one if his last performances ever in Sacramento.
I found him late in his career and young in my life
What a milestone moment.
He was such a pioneer
Unfortunately, I have never heard Nora seen him before Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure came out in the movie theaters
I saw George live in a small room in an off-Strip hotel in Las Vegas six days before he died. He talked about writing for a new HBO special and read some of the jokes. Back then, he was basically banned from the Strip after getting into a dispute with an audience at Bally's, telling people they were dumb to be gambling. I saw him in the late 70s in San Carlos as well. He was the BEST stand-up comedian ever, and beyond just that -- ironist, wordsmith, modern philosopher. His "seven words" bit alone changed society. No one's replaced him.
Its not dumb to gamble. People do it because they enjoy it.
@@Buz-Lunch-Punx No, people gamble because they enjoy the idea of WINNING. Noone, and I say, NOONE, likes throwing away money. Unless you're a rich prick with too much time on his hands, lol.
@@nullprop Actually, people also enjoy losing. Its part of the experience
People gamble because they enjoy it....and why shouldn't they?
@@Buz-Lunch-Punx I can have fun losing if it's just a friendly game of blackjack with low bets, but with a ton of money? Heck nah.
@@nullprop Las Vegas exists because people enjoy gambling
Wasn't too long ago when censorship was based on what we didn't want KIDS to hear. Now it's based on what truth certain ADULTS can't handle.
Conservatives never change
Sad but true.
It’s the liberals doing the censoring now. Funny how things change
It’s more like adults who think that their kids can’t handle stuff. That’s why you get these dumb book bans down in Florida.
I don’t want my kid to read about racism in America. It might make us look bad and we can’t have that
@@MrJimheeren thank you for demonstrating your inability to handle truths. It wasn't about racism, it was about adults talking to young children about what they like to put in their butts. The books in question were deemed (by their supporters) to be unfit to be read aloud in public. Everyone is fine with teaching children about racism, as long as it's accurate. CRT fails to meet that specific criteria. Maybe you should spend less time repeating stawmans and actually learn the facts first.
One of the greatest ever, the funniest and even more importantly, THE SMARTEST and most well informed. He really was a highly intelligent man.
He was brilliant.Some people may not have approved of him but they have no problem with Donald Trump
This man is was a very intelligent individual. He had a way of making you laugh and think at the same time,he is deeply missed.
My mom bought my siblings and I tickets to see Carlin when we were young teenagers. I miss her everyday but am glad she does not have to live through the BS happening today. RIP momma❤
*bought my siblings and me. Subject of sentence = 'my siblings and I' went to the beach. Object of verb = my mother took 'me and my siblings' to to the beach.
@@nowandrew4442 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
@@nowandrew4442duuuuuuuuurrrrrrrt
Thank you for sharing and I bless your Mom’s memory if that’s okay.
I met him once in Los Angeles. He was quiet, gracious, polite and quite charming.
George Carlin great entertainer. Enjoyed his shows.
he seems tame here compared with later in life
@@rsprockets7846 that's ok. There were worse than him and weren't even funny..
carlin served in the air force
I watch video of him whenever I can. Makes my day 😂🤣😂🤣🥰‼️ Same with Johnny.
Same here!
People didn’t give credit for how good an interviewer Johnny was
What? Johnny was much respected & beloved & was the STANDARD for every year was on the air & is still missed to this day! The absolute TRASH on television now is disgusting. After Leno & Letterman & Craig Ferguson it was too. Once it all became leftist political hits on Trump & America, whites & America it was over.
@@kathyflorcruz552 you made my point Kathy
I mean... they literally do. The man is a legend.
There's also an older clip of a suit-and-tie Carlin talking to a darker-haired Johnny Carson.
I'm flashing back, man...
From the Ed Sullivan appearance's...
I love George's weather forecast on the Johnny Carson show. Something like "Tomorrow's outlook not great. It'll be raining ICBMs"
Gawd, I miss Johnny. These were good days. Just watching Carlin and Carson converse together was like chewing on a good steak. Carlin even guest hosted the Tonight Show quite a few times in the mid 70's. It was always a total riot! Late Night TV is just a big void of emptiness now. Yes, I'm old, but I'm right!
George is the GOAT in comedy. Hands down.
That's universally accepted.
decades of A+ comedy are unrivaled.
And Lenny Bruce
Carlin was brilliant, and Carson has class. I miss both.
This is a piece of history, thanks for uploading.
In today's world, George Carlin would be an angel.
So, not real? Something he did t believe in... angel?
@@morbidmanmusicwell i havnt seen him around lately
lol he would hate that. In today’s world I hope we can set the bar higher, acknowledge people as human beings. This man is as flawed as any.
My favorite of George Carlin is, "A Place For My Stuff". Oh my gosh, soooo funny!!! 😆
That's a good one , so is the one where he's making fun of the names of things on airplanes , like cockpit!🤣
@@mikeg6666 "It is now time to get on the plane, sir."
"Let Evel Knievel get on the plane, I'm getting *in* the plane!"
@@mc12358 👍✌️😉
And made it so funny was that it was sooo true.
saw him live once and will never forget it, Toronto ON. just a brilliant mind!
A few months from having aired half a century ago.....Carlin was brilliant and funny.
13:02 They couldn’t get that music any faster on him, didn’t know what he was gonna do 🤣
8:15 George discusses what came about as a word or phrase “near miss” for which years later he railed against as there is no such thing as a “near miss” as you can’t nearly miss something it’s a “near hit”
Dave Chapple said that a comic should be as interesting as he is funny, perhaps more so.
Carlin is absolutely that.
Yeah Dave Chapple turned into a kook.
Dave Chappelle tried the social commentary and failed miserable.
I can’t believe it, I just came across this Legend. I watched Johnny Carson for years and never seen this Gentleman or any of his performances show. I am so enjoying it.
this youtube channel has been a long time coming. what an important record to have available to everyone. and i hope they make more than enough money to justify it. this is important content.
I was at that concert at Summerfest. George Carlin was opening for Arlo Guthrie. It was before Summerfest was a developed venue. We all sat on blankets and were passing joints and bottles around. At one point someone passed a bottle of Blueberry Hill (a disgustingly sweet wine, but we all loved it) up to the stage. Carlin took a long drink and passed it back to the audience. There wasn't much of a stage either. They turned off the mic a couple times during the performance, but he kept going. The police knew they couldn't make it through the crowd so they brought a bass boat up on the water behind the stage and hauled him away.
Do you remember how his trial turned out? Was he convicted? Just curious 🤔
Nicely edited commercial breaks. Thank you.
Love both George and Johnny.
lol - George mentioning Johnny ' s cigarette smoking and him being a pot smoker
@Jack Smith -they can both kill you
@Austin Carter - sure ,it's a matter of record
All the nightclub venues were always full of smoke. George's health was compromised because of it.
@@Hanzyscure - I know ,sad
I miss Johnny. A real talk show host. Not the jokers they have now. I miss Carlin also. Brilliant man.
This was 50 years ago. My, how things have changed and remain the same.
i miss him... i discovered him by accident really... my dad had bought out a VHS rental store and live at carnigey hall was in the collection... i watched it and i laughed so hard at the age of 10 that i think i broke a rib. the man is a genius.
Two geniuses that can never be replaced. Carson and Carlin are the best!!
I saw his routine about the 7 words back in the early '70s at the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, California. I was young - about 19, and although I loved the show it was shocking to my young, naive mind to hear someone blurting out those words on stage way back then. It was a time when that kind of thing just wasn't done. And although I think it's ridiculous, not to mention unconstitutional, that anyone would be arrested for using profanity in public, a part of me does miss those times when you didn't have to hear f-bombs everywhere you go. Don't get me wrong - I drop plenty of f-bombs myself, but I don't do it in public or in mixed company. All of that having been said, I loved George Carlin. He was brilliant, and he questioned everything. We need more people like that.
I think it's what Carlin himself was getting at: certain words have specific times and places where they either are or aren't appropriate. They aren't inherently bad words, but they are strong words and not meant to be used all the time. For example, I hopefully will never say the f-word in front of my mom, but at work, with certain friends, anything goes.
The thing about Carlin was that it wasn't just shock value that made him entertaining, it was his wit, wisdom, honesty and intellect.
I remember the circle star it's gone but not forgotten
I believe the few MPD officers that had an issue with his routine at the 4th or 5th annual Summerfest in Milwaukee was the fact that there were lots of children and families still on the grounds and the amplified cuss party wasn't quite working away from the stage area lol. Milwaukee native here. Was about 12 or 14 when it went down.
I remember the circle star they tore it down and built an electronic type of business there campus. I am interested in your story.
George Carlin was EXTREMELY Intelligent!
R.I.P. George
Way ahead of his time and very insightful of current events, miss you man
Mr. Carson was never at a loss for words.
but wives yes
@@rsprockets7846 and Divorce court and lawyers!
I have thought about this man so many times over the last 7 years and how his brilliant observations would have eased my pain. He's up there as a comedian that defined an entire generation, what a hilarious genius!
George Carlin is truly a wonderful man.❤️❤️❤️
Carlin's act would be considered incredibly tame nowadays 😂
Yes, but the acts of today are afraid or not allowed to offend anyone and the acts of today aren't nearly as intelligent as George was.
@Shane Allan Howard aren't the terms interchangeable?
@Shane Allan Howard I was unaware that an ass could be smart, but I've been accused of being one a time or two
yeah.. but it also is so eloquent and witty, which is something you'd never see in a big performance nowadays. not on a stage, not in a song, not in a film. maybe we retrospectively overemphasize how "pop" carlin really was but it is worth acknowledging he probably be remembered longer than other bigger acts of his time
Not on RUclips Mommy Susan don't like it! Don't believe me type the words, and then say them, go head!
Wow, how really on point with how things have progressed in “words” today. My brother brought home 7 dirty words album from college, I played it over and over until I memorized ever last one. Still remember those original 7😂
This is why Johnny Carson will never be topped. No one will ever be that talented.
While I certainly miss Carlin's insights on the nature of man, he provided so many that are timeless.
BTW, the album Johnny was expecting to hold up, AM/FM, was amazingly funny.
I was 14 when this show was on.. I had such a crush on this genius!
1958 model huh...I'm a 1959 model.....Two great years my friend.......
@@marvinalancornell8275 I was born in Sept of 59 !!! So I guess I was 13.
The sidewalk shuffle. The awkward dance of approaching pedestrians.
😆
I seriously can't believe believe ppl With the inability to process an "Accident" they have many seconds to avoid. I want to ask them, Do you drive ?? Because in America ( & much of the world) R side of the road. INTERNATIONAL Boating & Avaition LAW. When 2 Planes or Boats, approach each other, ALLWAYS go to the right. ( They should teach this in elementary school ) Of course, By drag queens, from Queens. Any other way would of course, be Impossible.
It was pretty amazing how they had a whole conversation at the end completely in coded terms. Sort of proving the point that the power of words can’t be controlled by banning a few
I was a kid when George Carlin taught me the 7 dirty words, I can list them fast still at 60.
So can I! I used to repeat the whole routine 😂
Tits shouldn't even be on the list.
It's such a friendly sounding word.
Tits meet toots, toots tits, tits toots.
New Nabisco tiiiits, betcha can't eat just one!!!!
My mom had this album, probably still does. My brother and I listened to it dozens of times
Carlin was arguably the best stand-up of all time
...I was at that performance at the Milwaukee Summerfest. in '72 I w as (and still am) a big fan of Carlin's.
The 7 words that cannot be uttered at WBAI in New York City up till today!
George says the phrase "seven words" and show producer got scared and cued up the band, lol. Did you notice that?
@@redeastwood4850 Part of the act.
@@DIEmicrosoft my point was, they were afraid he might attempt to say some of the words, panicked, and cued up the band. I know it was part of the act.
i saw him at the okeefe centre in toronto and kenny rankin was his opener it was 1972 i loved him
George Carlin was such a classic.
Johnny Carson is one the best interviewers I have ever seen. He has a very keen mind, humour, and humility.
George Carlin was also a brilliant person. He really improved through his life, as we all should.
Carlin's observations of contrarian language, ie. the Jumbo Shrimp, Getting In the Plane instead of getting on the plane, look up the routines, well worth the effort
I saw George Carlin perform his "7 words.." routine @ Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, Calif. Brilliant.
I miss that theater! I saw the monkees, the beach boys, and the Righteous Brothers there
Boy he would be great to hear today.
God bless America land that I love .. stand beside her and guide her through
The night with the light from above
You are hearing him today.
@@housechurch5583He wouldn't care for you .
@@matthewstearns289 no he probably wouldn't. But he would tear this government and political war machine a new one. This the same old crap we heard about Vietnam. Ukraine! It's just the beginning of the end of Europe. Now it's the democrats pushing for war. Back then it was the Republicans.
Yes, Johnny held an album wonderfully, but in this instance he wasn't holding George's AM & FM album, released several years earlier, but CLASS CLOWN. That was my favorite album of his and still is. Much to the dismay of many of my teachers, I vowed to carry the Class Clown banner boldly from grade to grade, till I finally, albeit barely, graduated. Thanks George. Your humor is unmatched.
Imagine the field day Carlin would have with the cancel culture.
He was way ahead of that game & saw it coming.
i think he’d eviscerate the idea that being dog pilled on twitter amounts to a first amendment violation
So much better than modern talk shows
Why can't we have comedy like this in the 21 century. I am so blessed to have lived in the decades of the 20 century. I was born 8/22/1942.
@lapinebob Happy belated birthday 🎂💜❤💜☮️ Carlin is king 👑
Anyone know what’s on his t-shirt? Some band?
Also wondering
13:51 for George & Johnny delicately discussing the slang use of the name "Bruce" to connote a person of a different...
RIP George Carlin & Johnny Carson!
You absolutely CAN yell "fire" in a theater! The reaction is the determining factor!
"protecting someone else's morals, never their own" a practice that still continues to this day, sadly.
We could use a little George these days 💛
He looks so young! I haven't seen any footage of him before my childhood in the 1980s. I only saw him on network TV where of course he couldn't use foul language, but I had the feeling he was a bit of a rebel. I loved him as a kid.
I was at the show in Milwaukee when Carlin got arrested. They walked off the stage in handcuffs to a loud crowd that could not believe what was happening. We all stood there in shock. And the show was over!!! I will never forget it. I was 20 years old at the time 😂
And now you know why he always spoke the truth about the government in his routines. George was always on point.
I grew up with this "Hippy Dippy Weatherman" and remember him from the late 1960s when he was a standard suit and tie, bereft of facial hair stand-up comedian and how, seemingly overnight, he physically transformed into the guy we see in this clip! Watching this "Tonight Show" clip, you can see how uncomfortable Carlin is performing in front of a studio audience on network television.......it's in his body language and voice inflection! To my recollection, the only stand-up comedian prior to George Carlin who was controversial was Lenny Bruce during the 1950s. Carlin ushered in the new breed of socially conscious, satirical comedians and he was the very best!
You are sorely missed Johnny!
he was so enlightened and amazingly ahead of the time...Wish there were more smart intellectuals around these days.....
Hippie Dippy Weatherman was my all time favorite!!!!
Tonights weather. Dark then getting lighter.
when i was a boy, carlin worked on the same airbase as my dad and worked part-time at a nearby radio station. he never quite made it as an airman, but he sure knew how to talk. what a gift he had.
George Carlin was the definition of COOL.
Yep!
George is so frickin smart he just happened to be funny also.
Wish he was still here. He was a genius and we need him. RIP George we miss you