June 23, 2008

• OMG. George Carlin died. Yesterday. He was 71.
  A quote from this great man: “The whole problem with this idea of obscenity and indecency, and all of these things ‘bad language and whatever’ it’s all caused by one basic thing, and that is: religious superstition,” Carlin told the AP in a 2004 interview. “There’s an idea that the human body is somehow evil and bad and there are parts of it that are especially evil and bad, and we should be ashamed. Fear, guilt and shame are built into the attitude toward sex and the body. … It’s reflected in these prohibitions and these taboos that we have.”
  
  My sister detests Ben Stiller, but he had kind words for Carlin: “The actor Ben Stiller called Carlin ‘a hugely influential force in stand-up comedy. He had an amazing mind, and his humor was brave, and always challenging us to look at ourselves and question our belief systems, while being incredibly entertaining. He was one of the greats.’”

  Carlin’s first wife, Brenda, died in 1997. He is survived by wife Sally Wade; daughter Kelly Carlin McCall; son-in-law Bob McCall; brother Patrick Carlin; and sister-in-law Marlene Carlin.

  “George Carlin [will be] mourned as counterculture hero.” I agree.

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