George Carlin

I'm a little late but thought I would add a part of my younger life to my blog.

George Carlin,

It must of been sometime in 1973 or 74. Some how I went to K mart by Lambeau Field and purchased my first 8 track tape. The Seven words! I remember driving to pick pickle's to make some money at my dads pickle patch. My parents Ford Galaxy 500 with the 8 track player on the floor between the passenger and drivers seat. I would play that tape over and over and over again. When as a young kid, it made me smile and laugh.

I know my mom would of had a heart attack if she knew I had it and played it and my dad used worst words then George on a regular basis but still would of kicked my butt! I'm not sure if I still have it but still was a funny tape! Would I let my 17 and 18 year old sons listen to it today? Well, as long as their mother is not around. I am not a prude and know my boys swear, but I remind them not to do it in front of their mom. As I get older, my life has changed and contrary to what George thought, I have gotten closer to my maker. But Carlin was a comedian and made his money being funny.

So to you George Carlin, thanks for the memories.

"George Carlin mourned as counterculture hero

By KEITH ST. CLAIR – 4 hours ago

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television. Some People Are Stupid. Stuff. People I Can Do Without. George Carlin, who died of heart failure Sunday at 71, leaves behind not only a series of memorable routines, but a legal legacy: His most celebrated monologue, a frantic, informed riff on those infamous seven words, led to a Supreme Court decision on broadcasting offensive language.

The counterculture hero's jokes also targeted things such as misplaced shame, religious hypocrisy and linguistic quirks — why, he once asked, do we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway?

Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, went into St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon complaining of chest pain and died later that evening, said his publicist, Jeff Abraham. He had performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas." The Associated Press: George Carlin mourned as counterculture hero