Editorials
The George Carlin Tribute
A couple of weeks ago George Carlin passed away due to heart failure. For those of you neck deep in the matriX, George Carlin was one of the most bold and unapologetically forward comedians of our lifetime. His career spanned over 5 decades and his impact on many comedians can be felt simply by clicking on your television or going to the movies.
What made George Carlin so important to the revolution in my eyes was the fact that he bucked against everybody and everything. New Yorkers are known for being brash and blunt, but even he put his place of birth to shame. His career saw his transformation from a suit and tie wearing funnyman all the way to the 60’s, to a man transformed by the 70’s who decide that it was time to pop a few red pills. He never turned back.
Pick a topic and I’m pretty sure he was against it. I saw a movie last year called “Zeitgeist”. In it there’s a voice over of George Carlin breaking down and debunking so many questions concerning religion that those unafraid to question never thought they’d hear in a film. I sat in awe that someone was willing to put it out there and not care, but I forgot who I was talking about. Lol. In 1999 he went for the ultimate funny. He played a catholic priest in “Dogma”. One of the best films out there when it comes to putting up some serious ????. He was often on stage performing stand up, but when he took a movie you knew it would be good.
His most famous stand up act has to be “the seven words you can’t say on TV”. Now everyone knows I’m big on freedom of speech, but for the kids that may read this editorial I’ll refrain from naming them all….
Bill Maher is someone else I admire greatly because of his desire to question society and the status quo. He states recently how much he looked up to Richard Pryor and George Carlin. These are comedians with dept. People who don’t just go for the laugh but to also make you think. George was not religious and was pretty much the anti ANYTHING that our current administration and society as a whole believes in. He walked his own walk. While I do believe in God, I respect the fact that he was a good hearted person who chose to not believe in everything he was spoon fed.
Thank you for being your own man George…..I pray there are more of you out there.
BE PEACE
Raven A. Ekundayo