CRAP!!!!! I was going to go see George Carlin on July 24 at the Hampton Casino Ballroom, but he died yesterday. That sucks!!!! I've wanted to see him for so so long. I almost saw him in Boston in April, but ended up not going. Then I was going to see him in Worcester in May, but I ended up going to see Zach Galifianakis that night. Now I can't see him. He is one of the greatest comics of all time. He was a comedic hero. An article I read about him earlier called him "Lenny Bruce with a sense of humor." (If you don't know who Lenny Bruce is click here). I really liked that. Now obviously Lenny Bruce had a sense of humor, he was an extremely important stand-up and comedy would be very different today without him. A lot of people consider Carlin to be Lenny Bruce's successor, as he died in 1966 and they are both very similar. Comedy Central ranked him #2 on their list of the 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics of All-time, #1 was Richard Pryor and #3 was Lenny Bruce. I am sad, not just because I can't see him, but because he died. George Carlin will be greatly missed.
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