As I read more and more today about George, it occurs to me I had forgotten how truly great, truly important, truly ground breaking he was. While I know he turned some people off later in his career, I am reminded that Lenny Bruce did the same, and numbers of people walked out on his shows.
But while their message was often harsh, it was always important. His words aways had value, even when it hurt to hear them. We should not be down on the messenger because of the message. Very often he just held up a mirror to ourselves. If the image was ugly, that was not his doing.
Thanks again Alex. I'm glad you appreciate George as much as you do. There are many great comedians, but George was in a class all by himself.
That baseball/football one plus several other classics was on the first episode of Saturday Night Live. Jon Weisman (Dodger Thoughts) has a short blog entry with nice links at Season Pass (at Variety's site)
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I watched that routine (I have the first SNL season on DVD) just two weeks ago. Man, for me it works better than madeleines...
But while their message was often harsh, it was always important. His words aways had value, even when it hurt to hear them. We should not be down on the messenger because of the message. Very often he just held up a mirror to ourselves. If the image was ugly, that was not his doing.
Thanks again Alex. I'm glad you appreciate George as much as you do. There are many great comedians, but George was in a class all by himself.
tinyurl.com/6a7kan
I watched that routine (I have the first SNL season on DVD) just two weeks ago. Man, for me it works better than madeleines...
That proves that pitchers should never cover home. Just give up the run.
Damn, I wish we could get a hold of Dan Haren. Guy is nasty, and unflappable.
Aardsma. I feel like adding "(sic)" whenever I type his name.
That was almost as fun as the Yankees' winning!
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