Comments on: Wonderful WINO signs off for the last time http://kirkvarner.com/2008/06/24/wonderful-wino-signs-off-for-the-last-time/ kirkvarner.com - Kirk Varner's Weblog Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:59:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Pam Brooks http://kirkvarner.com/2008/06/24/wonderful-wino-signs-off-for-the-last-time/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Pam Brooks Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:12:51 +0000 http://kirkvarner.com/?p=30#comment-6 Hey Kirk, Thanks for sending the link to your site. I too will miss the humor of George Carlin. When he visited Charleston in the late 90's, I went to see him. People were literally laughing out loud to the point of tears. I think he was genuinely a "good guy" with a major gift for the use of language and the ability to see the absurdity in common things that most of us miss. At the concert, that preceded 9/11 by several years, he described how airport security only existed to make white people feel safe. That little observation stayed with me and of course proved to be sadly true.You might want to read the op ed piece by Jerry Seinfeld in today's NY Times about George's mastery of language and comedy. And there's a great video on You Tube that Carlin did on "stuff" that is one of my other favorites. Sorry don't have the links for you. I agree with you Carlin was a true genius. Hey Kirk,
Thanks for sending the link to your site. I too will miss the humor of George Carlin. When he visited Charleston in the late 90′s, I went to see him. People were literally laughing out loud to the point of tears. I think he was genuinely a “good guy” with a major gift for the use of language and the ability to see the absurdity in common things that most of us miss. At the concert, that preceded 9/11 by several years, he described how airport security only existed to make white people feel safe. That little observation stayed with me and of course proved to be sadly true.You might want to read the op ed piece by Jerry Seinfeld in today’s NY Times about George’s mastery of language and comedy. And there’s a great video on You Tube that Carlin did on “stuff” that is one of my other favorites. Sorry don’t have the links for you.
I agree with you Carlin was a true genius.

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