Were George Carlin alive today, consider the plethora of material ripe for the picking that would be at this thinking comic's disposal, enough for him to have endless field days commenting on it all. These past few years alone would have likely seen Carlin take to the stage and the pen like no other time in his career.
In this, Carlin goes about ranting and raving amid the context of discussing airport security measures but he may just as well be talking about any arbitrary and nonsensical rules imposed upon people in the name of keeping them 'safe' from either overhyped or altogether nonexistent bugbears.
His "Fear of Germs" monologue is the highlight here. Whether you believe in germ theory or not, what Carlin has to say in regard to the neurotic lengths some people go to in their unhealthy fears and paranoia, is absolutely spot-on. Indeed, it's as if Carlin was directly channeling the divine while speaking on the topic of the human immune system and how wonderfully it's made.
Although this isn't my favorite of his recorded events, anything by George Carlin is like a breath of fresh air; such a sane straight-shooter this guy was.
"Advertising Lullaby" is another classic monologue I love of his, that's included in this as well. Aside from these two stand-out segments, among other people and things Carlin is humorously critical of are: cigar smokers, macho males, businessmen, overprotective parents, religious fundamentalists, clergymen, and how fantastically schizophrenic the idea of Hell associated with a supposed God of love is.
Too bad for the human race that before Carlin passed away he didn't make countless clones of himself, to be positioned in classrooms as teachers, in politics as wise-cracking representatives, and inside places of worship as risible sermonizers. My, how the world would be a much better and saner place if only this were so!
To think that YOU ARE ALL DISEASED was recorded two decades ago when it speaks to our time like no other social commentary even today quite does. I re-watched it last night and enjoyed it just as much as I did the first time.
In sum, I can't think of too many wiser ways to spend an hour than watching a Carlin concert. Yes, George's tone is caustic and scathing as ever and perhaps rightly merited. I think it's safe to say that politically correct police, profanity-phobes, and adult thumb-suckers would likely not appreciate this presentation as much as Carlin fans. Their loss.
In this, Carlin goes about ranting and raving amid the context of discussing airport security measures but he may just as well be talking about any arbitrary and nonsensical rules imposed upon people in the name of keeping them 'safe' from either overhyped or altogether nonexistent bugbears.
His "Fear of Germs" monologue is the highlight here. Whether you believe in germ theory or not, what Carlin has to say in regard to the neurotic lengths some people go to in their unhealthy fears and paranoia, is absolutely spot-on. Indeed, it's as if Carlin was directly channeling the divine while speaking on the topic of the human immune system and how wonderfully it's made.
Although this isn't my favorite of his recorded events, anything by George Carlin is like a breath of fresh air; such a sane straight-shooter this guy was.
"Advertising Lullaby" is another classic monologue I love of his, that's included in this as well. Aside from these two stand-out segments, among other people and things Carlin is humorously critical of are: cigar smokers, macho males, businessmen, overprotective parents, religious fundamentalists, clergymen, and how fantastically schizophrenic the idea of Hell associated with a supposed God of love is.
Too bad for the human race that before Carlin passed away he didn't make countless clones of himself, to be positioned in classrooms as teachers, in politics as wise-cracking representatives, and inside places of worship as risible sermonizers. My, how the world would be a much better and saner place if only this were so!
To think that YOU ARE ALL DISEASED was recorded two decades ago when it speaks to our time like no other social commentary even today quite does. I re-watched it last night and enjoyed it just as much as I did the first time.
In sum, I can't think of too many wiser ways to spend an hour than watching a Carlin concert. Yes, George's tone is caustic and scathing as ever and perhaps rightly merited. I think it's safe to say that politically correct police, profanity-phobes, and adult thumb-suckers would likely not appreciate this presentation as much as Carlin fans. Their loss.