I'm 65. As a kid, my family was moved all over the country because of my dad's job. The most difficult move was across the country from IL (where all my extended family was) to OR. I was 11, very sad and very lonely.
George Carlin was on the Flip Wilson show. I say I was lucky because I had a mom and dad who may have been trying to appease their daughter and allowed her to buy George's Class Clown record. Yes, an LP playing on the record player complete with the swearing, something my parents never allowed. Yet, there I was with gold in my hands.
I can't count how many times I saw George in person, then later in life, along with my husband who also found him hilarious.
One day, as an adult, back in the Chicago area, I was flipping through the Chicago Tribune. George had written a book and there it was "George Carlin coming to Chicago for book signing." We went to the event and in walked George. I have photos, met him, talked to him.
The woman standing by the table said if I wanted to contact this wonderful comic, I could email the publisher. Try to stop me.
I emailed, received a response, an 8x10 autographed glossy and some of the best memories of my life.
For me, this show was a must see. To learn even more about this wonderful man than I already knew was amazing. To feel the love he had for his Brenda, his daughter, his second wife and his pets. To see him with dogs and talking to them as we talk to ours so made us love him even more.
No matter how I felt, I loved it, there would never be less than a perfect rating from us.
He meant so much to me and my husband and grown sons know it. I was working the day he died and had to call my family. I had to. The grief leveled me as if he were close family.
Thank you for this documentary and I thank George Carlin so much for changing my life. 10+ stars.
We were so lucky.
George Carlin was on the Flip Wilson show. I say I was lucky because I had a mom and dad who may have been trying to appease their daughter and allowed her to buy George's Class Clown record. Yes, an LP playing on the record player complete with the swearing, something my parents never allowed. Yet, there I was with gold in my hands.
I can't count how many times I saw George in person, then later in life, along with my husband who also found him hilarious.
One day, as an adult, back in the Chicago area, I was flipping through the Chicago Tribune. George had written a book and there it was "George Carlin coming to Chicago for book signing." We went to the event and in walked George. I have photos, met him, talked to him.
The woman standing by the table said if I wanted to contact this wonderful comic, I could email the publisher. Try to stop me.
I emailed, received a response, an 8x10 autographed glossy and some of the best memories of my life.
For me, this show was a must see. To learn even more about this wonderful man than I already knew was amazing. To feel the love he had for his Brenda, his daughter, his second wife and his pets. To see him with dogs and talking to them as we talk to ours so made us love him even more.
No matter how I felt, I loved it, there would never be less than a perfect rating from us.
He meant so much to me and my husband and grown sons know it. I was working the day he died and had to call my family. I had to. The grief leveled me as if he were close family.
Thank you for this documentary and I thank George Carlin so much for changing my life. 10+ stars.
We were so lucky.