George Carlin

I was so bummed to wake up this morning and find out that George Carlin had passed away. I saw him perform live in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand in 2001. He was SO freakin' funny. Definitely a bit outrageous, but absolutely hilarious. He was prepping for one of his HBO Comedy Shows, and he literally practiced his jokes on the audience. If he didn't think we laughed loud enough, or he didn't like the way it flowed, he would read the joke again, but change it up a bit.

A really funny and talented guy. A bit crude, but definitely funny.

When I was reading some of the stories online today, I found one that captured a comment he made about the Janet Jackson Super Bowl debacle a few years ago...

Asked about Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, he told the Associated Press, "What are we, surprised?

"On that Super Bowl broadcast of Janet Jackson's, there was also a commercial about a 4-hour erection. A lot of people were saying about Janet Jackson, 'How do I explain to my kids? We're a little family, we watched it together ...' And, well, what did you say about the other thing?"

Just a funny guy pointing out some obvious things.