George Carlin, the F*cking Man, dead at 71.

Dark day for comedy.

Some might say, 'What does this have to do with radio?'

Carlin had a profound influence on radio, according to KGW:

When Carlin uttered "The Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV." at a show in Milwaukee in 1972, he was arrested for disturbing the peace. And when they were played on a New York radio station, they resulted in a Supreme Court ruling in 1978 upholding the government's authority to sanction stations for broadcasting offensive language.

A damn tragedy if you ask me. One of the last true comics.

"It's your hippy-dippy weatherman on Wonderful WINO!"

"Some might say, 'What does this have to do with radio?'"

Bonger: You don't know the George Carlin history. He was a disc-jockey long before we knew him as a Comic. Carlin began his Radio career at KJOE Shreveport in July 1956. Then moving to KXOL Fort Worth in 1959.

How Radio Changed My Life, by George Carlin.

http://www.harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=6166

Craig: I do know the Carlin history, the point of the post was his "profound influence" on radio. I'm not sure his radio show in '56 did much for anyone but him.

Apologies for not including his entire bio, but since you know EVERYTHING about EVERYTHING, I'll leave that to you.

Wow! I didn't know that he was arrested after performing "The Seven Words!"

Can someone please tell Paul Linmann that it's George Carlin, not George Carlind.

Why don't you do it yourself.

paullinnman@1190kex.com

Why don't you do it yourself?

paullinnman@1190kex.com

He SAID "WHY DON'T YOU DO IT YOURSELF?"!!!!!!

ANSWER HIM DAMMIT!!!!

CARLIN: A REBEL TO THE VERY END!!

Saw him perform some years ago. A better showman you will not find.

Damn!! I loved that guy.

So sad.

WBAI and George Carlin were remembered in yesterday's New York Times.

Remember, the world will be a better place if we "Make F*ck, Not Kill".