george carlin - 1937 - 2008

Monday 23 June 2008 at 09:47 am I was deeply saddened to hear that George Carlin passed away yesterday from heart failure. One of my favorite quotes of his was "If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?".

I actually had the privilege of meeting Mr. Carlin in the early 90's. He was waiting for a car at the Bel Air hotel. I was standing next to him, and he looked up at me and said, "You're a tall motherfucker, ain't ya?". I actually had the presence of mind to reply, "And you're an observant motherfucker, aren't you?". George chuckled, said, "Fair enough." and then got into his car.

His later observations on religion were some of the most intelligent and insightful that I've heard. He will be sorely missed.