RIP George Carlin

George Carlin – Religion is bullshit.

George Carlin May 12 1937 – June 22 2008

Thank you George, you will be missed by many.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Comedian George Carlin, a counter-culture hero famed for his routines about drugs and dirty words, died of heart failure at a Los Angeles-area hospital on Sunday, a spokesman said. He was 71.

Carlin, who had a history of heart and drug-dependency problems, died at Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica about 6 p.m. PDT (9 p.m. EDT) after being admitted earlier in the afternoon for chest pains, spokesman Jeff Abraham told Reuters. Read rest>>

RIP MAN!!! We’ll miss ya…one of the ONLY artists/ FEW comics that still maintained their edge and FUNNINESS even in their older age. Most of ‘em jump the shark, but not George.

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