Chris Sparks's Blog

One of my favorite people of all time passed away this week.  I started watching George Carlin when I was a kid and always looked forward to his next concert. 

I love comedians because they are some of the last people in America who actually have freedom of speech.  They get to push the boundaries and open our minds.  So, even when I do not agree with what they are saying, I still appreciate the fact that they are brave enough to say it and are allowed to. 

Carlin was one the best at opening people's minds to another option.  I think he just wanted to get people to think instead of believing everything we read and hear.   Here are some of my favorite quotes from him:

"I've got this crazy thing I do called thinking!"

"Some say the glass is half full.  Some say the glass is half empty.  I say the glass is too freakin' big!"  - I cleaned that up! :)

One of my favorite Carlin routines was on marketing and what certain terms really mean:

Chocolate Flavored means, "No Freakin' Chocolate!"

Chicken Flavored, "No Freakin' Chicken!"

There's a bunch more.  But, his routines often called people on their BS.
A lot of his stuff is on YouTube and MySpaceTV.

Anyway, for those of you who are fans, you know what I mean.  For those of you who decide to check him out, prepare to think a little.  Some of you will even be offended.  So, proceed with caution if at all.  Most of his stuff is rated "R".  So if you're not old enough, don't watch it!

For me, it's a great loss of one of my major influences in writing.

Chris