Thank You, George
George Carlin by J.M. DeSantis
George Carlin
May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008
NOTE: For this poem, I have no problem if anyone wishes to take and use it. All I ask is that you let me know and state that I am the author. See my contact info for more details.
-Nicole
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You who made
us laugh,
friend –
we salute you:
class clown,
risky
and unafraid. George,
we send
you
to the hereafter
with heartfelt
thanks
for making us
laugh – and
think.
Written 6/23/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson.
If you’d like to, visit http://georgecarlintribute.com/.
He was a gifted comic!
I can’t believe he’s gone!
I first discovered George Carlin in college when I rented “Jammin’ in New York”. Then I went back and listened to “Class Clown”, “Carlin at Carnegie”, and his other performances. I was hooked.
What’s ironic is that we were at home listening to our “George Carlin Gold” double CD right about the time he would have died on Sunday. And it was my fiance who suggested we listen - usually it’s me wanting to put on Carlin! Weird, either coincidence or something else…
Anyway, I hope wherever he goes, whatever the hereafter holds for him, he finds good things.
Thanks for stopping by.
-Nicole
Hey, that’s a really cool poem. I write poetry too. I hadn’t heard of George Carlin before it came on the news, but I love comedy and I’m sure he was a great guy.
Katie:
Thanks, and thank you for stopping by. If you really want to get a feel for Carlin, I would suggest watching “Jammin’ in New York”, “Class Clown”, and “Carlin at Carnegie” first. “Class Clown” and “Carlin at Carnegie” were recordings of two of his performances in the ’70’s. “Jamming in New York” is from 1992, so you’ll see some of his later stuff there.
-Nicole