When I read of the death of George Carlin I felt as though all the joy had gone out of the world. All of a sudden I was lonely and so bereft. Not exactly what he would have wanted me to feel, I’m sure.
George Carlin, by all accounts, was a man who enjoyed life and, if he ever thought about it (and I’m sure he did from time to time), would have wanted others to do the same. I doubt seriously that he would have wanted anyone to feel as though there was no joy left to be had once he was gone from the world.
I thought about some of the wonderful moments he has given me and the many hours I have spent listening to him talk about dirty words, the 60s, modern youth (I could go on and on about the topics that he made me see in a lighter, funnier way) and I remembered a radio show he did a few years ago. He was talking about the environment and his outlook on it was not only hilarious, it also made me stop and think about how I look at environmental issues.
That little piece didn’t change my viewpoint on the environment, I didn’t have a moment of epiphany after listening to it, but I did enjoy it and it did take some of the doom & gloom out of my thinking about the environmental mess we are in.
That radio piece has been transcribed and posted several places on the Internet. Here’s a link to one of those posts if you’d like to read it. I went back and read it and it brought a little joy back into the world for me. Over the next few days I’ll probably listen to my old George Carlin tapes and CDs and spend some more time remembering the joy and laughter he brought to me.
I sure will miss him but I’ll never forget what he gave me and I’ll always be grateful that he was in the world ….”for a little while.”
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