The Chris Moeller Archives

Carlin remembered

Comedian George Carlin was honored posthumously Monday night with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington. The ceremony will be broadcast at a later date on Public Television. In a spectacle almost too good to be true, a handful of protestors gathered on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the venue, some holding signs that said "Carlin's Going to Hell."

I know hell exists-- I work there, but George Carlin, who died of heart failure in June, didn't believe in a heaven or hell. In concert, he said that rather than to prescribe to any religion, he worshipped Joe Pesci because "he's a good actor" and he "looks like a guy who can get things done." Carlin, the always discontented satirist, would have loved the fact that a pack of imbeciles bothered to gather outside the venue during such an important evening in his honor. Mark Twain also would not have balked at the site of the religious protestors. He once wrote, "I'm uncommitted between heaven and hell. I have friends in both places."

Carlin's 14th and final HBO comedy special, "It's Bad For Ya," will be released on DVD November 25th.

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Someone else's vacation pictures: Blogger and media critic Jeff Jarvis attended a conference in Dubai this week. It's a strange land indeed.

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We're always on the lookout for more Bill Lee nuggets to give you-- the former pitcher was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame on Friday night. As usual, he offered some keen insights (sound warning)-- this time on Manny Ramirez, the 2008 Red Sox, and the Boston sports media.

posted by CM @ 8:27 PM