Bedtime Stories

Some nights to get to sleep, I pop in a DVD of a George Carlin interview from near the end of his life.  He talks about his whole life and work, unravelling a tale of odd twists and turns, unconventional education, military radio, love of language, coke-fuelled performances...and all calmly with the decorum of a 70 year old, still-working-shows-on-the reg-at-the-time kinda dude.


He was doing dates to the point that his death was causing cancellations.  And he was quiet and calm about the whole big fat ride as he told it.  That sounds like a dream life for me pitfalls and all.  Even when he got comfortable, he took a fucking chance once in a while and did something to change his life.  And many times it worked out surprisingly well...other times not so much.

It's inspirational and cautionary at the same time, just like life.