May 18, 2020

May 12th would have been George Carlin's 83rd birthday. George passed away on June 22, 2008 and left us with some of the best comedy routines ever performed. He was making appearances right up to the end of his life.  He had just finished an HBO special and was working on another. George appeared on the Johnny Carson show multiple times and even hosted it more than once. He also hosted Saturday Night Live and to this day is the only host to not do any skits during the show. That was his idea.

The early 1970's were very good to George and afforded him his own private jet for getting to shows and back.  He made several albums as the clean dressing short haired comedian, then he transformed his look to long hair and jeans.

The seven words that you cannot say on television became his trademark, especially when he got arrested performing that routine at Milwaukee's Summerfest on July 21, 1972.

I was at that show and the photographs here are from that night!  One picture shows him being hauled off the stage to be arrested! I'll never forget that night.

The stage manager was a friend of mine. He quickly emptied out his pockets that contained cocaine and marijuana before the actual arrest that some people were enjoying!  Otherwise, the arrest would have been even worse!   That full story will be in my upcoming book that I am currently working on.

Those seven words can be said in my blog though!!  They are- shit, piss, cunt, fuck, cocksucker, motherfucker and tits!! I think I have heard a few of those since 1972 on television, haven't you?

Check out some of his You Tube classic video shows.

Here are some of my photos of that wild night in 1972.

Thanks,

Rich Zimmermann