George Carlin, counterculture comedians' dean, dies at 71

George Carlin, counterculture comedians' dean, dies at 71

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LOS ANGELES - George Carlin, the dean of counterculture comedians whose biting insights on life and language were immortalized in his "Seven Words You Can Never Say On TV" routine, died of heart failure Sunday. He was 71.
Carlin, who had a history of heart trouble, went into St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica on Sunday afternoon complaining of chest pain and died later that evening, said his publicist, Jeff Abraham. He had performed as recently as last weekend at the Orleans Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas

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Wow. I really loved this guys work, although a bit too radical for my tastes at times. I think this is crazy, a whole generation of commentators are going away, one by one. Sad week.

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Oops, my searcg failure. Sorry all! Off to bed...

Closing this thread, as there's already one on it, as well as it's not an alternative topic.

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