Remembering George Carlin

My favorite comedian died yesterday… gone from a heart attack. However, like almost all people these days, he’s still around on the web. Namely, on YouTube. Here’s some of his his best:

But this post is about more than the video (though that’s good); It’s about Carlin’s writing. I really think he was one of the best… he wasn’t writing novels or poetry, wasn’t even writing copy. But he had a great sense for timing, and a great sense for what sounded right (regardless of what was right). Most of all, he was always willing to say what he thought, and say it plainly. He was honest, and upfront… he was everything I talked about in the last post. As a result, he was good. One of the best.

I really think we could all learn from Carlin… we could learn to enjoy funny (realistic) stuff, and learn to write better copy. But that’s probably not all. Anyone else have something you learned from him? Something I’m missing here?