8ba sed:
I consider Patton Oswalt the best damn comedian since Bill Hicks.
Ive never seen a comedian that dangerous in what he references since watching old Hicks videos.
Mainstream Media: What's in your DVD player, Bill Hicks?
Bill Hicks: uh, Clamlappers Volumes 1-90, why?I was working in a record store in late 96'/early '97 when a shipment of stuff came in from Rykodisc. Inside was a promotional cassette compliation of those first couple of Bill Hicks albums they released.
I had never heard of him, but the cd player on the boom box was busted anyway, so I put it in.
The first 15 minutes or so was "dick jokes".
Then he started to talk about Waco.
I had my "Bill Hicks moment".
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"I'll show you politics in America right here, 'I believe the puppet on the right shares my beliefs.' 'Well, I believe the puppet on the left is more to my liking.' Hey, wait a minute, there's one guy holding up both puppets! 'Go back to bed, America, your government is in control. Here's Love Connection, watch this and get fat and stupid. By the way, keep drinking beer you fucking morons.'"All I can say is, I am so glad I had Bill Hicks in my system when the Monica Lewinski story broke. I knew that Clinton now had his excuse for why he wasn't going to achieve a damn thing in his second term.
"So sorry, (pause and bites lip) I really wanted to bring about change, really I did."
Oh, and I guess I had my "Patton Oswalt moment" regarding keyword hijacking when no one recognized what a beautiful chance for
double keyword hijacking a name like
Patton Oswald was. That was when I realized maybe someone didn't see the forest for the trees some times. Funnily enough, Networks' Howard Beale had the same problem.
This old man I've talked about
Broke his own heart,
Poured it in the ground.
Big red tree grew up and out,
Throw up its leaves,
Spins round and round.
I know all this and more.
So take your hat off
When you're talking to me
And be there when I feed the tree.
This old man I used to be
Spins around, around, around the tree.
Silver baby come to me.
I'll only hurt you in my dreams.
I know all this and...
Eye know all this and...
I know all this and more.
So take your hat off boy
When you're talking to me
And be there when I feed the tree.
