I heard on TV today that George Carlin had died. I was shocked of course. When I heard his age I was even more shocked to learn that he was 71. I thought of him as being so much younger. I guess that’s because I don’t want to think of myself as growing older.

I remember him as the Hippy Dippy Weather Man. I can’t tell you how many times my friends and I used to say, “Que pasa, man?” I was fortunate enough to see him live in Florida about 12 years ago. He was very funny and was good with the audience, doing skits that people asked for and playing up to us. He also had acting ability that he showed later in life. My favorite movie role was in Jersey Girl.

Children may not remember him from his Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV but rather from the Hippy character, Filmore that he played in the Disney Pixar film Cars. What is this world coming to?

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