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‘Stuff’ to Help You Remember Carlin
Blogged under Apparel, Books, DVDs by Alison Maxwell on Tuesday 1 July 2008

Funnyman George Carlin loved to talk about “stuff:” “That’s all you need in life, a little place for your stuff. That’s all your house is, a place to keep your carlin-napalm-and-silly-putty-booksamillion.gifstuff.” In memory of Carlin, who died June 22 of heart disease at age 71, here’s some “stuff” by which to remember him.  Do-it-yourself site CafePress.com features a wide selection of Carlin goods.  (Keep the kids away from this Web page, though, because Carlin’s famous “7 dirty words” make an appearance on some T-shirts). Among the standout items:  A “Will I ever stop asking rhetorical questions?” bumper sticker ($5) and a “George: You made us laugh. You made us think. We’ll miss you” fitted T-shirt ($25).  Some say Carlin, unlike many stand-up comics, transitioned easily from stage to written word. His book Brain Droppings spent 40 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List and includes such funny bits as “People Who Should be Phased Out,” and “Seven Things I’m Tired Of” ($7). Also available from the Carlin library:  Napalm and Silly Putty , which features bits like “The Ten Most Embarrassing Songs of All Time,” and “The 20th Century Hostility Scorecard” ($11).  In When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? Carlin waxes poetic  (or vulgar, depending on how you look at it) about topics like the battle of the sexes, war and politics ($19). There’s no question that Carlin was most famous for his stand-up comedy.  In fact, Carlin hosted the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live on Oct. 11, 1975. Pick up the first season of the hit show here and  see him perform an opening monologue comparing football and baseball. The ultimate purchase for a diehard Carlin fan?  The George Carlin: All My Stuff DVD set, which features a 14-disc career retrospective, including all 12 of Carlin’s HBO specials ($180).

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