Bill Hicks (1961-1994)

[zeemike]

Sometimes it pays to look to the past to see just who got it...and often it is a comedian.

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[clarice]

1. Zee, I grew up in Houston. I knew Bill casually. Nice guy. nt

[zeemike]

2. That must have been fun.

I always thought he would be a good person to know....his death was a tragic shock...awful when the good die young.

[tavalon]

4. I think he was just too good for this world

He graced us for a while and then he had to ditch this dirtball.

[clarice]

5. Yes, it was fun. He certainly liked to party.....

The shame is, he was just starting to clean up when he got sick.
RIP

[tavalon]

3. I never knew him personally but my husband did

so he probably saw him as more human than I did. I see him as a christ, small "c". He was a deep, deep soul and in the end, it killed him but he left us with much to ponder, even as we laughed.

[deutsey]

7. +1

[Ash_F]

6. Great man. /nt

[Civilization2]

8. Hicks was a genius,. right up there with Carlin.

"Can I recommend some jugglers, that you might like?"

lolz

Some of the best political commentary comes from comedians,. go figure.

[OverBurn]

9. I wish he was still here. I would love to see him go off on people like Romney, Palin, etc.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

10. I tend to think if Hicks had lived, he'd be an Alex Jones-er now

Seeing as how he fell for all the debunked rightwing myths about Waco (claiming he saw tanks spraying fire, etc)

[Scuba]

11. "Erase all the lines." - - Bill Hicks

[OnionPatch]

12. My favorite comedian.

He really did get it. RIP, Bill. We're still down here shooting the poison darts as fast as we can.