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Post by luciddream5 on Jul 30, 2009 2:51:09 GMT -5
I felt like sharing a quote by Bill Hicks...so I decided to make a post about him. Is there anyone out there who isn't aware of his work? If so, you should look him up. I'm not new to him, by the way, I just felt like seeing what some of you guys think about him and to share some of his work.
Here is my favorite bit that he did at the end of his "Revelations" show:
"The world is like a ride at an amusement park. And when you choose to go on it, you think that it's real, because that's how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills, and it's very brightly coloured, and it's very loud and it's fun for a while. Some people have been on the ride for a long time, and they begin to question: is this real, or is this just a ride? And other people have remembered, and they come back to us. They say "Hey! Don't worry, don't be afraid, ever, because, this is just a ride." And we... kill those people. Ha ha ha. "Shut him up! We have a lot invested in this ride. Shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry. Look at my big bank account and family. This just has to be real." It's just a ride. But we always kill those good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok. But it doesn't matter because it's just a ride. And we can change it anytime we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings and money. A choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourselves off. The eyes of love, instead, see all of us as one. Here's what you can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money that we spend on weapons and defence each year and instead spend it feeding, clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, for ever, in peace."
6/18: Phish in Hartford 6/25: Phish in Camden 7/2-7/4: Nateva 7/17: God Street Wine at Irving Plaza 7/23-7/25: String Cheese at Red Rocks!! 8/17-8/18: Phish at Jones Beach 9/3: Rush at PNC
This Bonnaroo lineup is in dire need of some Rush.
Post by pimpmcgeorge on Jul 30, 2009 13:20:06 GMT -5
This is an interesting little paragraph from Wikipedia:
For many years, Hicks had been friends with fellow comedian Denis Leary. However, in 1993, Hicks was angered upon hearing Leary's album No Cure for Cancer.[23] While he had laughed off similarities between the two comedians before, the parallels between the album's content and Hicks' own material (including jokes about smoking, Jim Fixx, and Judas Priest) and tone were clear. Reportedly, upon hearing a tape of Leary's album No Cure for Cancer, "Bill was furious. All these years, aside from the occasional jibe, he had pretty much shrugged off Leary's lifting. Comedians borrowed, stole stuff and even bought bits from one another. Milton Berle and Robin Williams were famous for it. This was different. Leary had, practically line for line, taken huge chunks of Bill's act and recorded it."[24]
The friendship ended abruptly as a result.[25] At least three stand-up comedians have gone on the record stating they believe Leary stole Hicks' material as well as his persona and attitude.[26][27][28] In an interview, when Hicks was asked why he had quit smoking, he answered, "I just wanted to see if Denis would, too."[29] In another interview, Hicks famously told an interviewer: "I have a scoop for you. I stole his (Leary's) act. I camouflaged it with punchlines, and to really throw people off, I did it before he did."[30]
The controversy surrounding plagiarism is also mentioned in American Scream: The Bill Hicks Story, by Cynthia True:
Leary was in Montreal to host the "Nasty Show", at Club Soda, and Colleen was coordinating the talent so she was standing backstage when she heard Leary doing material that sounded incredibly similar to old Hicks riffs, including his perennial Jim Fixx joke: ("Keith Richards outlived Jim Fixx, the runner and health nut dude. The plot thickens."). When Leary came offstage, Colleen, more stunned than angry, said, "Hey, you know that's Bill Hicks' material! Do you know that's his material?" Leary stood there, stared at her without saying a word and briskly left the dressing room.[24] During a 2003 roast of Denis Leary, comedian Lenny Clarke, a friend of Leary's, said there was a carton of cigarettes backstage from Bill Hicks with the message, "Wish I had gotten these to you sooner." This joke was cut from the final broadcast.[31]
In a 2008 interview, Leary said "It wouldn’t have been an issue, I think, if Bill had lived. It’s just that people look at a tragedy and they look at that circumstance and they go, oh, this must be how we can explain this."[32]
6/18: Phish in Hartford 6/25: Phish in Camden 7/2-7/4: Nateva 7/17: God Street Wine at Irving Plaza 7/23-7/25: String Cheese at Red Rocks!! 8/17-8/18: Phish at Jones Beach 9/3: Rush at PNC
This Bonnaroo lineup is in dire need of some Rush.
Post by luciddream5 on Jul 30, 2009 16:47:31 GMT -5
Nice find. Now that all of that has been said I actually see the relation between the acts. Damn you Leary. After that being mentioned I can see a lot of Bill in Leary's stand-up. This reminds me of other comedians who steal jokes...such as Carlos Mencia. That guy is a joke. I miss Bill...would love to see him. The man's work can hold true still today...he was ahead of his time. And also to the person above me...that book 'American Scream' isn't nearly as good or accurate as the book 'Agent of Evolution' which is written by a long time friend of Bill's named Kevin Booth. Check that one out if you are to read a book on Bill Hicks. 'American Scream' is not as good.
Post by luciddream5 on Jul 30, 2009 16:59:07 GMT -5
And responding to K-Dogg's find of the Bill Hick's vs. Hecklers. There is a lot more to that show...really just about that whole crowd was full of them. After awhile he just started telling sex jokes because here in America that's what gets the laughs...dick jokes...pussy jokes. It's sad but that's the way America is. Let's poke fun at the smart little puppy until he turns into a screaming rottweiler.
