# I am seeing George Carlin in Concert **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 16, 2002, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seeing-george-carlin-in-concert/132574 "2002-10-16T21:27:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seeing-george-carlin-in-concert/132574/1 "2002-10-16T21:27:02Z")
In all places DE, Tranquilis and I are going. I have seen him on HBO and am reading his books. I can not wait to see him in person, It should be good, seating pretty close to the stage also. šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![TripleAnt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19adc/32.png) [@TripleAnt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TripleAnt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seeing-george-carlin-in-concert/132574/2 "2002-10-16T22:49:45Z")
Iā€™ve seen him twice in person already. He really puts on a good show. Gets really into it and is a lot of fun. He mostly does the stuff from his most recent HBO show/CD, but adds new material he is working on. I saw him in April and he was crazy. I think some of the stuff he said offended people, but it was good times. Have fun. ---
**Author:** ![TripleAnt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e19adc/32.png) [@TripleAnt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TripleAnt)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2002, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seeing-george-carlin-in-concert/132574/3 "2002-10-16T22:49:45Z")
Iā€™ve seen him twice in person already. He really puts on a good show. Gets really into it and is a lot of fun. He mostly does the stuff from his most recent HBO show/CD, but adds new material he is working on. I saw him in April and he was crazy. I think some of the stuff he said offended people, but it was good times. Have fun. ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seeing-george-carlin-in-concert/132574/4 "2002-10-17T02:35:55Z")
Have fun. Iā€™ve heard people rave about his live shows lately, but the only one I saw was around 8 to 10 years ago, and he just wasnā€™t very good. Iā€™m giving him the benefit of the doubt that he maybe just had a bad night, but he really struggled. I absolutely loved his routines I had heard on the radio and seen on TV, so the live disappointment was especially, well, disappointing. ---
**Author:** ![cichlidiot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f9b8f/32.png) [@cichlidiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cichlidiot)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seeing-george-carlin-in-concert/132574/5 "2002-10-17T08:21:28Z")
Iā€™m with **TripleAnt** , in that Iā€™ve seen Carlin live twice. The first time was funnier, but I had a great time on both occasions. The second time I didnā€™t consider quite as good because he seemed to open with his best stuff and sort of dwindled off in the latter part of his spiel. If you decide to buy a t-shirt or other souvenir, Iā€™ve noticed that they are pretty much gone by intermission. Not sure if that is the case everywhere, but it has been each time Iā€™ve seen him, so if you want something you might want to grab it before the show starts. Have fun! šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seeing-george-carlin-in-concert/132574/6 "2002-10-17T13:05:35Z")
If you sit near the front, be sure and cover yourself with plastic, because when he starts smashing those melons, watch out! šŸ˜ƒ Iā€™m sorry, Iā€™ll go now. ---
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seeing-george-carlin-in-concert/132574/7 "2002-10-17T13:23:03Z")
I would see Gallagher, but I am not sitting in the Front Row, Iā€™ll take Nose Bleeds for that show. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seeing-george-carlin-in-concert/132574/8 "2002-10-17T13:51:53Z")
Iā€™ve seen Carlin live, and heā€™s been doing this long enough that heā€™s got it down. A lot of familiar stuff, but also a fair amount of new stuff. Heā€™s said that he uses his road shows to polish material for his HBO specials. I would LOVE to see him again. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seeing-george-carlin-in-concert/132574/9 "2002-10-17T14:00:40Z")
You have my sympathies. Carlin hasnā€™t made sense since he released that album in which he equates being polite in traffic with feeling guilty over Vietnam. šŸ˜• :smack: :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seeing-george-carlin-in-concert/132574/10 "2002-10-17T18:57:48Z")
Iā€™m with Bosda. Carlin lost me with his hateful rant about victims of anorexia nervosa. His take on the subject: ā€œFuckem. Let em starve to death.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21825_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2002, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seeing-george-carlin-in-concert/132574/11 "2002-10-17T21:59:26Z")
Itā€™s been too many years since I found him entertaining. I turned off his last HBO special after a very short time. Guess itā€™s good for him that he still has fans. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seeing-george-carlin-in-concert/132574/12 "2002-10-18T04:04:46Z")
I saw him ~ 1996 or 1997 , right after Brain Droppings came out. It was OK, but not as good as I had hoped. Get wasted first, maybe youā€™ll giggle more. For $35, I felt kind of cheated. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2002, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-seeing-george-carlin-in-concert/132574/13 "2002-10-18T10:14:50Z")
He lost me after he did a thing on organ donor programs. Part of his schtick is offending everyone, true, but this rant wasnā€™t offensive; it was stupid.