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Sam Kinison - 20 years in hell
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This upcoming Tuesday, the 10th of April, is going to be the 20th anniversary of Sam Kinison's death. Which means he died probably before some forumers here were even born.
I can't say I grew up listening to his comedy. Shit, I was only seven years old when he died. My first memory of him was the news that he had been killed in a car wreck. But from that moment on I would watch his comedy (and few films) whenever possible. The guy was hysterical. He was known for a few things; a former minister, ex-wives, a wild lifestyle, and SCREAMING HIS FUCKING LUNGS OUT. To the media at large he was very much an immoral bad boy. But really if you listened to anything he would say when not performing his act, he was a gentler guy than he appeared.
If you need a summary of things, uh, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSwG9Tojg9I
Most people probably know him from this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_GnyOIRRtY
They've been running a week long special on the Howard Stern channels on satellite radio for Sam Kinison, featuring all his appearances on the show (goddamn there's a lot), intercut with some bits he did from his stand-up. For as loud and crazy he seemed, he was really cutting it back the last couple of years of his life. Or trying to. He had relapses with alcohol and coke and all, but he knew what was right. And ironically, some other fucker buzzed out of his mind ended up killing him, rather than Kinison dying of his own crazy life. Ain't that some shit.
I can't say I grew up listening to his comedy. Shit, I was only seven years old when he died. My first memory of him was the news that he had been killed in a car wreck. But from that moment on I would watch his comedy (and few films) whenever possible. The guy was hysterical. He was known for a few things; a former minister, ex-wives, a wild lifestyle, and SCREAMING HIS FUCKING LUNGS OUT. To the media at large he was very much an immoral bad boy. But really if you listened to anything he would say when not performing his act, he was a gentler guy than he appeared.
If you need a summary of things, uh, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSwG9Tojg9IMost people probably know him from this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_GnyOIRRtYThey've been running a week long special on the Howard Stern channels on satellite radio for Sam Kinison, featuring all his appearances on the show (goddamn there's a lot), intercut with some bits he did from his stand-up. For as loud and crazy he seemed, he was really cutting it back the last couple of years of his life. Or trying to. He had relapses with alcohol and coke and all, but he knew what was right. And ironically, some other fucker buzzed out of his mind ended up killing him, rather than Kinison dying of his own crazy life. Ain't that some shit.
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Crazy big presence on stage
Yep, that was pretty much my exposure to him as a kid.
The one line from that infomercial that I can still remember is, "Any man who's been married more than twice can be a tour guide in hell."
Don't know why that's stuck with me.
He screamed a lot.
It's really weird listening back to content from the late 80's, when I was too young to be aware of anything, and hearing about the shit that shocked society. And these days, that stuff is by and large just accepted.
2 Live Crew is my go-to example for this.
I liked him a lot and was pleasantly surprised when I saw him pop up in Back to School (which I didn't see till yeeeaars later on Comedy Central)
Aren't you that tired, bitter goose who rarely has anything relevant to add?
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The wife stuff, and the fact that I remember seeing a few cartoons reference him and his yelling.
Sure brings back that 80s feeling though. Damn.
What is it about comedy?
Drugs.
Someone get Mencia a bag. (or is it a gram? an ounce? Whatre some drug measurments?)
+1.
During Bush II's presidency, you could listen to Bill's standup from during Bush I's term and you'd swear he was talking about current events.
Bill didn't die to self destruction, like some of the others you mentioned. Cancer killed him.
Also, I will never forgive myself for passing up the chance to see Mitch right before he died at the Funnybone in Columbus. I figured I'd just catch him the next time, and he was dead like two weeks later, IIRC.
Oh cool I'm not the only person who listens to that station. :^:
Bullshit it's drugs, because Kinison was killed by some other fuckhead. Though they did find cocaine on his possession. IRRELEVANT THOUGH
Also Greg Giraldo is another comedian we lost early.
kinison died in a car crash
Although I could argue that kinison died due to a drunken teenager, so died of drugs by proxy.
It's fucked up. Kinison's last appearance on the Stern Show in 1991 (December) was him on the phone and Richard Simmons was in studio. There was talk of Kinison going into Richard's program. Would've been great to see how that turned out.
Mencia's deal with the devil is Legend.
(see what i did there)
WHAT oh fuck no.
This is the first I've heard of that, that guy ruled. Dammit.
He died like a year and a half ago, I think it was sleeping pill related. It bummed me the fuck out. The day it happened Jon Stewart kinda gave a eulogy at the end of TDS.
Kinison had a good presence and was a really funny guy
he was funny
but I'm not lamenting that one
dude lived hard and the bill came
which sucks, don't get me wrong
I guess what I'm trying to say is that his act wasn't exactly rife with incisive social commentary and so I find it hard to be all "man I wish he was alive"
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I don't think he did. If so he certainly wasn't notable for it.
Sometimes I think I need to make an art film about this