b.h.
today is the 10th anniversary of the death of Bill Hicks, my favorite comedian - though that word doesn't seem broad enough to describe him. he was wildly funny, but he was also hyper, caustic and bitter as hell. he had no problem blowing past acceptable limits of what could be said or depicted, and while it may have been occasionally uncomfortable to watch, he was rarely boring.
Flak marks the occasion by asking what Bill might make of America today. here is Bill's posthumous website. he died of pancreatic cancer, so, umm, be good to your pancreas.
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Ten comments for you're welcome, none for Bill Hicks? This comment area is too polite.
Bless you for memorializing Bill Hicks, who probably had way too much influence on me as an early teenager. Certainly I would be far less caustic and cynical had I not bought what he was selling. I miss him, and if I ever catch a tape of his act, it has a certain from beyond the grave feel to it.
Posted by: jake | March 1, 2004 01:48 PM
right on, jake. as sad as the death of kurt cobain was (almost 10 years ago, too), i think hicks' death has arguably had as big an impact on the world in the time since.
Posted by: jamie | March 2, 2004 03:07 PM