This week I discovered Bill Hicks, a stand up comedian of extra-ordinary talent and humour ... I was given a CD of his from a show he put on in England in 1992. It was simply brilliant ... absolutely brilliant ...
Nothing is immune from Hick's humour ... NOTHING ... politics, religon, parenting, drugs, smoking, sex ... he's got it all and he is laugh out loud hilarious ... and through it all is a strong message to wake up and stop simply sleeping ...
He notes that the Universe is a big ride with thrills and chills and lots of twists and turns - but it is a ride ... and most chilling of all, is that those people who come to tell us it is simply a ride have been eliminated ... He cites Jesus, Gandhi, King and Malcolm X - all assassinated and dead - Reagan - WOUNDED !!!
Kinda says it all ...
His comedy is based on the politics of the Early 90's and the first Bush administration ... and what is most frightening is how applicable Hicks still his 14 years later ...
Bill - you were a modern prophet ... thanks.
Bill Hicks 1961 - 1994
One of the Great Ones !!
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