Remembering George Carlin Travel
6/23/2008 at 2:00 PM
Tags: George Carlin, Memorial Travel, Comedy (all tags)
Jaunted remembers George Carlin, who looked like our grandfather while saying some very ungrandfatherly things. Murmur the seven words you can't say on television as you visit these places which were key to Carlin's comedic career:
519 West 121st St., New York, NY :: Carlin grew up here in the then-rough-and-tumble NYC neighborhood of Morningside Heights, or what he referred to as "White Harlem." On his website he writes of this address: "First everything occurs here: sex, drugs, rhythm and blues."
Cosmo Alley, Hollywood, CA :: Despite its name, Carlin's first comedy album "Burns and Carlin at the Playboy Club" (with former partner Jack Burns) was taped for a $300 advance at this now-shuttered coffee house where Lenny Bruce performed and Marlon Brando hung out. Cosmo Street between Hollywood Boulevard and Selma Street
Henry Maier Festival Park, Milwaukee, WI :: Home to the annual concert and culture bash Summerfest, it was here that Carlin's seven words got him arrested and led to an obscenity case that would later make him famous as a First Amendment champ. East Polk Street and Lake Parkway
Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA :: Carlin filmed what would be his last HBO stand-up special, "George Carlin: It's Bad For Ya" on March 1 at this concert hall. He was due to be feted at an even fancier spot this November: The Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, where he will be posthumously awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. 50 Mark West Springs Road
Related Stories
· George Carlin [Official Site]
· George Carlin, 71, Irreverent Stand-Up Comedian, Is Dead [NYT]
· Seven Dirty Words You Can't Say on TV [YouTube, NSFW Audio]
· Comedy coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: Comedy Central Insider]
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