After years of hearing George Carlin on the radio, or video tape, I had the pleasure of seeing him perform in 2004. I was in Vegas for Autodesk University and he was performing at the venue, the MGM Grand.
He’d just released a book "When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?" and was extremely proud that it was both banned by Wal-mart and selling well.
He was brilliant, a legendary comic who was on form the night I saw him. Thanks George, dead but not forgotten.
George Carlin, Splenetic Comedian, Dies at 71 - Obituary - NYTimes.com