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The Top 20 George Carlin Moments
So I was surfing the internet today, and I came across a brilliant little monolog that Louie C.K. did as a tribute to George Carlin. George Carlin died in 2008, and if you didn’t know, he’s probably the greatest and most influential standup comic next to Richard Pryor. He had an absolutely relentless ability to…
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Marvin Gaye, The National Anthem
Soul week grooves on with part 84 of my youtube countdown. Today I have Marvin Gaye, the Prince of Soul, singing “The National Anthem” at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game. For my money, this is the greatest National Anthem ever, slightly better than Jimi Hendrix’s psychedelic Woodstock performance. Marvin managed to turn the normally stuffy…