Bill Hicks Documentary on Trio Network

[XOKCowboy]

There is a great documentary showing on Trio Network right now. It's called Bill Hicks Outlaw Comedian or something like that. I've never seen it and it's great. I know that Trio Network is somewhat obscure but check your cable listings to see if you get it. Heck I never knew there was a Trio Network until I tonight!

I highly recommend it if you've never seen Bill Hicks or are a fan of his. He was one of the greatest counter-culture comedians of our time. Our own Janeane Garrafolo is the narrator.

[Selatius]

1. Bill Hicks was awesome

Check this out:

"I'm so sick of arming the world and then sending troops over to destroy the fucking arms, you know what I mean? We keep arming these little countries, then we go and blow the shit out of 'em. We're like the bullies of the world, you know. We're like Jack Palance in the movie Shane ... throwing the pistol at the sheep herder's feet: "Pick it up." "I don't wanna pick it up mister, you'll shoot me." "Pick up the gun." "Mister, I don't want no trouble, huh. I just came down town here to get some hard rock candy for my kids, some gingham for my wife. I don't even know what gingham is, but she goes through about 10 rolls a week of that stuff. I ain't looking for no trouble, mister." "Pick up the gun." Boom, boom. "You all saw him. He had a gun."

And another:

"Dinosaur fossils? God put those there to test our faith." Thank God, I'm strapped in right now here, man. I think God put you here to test my faith, dude. You believe that? "Uh huh." Does that trouble anyone here? The idea that God ... might be ... fuckin' with our heads? I have trouble sleeping with that knowledge. Some prankster God running around: "Hu hu ho. We will see who believes in me now, ha HA."

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Bill_Hicks

[Syrinx]

2. damn it, Directv cancelled Trio

And it was one of the most interesting, eclectic channels on the box.

[thebigidea]

3. damn, wish I had that channel

Really wanted to see the Ernie Kovacs stuff they were showing - and John Cassavettes' early, goofy series...

[Cell Whitman]

4. whooops, sorry I missed it, what Hicks would be saying today?..

I bet Bush wouldn't be in office. We really missed something not having him pounding Bush and these theofascists. He said Clinton and Reno should commit hari-kari over WACO but he thought Republican's were a lower life form altogether. Check out "The Elephant is Dead" in the AZ Bay sample link below. LOL

Good die young and all that. Big, big loss. His career was really just getting going...

Here some video -- at the bottom is one of Bill with Kinison ... heh They are loaded....

http://www.sacredcow.com/allnew/index_content.php?n=multimedia_video_bill

Here's some samples of three of his CD's if you haven't had the pleasure.

Rant
http://www.sacredcow.com/allnew/index_content.php?n=store_cd_rantineminor_samples

AZ Bay (check out "the elephant is dead!!!" done just after the '92 elections.)
http://www.sacredcow.com/allnew/index_content.php?n=store_cd_arizonabay_samples

Relentless
http://www.sacredcow.com/allnew/index_content.php?n=store_cd_relentless_samples

[XOKCowboy]

5. www.sacredcow.com

I get their updates via email. They are the official Bill Hicks Fan site. Bill's been gone over 10 yrs now but his legacy lives on. Oh hed be having a fit over today's political circus.

[wicket]

6. God I miss Bill Hicks

He was a freakin' genius.

[tinanator]

7. No, his brother was the genius

He was the Messiah.

[wicket]

9. heh, true dat :)

And fuck Dennis Leary for stealing Bill's act!

[tinanator]

11. oh you had to mention that POS!

if he ever crosses my path he'll wish I was just a black cat.

[wicket]

13. I ran into him once, literally, on the street

He went to my college in the 1970s and when I was there in the 1990s he was visiting to give a talk. My friends and I were out walking in Boston when I collided with Dennis Leary. I was so caught off guard that I couldn't come up with a comeback. I was kicking myself later on because I wish I had screamed at him for stealing Bill's act. It's like the old joke goes:

"Hey, do you know why Dennis Leary is famous?"

"Why?"

"Because there's no cure for cancer"

Grrrrr....he pisses me off. Bill Hicks had more talent in one pinky than Dennis Leary has in his entire self.

(edited for grammar)

[tinanator]

15. my hump is 100% full of hate for that SOB

Over at my cousins house at a party I saw a Leary book on the shelf and started frothing, then I opened randomly to a page which was a word for word theft.
kneecaps, I want his kneecaps.

[wicket]

19. "kneecaps, I want his kneecaps."

Oh yes, me too, he's such a friggin' coward.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

14. can you give me more info on this?

did leary conciously try to swipe bill's stuff?

this is the first i have heard of it, i can obviously see similarities, but hicks stuff seems so much smarter than the type of schtick leary does.

[tinanator]

16. relentless necrophile

That weasal doesnt merit mention in a Hicks thread except for his criminal temerity.

[wicket]

18. here's some links

Check these links out:

http://www.afterophelia.com/denisleary.htm

http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=Denis%20Leary

http://www.fadetoblack.com/interviews/billhicks/2.html - this goes into how Bill was annoyed that Leary stole his act.

Of course, Bill did his material much better than Leary did when he ripped him off, he's such an imposter! :mad:



edited to add more links

[OldLeftieLawyer]

8. Thank you for this!

I have to check and see if we get Trio. If not, we sure will by tonight, if that's possible.

I once made a donation to the Bill Hicks Foundation for the preservation of Texas wildlife, and got the most wonderful, handwritten thank-you note from his mother. It brought tears to my eyes. She even wrote in the return address - their home.

Such a lovely gesture. She must miss him so much. I know I do.

By the way, there's a brilliant biography out about Bill, called "American Scream." You'll get a whole new perspective on those two scumbuckets, Denis Leary and Bill Maher. I heartily recommend the book - a great read.

[SheepyMcSheepster]

10. wish i had trio

just go the new bill hicks DVD a while back, but i have no trio to watch this documentary.

i wish bill was still around.

[tinanator]

12. and that DVD is AWESOME!

Even knowing all the bits from CD's, the DVD is the biggest treat Ive ever had. GET IT NOW!!!!!

[ghostsofgiants]

17. Fuck yeah

I bought the dvd a few months back...so fucking good.