Dookus
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Sun Mar-06-05 08:58 PM
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after hearing about Bill Hicks for so long here... |
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I bought a DVD of his performances and watched a couple of 'em.
Meh.
Funny enough, I guess, but not quite the insightful laugh-riot I was led to believe he was. I liked his material better than his delivery - perhaps with time he could've been one of the greats, but I didn't detect it in what I watched.
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Sun Mar-06-05 08:59 PM
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Sun Mar-06-05 09:01 PM
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I really really WANTED to find him brilliant - I love comedy and comics, and was excited about seeing the much-vaunted Bill Hicks finally... but I found him to be just a very average working stand-up.
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Sun Mar-06-05 09:09 PM
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3. He goes through two lighters a day. |
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Sun Mar-06-05 10:00 PM
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good line. He could've had a great career as a comedy writer.
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Sun Mar-06-05 10:04 PM
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5. You really have to listen to his material on cd... |
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Relentless is brilliant and you are not distracted by his antics on stage. I have seen the same DVD and I was fairly disappointed.
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Sun Mar-06-05 10:05 PM
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you could well be right. I think a lot of it was his appearance didn't match what I expected, given the material, and his "antics" were a bit distracting. I saw somebody trying to be a little bit Sam Kinison without being able to truly pull it off.
I'll look for Relentless.
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Sun Mar-06-05 10:07 PM
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7. if i was better with computers I could send it too you but |
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Sun Mar-06-05 10:10 PM
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I appreciate the thought.
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Sun Mar-06-05 10:43 PM
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9. Get "Rant in E-Minor" and "Shock and Awe" |
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Those are my two favourite Bill Hicks cds.
I also have the dvd, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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