Comments on: It’s Just a Ride

By: Donald Shimoda

Donald Shimoda — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:54:09 +0000

Everything is good about Bill Hicks, save the language. It sounds rebellious to a teenager, but the only thing it does to the audience it might have really changed otherwise is make them shut their ears. As Kurt Vonnegut (who was writing about the same love and freedom all of his life) put it, “by using foul language you give people an excuse to not listen” or close to that.

On a different note, Peter, I am happy to have found your website, where the percentage of hogwash nears 0.
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By: Pete

Pete — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:25:09 +0000

Nope, I originally heard of him via James Keenan of Tool. Thanks for the note 8)

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:31:39 +0000

I absolutely LOVE Bill Hicks. Seeing as you’re also on the Steve Pavlina forums, I guess you found him through icutoffheads? What a legend that man is. :) Well, both of them.

Nice blog! Looking forward to reading more of you.

Andrew
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By: Pete

Pete — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:22:00 +0000

I think it’s interesting that some of most insightful people are “comedians”–just giving yourself permission to exist outside social norms not only affords you the luxury of pointing out obvious but uncomfortable truths, but it also encourages you to adopt the mindset that every assumption is wrong and should be questioned aggressively.

I guess it also helps that billing yourself as a comedian primes people to hear what you have to say in a positive, rather than defensive, light.

By: Niels Bom

Niels Bom — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:59:33 +0000

A*M*E*N!

I’ve seen the first part like 20 times, luv it.