NOT THE BEST SET BY CARLIN, BUT STILL ESSENTIAL VIEWING!
Watching these shows now after his untimely death, I appreciate them even more. Not only are they funny, they are completely engrossing as you watch a master at work! This is a very good set, not his best, but it's stillwell worth seeing. Like a fine wine, George got better with age and there were better sets to come! I thought he would be performing well into his 80's.

R.I.P. George
You will be missed.

"Paint the flamthrowers brown, so noone will se them."
HILRIOUS!!! I already owned one of Carlin's DVD's "What Am I Doing In New Jersey?". This is much better. I think his earlyest work is by far the best. The earlyer you go, the better, thus far. I taped this off of HBO Comedy, so I can't speak for the DVD. But the actual performance was much less filled with stupid opinons than the others I've seen. And although there's some cussing, it does seem like it's reduced. You've probably heard most of the matertial before, but if your unfamiliar with Carlin this is a good start. The act is basically the usual Carlin. Long, angry rants, with extreme randomness in between. My only complaint was the weird cartoons thrown in at odd points in the show. Just as you started to get into the act he'd cut away to a cartoon. I can understand if they didn't have enough time, but ewhy not show it before or after the act or something. Why'd they spring it on you at random times? Better yet, why didn't he just perform those bits live, too? I dunno.... Not to sound like I didn't enjoy it, though. The majority of it was very good, in fact, probably the best Carlin I've seen so far. Recommended.

Hey look at this guy over here! $1,500 here!
This was my introduction to Mr. Carlin. Funny.

more, feed me more
In my opinion this is some of Carlin's best work. He does three classic monologues including "A Place For My Stuff", "Baseball and Football", and "Cars and Driving". I think a person who loves carlin should have this but one flaw is he throws in strange cartoons at odd moments.

Leaves you hungry for more
My favorite part of this DVD is the bit on Cars and Driving. This one's also got his classic bits on Stuff and Baseball vs. Football, along with some inspired observations on flamethrowers and the Rain Dance. There's also some fun memories about his Grandpa and his famous dog, Tippy. He even offers tips on how to deal with your boss ("Hey, it's MY JOB, I'll do it MY WAY!"). After watching the whole show, I've decided that you can't possibly own just ONE George Carlin concert on Video/DVD. Also, I found that it's even better to actually WATCH the guy perform than to just listen to his act on CD. Carlin's so good with pantomime and facial tics.