Dark Fuckin' Poet

December 26, 2003 11:09 PM

The Bill Hicks Bootleg Archive. [via del.icio.us]
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken (17 comments total)

So now that we're outside the constraints of having to help someone answer a question, can I be the first to say that Hicks quite often sucked?
posted by machaus at 11:14 PM on December 26, 2003

Heh. No. But you can be the second!

When he was good, he was pretty damn good, though.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 11:15 PM on December 26, 2003

Good God! The Womb Songs make this site worth it, Who cares about wassis-name.....
posted by Elim at 12:19 AM on December 27, 2003

FAVORITE HICKS QUOTE:

"George Bush says 'we are losing the war on drugs'. Well you know what that implies? There's a war going on, and people on drugs are winning it! Well what does that tell you about drugs? Some smart, creative motherf*ckers on that side."
posted by RavinDave at 12:21 AM on December 27, 2003

I cannot thank you enough, O mighty wonderchicken!

My fav Rev. Bill quote in a philosophical vein, to follow up on RavinDave:

"I laid in a field of green grass for four hours going 'my God, I love everything.'"
posted by moonbird at 12:43 AM on December 27, 2003

oooooh! yeay!
posted by dabitch at 3:41 AM on December 27, 2003

I can't seem to download anything. The server keeps "terminating my connection". Anyone having the same problem?
posted by Witty at 8:26 AM on December 27, 2003

I wonder what comedians the pro-Bush crowd likes.

"terminating my connection"

Probably too many concurrent downloads.
posted by milovoo at 8:34 AM on December 27, 2003

Apparently, Dennis Miller, Drew Carey, or Kelsey Grammer
posted by drezdn at 10:17 AM on December 27, 2003

Thanks for the link Stavros, shame the FTP site is slow as fuck. Can anyone mirror?
posted by derbs at 10:38 AM on December 27, 2003

I think you've made up for your recent semi-dissing :)
posted by derbs at 10:44 AM on December 27, 2003

One of a couple things may be happening:

1) The times that he "often sucked" were not recorded very often
2) I don't know what funny is
3) You don't know what funny is

I'm open to any combination of these possibilities.

I've been listening to lots of Hicks in the last year and I remember his routines when he was alive. It all works for me. To my ears there is some world-class comedy there -- genius even.

...and you can draw a direct line of influence between a lot of what passes for 'edgy' comics and Hicks.
posted by victors at 11:19 AM on December 27, 2003

"we're christians and we don't like what you said"

"well, forgive me."

Perfect.
posted by Space Coyote at 12:44 PM on December 27, 2003

FTP site a little slow? Awwww. Pony up and buy some CDs, you cheap bastards.
posted by webmutant at 12:48 PM on December 27, 2003

Um, these are live bootlegs.
posted by Mitheral at 1:21 PM on December 27, 2003

[this is good] - thanks!
posted by madamjujujive at 8:18 PM on December 27, 2003

I'm not buying his stuff anymore.

Every time I do, I get drunk and give it away to people.
posted by Frasermoo at 6:00 AM on January 2, 2004