Bill Hicks (1961–1994)
Auteur van Love All the People
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Werken van Bill Hicks
One Night Stand 8 exemplaren
Totally Bill Hicks 5 exemplaren
Bill Hicks - Sane Man 4 exemplaren
Relentless 4 exemplaren
Philosophy-The Best of Bill Hicks 3 exemplaren
Flying saucer tour. Vol. 1 [sound recording] 2 exemplaren
Arizona Bay 2 exemplaren
Bill Hicks [DVD] 2 exemplaren
Like a Ride in An Amusement Park 1 exemplaar
LoveLaughterAndTruth [sound recording] 1 exemplaar
Bill Hicks: Essential Collection 1 exemplaar
Latipac 1961 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Gangbare naam
- Hicks, Bill
- Officiële naam
- Hicks, William Melvin
- Geboortedatum
- 1961-12-16
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1994-02-26
- Graflocatie
- Mississippi, USA
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Beroepen
- stand up comedian
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 31
- Ook door
- 2
- Leden
- 857
- Populariteit
- #29,859
- Waardering
- 4.0
- Besprekingen
- 14
- ISBNs
- 17
- Favoriet
- 4
Bill Hicks is a fallen, dark poet. Maybe the dark poet, who didn't like labels on anything. And he certainly didn't like governments sticking their fingers in things, as well as christians, non-smokers, homophobes, rednecks... Endless list.
And he did love the search for truth and the debunking of lies, which - as he states in the book - was once Noam Chomsky's definition of what lays the base for being an intellectual. I think Bill hit the nail straight on its head when he described himself as "Noam Chomsky with dick jokes".
And he was. More than a rambler, always with an open heart - except for that bit in his life when he was a completely out-of-touch alcoholic drug-abuser - and a very open mind...but don't let me label him any more.
The man was a genius, and it's too bad he didn't live for longer.
This collection of routines, letters, lyrics, poems and short-stories is brilliant, should be edited once more and expanded, especially seeing how David Letterman has, during 2010, publicly apologised to Bill's mother.
I bought this for £3 and it's one of the most wisely spent sums of money I've ever shared with the world; I just wish I'd bought ten copies more and given it to friends.… (meer)