On This Deity: 26th February 1994
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26th February 1994: The Death of Bill Hicks.
To those of us who got him, Hicks was far more than just a stand-up comedian. He was an inspirational figure; a voice of truth and sanity in an increasingly false and insane world. He spoke truth to power like almost nobody else of our generation. Militant yet deeply compassionate, when Bill Hicks took to the stage he transcended the safe and empty art form that comedy had descended to by the late 80s and early 90s.
A brilliant, brilliant piece about an incredible man. I was eight when he died and discovered him quite by accident when I was about 16; he’s been a hero ever since. One of a very select handful of people who have genuinely changed my life. It’s a strange thing to say, and it might only be a ride, but I miss him terribly.
February 27th, 2011 | 1:08pm
by Lucas