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COPYRIGHT 2004 Las Vegas Review-Journal
BYLINE: MIKE WEATHERFORD, REVIEW-JOURNAL
It would be easy to take George Carlin for granted, as often as he performs on the Strip. But Carlin's opening act reminds us just how different he is.
During an opening set of standard-issue comedy club fare, Dennis Blair picks up a guitar and tells the crowd something to the effect of, "Don't worry folks. I'm not gonna rap." Making fun of his middle-aged, white-guy self, he adds, "Do I look like I can rap?"
Then, a bit later, the 67-year-old Carlin comes out and does just that. It's not set to a beat, but could be. With the poetic flow of vintage Muhammad Ali, Carlin declares,...
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