Comments on: I am the grim reaper for Texas Heroes http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/24/i-am-the-grim-reaper-for-texas-heroes/ Local stuff and other stuff from a blow-in Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:20:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Conor O'Neill http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/24/i-am-the-grim-reaper-for-texas-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-172651 Conor O'Neill Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:35:36 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/24/i-am-the-grim-reaper-for-texas-heroes/#comment-172651 Hey Rowan, I still talk about it, 16 years later. In fact, I have a blogpost about Le Web coming which uses his legendary "Ooh, the anger dollar. Huge. Huge in times of recession. Giant market, Bill's very bright to do that." line on one or two of the speakers. A big disappointment for me is that no-one has come close to him since. I admire Chris Rock for at least managing to be edgy and mainstream at the same time, but on-one has Bill's amazing way of riping something to shreds with a few perfectly written lines. I also have a Twitter account (which I unfortunately haven't updated in months) that posted regular Bill quotes. <a href="http://twitter.com/billhicksquotes" rel="nofollow">@billhicksquotes</a> Hey Rowan,
I still talk about it, 16 years later. In fact, I have a blogpost about Le Web coming which uses his legendary “Ooh, the anger dollar. Huge. Huge in times of recession. Giant market, Bill’s very bright to do that.” line on one or two of the speakers.

A big disappointment for me is that no-one has come close to him since. I admire Chris Rock for at least managing to be edgy and mainstream at the same time, but on-one has Bill’s amazing way of riping something to shreds with a few perfectly written lines.

I also have a Twitter account (which I unfortunately haven’t updated in months) that posted regular Bill quotes. @billhicksquotes

]]> By: Rowan Manahan http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/24/i-am-the-grim-reaper-for-texas-heroes/comment-page-1/#comment-172569 Rowan Manahan Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:32:19 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/2006/01/24/i-am-the-grim-reaper-for-texas-heroes/#comment-172569 Small world Conor, I was just checking the date of the Rodney King trial to try and work out when that Dublin gig was - I was there too. The trial and subsequent riots in LA were in March/April 1993, so I reckon the show was April or May of that year, as Bill had some great riffs about the King beating and the sheer neck of the cops in the trial. A great, great night in the company of a master. Small world Conor, I was just checking the date of the Rodney King trial to try and work out when that Dublin gig was – I was there too.

The trial and subsequent riots in LA were in March/April 1993, so I reckon the show was April or May of that year, as Bill had some great riffs about the King beating and the sheer neck of the cops in the trial.

A great, great night in the company of a master.

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