Does this bug anyone else?
First of all, I'd just like to say that I'm not one of those who reside in the "Carlin has lost it" camp. I was very impressed by this darker brand of comedy; he kept his anger constant but not enough to push away the audience. In fact, most of the demeanor in this performance seemed to be not bitterness or fury but pure and simple fascination at his subject matter. I haven't laughed this hard in a long while.
But the one thing that really detracted from "Life..." is his transition from "The All-Suicide Channel Pyramid" to auto-erotic asphyxia. He was going somewhere the first idea and seemed like he was about to sum up his entire point concerning it, but then floats away from the topic with AEA. I thought he might go off tangent for a while and then go back to the Pyramid, but then he goes on about donating genitalia and natural diasasters, never to speak off the Pyramid again. Why mention it? What was its purpose? To illustrate the need for boosting the All-Suicide Channel's popularity during sweeps month, sure, but why should I care?
The show was absolutely perfect until this sloppy transition occurred; I keep referring back to it in my mind as the point where the show "tripped". Did this bug anyone else or is it just me?