Tag Archives: pancreatic cancer
Hail Hicks
Bill Hicks is probably the greatest comedian of Generation X. The only competition for that title might be Chris Rock, and both of them are automatic candidates for any top ten list of all-time-best stand-ups. Yesterday we marked the 23rd anniversary of Hicks’ death from pancreatic cancer on February 26, 1994. Of course, Hicks was [...]
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Tagged 1994, 23rd anniversary, Bill Hicks, Chris Rock, comedy, February 26, George Carlin, pancreatic cancer, stand-up
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Bill Hicks’s DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
20 years ago, comedian Bill Hicks died of pancreatic cancer and the greatest comic of his generation disappeared forever. Hicks was working on a new CD when he experienced the first symptoms of the disease that would take his life. That project found Hicks mixing his stand-up with his own musical recordings to create a [...]
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Tagged Arizona Bay, Bill Hicks, comedy, Dark Side of the Moon, Music, pancreatic cancer, stand-up
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