From: Ant McWatt (antmcwatt@hotmail.co.uk)
Date: Thu Apr 14 2005 - 21:09:38 BST
As everyone on MOQ Discuss should realise by now, Bill Hicks was one of the
highest quality comedians ever to emerge from the United States.
Anyway, his life long friend, Kevin Booth, has just published the definitive
book about Hicks life and philosophy and will be visiting the UK and Ireland
over this weekend. The book is titled "Agent of Evolution" and is published
by Harper & Collins. Below is Booth's itinerary which will be worth
catching-up with if possible.
Saturday 16th April
11am ~ Interview on BBC Radio 4 'Loose Ends'
Sunday 17th April
Portsmouth University
1:15pm-2pm ~ Talk and video clips at International Comedy Festival
2pm ~ Book signing
Monday 18th April
8:30am ~ Live interview on Phil Jupitus Radio Show
9:30am ~ Live interview on BBC Radio Scotland Fred Macauley Show
1-1:30pm ~ One Word Radio
2:45-3:30pm ~ Live interview with Rattlebag, RTE, Dublin
6pm ~ Press Launch in the Restaurant at the Cobden Club, 170 Kensal Road,
London W10
7:30pm ~ Bill Hicks evening at the Cobden Club for the public.
Tickets for this cost £5 and include:
8.00pm ~ Clips of Bill Hicks
8.40pm ~ On stage interview with Kevin Booth
9pm ~ Comedian
9:20 ~ Band
Tuesday 19th April
7.45am ~ Live telephone interview on Danny Kelly Show, BBC Radio London
6.15pm ~ Arrive Borders Bookshop, 203 Oxford Street, W1
6:30pm ~ Talk at Borders with Matt Harlock
7:15pm ~ Book signing
In the meantime, here are some Hicks quotes to whet the appetite:
The TV news story on drugs you’re never going to hear…
“Today a young man on acid realized that all matter is merely energy
condensed through a slow vibration, we are all one consciousness
experiencing itself subjectively, life is only a dream and we are the
imaginations of ourselves... Here's Tom with the weather.”
“I love the Pope, I love seeing him in his Pope-Mobile, his three feet of
bullet proof plexi-glass. That's faith in action folks! You know he's got
God on his side.”
“Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don't know one
child with a full time job and children.”
“If you don't think drugs have done good things for us, then take all of
your records, tapes and CDs and burn them.”
“You ever noticed how people who believe in Creationism look really
unevolved? You ever noticed that? Eyes real close together, eyebrow ridges,
big furry hands and feet. ‘I be-lieve that Gawd creat-ed me in wuun day’
Yeah, looks liked He rushed it.”
“The world is like a ride in an amusement park. And when you choose to go on
it you think it's real because that's how powerful our minds are. And the
ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and
it's very brightly coloured and it's very loud and it's fun, for a while.
Some people have been on the ride for a long time and they begin to
question: “Is this real, or is this just a ride?” And other people have
remembered, and they come back to us, they say, Hey, don't worry, don't be
afraid, ever, because this is just a ride…’”
“And we kill those people.”
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