Insightful Bill Hicks Story

[AtheisticNonduality]

 

[KingCrimson]

I love Bill and especially this story of his. He is the highest consciousness comedian that I know of and on top of that a master of his craft and incredibly entertaining. He gets it, and this excerpt is the most prominent example of this.

"A choice, right now, between fear and love."

[AtheisticNonduality]

58 minutes ago, KingCrimson said:

I love Bill and especially this story of his. He is the highest consciousness comedian that I know of and on top of that a master of his craft and incredibly entertaining. He gets it, and this excerpt is the most prominent example of this.

"A choice, right now, between fear and love."

Yes, I also recall him being somewhat of a Terence McKenna fan.

[KingCrimson]

I actually didn't know that! Do you happen to know where you picked that up?

I remember I was first introduced to Bill through the band Tool when I was like 15. They used one of his lines at the beginning of their track Third Eye off the AEnema album, but it wasn't until years later that I watched a show of his. At the time my English skills probably wouldn't have been good enough to comprehend what he was talking about, or at least I wouldn't have had the necessary life experience. It was a revelation when I finally watched him perform few years later though, and he has been a great inspiration to me ever since.

Anyway, thanks for sharing this! I hope a few people see this thread and are introduced to his work as a consequence. 

[AtheisticNonduality]

On 6/11/2020 at 4:59 PM, KingCrimson said:

I actually didn't know that! Do you happen to know where you picked that up?

I remember I was first introduced to Bill through the band Tool when I was like 15. They used one of his lines at the beginning of their track Third Eye off the AEnema album, but it wasn't until years later that I watched a show of his. At the time my English skills probably wouldn't have been good enough to comprehend what he was talking about, or at least I wouldn't have had the necessary life experience. It was a revelation when I finally watched him perform few years later though, and he has been a great inspiration to me ever since.

Anyway, thanks for sharing this! I hope a few people see this thread and are introduced to his work as a consequence. 

 

[Nahm]

Pure genius. RIP.

[KingCrimson]

@AtheisticNonduality That's awesome! Thanks a bunch!