i know there are some bill hicks fans on this board and a lot of austinites. so, if you're interested... Greetings friends! A final notice about tonights event. If this is the first you have heard, my sincere apologies, been very busy coordinating this and trying to run a reatil biz at holidaze so... brave the weather and come on out and celebrate, honor, remember our namesake with us tonight! Cheers! Lynn New DVD and CD release party, honoring Bill's Birthday and benefiting the Bill Hicks Foundation for Wildlife Rehabilitation Fri Dec 16th 2005 8- 11pm The Dirty Dog Bar 505 E Sixth St Austin Texas No Cover- Suggested donation $5 For More Information: 512-461-2355, 512-236-9800 or visit billhicks.com or billhicks.org To honor and remember Bill on what would have been his 44th birthday, The Hicks Foundation teams up with Rykodisc and our friends at the Dirty Dog, to present a big screen viewing and listening party heralding 2 new Hicks releases. The evening will feature a screening of the just released, newly remastered version of the Hicks classic "Sane Man" which includes new, rare, previously unseen additional footage. Prior to the screening, the newly released CD "Salvation" will be aired and a brief presentation about the foundation will be made by directors Jere and Lynn Raridon. The event does not have a cover charge, but a suggested donation of $5 will go to the Bill Hicks Foundation for Wildlife- A Not for profit Texas Corp which aids in the rescue , rehabilitation and release of orphaned, ill and injured Central Texas Wildlife. This year alone the foundation's team of licensed rehabbers have assisted over 500 animals! For more information, please visit our website at billhicks.org or the wildlife page of www.billhicks.com or call foundation director Lynn Raridon @ 461-2355 " Until you can name all of the animals, shut up and go back to the garden" -Bill Hicks Special Thanks to our friends at Rykodisc for generously assisting with this event. About the releases: SANE MAN DVD This jam-packed DVD covers Hicks' early years, including his historic first full-length performance ever filmed plus many exclusive on-stage and behind-the-scenes extras- approximately 60 more minutes of additional material are included in this new release. SALVATION: Oxford November 11, 1992 - 2 CD Set Salvation is a two-hour, unedited performance recorded at the height of Bill Hicks comedic powers, in Oxford England.
damnit! if i was anywhere near texas i would be there, but im in germany right now. coincidentally, on the train today from berlin to cologne i listened to a live show of his from england circa 92 - and i didnt even know it was his birthday! weird.
Some Bill Hicks Stand-up comedy (videos) for your enjoyment: http://www.collegehumor.com/movies/1634157/ (Quicktime) http://thatvideosite.com/view/1120.html (same video as above using windows media player) http://video.download.com/3800-11164_53-1032.html?tag=vdl_cntnt_col1_yjw_name http://www.devilducky.com/media/22889/ (Quicktime) http://www.kontraband.com/show/show.asp?ID=198 (Quicktime)
debbie gibson & Tiffany...now theres a m*nchfest I'd like to see.... He'd only be 44 this year...wow I didn't realize he was that young when he died. pure comical genius
