RIP

First Jim McKay, then Fort Smith's Charlie Jones, then Tim Russert. That trifecta of announcers dying in a span of six days was a shock.

Sure, McKay and Jones were getting up there in years. But for those of us of a certain age, McKay and Jones were the voices we first associated with sports. Russert dying at 58(!) was even worse because 58 ain't old anymore.

And, now, the guy those of us of a certain age associate with standup comedy has died. I honestly don't remember the first time I saw or heard Carlin. It was probably during my teen years when I discovered how to jerry-rig the Atari attachment on the back of the TV to get scrambled HBO. But I do know I've always enjoyed his act, even when I didn't agree with all his views ...