Bill Hicks Deathaversary
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Sat 28 February 2004 // 20:00
BILL HICKS DEATHAVERSARY
(Say 28th / £2.50 / 8pm)
Gather to remember the legacy of this visionary public speaker and poet, featuring screenings, music and live performances inspired by the great man.
It's not every day that a performer comes along that challenges our view of reality so eloquently that he probes the mindset of both ROBERT CRUMB and HITLER in the same breath. Folks, its time to get bitter as we celebrate the 10TH ANNIVERSARY of the death of a stand-up comedian who laid bare his own soul. Dead at 33 he should be considered the closest we ever came to a second coming. Meanwhile, so many of the issues that he spoke out against remain completely without significant challenge. Be they the war on terror, or drugs, or the reason for getting out of bed in the morning, Bill was on the case...
(Say 28th / £2.50 / 8pm)
Gather to remember the legacy of this visionary public speaker and poet, featuring screenings, music and live performances inspired by the great man.
It's not every day that a performer comes along that challenges our view of reality so eloquently that he probes the mindset of both ROBERT CRUMB and HITLER in the same breath. Folks, its time to get bitter as we celebrate the 10TH ANNIVERSARY of the death of a stand-up comedian who laid bare his own soul. Dead at 33 he should be considered the closest we ever came to a second coming. Meanwhile, so many of the issues that he spoke out against remain completely without significant challenge. Be they the war on terror, or drugs, or the reason for getting out of bed in the morning, Bill was on the case...