Bill Hicks on Letterman, finally

I have to post this video for cultural value, and as a good deed from David Letterman. 

The legendary comedian Bill Hicks recorded this bit in 1993 for Late Night with David Letterman, and it was the first bit ever to cut completely out of the program because of the nature of the material, which CBS at the time thought to be offending and not suitable for the viewing public. This devastated Hicks and his fans. He never got the recognition he deserved in his life time. Bill Hicks died in 1995.

Internet really made Bill Hicks a posthumous star and a hero to many. I remember getting some mp3:s from my friends and laughing my ass off to his routines, which were quite anarchic and philosophic at the same time. A true alternative for comedy. He validated many peoples sense of reason and view of the world.

Anyway, Letterman decided to put this video on air finally, so here it is:

"The world is like a ride at 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. Ha ha, 'Shut him up. We have a lot invested in this ride. Shut him up. Look at my furrows of worry. Look at my big bank account and my family. This just has to be real.' It's just a ride. But we always kill those good guys who try and tell us that, you ever notice that? And let the demons run amok. But it doesn't matter, because – it's just a ride. And we can change it anytime we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings and money. A choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your doors, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as one. Here's what we can do to change the world, right now, to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defenses each year and instead spend it feeding and clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would pay for many times over, not one human being excluded, and we could explore space, together, both inner and outer, forever, in peace." -- Bill Hicks