Ravi as a manic face-scrunching delivery man? I had always thought him more the dopey type. This takes me back to the first day of our meeting about 13 (?) years back when I figured him for a dope-head who'd be good for borrowing a few tapes [:D]

I was listening to one of Bill Hicks' recordings for a show he did in Oxford, he totally aced that crowd with impeccable delivery. This is around 1991, after the first gulf war, and it was amazing how prescient Bill Hicks was:

"He's [Bush I] trying to buy votes you know, he sells 164 fighter jets to South Korea, 240 tanks to Kuwait, and then he has the nerve to say, "We still live in dangerous world"

Thanks to you fucker! Before that Kuwait had rocks man!

He authorizes the production of more stealth bombers. The invisible fighter jet. I guess to help us defend ourselves against the invisible countries that fuckin' threaten us everyday."

More than a decade later, Adam Curtis from the BBC makes a documentary series called The Power of Nightmares.

Much respect for Bill Hicks.

As for Doug, he's always made me laugh more than Hicks. Doug is still around, so I can look forward to bootlegs and youtube videos that will keep me amused.

Man we need to do a little tribute to Adam Curtis too. Between that, CoS and The Trap, you've already got three must-see docus. What else has he done?

Just saw this one, and it was great. Agree with the 'being too short' bit.