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Bill Hicks: Friends
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In junior high school, Bill met Dwight Slade and they became fast friends. Together, the two spent hours creating comedy routines. Bill and Dwight’s ambitions of performing in front of an audience seemed hopeless. Even though there were no comedy clubs nearby, they made recordings and sent them to local agents. One package earned them an overnight slot on the Jerry Lewis telethon, but they were underage and couldn’t perform. Finally and opportunity arrived when the Comedy Workshop opened in Houston.
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Bill played the final show of his career at Caroline's in New York on January 6, 1994. Bill moved back to his parents' house in Little Rock, Arkansas shortly thereafter. He called his friends to say goodbye before he stopped speaking on February 14, and died in the presence of his parents at 11:20 p.m. on February 26, 1994 of pancreatic cancer. Bill was buried on the family plot in Leakesville, Mississippi.
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Despite his illness, Bill was at peace. He spent time with his parents, playing them the music he loved and showing themdocumentaries about his interests. He called friends to say goodbye and re-read J.R.R. Tolkein’s Fellowship Of TheRings.
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Manager, lover or friend, Colleen McGarr is the key to knowing Bill Hicks. Her experience and insight lead to satisfaction with “American Scream.” Outhwaite may ignore McGarr because he’s an acolyte. The Booth and Bertin book is mostly an idealized account of teenage male bonding, with no place for McGarr.
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