Valdosta, Georgia - People from Valdosta, Georgia, Radio Stations in Valdosta, Georgia, Bill Hicks, J. D. Drew, Lowndes High School (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: People from Valdosta, Georgia, Radio stations in Valdosta, Georgia, Bill Hicks, J. D. Drew, Lowndes High School, Charlie Norwood, Allen Boyd, United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, Alex W. Bealer, William "Red" Dawson, Randall Godfrey, Dexter Daniels, Steve Ekstrom, Stephen Drew, Scott Phillips, Todd Peterson, Alfred Corn, Fred House, Lorenzo Cain, Bunky Henry, Rushern Baker, Domonique Simone, Undra Johnson, Ben Zambiasi, Buck Belue, WVVS-FM, Valdosta Regional Airport, Tim Drew, Willie Gary, Valdosta Mall, WVLD, Susan H. Black, WLYX, WAAC, Coleman Rudolph, Ray Blume, WWRQ-FM, Amy Carter, WGOV, WQPW, WJEM, WRFV, Dana Brinson, The Valdosta Daily Times, Lowndes County Civic Center, Valdosta Warriors. Excerpt: William Melvin "Bill" Hicks (December 16, 1961 - February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, satirist, and musician. His humor challenged mainstream beliefs, using a ribald approach, and he described himself as "Chomsky with dick jokes," while conceding that his humor was "caring." His material largely consisted of general discussions about society, religion, politics, philosophy and personal issues. Hicks' material was often controversial and steeped in dark comedy. In both his stand-up performances and during interviews, he often criticized consumerism, superficiality, mediocrity and banality within the media and popular culture, describing them as oppressive tools of the ruling class, meant to "keep people stupid and apathetic." Hicks died of pancreatic cancer in 1994 at the age of 32. In the years after his death, his work and legacy achieved acclaim in creative circles. In 2007 he was voted the sixth-greatest stand-up comic on the UK's Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and again in the updated 2010 list as the 4th greatest stand-up comic. Born in Valdosta, G...