Splinters

Interesting Guardian article about the still enduring legacy of Bill Hicks , which has been highlighted again by a couple of performances at the Edinburgh Festival. (Chris Hall has, of course, provided the definitive explanation of Bill Hicks here on Spike).

Did anyone ever read that What Would Bill Hicks Say? book? I've never understood why people get so uppity about the fact Hicks would have hated the hero worship, because to my mind it misses the point - which is that there is no one else around asking the same questions as Bill Hicks or pushing for the real Truth with a big capital T to be shown. That is the real value of his legacy, and yes, there will always be people who ape him poorly - that's the trade-off of being talented - but the fact Hicks has become used as shorthand for "What is the truth of this situation?" shouldn't be decried.

Besides, Hicks would have loved the hero worship. He'd have finally got laid.