Not The Mac…. | Bernie Mac Passes

They say that laughter is the best medicine. Not that long ago, we lost a comedic legend in George Carlin.

And now, the comedy world has suffered another tragic loss as one of the “Original Kings of Comedy” Bernie Mac, has passed due to complications of pneumonia.He was only 50 years old. Just a few weeks back, Mac was at the center of a controversy over a comedic routine he performed at an Obama fundraiser in Chicago.And now he is no longer here.

I am not going to bore you with the details of what this man accomplished. Whether playing” Dolla Bill” in “The Playaz Club “to his own hit show to his work onstage, his true passion was to entertain us, just like any great performer. You knew what you’re getting when it came to Bernie Mac: unabashed, uncensored, and unapologetic. He exercised the limits of the first amendment the way the likes of Carlin and Richard Pryor did.

Now, I am sure that people will say that he tamed his routine down once mainstream caught hold of his star.And that may be true. But at the heart of his person, no matter what he did, was passion. Passion for his craft. See we are all so self conscious of what we say or do that we will not take chances. That fly’s in the face of what comedy is all about and not everyone has the gift.

But for those that do,we should all celebrate them.I am nopt going to lament the fact that he only spent 50 years on this earth and that his life was cut way too short. Because truthfully, what you put into life is what you will get out.Instead, I will think about all the side splitting laughter he brought to my heart, mind, and soul.I will think about the fact that he has a awardi winning sitcom in syndication (and if you know anything about that as it relates to television history, you’ll understand the significance.)Shit, I can almost hear his ass right now,talking to God,or whomever,talking about “I ain’t scared of you,muthafucka!I’ll kick ya ass”or some clever play on words that will bring a broad wide smile to many a people’s faces.

I guess, in retrospect, that’s the greatest tragedy. All we have are those memories.But let us celebrate those memories.I said at the beginning that laughter is the best medicine.It seems rather ironic that a tear would come to our collective eyes when thinking about the loss of comic icons like George Carlin,and ,in this case ,Bernie Mac. But such is life. Without great tragedy,we sometimes forget to appreciate more happier times.So we are not saying goodbye to Bernie Mac.We’re sayin”See ya soon”.And you better be there…or else there’s gonna be “trouble, trouble”. Late

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