] Bill Hicks was one of four people I had never known ] personally, but seriously mourned their passing upon ] being notified of each of their deaths. The others were ] Jimi Hendrix, John Bonham, and George Harrison. When Bill ] died in February 1994, I felt as if I had lost a kindred ] spirit --- as I believe in truth just as strongly as he ] did. This was the case because Bill and I were both born ] under the sign of Sagittarius. People born under this ] sign are said to be perpetual students, and are very ] serious about honesty and truth. Sagittarians are also ] voracious readers, a subject about which Bill often ] joked. ] ] ] I had never known Bill Hicks, and likewise, I never had ] the chance to see his stand-up act, even though he was a ] friend of Bob Fiorella, a comedian who lives in my own ] city of Buffalo, New York USA. Buffalo is the type of ] city that doesnât have that big of a night-life, and ] this is because of the perpetually depressed economy in ] our area. Because of my own life experience, I relate ] to what he discussed in his act on a number of levels. ] ] ] Kevin Booth was Billâs closest friend, and partner in ] many adventures. Kevin was also Billâs producer and his ] business partner. Together, they began something called ] Sacred Cow Productions, which today, can be found at the ] website listed immediately below. Unfortunately, Bill ] died before the Internet had become a daily part of many ] of our lives --- and because of this, Bill never had the ] chance to see Sacred Cow become an online force for truth ] in comedy: MAYBE QUARTERLY - Vol 2 / Issue 1 - Kevin Booth Talks About Bill Hicks |