Bill Hicks was a comic genius and I adore his work. His full tilt, open throated rants are beautiful, biting and still resonating today.

His words still bite with relevance today. His rants about Bush Sr still work with Bush Jr. His rants about Tiffany (so good she's playing a gay club in Birmingham) and Debbie Gibson (where'd she go?) killing music still work if you insert Britney Spears name.

I often wonder what he'd make of a post-9/11 world. What direction would his comedy have taken?

Here's what he said about money:

'Well, your leaders misspent your hard-earned tax dollars, so you the people, now have to tighten your belts ... because we, your leaders, misspent your money.' You know what would make tightening my belt a little easier? If I could tighten it around Jesse Helms's scrawny little chicken-neck. ... I'd tighten my belt if that were the case. I'd eat bologna for a week. ... I'd sacrifice."

I love it and know that Bill is somewhere out there enjoying the ride.