I loved his wit and level of cynicism and just the way he saw the world. He cut through the crap, called it like he saw in and managed to do it in such a way with poignancy and with enough added silliness… who couldn’t help but love him.
Now, I’m older than the OP , I think, and I heard his albums and saw his TV specials LONG before Bill and Ted were a glint in their father’s eye.
@john65pennington you were a lucky guy to have spent time with him. He didn’t strike me as the type of guy who felt he always needed to be performing when people were around. It seems an odd trait comedians have. I know an older guy here who was THE comedian in his day and having him at the dinner table was downright painful. Humility didn’t seem to be a problem for ol’ George.