Friends, Friendlies & Fribble . . .
. . . people, places and things that touched Bill and/or that Bill has touched
Woody Allen - one of Bill's major comedic influences
AntiWar.com - how else to go "together in peace, for ever"?
"The Aristocrats" - mentions Bill but, alas, no tape of his version of the joke
Audioslave - included image of Bill in their "Original Fire" video
Austin Chronicle - home of several articles about or mentioning Bill
Austin Public Access TV - produced/broadcast local programs featuring Bill
BBC - preparing to broadcast a new documentary about Bill: date TBA
The Beatles - one of Bill's favourite bands; had a few hits...
Beethoven - one of Bill's favourite classical composers
Richard Belzer - contributor to "It's Just A Ride" documentary
Bill Hicks Foundation for Wildlife - carrying on Bill's love for wild animals
Bill Hicks on Rykodisc - web home for most of Bill's recordings
"Bill Hicks: Slight Return" - Chas Early's one-man play
Eric Bogosian - contributor to "It's Just A Ride" documentary
Kevin Booth - Bill's friend since childhood and collaborator/producer
Brett Butler - Bill's friend & contributor to "It's Just A Ride" documentary
Johnny Carson - one of Bill's major comedic influences
Channel 4 - commissioned the "It's Just A Ride" documentary
Noam Chomsky - one of Bill's intellectual influences
Roy Clark - Bill's country guitar hero.
John Cleese - contributor to "It's Just A Ride" documentary
Comedy Against Evil - Jeff Kreisler's riotous and righteous gang
Comedy Central - occassionally airs Bill's "One Night Stand" video
Comedy Workshop - Houston club where Bill honed his early act
Constable Robinson - publisher of Bill's book of routines & writings
William Cook (The Guardian) - widely respected columnist
Alice Cooper - one of Bill's favourite rock stars
Rodney Dangerfield - included Bill in "Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen" (1987)
Miles Davis - one of Bill's favourite jazz musicians
Nick Doody - standup who opened for Bill during his 1992 UK tour
Charlie Dore - Singer/writer of the folk song "When Bill Hicks Died"
Bob Dylan - one of Bill's favourite rock stars (yeah, we said "rock")
Edinburgh Comedy Festival - helped Bill gain fame in England
"Fellowship of the Ring" - one of Bill's favorite literary works
Adam Freeland - sampled Bill in the techno song "We Want Your Soul"
Janine Garofalo - host/narrator of Trio documentary "Outlaw Comic"
Hammell On Trial - Singer-songwriter of folk song "Bill Hicks"
Allan Havey - interviewed Bill on his "Night After Night" TV programme
HBO - produced and aired Bill's breakthrough "One Night Stand" video
Jimi Hendrix - one of Bill's favourite rock stars and subject of some routines
John Hiatt - one of Bill's favourite singer-songwriters
“Huckleberry Finn - one of Bill's favourite books
Sean Hughes - contributor to "It's Just A Ride" documentary
Ike - proof that even Republican Presidents can agree with Bill
The Independent - British newspaper that occasionally quotes Bill
Invasion Group - Bill's record company from 1991-1993
Eddie Izzard - contributor to the "It's Just A Ride" documentary
Jem - Singer/writer of pop song "It's Just A Ride"
Richard Jeni - contributor to the "It's Just A Ride" documentary
JFK - awwww, no way! no....fuckin'....way!.....coo!...coup!
David Johndrow - Bill's friend since childhood and key photographer
Eric Johnson - Bill idolized this guitar player; saw many shows in Houston.
Sam Kinison - Bill's friend and fellow Houston Outlaw
Kiss - one of Bill's favourite rock bands
Jeff Kreisler - recipient of 2006 Bill Hicks Spirit Award
Laff Stop (Austin) - one of Bill's most frequent venues
Laff Stop (Houston) - another key venue
John Lahr - Bill's friend and journalist from The New Yorker
Just For Laughs Festival - hosted "Relentless" video and other appearances
Laughing Stock Productions - distributed and helped support Bill in '92 UK tour
Jay Leno - helped Bill get on "Late Night With David Letterman"
David Letterman - host of NBC's "Late Night" where Bill appeared 11 times
Lyle Lovett - one of Bill's favourite performers
Luchia - organizer of annual "In the Spirit of Bill Hicks" tribute in New York
Colleen McGarr - one of Bill's managers, and a good friend
Dennis Miller - interviewed Bill on "The Dennis Miller Show"
Jim Morrison - one of Bill's favourite rock stars
MySpace - there's space for more friends...
New York Underground Comedy Festival - home of the Bill Hicks Spirit Award
The New Yorker - influential rag; published John Lahr's article on Bill
NME - search engine with miscellaneous links regarding Bill
NORML - working hard to make marijuana manditory
Dean Obeidallah - first receipient of The Bill Hicks Spirit Award
Elvis Presley - little-known pop star that Bill liked to impersonate
Dave Prewitt - host of "Rawtime" on Austin Public Access TV
Richard Pryor - one of Bill's major comedic influences
Radiohead - some of their music inspired by Bill
Rage Against the Machine - some of their music inspired by Bill - & vice versa
Keith Richards - Exihibit 1 in Bill's discourse on drugs
Rolling Stone - reviews and quotes from the rock star of magazines
Henry Rollins - one of Bill's favourite performers
Rough Guide to British Cult Comedy - good resource for fans
Rykodisc - distributor of Bill's CDs and DVDs
Sacred Cow Productions - co-produced "Sane Man" with Bill
Andrés Segovia - Bill's classical guitar hero.
Jerry Seinfeld - contributor to the "It's Just A Ride" documentary
Garry Shandling - contributor to the "It's Just A Ride" documentary
T. Sean Shannon - bear-y good friend of Bill's
Ron Shock - one of Bill's outlaw comedy compatriots - still touring...
“The Simpsons" - one of Bill's favourite television programmes
Dwight Slade - one of Bill's childhood friends and a touring standup comic
Jon Stewart - interviewed Bill on "Short Attention Span Theatre"
The Sunday Times - London fishwrap that occassionally quotes Bill
Super Furry Animals - some of their music is inspired by Bill's work
"The Last Temptation of Krust" - "Simpsons" episode inspired by Bill's work
Tiger Aspect Productions - producers of several of Bill's videos
Tool - some of their music is inspired by Bill
Trio Network - produced "Outlaw Comic: The Censoring of Bill Hicks"
Thea Vidale - contributor to the "It's Just A Ride" doc (and a WWE star!)
Tom Waits - Bill's favourite performer - period.
"Why We Fight" - probably in Bill's iPod on Arcturus
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