2002
February 27, 2002 “Napalm & Silly Putty” (part 1) book on tape/CD wins Grammy Award. George’s fourth Grammy.
March 2, 2002 Receives Free Speech Award from First Amendment Center at US Comedy Arts Festival 2002, held at Aspen, Colo. Basically awarded for swearing a lot in public and getting away with it.
April 10, 2002 “Napalm & Silly Putty” published in paperback by Hyperion Publishing. Hardcover version sales now up to 375,000 copies, spending 20 weeks on NY Times best seller list.
Summer, 2002 Filming “Jersey Girl,” Kevin Smith’s new film for Miramax. Playing Ben Affleck’s father. Largest acting role so far. Fairly dramatic part. To be released in early 2003.
2002-2003 Working on plans for first “one-man” Broadway show, “Watch My Language,” to open in the fall of 2004. A 90-minute themed show about language and speech in America. Life and career are changing.