I dont watch the Today Show, so had never seen any of these clips. So funny. My favorite Robin Williams was the one I would see on talk shows when - whoever the host was - would just let him go. His stream of consciousness, off the cuff ad-libbing was amazing and hysterical to watch. Oh the way that mans mind worked! When he would get on a roll he could just go on and on, that remarkable mind leading from one thought to the next seemingly unrelated one and back again. He touched everyone - regardless of age. I have seen sad posts regarding his death from my 21 year old granddaughter and was actually told the news myself by my 95 year old grandmother. She had just seen it on the news and I think her sadness and shock made her want to reach out and talk to someone about it, maybe that makes it seem more real. I know the feeling. A legacy of five generations touched and entertained by one man is not too shabby. My introduction to Robin Williams was Mork and Mindy. I dont think Ive ever seen it in reruns, so dont know how it would play today, but the first couple seasons of that show were just riotously funny. I dont have one of those brains that remembers and quotes lines from movies and tv as a rule, but there was a scene involving cheerios that I can recall perfectly and still makes me laugh. Oddly enough, yesterday morning - hours before the news of his death broke - I saw a post with a picture of him and a quote attributed to him. I had seen it posted before, and remembered it because I thought there was a lot of truth to it. When I saw it yesterday however, it stopped me for a minute and I had the thought what a sad quote, strange that it comes from Robin Williams. Later, we all learned that he must have had a great many thoughts of isolation and depression. I will try to paste it here, but dont know if it will take: Nope, didnt work, Ill post it separately. We wont forget him. Just wanted to share my thoughts. A person in the public eye probably dies everyday. You might take note, think oh, thats too bad, and go on about your day. It is a rare, special kind of talent to make it feel like such a personal loss - to all of us. A punch to the gut for it to seem so senseless. We try to empathize and imagine the depth of despair he must have felt to end his life. We wish we could save him, that he would have let someone save him. We try not to be pissed at him because now we will never get to see him in that Mrs. Doubtfire sequel he was going to do, because it would have been so damn funny.....
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 01:26:53 +0000
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