Ive struggled for hours over the loss of an actor, a comedian, a man that I feel Ive grown up with. To such an extent that I almost feel as if I *knew* him personally. I watched him hone his craft, becoming better and better at things other actors simply couldnt grasp in the same way. So many moments. So many movies. Good Morning Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, Patch Adams, Good Will Hunting, Fisher King, Mrs. Doubtfire, What Dreams May Come, The World According to Garp, Aladdin, Comic Relief, and even his stellar performance in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. For months after his appearance, I referred to the ignorant as sheeple without apology. Too many to name. So many to remember. My children grew to love him in childrens movies and later developed an appreciation for his acting chops. When I was married to my second husband, we were watching one of Robins HBO specials and I laughed so hard, for so long, that I *literally* fell off the bed to the floor where I continued to laugh. Laughing himself, my husband at the time had to somehow walk around the bed to help me up. I love to laugh. Anyone who knows me knows it is my favorite thing. Few people in ALL MY LIFE have given me the laughter, the joy, that Robin Williams did. I hurt that he was in pain throughout so many of those moments he shared with the world. That he fought for *so many* years and still lost the battle with his depression and his personal demons. May he have peace. If there is any justice in the universe, hell be reincarnated. The world needs more laughter. He was one of the very best at providing it. He will be painfully missed. Much love, Shayne
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 02:02:00 +0000