Robin Williams dead suicide

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  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    This is pretty fucken cool


  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Just watched Live at the Met for the first time. The child saying "fuck it" had me in tears.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueDu_gZ_1ZA
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Got this going on tv now - sure been awhile. My goodness, the smiles (understatement) he brings.

    Thanks :)
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    badbrains said:

    The jimmy Fallon piece is great. Very fucken cool and perfect for robin.

    Yeah, I stayed up to see it because I figured Jimmy would have something good to say. Man, he was on the verge of tears. Well done, Jimmy Fallon.

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    I thought someone had posted this one though I can't find it right now- bleary eyed and late as it is- so just in case, here's an excellent tribute to Robin by Norm MacDonald:

    http://thedailybanter.com/2014/08/norm-macdonald-may-just-written-best-tribute-robin-williams-yet/
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
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    ldent42 said:

    http://thedailybanter.com/2014/08/norm-macdonald-may-just-written-best-tribute-robin-williams-yet/

    Ah- there it is- thanks Ident42.

    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • ldent42
    ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    :-bd

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  • WhatYouTaughtMe
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    Newch91 said:

    Just watched Live at the Met for the first time. The child saying "fuck it" had me in tears.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueDu_gZ_1ZA

    Classic! What an incredible ball of energy that man was.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Forgot about this...kind of ironic and bittersweet.

    (and just look at that smile at 2:17)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU


  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    Robin Williams’ wife, Susan Schneider made this statement today on his passing:

    “Robin spent so much of his life helping others. Whether he was entertaining millions on stage, film or television, our troops on the frontlines, or comforting a sick child — Robin wanted us to laugh and to feel less afraid.

    Since his passing, all of us who loved Robin have found some solace in the tremendous outpouring of affection and admiration for him from the millions of people whose lives he touched. His greatest legacy, besides his three children, is the joy and happiness he offered to others, particularly to those fighting personal battles.

    Robin's sobriety was intact and he was brave as he struggled with his own battles of depression, anxiety as well as early stages of Parkinson's Disease, which he was not yet ready to share publicly.

    It is our hope in the wake of Robin’s tragic passing, that others will find the strength to seek the care and support they need to treat whatever battles they are facing so they may feel less afraid.”
    man.....
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Parkinson's on top of everything else...damn.

    As someone who lost an uncle to it and whose sister seems to be showing early signs as well...this just adds another level to it all.

    Bless his wife for her eloquence in the midst of such loss.
  • bluegrace
    bluegrace Posts: 2,357
    That Joseph Arthur tribute was great, so moving. And Jimmy Fallon was spot on, holding back his tears.
    Early stages of Parkinson's, that can't have been an easy information to get. My grandfather got Parkinson's in the end, it's a terrible disease.
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  • EdsonNascimento
    EdsonNascimento Posts: 5,531
    So sad. Still can't seem to find the words. What a genius. A terrible loss.
    Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
  • shortstack
    shortstack Posts: 2,339
    edited August 2014
    norm said:

    anxiety as well as early stages of Parkinson's Disease, which he was not yet ready to share publicly.



    that's crazy. a while back i watched bits and pieces of the tv show he was on with sara michelle geller and had actually wondered if something like parkinsons was going on.

    i can't bring myself to go back and watch anything yet. it's so sad.

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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    shortstack said:

    norm said:

    anxiety as well as early stages of Parkinson's Disease, which he was not yet ready to share publicly.

    that's crazy. a while back i watched bits and pieces of the tv show he was on with sara michelle geller and had actually wondered if something like parkinsons was going on.

    i can't bring myself to go back and watch anything yet. it's so sad.


    I bet when you do, it'll be comfort and smiles (and probably tears). No rules when it comes to grieving, especially for someone essentially a personal stranger yet a beloved companion on our respective rides.

  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,673
    For those who didn't see it in the Other Music board, Joseph Arthur wrote a tribute song + video for Robin Williams. Very cool.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBCEL2Bj9n0&feature=player_detailpage

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  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    Anyone else think he was an alien? Fitting his first gig was playing an alien. And the way this guy was wired, doesn't seem to be earthly. Even fucken gorillas loved him.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    See, that's what I think he was...earthly (great term, by the way).

    OF us. Differently strung than me - us?

    Sure...but to be so relatable and beloved?

    Thankful to have had that common thread.

    And so beautifully rich in soul. Those eyes.

    Same intelligence and mindfulness as those of the apes.

  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    You know, it really is gonna be fucken shitty not having him around to make us laugh. That's my selfish side. That fucker made EVERYONE laugh. Some comedians are off at times, not this guy. He can make a joke out of anything, and I mean ANYTHING. It would've been cool to sit with him one time and just shoot the shit. I dnt think I would've been star struck cuz I dnt think he'd of let me.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    Ya, I think he would of been just easy to hang with. I read that one of his neighbors said he liked to cruse around on his bicycle in the neighborhood- no pretense, just a good and friendly neighbor. Shit, I can't count the number of times this week some image or line of R.W.'s has popped into my head out of the blue and brought any range of emotion with it. What a fucking amazing guy.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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