So sad about Robin Williams. I can't imagine the debilitating feeling and place that depression puts a person. Can I say, I hate the people who say, "If you're sad, call someone"? If it were that "easy" suicide wouldn't be so prevalent in our society. It's a deeper thing than that and what needs to be done is a better system of help for those who suffer. Better therapy, more accessible treatments, better meds.
Regardless though - I have long and funny memories of Robin Williams. When VCRs first came out, my Dad, of course, got one and along with it came stacks of tapes on hand. One of those was his Live and Uncensored performance. I watched this countless times. I remember one time we had it on during the Christmas holiday when my Grandmother happened to come in to watch. After about 10 or 15 minutes of watching, she casually said, "He sure does like that fuck word a lot." Hee hee. And the best part was she didn't leave and she didn't seem offended...just an observation.
I think of all the movies he was in that I've seen and seem to ALWAYS watch when they happen to cross my path on TV: Jumanji, Awakenings, Patch Adams, Mrs. Doubtfire, Dead Poets Society, Birdcage (Jim and I were just watching that the other day), and my ALL TIME FAVORITE: The World According to Garp. I've probably seen that movie 17 times and it's one of those movies I wish I owned.
Well, I hope he's happy now and in NO pain...the rest of us will just have to muddle through without his sweet, hilarious, wickedly funny, energetic personality.
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