Mork went back to Ork. Very sad.

Have been watching the reporting... Untimely...Sad... so many laughs... The world has lost some of what it needs most.

NAH-NU NAH-NU.

I have 2 movies that really made me realize what a brilliant actor he was... One was, of course, his portrayal of President Roosevelt (the good one, not FDR) in Night at the Museum... the other one, from the late 90's, was Armand Goldman in Birdcage.

Memories...

Decades ago I worked for a Toys R Us up in Santa Rosa, CA. Here's this guy - kinda short, infectious grin, with some family members in tow, and he's looking for a birthday present for his nieces. Cute kids. I knew he looked familiar, but I couldn't place it, so I asked him had he ever been to... graduated HS way before me, so that wasn't it, he lived in Marin, but not where my family lived, Never lived on the east coast but worked there for a while, but in NY, not DC... we went back and forth like that for probably 5 minutes... anyway, told him if he needed anything I'd be a couple aisles over, He told me if I figured it out to keep it quiet (which just added to the mystery... ) so I went about my business, still tying to figure out how I knew this guy...

Then one of the putzes that worked there gets on the intercom and makes a BFD about how Robin Williams was in the store, etc... They were mobbed, and I just felt... bad for them. guess I missed that silly "starstruck" gene... thank God!

Hope the hurt is finally gone, dude. Sorry you checked out, but ya know, sometimes, shit just happens. Yer gonna be missed.

I´ve suffered severe deppressions, but instead of suicide I signed into a clinic and then continued with psychiatric treatment. Reasons vary, from abuse and violence suffered to undercompensations at work, at home, etc. Ultimately Dr. Viktor Frankl saved me with his books and one phrase; "deppression is wrath repressed". So true, I also had my "Mr. Niceguy" facade on, so deep that I didn´t even get mad with my aggressors, I pardonned them. Thankfully, I stopped "offering my other cheek" and began reacting, mostly by the use of the written word, but sometimes in speech as well. I no longer suffer depression and respect is slowly but surely being earned, from "mentally ill" to a "confrontative bastard" I went; much rather be considered the second than the first anyhow.

RW was a happy, cheerful character and actor with many dark secrets and hard edges. Alcohol and Cocaine, depression and ultimately suicide show that this beautiful person couldn´t handle being "all good", confused as I was since the world and, especially mankind in general, often need a "kick in the teeth" in the right direction....

RIP "Sir" Robin Williams, "though shalt be missed"

I feel the same way NMA. I was so impressed with the way he transformed from comedian to actor. Dead Poets Society, The World According to Garp, Food Will Hunting. He had a minor role in one of my favorite films Dead Again. Tragic.

His depression could have been caused by a chemical imbalance. It is a great loss of a major talent. I doubt if he realized how much love he inspired. Goodbye, Robin. We'll miss you ... a lot.

We love you, Robin.

I remember one night Williams was on the Johnny Carson Show. He started ad-libbing and got on a roll. Carson just let him go on and the audience was howling and I was laughing so hard I was crying and I'm surprised I didn't piiss my pants. Two or three other guests were scheduled, but Carson preempted them with Williams and let him go the entire show. I've never seen anything like it. His synapses must have fired at 100 times the rate of most human beings, because he was dazzling in the way he went from one thing to the next in his stream of extremely funny consciousness.

Unfortunately, behind every laugh is some truth and some pain, and like many funny people, Williams had more than his share of pain. I'd pay a lot of money for a DVD of that Carson routine. This world has far too few laughs and 100-times-too-fast synapses, and now we have one less. RIP.

I hated to learn that Robin Williams died yesterday. I also leaned he was 5 years younger than me. The Mork and Mindy TV show was a favorite of mine back in the 70s. Later took my kids to see some of his movies.

"What Dreams May Come" He was an amazing actor, a man who was "on" all the time, and I believe it was just too much for any one human being to handle--he is loved and he will be missed.

So the all powerful God has limits.

I would have been interested in what Ann Rand would have said on this topic. RW was one of the greatest talents I have ever witness and I am reminded of a quote "Hollywood is filled with serious actors and one comedian, and it really needs to be the other way around." Buster Keaton. We will all be less for the loss of such a talent for entertainment......RIP to the great one.

I was watching the press conference today and there was a shout out from one of the reporters on whether or not the police would be confiscating his computers. The guy at the podium immediately said without answering that particular reporter," One last question." then took three more questions, but pointing to everyone but the one who wanted to know about the computers.
I don’t know, but if I could point to one horrible event that occurred recently that could suck the reason for living right out of you--it would be the images coming out of Iraq of beheaded children. I will admit. It’s got me down: the waste of American lives that went into securing Mosul in the first place, the destruction of one of the oldest cultures on the planet, and of course, the children. Absolutely horrific. I wonder if Mr. Williams was affected by these same recent events . He has been there...He would be more acutely affected than any of us. I’m just wondering...
That kid in Syria with his dad holding up a severed head? Evil. Just plain devoid of anything that resembles humanity. Anyway, I would like to know what Robin Williams was looking at last online.

So sad, such a good person, had it all, but could not enjoy it. When I heard, I thought, as when Elvis died, what a waste, so much more to contribute. I like RW best when he had his manic under control, usually via a good director. I thought his serious roles were where he excelled, such depth. My favorites were "Dead Poets' Society" and "The Birdcage"- in which he showed such range. He was actually understated, compared to Nathan Lane in the latter, and came across sensitive. One wonders what Rx drugs he was on, as they have TV warnings on all the ads about, if you feel suicidal, call the doctor right away. Some of these Rx meds are as bad as street meds. I feel for his children, as he was openly involved with them and will miss him greatly.

I wasn't a fan, didn't find him funny at all, but I was still sorry to hear he'd died.

The whole world is greatly diminished by his absence.

Our own Beloved President issued this statement about Williams' death:
tatement by the President on the Passing of Robin Williams:

"Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in between. But he was one of a kind. He arrived in our lives as an alien – but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit. He made us laugh. He made us cry. He gave his immeasurable talent freely and generously to those who needed it most – from our troops stationed abroad to the marginalized on our own streets. The Obama family offers our condolences to Robin’s family, his friends.
I always thought Obama's talents lie in a very different drection. I think the man would be a wonderful funeral director!!




'\ Ialways thought that Obama's talents are misplaced. He needs to be a funeral director!

It is truly sad that someone who had so much could be so lost that they would take their own life. What a loss to us all.
I guess God needed a great comedian.
RIP

I have noted that this fellow is getting substantial press, why? all he was, was the court jester. aside from making people laugh what else has he done for humanity?