southsider2k5 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Very sad to see the news about Robin Williams. It just goes to show that just because someone is laughing on the outside, doesn't mean they aren't crying on the inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 11, 2014 -> 07:54 PM) Very sad to see the news about Robin Williams. It just goes to show that just because someone is laughing on the outside, doesn't mean they aren't crying on the inside. Lots of comedians with these issues. Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, John Belushi, John Candy, Owen Wilson (well, stretching definition of comedian...comic actor usually)...Phil Hartman, Chris Farley, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEdWalsh Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Incredibly sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (ptatc @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 01:03 AM) Yeah, with his history of drug abuse it is not shocking. It does suck though. His shows were some of the best. Very very sad. Just do a youtube search on him and you will find him doing standup in recent years that is dirty as hell, funny as hell. His take on golf and viagra are f***ing incredible. He cracked me up so much. His interview last year on Craig Ferguson is creative, funny, incredible. His take on bible miracles is so damn funny. This shows the power of depression and addiction. My god. This man had four blockbuster movies coming out. It's not like he was a has-been. He was HOT still. He had a 25 year old daughter. He has other kids. Depression was so great he didn't want to follow their lives and his grandkids' lives. So sad. Rest in peace. He was funny as f***. Edited August 12, 2014 by greg775 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Forgot Good Will Hunting, one of my Top 10 movies of all-time, maybe. He was so understated and genuine in that role, and it was such an abrupt departure from most of his previous work. Few know that he was a Juilliard recruit, along with Christopher Reeve/Superman. And lived in Chicago until he was 8 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Robin Williams is one of my all-time favorites. Saw his standup in 08, because I fell in love with his standup in some HBO special in the early 2000s. He's absolutely hilarious. My favorite role would have to be Sean Maguire (Good Will Hunting), but he was great in so many things. Rainbow Randolph is an under-appreciated character of our time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 07:27 AM) Robin Williams is one of my all-time favorites. Saw his standup in 08, because I fell in love with his standup in some HBO special in the early 2000s. He's absolutely hilarious. My favorite role would have to be Sean Maguire (Good Will Hunting), but he was great in so many things. Rainbow Randolph is an under-appreciated character of our time. Death to Smoochy was a great movie, he played a very twisted character and played him well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 You do not know s*** about f***, my man! His golf skit is probably my all time favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 OMG, the HBO standup special I was obsessed with is on YouTube. Still one of the funniest performances I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenksismyhero Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) Genie, you're free. pic.twitter.com/WjA9QuuldD— The Academy (@TheAcademy) August 12, 2014 Edited August 12, 2014 by Jenksismybitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Norm MacDonald FTW http://www.theverge.com/2014/8/12/5995383/...mbrance-to-date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexSoxFan#1 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 07:33 AM) Death to Smoochy was a great movie, he played a very twisted character and played him well. I love that movie, not a real big fan of Williams comedy routine but I do like a lot of his movies, Death to Smoochy, One Hour Photo and Awakenings being my favorites. Edited August 12, 2014 by MexSoxFan#1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 Story we did at work about why Robin Williams' death is hitting so hard. http://www.newsy.com/videos/why-the-death-...itting-so-hard/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 QUOTE (MexSoxFan#1 @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 04:44 PM) I love that movie, not a real big fan of Williams comedy routine but I do like a lot of his movies, Death to Smoochy, One Hour Photo and Awakenings being my favorites. I loved Death to Smoochy as well. A well done dark comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 (edited) Call them cheesy, but Mrs. Doubtfire and The Birdcage are my two favorites, along with Good Will Hunting, Dead Poets Society and Good Morning, Vietnam! Don't know why I confused Autofocus with One Hour Photo...was thinking of photography themes, I guess. And he was excellent playing Teddy Roosevelt in the first Night at the Museum, too. Edited August 13, 2014 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxfest Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Screen legend Lauren Bacall 89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 RIP They come in 3's, right? I'll go with Lohan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 07:39 PM) RIP They come in 3's, right? I'll go with Lohan. Well there was the guy from Game of Thrones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord chas Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 07:39 PM) RIP They come in 3's, right? I'll go with Lohan. Hopefully a Kardashian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Aug 12, 2014 -> 09:00 AM) OMG, the HBO standup special I was obsessed with is on YouTube. Still one of the funniest performances I've ever seen. wow...i started playing it earlier this morning, then was going to come back to it and now it's being blocked by HBO/copyright battle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 (edited) Robin Williams' daughter leaves social media because of mean comments from people. People can be such assholes when they are anonymous. The Williams suicide is so sad. I don't know enough about depression but it must be so bad. One side of me says, here's a man who has 3 kids who do love him, all the kids are still young adults, and he really, truly should be looking forward to sharing their lives as they get married and have kids, etc. It makes me think he's selfish (sort of) for killing himself. But then I think of depression and how bad it must be and how it's not his fault for wanting out of this world. The second thing is, as a human, I wonder what possessed him to walk into a room and hang himself with a belt. If he was completely sober it makes me think this was a spur of the moment decision. It must have taken him a while to die if he used a belt as a noose. He had time to reconsider and call his daughter or do something, anything. His world is full of people who didn't want him dead. My conclusion is depression must be so insidiously bad that nothing logical occurs in one's head. They say there's no suicide note. He didn't want to explain anything to anybody, say goodbye to anybody, just leave the world apparently ASAP because of the pain of depression. Extremely sad. I LOVE his standup on HBO. I feel like he's a genius. Just read Carrie Fisher's take on Robin Williams having nobody. Isn't it a dad's responsibility to have his kids in his life? Why couldn't he be totally absorbed in their lives like so many on Soxtalk who live for their kids? Is celebrity different? https://www.yahoo.com/movies/carrie-fisher-...4639993537.html Edited August 13, 2014 by greg775 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 RIP They come in 3's, right? I'll go with Lohan. Yeah, Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Ed McMahon all died the same week. Then Billy Mays threw the 4th one in for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 http://news.yahoo.com/robin-williams-death...-225459533.html Media under fire (Limbaugh, as usual...NY newspapers, Fox and Friends) for exploiting Robin Williams media coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 After Lauren Bacall died yesterday, all of the vogue pioneers that madonna named in the song "Vogue" are now deceased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 14, 2014 -> 12:42 PM) After Lauren Bacall died yesterday, all of the vogue pioneers that madonna named in the song "Vogue" are now deceased How many times a day do you listen to that song to know all those names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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