Robin Williams dead at 63
August 11th, 2014 at 4:00:01 PM
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He had a lot of substance abuse issues. So young
still..
still..
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
August 11th, 2014 at 4:07:41 PM
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I just saw this.
Really sad.
Really sad.
I don't know everything but I know a lot.
August 11th, 2014 at 4:08:36 PM
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Have to wonder if drugs will be involved.
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
August 11th, 2014 at 4:09:20 PM
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Quote: EvenBobHe had a lot of substance abuse issues. So young still..
Many people, particularly in the entertainment world, encounter drug trouble especially if they meet with early success.
They work weird hours, are surrounded by sharks, surrounded by users. Making so much money but learn too late that it was an IRS treadmill and they put all their savings up their nose.
August 11th, 2014 at 4:09:47 PM
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Williams' publicist Mara Buxbaum told The Hollywood Reporter: “Robin Williams passed away this morning. He has been battling severe depression of late. This is a tragic and sudden loss. The family respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.”
per:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robin-williams-dies-suspected-suicide-724724
Sad news.
Also sad that apparently now my main source of news is the WoV site.
per:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robin-williams-dies-suspected-suicide-724724
Sad news.
Also sad that apparently now my main source of news is the WoV site.
There's emptiness behind their eyes
There's dust in all their hearts
They just want to steal us all and take us all apart
August 11th, 2014 at 4:09:50 PM
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I was never a huge fan of his stand up, though I admired how quickly his mind operated. He was great in Good Will Hunting.
August 11th, 2014 at 4:15:25 PM
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Quote: FleaStiffMany people, particularly in the entertainment world, encounter drug trouble especially if they meet with early success.
They work weird hours, are surrounded by sharks, surrounded by users. Making so much money but learn too late that it was an IRS treadmill and they put all their savings up their nose.
I think if you go into entertainment you are predisposed to it.
All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others
August 11th, 2014 at 4:30:13 PM
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CBC (Canada) is reporting suicide.
http://www.cbc.ca/news
I thought his work went downhill after Popeye, but thats just me.
http://www.cbc.ca/news
I thought his work went downhill after Popeye, but thats just me.
August 11th, 2014 at 4:43:44 PM
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Nanu nanu Robin
August 11th, 2014 at 4:50:44 PM
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Death reported by asphyxia, following severe depression.
"What, me worry?"
August 11th, 2014 at 4:52:41 PM
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His life was better than most, so no reason to be sad. Won't change any of his performances. Dude worked really hard.
I am a robot.
August 11th, 2014 at 5:18:39 PM
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He was one of my favorite people on the planet. I am very sad about this. He gave everything, nearly every time. I wish he had valued himself as much as so many of us valued him.
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
August 11th, 2014 at 5:22:28 PM
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Extremely Sad, of course, whenever anyone reaches this point.
A gentleman at work had issues and took his own life a couple of years ago. I knew him (but not real well) and never had a clue.
A gentleman at work had issues and took his own life a couple of years ago. I knew him (but not real well) and never had a clue.
There's emptiness behind their eyes
There's dust in all their hearts
They just want to steal us all and take us all apart
August 11th, 2014 at 6:22:51 PM
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Manic depressive drug user, he started on coke
during Mork. He said he did massive amounts
in the 80's and 90's and lots of booze. I had a
brother in law who was bi-polar, it was like Jeckyl
and Hyde. RW was in his manic phase when
he did all the machine gun mouth comedy. Those
who knew him said he didn't know how to turn
it off sometimes.
during Mork. He said he did massive amounts
in the 80's and 90's and lots of booze. I had a
brother in law who was bi-polar, it was like Jeckyl
and Hyde. RW was in his manic phase when
he did all the machine gun mouth comedy. Those
who knew him said he didn't know how to turn
it off sometimes.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
August 12th, 2014 at 3:58:32 AM
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Heard it first thing this morning. I'm bummed.
August 12th, 2014 at 4:17:50 AM
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Celebrity deaths seldom if ever impact me, but the news of Robin Williams certainly has. RIP RW, you will be greatly missed
August 12th, 2014 at 6:04:47 AM
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I think the wife did it.
Does she have an alibi?
Does she have an alibi?
August 12th, 2014 at 7:30:33 AM
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RW had a resume a mile long but one of my favorite performances was his guest appearance on Homicide. At the time it was one of his few non-comedic roles.
Here is a clip of it.
Here is a clip of it.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
August 12th, 2014 at 7:47:55 AM
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I too am rarely moved by celebrity deaths...but RW was truely a rare talent. He will be missed.
August 12th, 2014 at 7:48:25 AM
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I appreciate the work of Robin Williams. His death is a blip on the radar in terms of his affect on my life, and I'm not focusing on his death. I see a lot of similarities between Robin Williams and Phillip Seymour Hoffman. They both had very positive influences on my life and I enjoyed very much their entertaining performances on film. The work that people do on film is very difficult work. At least for those who do as good of a job as these two characters did. When they die from tragic circumstances related to their personal problems and troubles, it's part of the double-edged sword of talented individuals who are driven internally from their struggles.
Both of these characters knew how to enjoy life. The same principles that allow someone to experience happiness also enable the experience of unhappiness.
Some people are unfeeling and completely detached from the ups and downs of life. If the extremes are the manic-depressives on one end and the stoic and unemotional calculating and incessantly unemotional, I will accept the tragic life-ending circumstances of those who can share their manic stages in performance to help us all enjoy life a little bit more than usual.
I'll miss Robin Williams and his performances. To me, Robin is and always will be a comedian who made me laugh with his super energetic hyperactivity. His joyous facial expressions and his ability to see things that are really funny about life and people and how they interact.
As far as the more depressing sides of him or his life, I really don't know much about that, and I am sorry that things ended up this way. But appreciate his work and contributions to our culture through the efforts he made in his career.
Both of these characters knew how to enjoy life. The same principles that allow someone to experience happiness also enable the experience of unhappiness.
Some people are unfeeling and completely detached from the ups and downs of life. If the extremes are the manic-depressives on one end and the stoic and unemotional calculating and incessantly unemotional, I will accept the tragic life-ending circumstances of those who can share their manic stages in performance to help us all enjoy life a little bit more than usual.
I'll miss Robin Williams and his performances. To me, Robin is and always will be a comedian who made me laugh with his super energetic hyperactivity. His joyous facial expressions and his ability to see things that are really funny about life and people and how they interact.
As far as the more depressing sides of him or his life, I really don't know much about that, and I am sorry that things ended up this way. But appreciate his work and contributions to our culture through the efforts he made in his career.
aahigh.com
August 12th, 2014 at 8:04:24 AM
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GOOOOOOOODDDDDD MOOOOOOOOORRRRNNNING AFTERLIFE!!!!
He was a comedian, he would find it funny.
He was a comedian, he would find it funny.
August 12th, 2014 at 8:09:31 AM
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Robin Williams was a great friend of the military and a huge USO supporter. It's tough to see him go out the way he did.
Many people, especially ignorant people, want to punish you for speaking the truth. - Mahatma Ghandi
August 12th, 2014 at 8:13:49 AM
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Quote: WizardRW had a resume a mile long but one of my favorite performances was his guest appearance on Homicide. At the time it was one of his few non-comedic roles.
Here is a clip of it.
His non-comedic roles often had a darkness about them that was eerie and powerful. And not just because we saw him as the goofball comedian on Mork and mindy first.
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
August 12th, 2014 at 8:32:13 AM
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He sure made GOOOOOOOOOOOOD MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORNING Viet Nam funny. Of course, the original on AFVN was pretty funny in real time...Quote: BozGOOOOOOOODDDDDD MOOOOOOOOORRRRNNNING AFTERLIFE!!!!
He was a comedian, he would find it funny.
August 12th, 2014 at 10:16:20 AM
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Quote: thecesspitHis non-comedic roles often had a darkness about them that was eerie and powerful. And not just because we saw him as the goofball comedian on Mork and mindy first.
You're absolutely right.
"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow." -- Ecclesiastes 1:18 (NIV)
August 12th, 2014 at 10:36:35 AM
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People with severe disabilities are fighting each day, how bad was his life to end it this way? Who said life will be a a walk in a park? It's always a struggle.
August 12th, 2014 at 11:37:36 AM
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Quote: WizardRW had a resume a mile long but one of my favorite performances was his guest appearance on Homicide. At the time it was one of his few non-comedic roles.
Here is a clip of it.
One of his most powerful non-comedic roles, IMO, was in an episode of Law & Order: SVU. In it, he plays a predator who challenges society to defy authority in every way possible. The episode, appropriately, was titled "Authority". I'm guessing USA will probably air it in the next day or two.
Casinos are not your friends, they want your money. But so does Disneyland.
And there is no chance in hell that you will go to Disneyland and come back with more money than you went with.
- AxelWolf and Mickeycrimm
August 12th, 2014 at 11:45:40 AM
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He not only had his substance and depression problems,
he was also almost broke, apparently. His last divorce
in 2008 gutted him and he never recovered. He said:
“Divorce is expensive,” he recently said. “I used to joke they were going to call it ‘all the money’, but they changed it to ‘alimony’. It’s ripping your heart out through your wallet.”
he was also almost broke, apparently. His last divorce
in 2008 gutted him and he never recovered. He said:
“Divorce is expensive,” he recently said. “I used to joke they were going to call it ‘all the money’, but they changed it to ‘alimony’. It’s ripping your heart out through your wallet.”
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
August 12th, 2014 at 11:50:21 AM
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Quote: AhighI'll miss Robin Williams and his performances. To me, Robin is and always will be a comedian who made me laugh with his super energetic hyperactivity. His joyous facial expressions and his ability to see things that are really funny about life and people and how they interact.
I don't remember whether it was Dana Carvey or Martin Short (both have made a good living in comedy) who tells a story about coming to the Improv club in California just starting out, and the first guy he sees on the stage that night is Robin Williams who is tearing the place up.
He thinks that is the "average" competition in the big time, and thinks about quitting.
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August 12th, 2014 at 12:13:47 PM
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Quote: rxwineI don't remember whether it was Dana Carvey or Martin Short (both have made a good living in comedy) who tells a story about coming to the Improv club in California just starting out, and the first guy he sees on the stage that night is Robin Williams who is tearing the place up.
He thinks that is the "average" competition in the big time, and thinks about quitting.
He loved improv to the end. When he was making various movies in Vancouver he would occassionally come to the local improv club and join the other comedians on stage.
Be careful when you follow the masses, the M is sometimes silent.
August 12th, 2014 at 3:51:39 PM
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Quote: kenarmanHe loved improv to the end.
He improvised the Genie in Aladdin. That's how come this character makes impressions and is all around manic.
I think that was his best comedic performance that I saw.
Donald Trump is a fucking criminal
August 12th, 2014 at 3:57:17 PM
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Nobody has talked about "The World according to Garp", but I remember it fondly and took a date to see it in 1982 (I think). It may have been John Lithgow's first movie where he had a starring part, as a transsexual.
And as a gambling question, he stated once his house was hit by an airplane "Honey we are a safe here, what are the odds a house is hit twice by a plane". Classic Robin Williams.
And as a gambling question, he stated once his house was hit by an airplane "Honey we are a safe here, what are the odds a house is hit twice by a plane". Classic Robin Williams.
August 12th, 2014 at 5:01:47 PM
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They filmed some of Patch Adams at Duke University. RW was in town filming the last week, and on Friday night after the 11:00 PM show at Charlie Goodnight's Comedy Club the emcee came back on stage and instead of closing the show, said there was one more guest to come on stage. It was Robin. He did a 45 minute routine in a club that holds about 200, so everyone got a great closeup of a genius in action.
Wish I had been there.
Wish I had been there.
Always borrow money from a pessimist; They don't expect to get paid back !
Be yourself and speak your thoughts. Those who matter won't mind, and those that mind, don't matter!
August 12th, 2014 at 5:19:34 PM
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Quote: BozNobody has talked about "The World according to Garp",
I'd forgotten that movie...
I liked him in "Dead Poets Society," though the movie seems rather less than on first viewing. He did an even better job in "Awakenings," which is also a much better movie.
Donald Trump is a fucking criminal
August 12th, 2014 at 5:49:02 PM
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Lauren Bacall died today at 89. She was a
doll in her day and very sexy. I think I liked
her best in John Wayne's last movie, The
Shootist. She was far beyond her prime, but
had a very strong role. She certainly loved
Bogie and was very loyal to him while he was
alive.
doll in her day and very sexy. I think I liked
her best in John Wayne's last movie, The
Shootist. She was far beyond her prime, but
had a very strong role. She certainly loved
Bogie and was very loyal to him while he was
alive.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
August 12th, 2014 at 5:51:10 PM
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Quote: EvenBobLauren Bacall died today at 89. She was a
doll in her day and very sexy. I think I liked
her best in John Wayne's last movie, The
Shootist. She was far beyond her prime, but
had a very strong role. She certainly loved
Bogie and was very loyal to him while he was
alive.
My heart was already broken. Now I'm simply laid out. And wondering who's next, since these things go in 3's. G'nite....and if you need me, just whistle. You know how...just pucker up your lips and blow. :)
If the House lost every hand, they wouldn't deal the game.
August 12th, 2014 at 6:05:01 PM
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"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
August 12th, 2014 at 6:16:52 PM
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Shazbot
"...of all the seductive vices extant, I regard that of gambling as the worst. It holds out allurements hard to be resisted. It captives and ensnares the young, blunts all the moral sensibilities and ends in utter ruin." James Nye, 1st territorial Governor of Nevada
August 12th, 2014 at 6:22:21 PM
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Quote: smokalott...
Hey, are you the lions share guy?
August 12th, 2014 at 6:24:39 PM
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DUHHIIIIIIIII HEARD THAT!
August 12th, 2014 at 7:00:55 PM
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Quote: IbeatyouracesJust curious, but why is this under "Thrill Seeking"?
1. Because Williams was an addict, which is thrill-seeking behavior and may have clearly played a role in his depression and suicide, and because;
2. The pictures of the young Lauren Becall. (Actually, this should be filed under the "Like you Got a Shot" side bet department.)
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August 12th, 2014 at 7:26:53 PM
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Was RW really mentally ill? I keep hearing that term used about him in the news/media. If it's because he committed suicide I'd say it's an undeserved
insult.
insult.
$1700, 18, 19, 1920, 40, 60,... :/ Thx 'Do it again'. I'll try
August 12th, 2014 at 7:31:35 PM
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In what sense is "mentally ill" an insult?
August 12th, 2014 at 8:25:04 PM
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Quote: AxiomOfChoiceIn what sense is "mentally ill" an insult?
Chronic depression is considered a mental illness. So
is bi-polar. I keep reading from people who knew him
that RW was not the person we saw on TV talk shows
and in interviews and on stage. He was quiet and
withdrawn, introspective. But he let few people see
that side of him. He was 'in character' most of the time.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
August 12th, 2014 at 8:32:29 PM
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Quote: EvenBobChronic depression is considered a mental illness. So
is bi-polar.
Yes, I know. My point is that saying that someone is mentally ill is not an insult, any more than saying that someone has cancer is an insult.
August 13th, 2014 at 1:00:48 AM
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Yes, it's sad whenever someone dies and feel for their loved ones.
But what I don't understand is why do these people all of a sudden get a bunch of attention when they die? I mean, I don't think I've ever heard of Robin Williams, and I never would have thought this many people would have known who he is (I sure didn't....but perhaps that's just me, since I can probably name 2 famous actors).
People are posting stuff (here, facebook, etc.) saying how RW was an inspiration, he really lived his life to the fullest, etc. etc.
I find it odd the same thing happens whenever a celebrity dies (the most recent, being the guy who got in a car accident....kinda looks like Brad Pitt....was in fast & furious). Are celebrities a huge part of people's lives? Do people actually look up to and are inspired by celebrities? Not saying it's a bad thing....I just didn't know that was really a "thing".
But what I don't understand is why do these people all of a sudden get a bunch of attention when they die? I mean, I don't think I've ever heard of Robin Williams, and I never would have thought this many people would have known who he is (I sure didn't....but perhaps that's just me, since I can probably name 2 famous actors).
People are posting stuff (here, facebook, etc.) saying how RW was an inspiration, he really lived his life to the fullest, etc. etc.
I find it odd the same thing happens whenever a celebrity dies (the most recent, being the guy who got in a car accident....kinda looks like Brad Pitt....was in fast & furious). Are celebrities a huge part of people's lives? Do people actually look up to and are inspired by celebrities? Not saying it's a bad thing....I just didn't know that was really a "thing".
August 13th, 2014 at 1:25:46 AM
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AOC: How would you feel if many other forum members here told you that you were mentally ill because of your belief that being called mentally ill is not an insult? I would imagine you would feel insulted. I don't think you're mentally ill for the record. Just trying to make an example. To be called slow when you're faster than most, to be called a pussy when you're stronger than most, to be called mentally retarded when you're clearly not: those are all insults meant to put you down.
If he was as chronically depressed as EB says then yeah he was mentally ill. The point I was trying to make was that the act of suicide alone doesn't make one mentally ill. I'd never heard of RW as a mentally ill man til this tragedy.
If he was as chronically depressed as EB says then yeah he was mentally ill. The point I was trying to make was that the act of suicide alone doesn't make one mentally ill. I'd never heard of RW as a mentally ill man til this tragedy.
$1700, 18, 19, 1920, 40, 60,... :/ Thx 'Do it again'. I'll try
August 13th, 2014 at 1:39:38 AM
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I used to go to Yahoo for news stories when checking email. It's like 80% celebrity gossip trash garbage now suddenly recently within the last few months. I tend to want to believe the reason is them don't want to report what is the news for their own gain by hiding it from the public.Quote: RSYes, it's sad whenever someone dies and feel for their loved ones.
But what I don't understand is why do these people all of a sudden get a bunch of attention when they die? I mean, I don't think I've ever heard of Robin Williams, and I never would have thought this many people would have known who he is (I sure didn't....but perhaps that's just me, since I can probably name 2 famous actors).
People are posting stuff (here, facebook, etc.) saying how RW was an inspiration, he really lived his life to the fullest, etc. etc.
I find it odd the same thing happens whenever a celebrity dies (the most recent, being the guy who got in a car accident....kinda looks like Brad Pitt....was in fast & furious). Are celebrities a huge part of people's lives? Do people actually look up to and are inspired by celebrities? Not saying it's a bad thing....I just didn't know that was really a "thing".
I am a robot.
August 13th, 2014 at 1:56:13 AM
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Quote: beachbumbabsAnd wondering who's next, since these things go in 3's.
Dick Van Dyke 88
Christopher Plummer 84
Clint Eastwood 84
Julie Andrews is in her 70s as is Christopher Walken.
Don't know who may be suicidal.
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August 13th, 2014 at 2:13:21 AM
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This is one of the few celebutainment people I actually could have said I'd recognize without resorting to Google. And it seems about half of them I could have said that about have croaked in the last day or so. But even so, I think your general point is well taken. What exactly is Britni Spears (sp?) supposed to be famous for? Did she have a job doing something once? Whatever it is, or was, she's all over Planet Hollywood or they're all over her now for... something. Justin (Sombody), or (Sometwit) Kardashian? Did they once do something, or were they just supposed to be famous for being famous? And how does that pay well?
But IMO, this Robin guy actually did something well. Wouldn't say "looked up to" or that I was greatly "inspired" but did see it as honorable work, an honest job well done, providing a useful service while doing it better than most. And for extra points, I don't recall him using it to try to lecture the world on planetary thermodynamics or somesuch foolishness.
But, that said, I think this particular guy actually did more than a few good days of work worth paying for.
But IMO, this Robin guy actually did something well. Wouldn't say "looked up to" or that I was greatly "inspired" but did see it as honorable work, an honest job well done, providing a useful service while doing it better than most. And for extra points, I don't recall him using it to try to lecture the world on planetary thermodynamics or somesuch foolishness.
I think in part it may be that life is less and less something people directly do, and becoming more about something people passively consume, adopting an identity through culturally symbolic infotainment product selection, similar to "being somebody" by putting on a particular suit of clothes or feeling part of something by choice of music or sports franchise and the like.Quote: RSYes, it's sad whenever someone dies and feel for their loved ones.
But what I don't understand is why do these people all of a sudden get a bunch of attention when they die? I mean, I don't think I've ever heard of Robin Williams, and I never would have thought this many people would have known who he is (I sure didn't....but perhaps that's just me, since I can probably name 2 famous actors).
People are posting stuff (here, facebook, etc.) saying how RW was an inspiration, he really lived his life to the fullest, etc. etc.
I find it odd the same thing happens whenever a celebrity dies (the most recent, being the guy who got in a car accident....kinda looks like Brad Pitt....was in fast & furious). Are celebrities a huge part of people's lives? Do people actually look up to and are inspired by celebrities? Not saying it's a bad thing....I just didn't know that was really a "thing".
But, that said, I think this particular guy actually did more than a few good days of work worth paying for.
Suck dope, watch TV, make up stuff, be somebody on the internet.
