Robin Williams Dead

[stonedstooge]

Always tried to catch him when he appeared on one of the late night talk shows. His off the cuff humor was so unreal. I couldn't ever imagine how his brain could come up with the stuff he said and did. Unreal on the spot comedy

[Sully]

Why is this one hitting me so hard? Celebs I like die all the time, sadly, but at least initially, this one is hitting me almost as hard as when DT died.
I think it's because of the feeling of permanence Williams had in my life. As a kid, there were only two shows; Dukes of Hazzard, which was about a car, and Mork and Mindy, which was about Robin Williams FAR more than it was about an alien and his girlfriend. I, nearly literally, came into consciousness as a human laughing at Mork. I wore those silly suspenders every time my mom would allow. I dreamt of sitting on a goalpost.
Williams then went on to be in a bunch of really great movies. he was always right around the corner with something. He did some crap work, and some brilliant work. Dead Poets, Doubtfire, Garp, and Vietnam, and my favorite, Good Will Hunting. Toys, which was odd. Hook, which I haven't seen. Aladdin, which has special meaning to my wife and I. He was just always there. Always just stamped into the fabric of the world I live in. I'll never forget my dad making me watch his bit about golf and listening to my dad laugh like crazy through the whole thing.
It's always a trite thing to say about celebrity deaths, but feels so true... I felt like I knew him.
Of course I didnt. Maybe no one did.

I'm just very sad.

[scorpio]

Originally Posted by Sully

Why is this one hitting me so hard? Celebs I like die all the time, sadly, but at least initially, this one is hitting me almost as hard as when DT died.
I think it's because of the feeling of permanence Williams had in my life. As a kid, there were only two shows; Dukes of Hazzard, which was about a car, and Mork and Mindy, which was about Robin Williams FAR more than it was about an alien and his girlfriend. I, nearly literally, came into consciousness as a human laughing at Mork. I wore those silly suspenders every time my mom would allow. I dreamt of sitting on a goalpost.
Williams then went on to be in a bunch of really great movies. he was always right around the corner with something. He did some crap work, and some brilliant work. Dead Poets, Doubtfire, Garp, and Vietnam, and my favorite, Good Will Hunting. Toys, which was odd. Hook, which I haven't seen. Aladdin, which has special meaning to my wife and I. He was just always there. Always just stamped into the fabric of the world I live in. I'll never forget my dad making me watch his bit about golf and listening to my dad laugh like crazy through the whole thing.
It's always a trite thing to say about celebrity deaths, but feels so true... I felt like I knew him.
Of course I didnt. Maybe no one did.

I'm just very sad.

I totally agree, this hit me pretty hard. He seemed like a good soul.

That said - Go watch Hook when you're over it. Seriously. Who hasn't seen Hook?

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by Sully

Why is this one hitting me so hard? Celebs I like die all the time, sadly, but at least initially, this one is hitting me almost as hard as when DT died.
I think it's because of the feeling of permanence Williams had in my life. As a kid, there were only two shows; Dukes of Hazzard, which was about a car, and Mork and Mindy, which was about Robin Williams FAR more than it was about an alien and his girlfriend. I, nearly literally, came into consciousness as a human laughing at Mork. I wore those silly suspenders every time my mom would allow. I dreamt of sitting on a goalpost.
Williams then went on to be in a bunch of really great movies. he was always right around the corner with something. He did some crap work, and some brilliant work. Dead Poets, Doubtfire, Garp, and Vietnam, and my favorite, Good Will Hunting. Toys, which was odd. Hook, which I haven't seen. Aladdin, which has special meaning to my wife and I. He was just always there. Always just stamped into the fabric of the world I live in. I'll never forget my dad making me watch his bit about golf and listening to my dad laugh like crazy through the whole thing.
It's always a trite thing to say about celebrity deaths, but feels so true... I felt like I knew him.
Of course I didnt. Maybe no one did.

I'm just very sad.

Toys. I had completely forgotten about that one. It was certainly different but, I always enjoyed it.

You are correct, he was a part of so much that we have all watched and to a large extent loved. I've never been bothered by a celebrity death before. And while im not exactly shook up over this one, I'm far from being at peace with it.

[MahiMike]

Loved that guy. His imbalance and craziness brought out his genius.

RIP.

[In58men]

Proof, RW and Marshall Mathers.

[HonestChieffan]

So sad. A man of amazing talent that could have been channeled to so much good. RIP. I wish you had known what good you offered.

[In58men]

https://vine.co/v/MY7QpKwWeBm

[Coochie liquor]

He lived a good life, to an old age! Prayers to the survivors!

[Braincase]

O Captain! My Captain! our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring:

But O heart! heart! heart!

O the bleeding drops of red,

Where on the deck my Captain lies,

Fallen cold and dead.

O Captain! My Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills;
For you bouquets and ribbon'd wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding;
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;

Here captain! dear father!

This arm beneath your head;

It is some dream that on the deck,

You've fallen cold and dead.

My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still;
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will;
The ship is anchor'd safe and sound, its voyage closed and done;
From fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won;

Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells!

But I, with mournful tread,

Walk the deck my captain lies,

Fallen cold and dead.

[eDave]

Depression is a heavy, heavy thing. Sometimes death is A LOT easier than living. Sometimes, not committing suicide is an accomplishment.

**** depression.

[DTLB58]

Originally Posted by eDave

Depression is a heavy, heavy thing. Sometimes death is A LOT easier than living. Sometimes, not committing suicide is an accomplishment.

**** depression.

That, is a powerful statement!

[Iowanian]

This sucks more than many celebrity deaths.

Not because Robin Williams was so talented but because a person who delivered so much laughter was ended by so much sadness.

I used to be one of those people who said things like "just call someone" or that suicide is a coward's exit. Last fall, one of my good friends, one of the most faithful, caring, selfless, giving, compassionate and charitable people I've ever known became so saddened and convinced that his family and world would be better without him that he shot himself.

I just couldn't fathom that this person did that. Not him. For all of the money in the world I'd never have guessed his name if given 1000 chances. He did therapy, medication, and all of the things he was supposed to do, except conquer depression.

That disease is #2 to cancer on my "screw you" disease list.

Someone in his family sent me a link that they said very much explained his struggle in a way that they hoped helped people understand what it was like for my friend.

http://youtu.be/XiCrniLQGYc

[Raiderhater]

Originally Posted by Iowanian

This sucks more than many celebrity deaths.

Not because Robin Williams was so talented but because a person who delivered so much laughter was ended by so much sadness.

I used to be one of those people who said things like "just call someone" or that suicide is a coward's exit. Last fall, one of my good friends, one of the most faithful, caring, selfless, giving, compassionate and charitable people I've ever known became so saddened and convinced that his family and world would be better without him that he shot himself.

I just couldn't fathom that this person did that. Not him. For all of the money in the world I'd never have guessed his name if given 1000 chances. He did therapy, medication, and all of the things he was supposed to do, except conquer depression.

That disease is #2 to cancer on my "screw you" disease list.

Someone in his family sent me a link that they said very much explained his struggle in a way that they hoped helped people understand what it was like for my friend.

http://youtu.be/XiCrniLQGYc

As has already been discussed here the mental diseases are scary dangerous. I have an ex-girlfriend who has been diagnosed with bipolar disease. She thought she suffered from depression. Turns out that was just an on again off again symptom. And there were many times she talked about suicide, usually when she was very drunk from trying to self medicate her depressed state. She got hooked on meth for a while, abandoned her apartment to go live in some house where people where keeping her supplied with it. I and her mother finally managed to break through to her and slowly got her to the point where she got out of there and eventually diagnosed. She seems to be doing better now with some meds to help balance her out but, you just never know when something could happen that sends her on another downward spiral. You can just never let your gaurd down these mental diseases. Something that affects the way you think is not something with which you can ever let your gaurd down.

I'm sorry for your friend and your loss. It's not fair but suicide affects the survivors more than the victims.

[Gravedigger]

I haven't been this sad since Carlin.