The above is a portion of Robin's first Tonight Show appearance that I referenced with my earlier post. There is more but sadly I cannot find it.
There have been a lot of tributes to Williams today, but honestly I have made a choice not to watch them. I always get irritated when entertainment shows and cable news outlets interview everybody even remotely connected to a recently deceased famous person and ask them to put aside their grief and share something that will increase their ratings.
I have my memories, and that is enough for me.
I noticed that one of the people who expressed her condolences today was Sarah Palin. (Though she used the post to also pimp Brancy's blog.)
And that is fine, everybody has the right to express their feelings without regard to political leanings or a possible lack of sanity.
However I could not help but remember how Robin fest about the Wasilla Wendigo, and thought that was probably worth sharing as well.
From his Weapons of Self Destruction special. (Kind of an unfortunate name considering the circumstances.)
"Did Ronald Reagan have a kid with Vanna White and drop it off in Alaska? And it was raised by wolves?"
So good.
And so, so going to be missed.
Its always about her....So weird she would mention it maybe she was being considered as Mrs. Doubtfire II or something? Anyway she should pay attention. She needs a intervention...badly.
ReplyDeleteThe Palin version would be titled Mrs. Doubtliar.
DeleteYou need help. You're so negative it's sad. Nothing about Sarah is negative. Opining isn't being negative. MOST people have pulses that beat for something other than the president.
DeleteIt's not healthy to make everything about Sarah Palin. I know GRyphen has a problem with this and most can see he needs help just for the reason that his whole world consists of inventing lies. But please, anonymous 453, seek help. it's not too late. Reach out.
DeleteWho flushed the toilet and woke the trolls?
DeleteNothing about Sarah is negative? The whole of her book of her life is a bullshit, bus-throwing act that only serves her. A woman who cares more about being hip and BFF's with her kids instead of a steady parent for guidance and whatnot. Vile, bellicose, pathological and vituperative, they are walking bags of venal bones.
Delete6:04/6:05 Why are you so jealous of Gryphen? Is it because he gets positive attention, and you only get the negative attention that you deserve?
DeleteDid you notice how "Love" @ 6:05PM has more smug hate in her/his post than most of the trolls?
DeleteNothing about $carah is positive, either!! Name ONE good thing she has said about our President? She riled up racism during her VP run, to the point McCain's aides asked him to tell her to stop. War "hero" little Johnny said "But then she will turn on ME!!" Any trolls trying to defend this scrawny, screeching, lying grifter need to step back and take a damn good look and listen to her. Robin Williams knew he had a problem, went to rehab on more than one occasion. $carah Payme is still exposing the worst of her addictions on her web channel. Hopefully that will not last long before she quits.
DeleteRemember the twerpy girl in 5th grade who nobody liked because she was mean and full of herself, who other kids wouldn't sometimes tell, you're so lame, and the only thing the kid would ever say was, I know you are but what am I?
DeleteI always did wonder what became of her.
Kristy Patullo, or "Love" or "hit or miss" or "Jessie" or "noncomprends" or "Brooklyn" or "Susan" or whatever the fuck personality you are today..you suck. You really, really suck. And your desire to bed Gryphen is as palpable and obvious as your stinky shriveled idol's obsession with our, and YOUR, president.
DeleteYou know, if you actually went back to work instead of taking yet another year off to defend the "Wrinklevoss" twins Bristol and Sarah, you could do better than that hovel you live in, ignoring your family in favor of a family you don't know and never will know.
Also, too: you write like a 7th grade girl on LiveJournal.
Thank you, Gryphen!
ReplyDeleteWorking now!
ReplyDeleteWhen I think about it, I think, with all the friends, worldwide fans, and money; people wonder why he would choose what he did. All that has nothing to do with it and amongst all that he must have been extremely lonely.
ReplyDeleteLoved listening to him again! Thank you, IM! Especially loved how he cut up Sarah Palin. He read her right!!! Haha!
ReplyDelete>>I noticed that one of the people who expressed her condolences today was Sarah Palin.
ReplyDeleteWHERE did she express her condolences? What did she say? All I saw was a link to a video and Brancy's blog. Where are her condolences? If pimping the military by way of Robin's death is a condolence, then I have a very different idea of what a condolence sounds like.
I agree, nothing about condolences to the family. Her comment about "his wife asked us to remember" is suppose to make his wife feel better?
DeleteMy mother passed away a few weeks ago and I received many heartfelt condolences with comments of why my mother was special to them.
Sarah should really take to heart the phase-if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing, which would be all of the time!!!
I apologize for missing your post, Anonymous 6:40. Your observations on Mrs. Palin are spot on, the poor dear can't help it, when you're a sociopath, the world revolves around you, and nothing or no one else matters.
DeleteI'm sorry for your loss.
One of my best friends of 30 years has a brother who has battled narcotics since he was 17. In his 20s, he became a licensed EMT, which was the stupidest decision ever considering the access to drugs. But things were going well and he seemed happy. He has 2 kids, the youngest 6 mos.
ReplyDeleteHe shares custody of his daughter, whose mother lives 6 hours away. They split the month, each getting 2 weeks at a time. She is 4 I think.
Two weeks ago, he and his fiancee were arrested for heroin possession and received a 3rd degree felony charge for child abuse because both kids were in the car. Now, the only good things that have come of this is it’s a huge wakeup call to him and two, they got to choose who the baby goes to while they go through the punishment.
We all take different roads. It’s a necessity to not judge anyone but encourage positive life styles. NEVER act like you know what someone else is going through. Having an addiction problem doesn’t vanquish over night. It’s a long LONG process that one really never overcomes, if the drug use or whatever is that bad. Sure, most people “try” out such drugs in their youth and at various stages of life. But that has nothing to do with addiction and the real struggle. Obama, Rush’s coke uses not comparable to an addict’s, regardless of A rehab stint. It’s beyond sick that there are people who exaggerate something to sabotage them when it’s not something worth talking about (referencing any attack story from both left and right). If you don’t know someone and their story. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, don’t assume anything. Thats just common sense. Way too much of that from Gryphen and his libel, political gates, and here to name a few of the millions of attack blogs who seek to attack people for no reason other than be mean.
I feel your pain, I totally understand how you feel.
DeleteWho flushed the toilet and woke the trolls?
That was one confusing blizzard of words, worthy of the Sarah Palin Channel to create more questions than the supposed message.
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you don't have to like Robin Williams. you don't have to have an opinion at all, but right now really isn't the time to talk about how you're such a rebel & standout for disliking him. when someone dies, you can say something nice, express grief, or shut up. you're entitled to your opinion. congratulations, you live in America. but that doesn't mean your hate spewing isn't poor etiquette to say the least. the people who are disappointed about his passing are grieving the loss of his contributions to art and culture, not his political views, bad habits, etc. he was far from perfect, but so are you and I. he was blessed with an incredible ability to act and make people laugh and smile. laughter is one of the best gifts a person can give and he gave it to a lot of people with a generous spirit and humble presence. so to all the people bitching about his political views or bad habits, cut it out, it's not the time for that. like him or not, suicide is a freaking horrible, dark, tremendously painful way to go, not something those who dislike him should celebrate or use to voice their unsolicited negative opinions. show a little discretion. if you've never met the guy, how can you claim to be holier than he was anyway? I know how it feels to be brutally judged by people who have no idea who I am & have never had a conversation with me. it doesn't make me feel bad when they judge me like they know me even though they've never met me, it just makes them look really stupid. don't make huge judgments on people you don't know much about. pray for his soul. don't forget how Jesus treated the sinners when you're wasting your breath judging them.
I'm having a pretty hard time with this. I feel like I've lost someone I actually knew. I never react to celebrity deaths this way but for some reason this one has hit me. I find I'm avoiding discussions of him, videos of him, anything that reminds me of him at the moment.
ReplyDeleteI guess I loved Robin Williams more than even I knew...
Thanks, Gryphen. No better way to pay tribute and honor the man than to showcase a portion of the talent the world lost when he died.
ReplyDeleteI remember Johnny Carson's passion for finding comedians and singers, and giving them exposure on his show. That's part of what made his show a hit.
Mr Williams was a true Patriot, visiting soldiers and making their lives a bit brighter by lifting their spirits, just like the hottest governor from the coldest state, or should that be the frigidest governor from the coldest state? Thanks Brancy, for not doing your homework, again. yawn
Couldn't stop laughing with the second clip and his take on the Qitter from Wasilla when she was at the top of the sliding board to nowhere.
Rest In Peace, Robin.
The only way to "understand" suicide is to accept it as a mental condition where the victim sees no other alternative. It is cruel in that it hurts family, friends and followers, but in their mind all they can see is a final escape from torment. Truly tragic.
ReplyDeleteactually...speaking from experience of 'suicidal ideation', the choice is to make things better for everyone you love by leaving...or staying and inflicting your pain and mess on them.
Delete...despite its many flaws, I commend BuzzFeed for this post: http://www.buzzfeed.com/laraparker/things-you-shouldnt-say-to-someone-struggling-with-depress
and, also too, this amazing tribute to Robin Williams from Koko: http://www.buzzfeed.com/ellievhall/these-photos-of-koko-the-gorilla-mourning-the-loss-of-robin
Well said.
DeleteYou thought Sarah's turkey slaughter was epic? How about Joni Ernst the pig castrator? Sharon Angle's demon sheep? Nothing against this Arizona cowboy's shtick.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2014/08/11/gary-kiehne-gets-biggest-endorsement-of-them-all
spell check: felt, not fest.
ReplyDeleteI just can't imagine feeling SO broken that you honestly feel snuffing out your life is the only solution.
ReplyDeleteI was recently reading about a woman who was a figurehead for the "big xtian family" movement- she had 15 kids...7 biological and the rest adopted from Africa. She wrote a blog that was massively popular and she sounded like the most cheerful gal on earth. And she killed herself last month.
I did not agree with any of her theology but I respected that she was trying to help a problem (children orphaned by parents who died of aids) instead of just preaching about it. So I'm still sad for what she went through. She worked so hard for so many years to help children NOT be motherless and her moment of being too overwhelmed and ashamed to ask for help left 15 kids motherless.
It's such a shame that she and RW both felt speaking up and saying "I need help, I can't do life right now without HELP" was not an option. I am sure this woman loved her children and I know RW adored his children. His speech to the judge in Mrs. Doubtfire was largely improvised I read...and based on how he felt about his own three children.
For both of them to leave their children to grieve such a loss, willingly...my god. How horrific must their pain have been?