RIP Robin Williams, 63

[urth]

The actor apparently committed suicide earlier today in Marin.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/11/robin-williams-dead-dies_n_5670050.html

[mshray]

The actor apparently committed suicide earlier today in Marin.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/11/robin-williams-dead-dies_n_5670050.html

Holee F***  (tears freely flowing)

As someone who freely admits to taking anti-depressants, and who comes from an apparently long line of males with the same affliction (I mean seriously, 4 of my father's 5 brothers, although not him)...

...all I can still say is Holee F***

In fact if it doesn't ring too false, part of me wants to say that 60+ years is actually pretty good.   Hope y'all can understand what I mean.

[Here'sToYa!]

From FB:

"I'm very distressed to hear about Robin Williams. He made the world laugh through his pain and was a very special talent. It's time the world starts talking about depression and taking it seriously. Love and mercy to Robin's family and friends." - Brian

[dischead]

Oh captain, my captain!

[urth]

A FB friend who's on the periphery of the SF comedy scene posted this, written by Rick Overton, who I guess was an old friend of Robin's.:

"My cousin Rick Overton wanted me to make this clarification (Rick's words): "I want to make clear that it's my firm belief that Robin Williams was suffering from heart surgery related depression rather than slipping into drug depression. I have known him through the drug days and I've known him through the drinking days and I have known him through the dry days and he is not the person he was. The surgery altered his personality and I can only assume that on the other side now he is back to being his original self and for that I am grateful. But I want to make this clear to save his reputation that he did not turn into a callous addict and abandoned his family. The heart surgery changed his chemical dynamic and his brain chemistry as well."

I suppose there might be something to that.

[RGMike]

A FB friend who's on the periphery of the SF comedy scene posted this, written by Rick Overton, who I guess was an old friend of Robin's.:

"My cousin Rick Overton wanted me to make this clarification (Rick's words): "I want to make clear that it's my firm belief that Robin Williams was suffering from heart surgery related depression rather than slipping into drug depression. I have known him through the drug days and I've known him through the drinking days and I have known him through the dry days and he is not the person he was. The surgery altered his personality and I can only assume that on the other side now he is back to being his original self and for that I am grateful. But I want to make this clear to save his reputation that he did not turn into a callous addict and abandoned his family. The heart surgery changed his chemical dynamic and his brain chemistry as well."

I suppose there might be something to that.

and of course his wife announced today that he was in the first stage of Parkinsons...

[ggould]

Just thought I'd edit the 1st post, as he was 63.  I remember that, since I'm 63.

[urth]

Just thought I'd edit the 1st post, as he was 63.  I remember that, since I'm 63.

Thanks, Geoff. I think I grabbed that from an early report of his death, which obviously hadn't done the math on his age (nor did I).