So today, I realized that Ward and I missed probably the biggest entertainment story of the past two weeks, that of Robin Williams passing away. Truth is, we remembered him our own way, but I actually had a story relevant about him.
During the filming of Patch Adams, my sister, Michelle, her husband Shane and I all decided we were going to send in photos to try to get the job as an extra. Neither Michelle nor I got around to it, but Shane did, and not only that, but he was actually contacted about filming the graduation scene for the film.
You may remember the scene as where Robin Williams is completely naked under his graduation robe, and no one has a fonder memory of that than Shane, because he was the person standing right behind Robin Williams for all of the takes.
What made this moment in time even more surreal was that the one day of filming that Shane had to be there for was his birthday, and when the rest of the family was waiting on Shane at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park to watch minor league baseball, he was being treated to Robin Williams doing sit down comedy, as Robin had the crew laughing up a storm and not keeping quiet long enough to film the scene.
Needless to say, Shane had one of his more memorable birthdays, and another story for anyone that would listen, and yes, if you get the widescreen edition of the movie, you can see Shane next to Robin.
The world lost one of it's most gifted people, and once again, we saw that his comedy was just covering up his tragedy, and we as fans were never going to fill his void.
I do not condone what he did, I don't even understand it, but he was gifted, amazing, and as witnessed in "The Crazy Ones" outtakes every episode, he was just the right bit of crazy.
Potsy and the Turd both miss you, Robin Williams, and there will be a void that can not be filled by any one person for all your talents.
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