RIP Robin Williams

[KC2UGV]

I don't know what the hell that means, but carry on.

There's an actual test done to see if particular animals are self-aware (Aware of self, has a concept of "I"). Gorillas pass most of the marks. Dogs pass none, not even the basic one (The mirror test). One dog has demonstrated self-awareness.

Self-aware is the first step to being able to have emotions. And, since the being is aware of "I", they must be aware that you are not it, and can show emotional reciprocity. Gorillas show reciprocity (As do Bonobos, most dolphins, and elephants).

[K7SGJ]

I don't know about gorillas, but I saw monkeys talk in a documentary called Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Saw another when I was a kid, called Lancelot Link.

[NA4BH]

I don't know about gorillas, but I saw monkeys talk in a documentary called Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Saw another when I was a kid, called Lancelot Link.

I went to high school with a dude who's father was the science guy for the original Planet of the Apes, last name Ordway (look it up). He and his brother were in the second movie, they were apes sitting on the rock type cliffs at the beginning. He said it sucked because the suits were hot.

[K7SGJ]

While I was out today, I heard on NPR that Robin Williams wife claimed he was in the early stages of Alzheimer's. As if he didn't have enough to cope with. Jesus..........

[W5BRM]

While I was out today, I heard on NPR that Robin Williams wife claimed he was in the early stages of Alzheimer's. As if he didn't have enough to cope with. Jesus..........

Actually it was Parkinsons

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ue-friend.html

[K7SGJ]

Actually it was Parkinsons

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ue-friend.html

Thank you, you are correct. I guess it's me with the Alzheimer's.

[n6hcm]

I am so saddened over this. I've never felt like this about any celebrity. Ever. I wonder if he knew just how much so many people loved him and what he did.

sadly, it does not matter. when you have depression like this things like how many people you've touched are just invisible. finding zuzu's petals in his pocket would have meant nothing.

apparently he just learned he has parkinson's (which doesn't surprise me--it was visible on recent tv appearances). this could screw up someone who was so lively and vibrant ...

[N2NH]

I went to high school with a dude who's father was the science guy for the original Planet of the Apes, last name Ordway (look it up). He and his brother were in the second movie, they were apes sitting on the rock type cliffs at the beginning. He said it sucked because the suits were hot.

Everyone thinks that being on Broadway or working in movies is glamorous, but it usually isn't. My father worked for a costumer whose clients were in TV, Movies and Stage and he told me of what went on the behind the scenes. I lived next door to actors when I lived in the Theatre District in NYC. They spent most of their waking hours getting together and working on their lines, memorizing them and coordinating their scenes, then went on the soap opera and performed them. Being in the Theatre District, I got to meet quite a few struggling actors (who will remain nameless). They lived in abandoned buildings so they could save what they made as waiters to go to acting school. I know of 3 that made it big too. A fourth never did. The XYL took up drama in college. She dropped it not wanting to suffer for her art.

The glamor part is an illusion. After all that, one ages and eventually gets thrown on the scrap pile when someone younger takes your place. Robin beat the odds and his longevity is remarkable in this business. It's the mark of a legend.