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Robin Williams Explains How the Scots Invented Golf

Posted in Memory by Andy Hall on August 12, 2014

Yes, alcohol was involved. Language NSFW.

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M.D. Blough said, on August 12, 2014 at 10:31 am

Andy-In return, my favorite Robin Williams’ moment; Ed Bradley’s interview of Jonathan Winters’ during a profile of Robin Williams: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/1986-jonathan-winters-and-robin-williams-improvise/. I’m grateful Jonathan didn’t live to witness Robin’s fate.

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- Andy Hall said, on August 12, 2014 at 10:33 am
  
  I was surprised that more of the intial news stories didn’t mention Jonathan Winters’ influence on Williams. That was almost the first thing I thought of.
  
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  - M.D. Blough said, on August 12, 2014 at 11:14 am
    
    I saw another clip in which they were both guests of Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show. They were extraordinarily tuned into each other. Winters was a major fan of the younger man and Williams made it his mission to make sure his generation learned of and appreciated Winters’ genius. Like Williams, Winters struggle with severe mental illness, bipolar disorder. Here is an appreciation of Jonathan Winters that Robin Williams wrote for the New York Times after the death of his mentor and dear friend. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/16/arts/television/robin-williams-recalls-the-lessons-of-jonathan-winters.html
    
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    - Andy Hall said, on August 12, 2014 at 11:23 am
      
      That’s wonderful. “A rebel without a pause.”
      
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      - Ward Shrake said, on August 13, 2014 at 9:39 pm
        
        Agreed. That whole write-up was sensational.
        
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jfepperson said, on August 13, 2014 at 9:45 am

It becomes suitable for viewing at work if you have a private office and headphones! Thanks much, Andy.

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