this is robin Williams level of sad for me. This is one of those totally unexpected grownup things isn't it? When your childhood icons start dying?
My friend told me she was going to feel like this when George Takei died. I told her to shut the fuck up and stop messing with my emotions.
Then I confessed that I'll be bummed but not heartbroken when Kirk kicks it. And by bummed, I mean I'll feel sad for a few minutes and move on. I'm not sure what that says about me or Shatner but there you have it.
I'm going to be a blubbering mess when Uhura passes.
There's a tweet a bit earlier in his feed that is something like "Don't smoke. I did. I wish I never had." and I just
Also, this was just put up:
Hi all, as you all know, my Grandpa passed away this morning at 8:40 from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was an extraordinary man, husband, grandfather, brother, actor, author-the list goes on- and friend. Thank you for the warm condolences. May you all LLAP. - Dani
P.s. I will be putting special shirts up on our site, SHOPLLAP.com , where all of the proceeds will go to the COPD Foundation. I hope to hear from you all.
Post by niemand88f on Feb 27, 2015 15:18:09 GMT -5
I'm so grateful I got to see him speak at one of his last ever Star Trek conventions in 2011. He talked about his whole life and career, it was so interesting and moving. And then he started to tear up at the end of his speech when he said goodbye to the fans, and most people around me teared up too. We got to meet him briefly too for an autograph, and he was so nice to everyone (same cannot be said for every celebrity at conventions...).