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Robin Williams: Bay Area made him feel normal
Associated Press ^ | Aug 13, 2014 2:41 PM EDT | Ellen Knickmeyer

Posted on 08/13/2014 1:54:17 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Robin Williams was everywhere in San Francisco, it seemed, as he made a place for himself in the everyday fabric of a city where he once said he passed for normal.

The comedian was there to usher a few fellow inhabitants of the Bay Area into life—visiting a pediatric ward, unheralded, each year on Christmas Day to welcome newborns to the world.

He also ushered friends out of life—delivering a boisterous eulogy for an iconic local journalist known as Mr. San Francisco, musing on heaven as a nice bar in the city with a dry martini. …

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TOPICS: Humor; Society
KEYWORDS: bayarea; california; robinwilliams; sanfrancisco; shazbat
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To: Olog-hai

He should have just moved back to Taft. It was the best of times. I pray for you Mr. Williams with the hope of the Lord’s infinite mercy.


21 posted on 08/13/2014 2:32:10 PM PDT by Mat_Helm
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To: PGR88
Small bungalow????

Check this out: Inside Robin Wiliams stunning $30 million Napa home

22 posted on 08/13/2014 2:35:18 PM PDT by ken5050 ("One useless man is a shame, two are a law firm, three or more are a Congress".. John Adams)
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To: Delta 21

Sometimes you just can’t help it. I struggle with suicidal thoughts all the time, sometimes you are just sick in the head. It’s hard to explain unless you experience it.


23 posted on 08/13/2014 2:36:18 PM PDT by ThunderStruck94
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To: gaijin

I get to SF every few years..always make time for drinks at the “Top of the Mark”...stunning views..


24 posted on 08/13/2014 2:36:53 PM PDT by ken5050 ("One useless man is a shame, two are a law firm, three or more are a Congress".. John Adams)
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To: Arthur McGowan
But a trail of destruction in his private life: Aborted one of his children; sex, drugs, alcohol; was pro-abortion; pro-gay-marriage, etc.

When one dies and passes that threshold from the here and now to the afterlife, there is only one thing that is important… it’s how one is able to answer the question of “and what did you do about Jesus Christ and the forgiveness He offered?”. This is true for all of us…. and Robin Williams. We can never know what is truly in someone else’s heart but there is usually all kinds of evidence based on what the individual said and did. Keep this verse in mind as the eternal destiny for anyone is considered…. 1 Corinthians 1:18 “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.”

25 posted on 08/13/2014 2:42:44 PM PDT by hecticskeptic (In life it is important to know what you believeÂ….and more importantly, why you believe it.)
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To: ken5050

“I get to SF every few years..always make time for drinks at the “Top of the Mark”...stunning views.”

I prefer the Buena Vista on California St at the cable car turnaround for Irish Coffee. I LOVE San Francisco, it’s the people I can’t stand.


26 posted on 08/13/2014 2:45:46 PM PDT by Cyman (We have to pass it to see what's in it= definition of stool sample)
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To: ken5050
Small bungalow????

He moved out of his Napa ranch, and has been trying to sell it because he couldn't afford it. At the time of his death, he was living in his mother's old home in Tiburon.

27 posted on 08/13/2014 2:46:28 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: PGR88

Yes..but he has about $25 million in equity in the place..


28 posted on 08/13/2014 2:47:51 PM PDT by ken5050 ("One useless man is a shame, two are a law firm, three or more are a Congress".. John Adams)
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To: ThunderStruck94

Prayers up for your pain to heal.

These are indeed black days for many - this chart (although the data only goes to 2010) seems to be saying ‘something is terribly wrong’. There seems to be no lighthouse on the horizon.

Suicide Among Adults Aged 35–64 Years — United States, 1999–2010

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6217a1.htm


29 posted on 08/13/2014 2:52:35 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Life is prickly - carry tweezers.)
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To: ken5050
Check this out: Inside Robin Wiliams stunning $30 million Napa home

Seems like a good place to hang out...
30 posted on 08/13/2014 3:03:17 PM PDT by over3Owithabrain
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To: gaijin

There was the crumpet store on Irving street which was good in the late 80’s. I ran the SF Marathon last year and ate pasta at Pasquales on Irving the night before.
Nice area.


31 posted on 08/13/2014 3:12:02 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (Obama lied; our healthcare died.)
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To: HereInTheHeartland

Robin Williams before his most recent divorce owned the pink house at 540 El Camino Del Mar in Sea Cliff (San Francisco).


32 posted on 08/13/2014 3:24:19 PM PDT by MeganC (It took Democrats four hours to deport Elian Gonzalez)
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To: ThunderStruck94

I hear ya! Not fun at all to be in the dark place.


33 posted on 08/13/2014 3:39:49 PM PDT by beaversmom
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To: Olog-hai

What an indictment.


34 posted on 08/13/2014 4:35:41 PM PDT by DPMD
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To: Olog-hai

His first wife was from the New Haven, CT area. Her father owns “The Only Game in Town” - a miniature golf, race cars, batting cages establishment not too far from my house.

Back in the early 1980’s, just after Mork & Mindy got big, my best friend was at a disco (remember those!) in New Haven when Williams showed up. Put on quite a show on the dance floor.


35 posted on 08/13/2014 5:51:33 PM PDT by KosmicKitty (Liberals claim to want to hear other views, but then are shocked to discover there are other views)
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To: Olog-hai
Robin Williams: Bay Area made him feel normal

Well THAT explains a lot!

36 posted on 08/13/2014 6:15:21 PM PDT by montag813
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To: MeganC

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/540-El-Camino-Del-Mar-San-Francisco-CA-94121/15088724_zpid/


37 posted on 08/13/2014 7:18:19 PM PDT by Pelham (California, what happens when you won't deport illegals)
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To: MeganC

$4,367,000
Public Records for 540 El Camino Del Mar
Official property, sales, and tax information from county (public) records as of 08/2013:

Single Family Residential
9,310 sqft
Stories: 2 story with basement
Construction: Wood
County: San Francisco
4 Bedrooms
Lot Size: 0.39 acres
18 Rooms
Basement: Basement (not specified)
Tax Rate Code Area: 1-000
7 Bathrooms
Built In 1926
1 Unit
Subdivision: SUBDIVISION #3 OF SEACLIFF


38 posted on 08/13/2014 7:23:10 PM PDT by B4Ranch (Name your illness, do a Google & YouTube search with "hydrogen peroxide". Do it and be surprised.)
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To: hecticskeptic

That wisdom is missed by so many in all of this. Sad.


39 posted on 08/13/2014 7:24:15 PM PDT by stevio (God, guns, guts.)
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To: B4Ranch

Yeah but who owns it, Williams of the bank?


40 posted on 08/13/2014 7:24:35 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
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