It’s almost been a month. . .
If you think that news travels fast, time makes you forget THAT news flies even faster, doesn’t it?
It’s been just about a month since Robin Williams died.
There’s been many stories written, many movies highlighted and seen, many once-upon-a time’s and remember-when’s reflected upon.
Care for one more?
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to hear the name of ROBIN WILLIAMS or see another one of his movies without thinking about this. . . .
The story goes that whenever Robin was to be hired or considered for a role he would submit a “RIDER.”
A Rider lists out an artist’s specific personal and technical needs for hosting them for an event–anything from bottled water and their green room to sound and lighting requirements. You can well imagine that you can learn much about a person from their rider. This is where you hear that Rock Bands request only green M & M’s, or a big environmentalist requires a large gas-guzzling private jet to fly to the event city, but then requires an electric or hybrid car to take them to the venue in full view of the public.
When I heard about Robin Williams’ rider, I was a little surprised and even SNOPES’ed it to see if it were true. He actually had a requirement that for every single event or film he did, the company hiring him also had to hire a certain number of homeless people and put them to work.
Now THAT’S a Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm of the Day, isn’t it?
It’s been documented many times that on his own time and with his own money, he was working with these people in need, but he’d also decided to use his clout as an entertainer to make sure that production companies and event planners also learned the value of giving people a chance to work their way back.
I wonder how many production companies continued the practice into their next NON-Robin Williams project, as well as how many people got a chance at a job and the pride of earning an income, even temporarily, from his actions?
He was a great multiplier of his impact.
The Hope now, with this story, and others like it, is the continued I M P A C T of lives without him.
Robin Williams was great for laughs, and also, a great example.
I don’t think I’ll ever watch another Robin Williams movie the same way, again.
But maybe. . .
Maybe the real question is, with or without seeing another movie, or even hearing or not hearing his name, ROBIN WILLIAMS, not so much anymore,
WILL I NOT ONLY LEARN FROM HIS EXAMPLE…but D A R E to expand it?
THAT’S how to make Yesterday’s News, Tomorrow’s. . .
and the days to follow!
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