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The Archies

Photo diaries from travels around our humble globe are still being posted; the unemployment diary has been downsized as i am now employed! I hope to post stuff to keep you distracted from your respective employment.

Monday, December 05, 2005

Mork & Me



Honestly, I'm having the wierdest day.

I go to the apartment i'm still renting (despite buying a house) and there, on the corner, stands Robin Williams. How odd. And somehow I end up talking to him about... videogames.

He's actually in town filming a movie called "Man of the Year" - a hilarious sounding film in which a talk show host runs for president on a lark - and ... suprise suprise.... ok i don't need to fill in the rest but it's directed by Barry Levinson (who was running around unnoticed pretty much) who did great political spoof in Wag the Dog but is probably better known for films like Rain Man, Good Morning Vietnam, Sleepers... etc















So my wife calls me this morning from town- "Hey. I'm looking at Robin Williams." Oh right. So he's doing this movie at the DELUXE resturant. The Deluxe is an old diner that has been shut since the 60s, and nothing has been changed inside. So lately shows like The West Wing and various movies have been using it as a location - this would probably be the highest profile one.





(West Wing - you can see the
guy who plays JOSH and
Jimmy Smits in in there
somewheres too)








Man of the Year -
Robin on the right.








This is the second film that's currently filming in Dundas, for some reason Dundas is the place to be. Perhaps I should make a blog of what's currently filming in Dundas at any given moment- you'd be suprised.

Anyhow.

So i watched as Robin's character drives up in a car, escorted by SUVs - secret service agents get out of the SUVs and escort him in the resturant. Exciting stuff!










































Well, I went home, and later went back to my Dundas apartment to get some gear, and there he was just below my apartment, at a bank, surrounded by people getting photos and shaking hands. These were actually extras- this was a live shot of him pressing the flesh, so to speak. I kind of didn't realise this at the time and just sort of crowded in and tood some photos. I don't think they minded!!

Then someone yelled cut. Wow, i'll remember you all when i'm famous.

So Robin then talks to some people and signs autographs. He looks at me standing there with my toolkit, and says something about it - it didn't really make much sense. So I remembered that i read somewhere he was a big fan of online gaming - so I asked him

"Hey Robin - do you still play online games?"
"Oh way too much!" he said.
"What are you playing these days?" I asked
"Battlefield 2 - the 2 stands for 2 in the morning."
"Oh really? What class do you like?"
"Hmm?"
"What class do you like to play as?"
"Oh - the sniper. I'm always the sniper!" he said enthusiastically.
"Well I'll watch out for you"
"Well you can try - but by the time you see me you'll be dead!!"

Sadly I don't think my own rig can properly float Battlefield 2 - so I'll have to take his word for it.

The prince of a guy stayed and signed some autographs, and took some photos (including the one at the top) before being ushered away.

Hey the trailer is now out for this movie, huzzah.


92 Comments:

  • At 11:22 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I am TOTALLY jealous. An Oscar winning actor.

    You do know I have a phone, right?

     
  • At 9:04 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Way cool Kev. You are now my hero! Not only do you beat me at typing the alphabet, but you meet and talk to one of the funniest men on earth (besides the Jodster!)

     
  • At 9:13 PM, Blogger Rainypete said…

    Very nice! It's good to know that famous people can be geeks too. Kind of gives me hope.

     
  • At 4:31 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    No new updates? Really milking this one don't you think???

     
  • At 4:35 PM, Blogger Kev And Charlotte said…

    as a matter of fact YES!

     
  • At 5:52 PM, Blogger Martini said…

    You're a liar. I know. You never met him. You just used photoshop, you liar. Stop lying so much. You know who's a bigger liar than you? Robin Williams. He never plays games online, and he hates Battlefield 2 the most. Bunch of liars. :D

     
  • At 9:34 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Famous or not they are all fodder.

     
  • At 2:32 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    What is his ID so that I can look for him and bring him DOWN! Just kidding. Remeber camping is not a bad thing when you have to run to find the hinding spot and maybe get 2 or 3 good shots before you have to move. :)

     
  • At 7:22 PM, Blogger Ben said…

    I hope he isn't one of those snipers who camps on the edge of the map pointing at the no fly zone... anyway, it's rad knowing that he plays.

     
  • At 9:04 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Wow. I didn't believe it when my friends told me, but now I know it's true. Damnit, I wish I was downtown while he was here. >< Yeah, Dundas really is the place to be for movies. They were filming some YTV teens supernatural show in Old Dundas around Halloweentime I remember. Very cool.

    Ooh, in that pic of Robin with the two girls... I know the one on the right. She's a friend of my little brother. God, I hate her.


    ~Random Dundas-er

     
  • At 1:45 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hey something interesting actually happened in Dundas!

     
  • At 8:18 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    BATTLEFIELD2 !!! i'm love this game ))

     
  • At 8:22 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    And you didn't ask his profile name did you?

    Would be cool to see how our famous BF2 loving friend is doing on the stats pages.

     
  • At 2:07 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    plz tell me if you know. that is his nickname in the game BATTLEFIELD2
    my nickname is ZiSSERM@N ))

     
  • At 3:35 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    lol bf2 owns lol.

     
  • At 6:17 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    nice;)

    Propell.

     
  • At 8:04 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    You need to play bf2 on 21cw...

    http://www.21cwforums.com/

     
  • At 2:39 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Respect
    [RUS] StFoste Staff Sergeant
    http://bf2tracker.com/cache/playersigs/110203/2/sig1.png

     
  • At 12:32 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Can you find out what his sn is? Id like to play a round at sharqi with robin williams covering my back.

     
  • At 8:57 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Respect to all russian soldiers in BATTLEFIELD2 ))

     
  • At 9:03 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    http://bf2s.com/player/58050048/

     
  • At 4:54 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I'd like to take this cemper out hehe

     
  • At 1:43 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    thx

     
  • At 1:20 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Cool, you'r really lucky. Robin Pwns in Battlefield 2? Lol.^^

     
  • At 2:04 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    wow amazin u hav met Robin he such an amazin actor i think BF2 is an amazin game as well, probably play it too much also. wud hav bin gd to get his player name tho:( wot is ur player name so i can c ur stats?

     
  • At 11:41 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    poopey doopey, smells of loopey pooper

     
  • At 3:57 AM, Blogger Edgar said…

    wow....

     
  • At 11:05 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    robin william kicks ass...

    bf2 kicks ass

    http://bf2s.com/player/61764129/

     
  • At 5:13 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    ya he probably stat pads......jk,lol!!

     
  • At 5:52 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    http://bf2s.com/player/43635238/
    Airborne Death Clan (=AD=) aka Maverick=AD= aka ACECOOL aka A.A.SCHWARZENEGGER (Love the Govenator!)
    Let's Play! Also a BF2:00 am player

     
  • At 5:39 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Hey Robin W. u are great man, keep on playing online with us gamers we need all the help we can get :D

     
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  • At 1:04 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Robin's BF2 name is "neoflee" and he's not bad.

     
  • At 9:44 PM, Blogger David E said…

    he's awful at bf2

    at least he's giving noobs everywhere some hope.

     
  • At 1:17 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Their is no soldiers in bf2, especially not Russians ;| Only players.

     
  • At 1:29 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Much prefer Battlefield Vietnam

     
  • At 1:26 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    hey this is charlene, I never really did meet robin williams in person lol I did want to and still do and this was like years ago lol. Iam crazy about him and to meet him is one of my most biggest dreams I have in my life.

     
  • At 1:29 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    if anybody wants to talk to me Iam really bored lol when my daughter is sleeping gurls_kick_ass220@hotmail.com my damn ex bf was a threat to her and I finally got her back from temporary foster care, I hate him, stupid ass lol

     
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