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I miss Chris Farley
It's too bad the guy went off the deep end.
He was a comical genius. You've probably seen or heard someone's take on the death of Chris Farley before, but here's one thing thats different. He had an impact on the lives of so many fat people. He was comfortable as a big guy.
He must have been teased a lot as a kid - a lot. That's why he made it a point to make you laugh first.
He just could kick the "Casey Jones" habit.
Da' Bears. The motivational speaker. The Gap girl...the list goes on and on of unforgetable SNL figures.
He was the black sheep, a ninja and a retarded son for a failing auto part manufacturer. Oh, the memories. All good movies. All better because Farley was there.
Mainly he played the retard. The lovable retard. How could you not love the guy.
His slapstick style was just his way of falling ontop of something so it would break or move his body uncontrollably.
I still remember, vividly, the Chip N' Dale Dancer skip with Patrick Swazye. The Ghost of "used to be famous past" was on the the butt end of a tights joke.
But at least both had fun doing it.
I wish I could have meet the guy. Raise your glasses to Chris. It's 12:30 as I write this, but I guess I'll sneek a drink in the bathroom.
Posted by Clayton Hein at 12:17 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
