I spent 18 of my 38 years in Atlanta, and today and yesterday, they had some seriously bad weather – like nothing they’ve ever had. At least not that I can remember, or my parents can remember, or the local weatherman (Glenn Burns) can remember. My parents spent the day watching doppler radar. Lots of love to my people in the area. I couldn’t imagine that Atlanta would ever declare a state of emergency because of freakin’ TORNADOES! How crazy is that?
Now, I have to admit that my obsession is really with Scheider in All That Jazz, not all of Scheider, but still… I’m going with it. It was a stupendous performance. Two more things to share. First, you MUST go check out Jason’s tribute to “Uncle Roy”. It’s thorough as hell with tons of clips:
And another clip I must share. Hell, it’s not even all about him, but damn, I love this movie:
On an unrelated note, the comments are way down here, but the hits keep on coming. Lots of you are reading, just not commenting. I’m OK with that. I see you there! And the number of times in a week people start talking to me about my posts still amazes me. So enjoy, whether you talk or not. I appreciate the interest!
I’ve watched Roy Scheider acting out the theme of death over and over and over again, many MANY times. Why? Because I don’t know him best from Jaws. I know him best from All That Jazz. If you’ve never seen this movie, now is the time. I think people who don’t know what it is imagine that it’s a flashy Broadway musical. There’s a small element of that, but this is a brilliant film. It’s directed by Bob Fosse, and it’s a biography of his own life (and eventual death). Anyone who doesn’t like this film maybe just doesn’t get it. So anyway, without further ado, here’s Roy Scheider saying bye bye to life. It’s a celebration, tongue-in-cheek, but about as powerful as it gets. I had actually just watched this movie again last month.
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Update: OMG, just came across a video a friend of mine made. I knew he was a big Roy Scheider fan, particularly All That Jazz, so I logged on to Tribe to see what kind of tribute he had going. Apparently, he’d coincidentally just finished making this video when he found out about Roy Scheider’s death. Check out All That Jaws:
I can’t believe it’s been so long since I’ve seen her in real life. I talk to her so much that I feel like I saw her last week! Gotta remedy that soon! Have a great day, little lady!
Hope to get work soon so I can fly up to see these little monkeys before they get any bigger!
