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| title: "House Oversight: Estate Documents (Nov 12) (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015382)" |
| source: "House Oversight: Estate Documents (Nov 12)" |
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| date: "2026-01-01" |
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| The first time I met Robin Williams was in 1976 at the first annual |
| Comedy Competition in San Francisco. He was sweating profusely, his |
| hairy chest and arms showing, and he wore a brown cowboy hat. I was one |
| of the judges. Although I voted for Williams, he came in second. |
| I forget the winner's name, but I recall that the lights went off in |
| the middle of his act, so he took advantage of the accident, and in the |
| darkness he whispered loudly, "Okay, now, when the lights go back on, |
| everybody shout out, 'Surprise! Surprise!' " The audience laughed and |
| applauded that ad lib. |
| Robin' s disappointment was palpable, but his stardom was |
| inevitable. Our paths continued to cross backstage at benefits where we |
| both performed. He was also a reader of The Realist. In 1988, the word got |
| around that I was going to undergo surgery, and he sent me a generous |
| unsolicited check to help. |
| In 1998, Anita Hoffman, Abbie' s widow, dying from cancer, decided |
| to take her life on December 27, so as not to spoil Christmas for family and |
| friends who were visiting and bringing all kinds of food. Her appetite was |
| ravenous, and her humor was dark. After devouring a pastrami sandwich, |
| she remarked, "I better brush my teeth, I don' t want to get gum |
| pockets." |
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