#gavin edwards

[livi-sims]

2/4

Cletis podjął pracę jako sportowiec i czekam aż będzie jego rozrywka, po zakończonej relacji z Kendall, zaprosił Minę do siebie i zostali parą 🥰

Gavin postarzał się i jest ślicznym emerytem

[stand-by-phoenix]

“On October 30, 1993, actress Patricia Arquette—then best known for True Romance—was at home with her younger brother Richmond, who was staying with her. When he asked her who she most wanted to work with, she said River Phoenix. The next morning, Richmond was woken up by Patricia, who tearfully told him the news: while they were sleeping, River had died on the Sunset Strip. The world had changed overnight, and its possibilities had diminished.”

— "Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind" by Gavin Edwards

[a-skirmish-of-wit-and-lit]

Book Review: Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever by Gavin Edwards

A true beacon of gentle masculinity, Mister Rogers had a way of making people feel seen, loved. Always helping and encouraging others to direct that feeling outward as well as inward. I'm from the Pittsburgh area, where he is honored and venerated almost everywhere you look, and rightly so. He was a genuinely kind and compassionate human being who always took the time to listen, especially to children, encouraging us all to validate our emotions and find simple ways to describe how we feel. His show went off the air when I was still quite young, but even to this day, I can close my eyes and hear the soft timbre of his voice. Remember the squeak of the closet door as he pulled out his cardigan. Picture him toss his shoe from one hand to the other before he placed it back on the floor. I can still admire the way he imparted important lessons about life to children with sincerity, with honesty, with patience, making anyone who listened - no matter their age - feel good about simply being who they are. Looking back as an adult, I realize what a rare person he was. What a radical imprint he made at a time when tolerance and understanding were much rarer commodities than they are now, even though we still have a long way to go. He was (and is) an inspiration in many ways, of course, but he was also a man with real conflicts and fears and sorrows just like the rest of us. This book was a gift I received from a friend in a Secret Santa Exchange. It's been sitting on my bedside table for months, waiting patiently, not at all obtrusively, to be read. Although it took me some time to get to it, I knew that once I finally did it was bound to be a balm, providing the woolen hug I needed whether or not I was asking for one. And I was right. Not only was it interesting to delve into the history of Mister Roger's life and career, understanding the meticulousness, the sensitive creativity that went into his television broadcasts; learning about the people he touched, the lives he changed, or those he loved; but it was also nice to be reminded that we can all strive to be more like him in our own way. In fact, if we did, if we all simply tried to tell the truth, see the best, find the light, connect, accept, be kind, and love our neighbors a little more, then maybe the world we inhabited could be a better place.

3/5 stars

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[riverphoenixislove]

“People connected with him really deeply. In this world of teen idols — where everyone feels polished — he was a beautiful boy and wonderful actor, but there was a degree of eccentricity and sense of being an outsider. People bonded with him. They thought he was trying to make the world a better place and not trying to book his next job.” 

[Excerpt / Last Night at the Viper Room by Gavin Edwards]

[noentiendotiendo]

But there was a method to his madness.

The Tao of Bill Murray, Gavin Edwards.

[rivjudephoenix]

“He was right alongside Brad Pitt, Keanu Reeves and that whole generation but just before they started to get huge. And there were all these people after he died who said, ‘You know he was the one who had it. He had this spark’”

— Gavin Edwards

[thismustbemymatty]

"When it was Hearts turn, she related a vision she had: that River hadn't wanted to be born, preferring to stay with God in heaven. God had convinced him to go, and they haggled over how long, settling on twenty-three years." - Gavin Edwards, Last Night at the Viper Room.

[standbyphoenix]

“At first, Wheaton was intimidated by River, who was fourteen to his twelve. He explained, “He was so professional and so intense, he just seemed a lot older than he was. He seemed to have this wisdom around him that was really difficult to quantify at that age.” He was smart, he was musically talented, and he was one of the kindest people Wheaton had ever met. In other word: “He just seemed cool.”

— Excerpt from Last Night at the Viper Room by Gavin Edwards.