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Published on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 - 12:46am |
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A few readers say goodbye to Robert Goulet
Hey guys, Quint here with a few words for the passing of Robert Goulet. I'm frankly a little surprised at the immediate and emotional input we've gotten about his passing. That's not because I think he didn't deserve it, but his name is not exactly bandied about amongst geeks that often.
We have two readers who wanted to send in their thoughts on his passing, so I'll give them the floor.

Not the most thorough or elegant eulogy, but here's what little I have to say regarding Robert Goulet's passing:
You distinctly said that you WOULD NOT be leaving in Autumn. It's a matter of record.
"But if I'd ever leave you, it couldn't be in Autumn."
COULDN'T. That's a pretty absolute statement there, Mr. Goulet.
Oh, sure, you know me in Autumn, and you must be there. Well, here I am, Mr. Goulet. Where are you? Where are you?!
In fact, you were quite clear on that whole, "Oh, no! Not in Spring-time, Summer, Winter, or Fall!" matter. Never at all is what you said.
Never.
At all.
And now you're gone.
You knew in your soul what we expected of you, and all that and more you were.
Now, where in the world is there in the world a man so extraordinaire?
- Kanekofan
And this reader has a personal account of the man with the 'stache he'd like to share. Not sure if it's a good story, but it's a story nonetheless.
Robert Goulet died this morning, awaiting a lung transplant in Los Angeles. He was 73. Robert Goulet's career spanned the original Broadway cast of Camelot (as Lancelot) to the singing voice of Wheezy the Penguin in Toy Story 2. On stage he was a machine, a fixture in Las Vegas and in Broadway tours of Camelot, Man of La Mancha, South Pacific and more. His last Broadway appearance was in 2005 in the revival of La Cage Aux Folles. He was a fixture in 1970's tv, on the Tonight Show and guest-starring on Fantasy Island, Love Boat and Police Woman to name just a few. Fanboys will recall his turns in Beetlejuice (as himself) and The Naked Gun 2. He was also animated on The Simpsons in 1993, singing "Jingle Bells, Batman smells" to a crowd of kids in a treehouse casino built by Bart. In the last few years he gained new noteriety from Will Ferrell's frequent impersonations (see YouTube) and was in many respects the comic inspiration for the character of Ron Burgundy in Anchorman. When I was just a few months old, Robert Goulet walked up to my mother at JFK airport in NYC and said to her "that's a beautiful child." My dumbfounded mother said "thank you" and he walked away. Years later, professionally I had the chance to relate the story to Mr. Goulet and he couldn't have been less interested. This Halloween, grab a turtleneck and a sportscoat, some 70's era-shades and a nice false moustache, walk around coughing and you're all set. Everyone, all together - "Goulet!"
- Dorky St. Clair
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Reader Talkback
LAST by POST | Oct 31st, 2007 12:47:49 AM | best simpsons cameo by ironic_name | Oct 31st, 2007 12:50:13 AM | Third!!!! by TheGhostWhoLurks | Oct 31st, 2007 12:52:54 AM | Little by little by OtisSpofford | Oct 31st, 2007 12:57:27 AM | I'M ROBERT GOULET! by Darth Fabulous | Oct 31st, 2007 12:58:37 AM | I'm Shooting A T.V. In His
Honor by thelordofhell | Oct 31st, 2007 12:59:58 AM | You know... by Magma Suit | Oct 31st, 2007 01:01:47 AM | Sha-bee-bah-Doooooooo!!!
Goulet. by George Newman | Oct 31st, 2007 01:02:31 AM | Guess I Can Stop Eating
Emerald Nuts by thelordofhell | Oct 31st, 2007 01:06:52 AM | RIP Mr. Goulet by SpencerTrilby | Oct 31st, 2007 01:18:41 AM | Robert Goulet was an Asshole! by vettebro | Oct 31st, 2007 01:47:36 AM | ABE VIGODA LAUGHS AT YOU ALL!! by thelordofhell | Oct 31st, 2007 01:52:20 AM | Well, at least he never had
sore testicles by Monkeybrains | Oct 31st, 2007 02:02:21 AM | aaaaaaabe vigoda! by ironic_name | Oct 31st, 2007 02:14:35 AM | ....putz by Sepulchrave | Oct 31st, 2007 02:18:01 AM | The Simpsons appearance ruled. by Pops Freshemeyer | Oct 31st, 2007 02:45:48 AM | vettebro by AllPowerfulWizardOfOz | Oct 31st, 2007 03:01:57 AM | Are you sure this is the
casino? by newc0253 | Oct 31st, 2007 03:14:07 AM | Damn by Kizeesh | Oct 31st, 2007 03:49:05 AM | When I worked at Melody Fair
in Buffalo. NY by Andre the Frog | Oct 31st, 2007 03:54:16 AM | He was the man in Naked Gun 2
1/2 by Virtual Satyr | Oct 31st, 2007 04:11:03 AM | Try to remember those days of
September by psychedelic | Oct 31st, 2007 05:09:17 AM | Best Movie Death goes to.... by The Equalizer | Oct 31st, 2007 05:23:17 AM | Man, he always messed with my
things... by Uncle Stan | Oct 31st, 2007 05:41:24 AM | Goulet! by Bobo_Vision | Oct 31st, 2007 06:10:09 AM | only simpsons song i've ever
memorised by NKG | Oct 31st, 2007 06:20:30 AM | Glad to see you're born
again... by ImFixingtoDie | Oct 31st, 2007 06:27:33 AM | I will watch my stuff more
closely if anything by Dazzler69 | Oct 31st, 2007 06:46:12 AM | Blue Light by Sw0rdfish | Oct 31st, 2007 07:05:22 AM | Your manager says to SHUT UP! by Grammaton Cleric Binks | Oct 31st, 2007 07:24:01 AM | VERA said that? by ironic_name | Oct 31st, 2007 08:10:37 AM | Goulet was THE BALLS. by ironic_name | Oct 31st, 2007 08:13:23 AM | :( by Purgatori | Oct 31st, 2007 08:32:35 AM | RIP Robert Ghoulet by DarfurOnTheRocks | Oct 31st, 2007 08:43:49 AM | "and he couldn't have cared
less" by Deep Roots | Oct 31st, 2007 08:43:51 AM | correction by Deep Roots | Oct 31st, 2007 08:44:49 AM | Wayne Newton was the MC in
Best of the Best II by DarfurOnTheRocks | Oct 31st, 2007 08:47:14 AM | Tonight's Special Guest Star -
Robert Goulet! by Stalin vs Predator | Oct 31st, 2007 09:48:02 AM | by Omar B | Oct 31st, 2007 10:14:21 AM | Don't touch Goulet by tacitblue | Oct 31st, 2007 10:30:16 AM | Jingle bells, Batman smells,
Robin laid an egg... by Osmosis Jones | Oct 31st, 2007 11:06:09 AM | jingle bells, batman smells... by idahomer | Oct 31st, 2007 11:33:09 AM | DarfurOnTheRocks by Grammaton Cleric Binks | Oct 31st, 2007 12:13:56 PM | jingle bells, batman smells is
NOT a Simpson song. by El Borak | Oct 31st, 2007 12:31:36 PM | One more by indyjonez100 | Oct 31st, 2007 12:54:04 PM | NOBODY TOUCHES GOULET! by Lou C. | Oct 31st, 2007 01:39:34 PM | "Do you speak French,
Detective Drebin?" by DarthFloyd | Oct 31st, 2007 01:51:10 PM | Ladies & Gentlemen: Robert
Goulllllllet! by dicbeaks | Oct 31st, 2007 02:24:28 PM | "Red ships of Spain....Red
Ships of Spain..." by AnimeJune | Oct 31st, 2007 02:41:49 PM | Rape Whistle by Jonas Grumpy | Oct 31st, 2007 04:34:29 PM | Blue Light X2 by True Blue Fan | Oct 31st, 2007 05:35:27 PM | oh Canadaaaa by proper | Oct 31st, 2007 07:23:18 PM | Always put a smile on my face by MosesPower | Oct 31st, 2007 09:15:32 PM | great death in naked gun 2 by LarryTheCableGuy | Oct 31st, 2007 10:20:19 PM | damn and beetlejuice also. by LarryTheCableGuy | Oct 31st, 2007 10:21:58 PM | David March in "Blue Light"
was a smooth secret agent. by kabong | Oct 31st, 2007 11:07:21 PM | this is a little off-topic by Maniaq | Nov 1st, 2007 03:04:26 AM |
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