![]() He's so happy, he grabs a Pat doll he has in his room and kisses it on the lips saying, "We're in! We're In! We're in" as his voice gets deeper and more sexual. There's another moment in the "It's Pat" movie where Charlie's character, Kyle, hacks the code to Pat's secret computer diary. He always seemed so genuinely happy to see me. He was so clever and dark and his voice was soothing and disturbing at the same time. I just remember laughing around him, always laughing. Or something.Īnyway, I can't imagine what pain Charlie Rocket's family must be in at this time. Or that Spokane will allow me to just digest everything. Like that's going to slow down time for some reason. For some reason this all makes me want to move back to Spokane. Come to think of it, my brother Mike and my Dad were also in the Pat movie. Once we called Charlie up from the hospital to just chat.Īnd now both of them are dead. When I went for radiation, she was getting chemo and we would sit together. Later, Julie got cancer at the exact same time as me. Julie Hayden, a friend of mine, played Charlie Rocket's wife in the movie and they were just great together. I remember thinking it was the most enjoyable day I had ever spent on a set - and that movie had plenty of great, memorable, funny days - Dave Foley playing Chris and Kathy Griffin playing Pat's neighbor. He was so hilarious in that scene, and every take he had something new and it would take me by surprise. We laughed so hard that day, we could hardly shoot the scene. We had this one big scene in the Pat movie, where his character, Kyle, tries to seduce Pat with wine and music. ![]() And it makes me wish I'd spent more time around him. And it makes me think that maybe I didn't know him all that well, that he could have killed himself. I can hardly concentrate on work, I'm just so depressed about this. His wife, Beth, was always warm and conversational, a real glow by his side. He was wearing a tweed overcoat and he looked British - a chimney sweep - a Dick Van Dyke with a sinister side. I liked how tall he was, he could engulf you in a hug. We gave each other big hugs and stood (if I remember correctly) in the rain, (just like today) waiting. Was it at Kathy Griffin's house? A year ago? It must have been two years ago. I think it was coming out of some Hollywood party and we were both waiting for our cars fromthe valet. I was thinking about the last time I saw him. ![]() I would see him a few times a year, he'd come to parties at my house. He was a fellow actor in It's Pat and he became a friend. I just heard today that he killed himself on Oct. I am at work at Universal Studios, and it's a rainy day. ![]()
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