gridlore: Doug looking off camera with a grin (Coloring Book)
Douglas Berry ([personal profile] gridlore) wrote2003-01-19 05:08 pm

Extreme silliness at GameScape

Went down to my FLGS (Friendly Local Game Store) to pick up the latest Dragon magazine. While I was there, I wandered back to the small gaming area to see what was going on. It was a Warhammer 40K game. And one of the players was Robin Williams.

He is like that in real life. He was providing sound effects (like teeny-tiny screams when units were attacked, voices for his OrkBoyzs, etc.) He noticed me in my Giants gear, got up, put his hands on my shoulders and said "Son, they lost. Give it up! Move on!"

He had to leave, but it was a wild time.

addition, added at 2027 channel surfing, I caught a bit of the Golden Globes. He was sitting there watching the proceedings looking like anything but a gamer.

[identity profile] aiela.livejournal.com 2003-01-19 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[livejournal.com profile] alendrel has told me of previous Robin Williams sightings too, I believe. At least, I believe it was him, and Robin Williams. I'm getting old.

Yes indeed.

[identity profile] alendrel.livejournal.com 2003-01-20 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
That was me. Robin WIlliams is also a big MagiNation player (very anime CCG) and one of my FLGS is run by the guy who designs it. Apparently, somehow, the two of them got to corresponding, and RW was invited to drop by when he was in town last summer for a comedy tour he was doing. And lo, he did. Poked around, bought a half-dozen 40K codexes and the current White Dwarf. The staff have a couple of pictures of him with them hanging up in the store.

I also read an artile where he was talking about playing COunterStrike.

Re: Yes indeed.

[identity profile] gurgi.livejournal.com 2003-01-20 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
I actually had my ass HANDED to me by Mr Williams...

I was playing at like half past death in the morning...

SOB is GOOD...