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The word of the day is Sad! If you watched Peewee's Play House you know what to do when you hear it.
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Oh no! I loved Pee Wee Such a classic character. And he featured a Moto Guzzi in his last movie.
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Enjoyed his full-on weirdness. Funny story, I'd watched Pee-Wee's playhouse when it was first out. After getting married and having a kid, I think she was maybe 3 at the time, I thought, hey, this ought to be something different, brought a DVD home from the library and plunked my kid down to watch with me. The look on her face was priceless....total shock and awe. Laughing emoticon

Guess talking chairs was a just a bit too out there.....
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When I was in college in the '80s the hippies in the apartment a few doors down would drop acid in the wee hours every Saturday morning so they would be "peaking for Pee Wee" when his show came on. They were very dedicated fans.
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My closest connection to Pee-wee.

Pee-wee Herman's 1988 film "Big Top" co-stared Italian actress, Valeria Golino. Around that time Vanity Fair was doing a story on her and called my buddy Scott Chain at Scooterville in Anaheim looking for a Vespa for her to pose on for a photoshoot. So I got called to trailer my Rally down to Brentwood for the day and do the shoot. She was pretty.
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From a coke head in "Nice Dreams" to "Peewee's Play House" to public disgrace. What a wild ride.
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He was Setup every person in the theater was probably doing the same thing.
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Yeah, lewd behaviour at a venue that encourages lewd behaviour.

Sad day regardless.
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Is it OK to be a coke head? I'm thinking double standard.
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Sadly succumbed to cancer at age 70.

I wonder what his last request was?
I was gutted by Pee Wee's passing. I don't know about his last request, but he did have a posthumous post.
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"Please accept my apology for not going public with what I have been going through the last six years," Reubens wrote in the Instagram message.

The actor thanked his followers for standing by him through his lengthy television career.

"I have always felt a huge amount of love and respect from my fans, friends, and supporters," he added.

Reubens finished off his post with some more words of gratitude.

"I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you," the message concluded.

The post went on to ask that any expressions of sympathy be made out to Stand Up To Cancer or organizations dedicated to Dementia and Alzheimer's care, support, and research.
So, I was a senior in high school when Pee Wee's Playhouse aired. We were old enough to "get" what a trippy ride it was. My friends and I never missed an episode. He was a genre unto himself.

RIP, Paul.
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My three boys were born between 1986 and 1992. They grew up watching Pee Wee's Playhouse and loved it. I always thought it was a great show and it still holds up after all these years. I would have no problem letting my young granddaughters watch it today. Paul Reuben was a very talented comedian and actor. RIP Paul.
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Is it OK to be a coke head?
Depends.

Rich coke head: Yes, totally cool.
Poor coke head: No, highly shunned.
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I'm thinking double standard.
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So, I was a senior in high school when Pee Wee's Playhouse aired. We were old enough to "get" what a trippy ride it was. My friends and I never missed an episode. He was a genre unto himself.

RIP, Paul.
I was also in high school and thought he was hilarious. Years later revisited his movies with my kids who also loved them.
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I was also in high school and thought he was hilarious. Years later revisited his movies with my kids who also loved them.
I have a tv/DVD player in front of my treadmill at home, and Pee Wee's Big Adventure is a regular in it.
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He'll probably point out that being vilified by others by doing coke in a State that's hoovering up rather a lot sort of looks like people living in glass houses. ( quite liertally )

If you are doing it you're one of Us. Get caught and you're on your own.
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Rest in Piece. So sad to hear about this. It's a dark day for Pee Wee fans.
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