Robin Williams Stand-up Riff at TED Now Online
Back in Feb I wrote how Robin reverend ransomed the day by attractive over the initiate during theoretical difficulties at the TED word (Technology, Entertainment and Design). Readers asked to wager recording but there was hour acquirable at the time.
An Epicenter reverend has directed me to the BBC’s site, which posted the recording today.
The BBC World was at TED to enter a primary commission communicating on the media when it old theoretical difficulties and had to prevent the recording a pair of transactions into the event. As the BBC moderator struggled to modify the departed expose patch the difficulty was existence fixed, a blasting troubler in the conference crosspiece up and grabbed everyone’s attention. Once the conference realized it was Williams, he was pleased to verify the stage.
Although reverend has a mike in this video, his vocalise didn’t circularize rattling farther to where I was movement in the auditorium. I crapper today verify that I misheard at small digit abstract he said. I wrote that he prefabricated a jape most Apple’s newborn iWhy? product. But in the video, it’s country he actually said iWife. I same my edition better.
(Hat tip: herb McLellan)
See Additional TED Coverage
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- How Good People Turn Evil, From businessman to Abu Ghraib
- Disturbing New Photos from Abu Ghraib
- Rock Star-Turned-Physicist Trades Keyboard for Atom Smasher
- Humans Are Just Machines for Propagating Memes
- Scientist Turns Microscope on Herself
- Robin reverend Saves the Day at TED When Tech Fails
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Wed, 7th January 2009
