University of Florida - Tower / Seminole Yearbook (Gainesville, FL)

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W. McNeill W. McNeill W. McNeill Robin addresses the people in the South endzone. Robin Williams, excited about his wife expecting a baby, pretends he has a baby girl. Robin is ready to take on anybody. Can you see me way back in the ¢ % @ seats? Are you okay? What a wonderful town, this You have Lake Alice . . . wonderful. I went swimming in there today; felt going, ' come back in the water, come on back in the water. Make shoes out of my Those gators are incredible. They walk up on the lawn going, ' your cat ' s gotta ¢ % sometime! ' I ' m gonna be a dad! I don ' t know what my child ' s first words are gonna be. Teaching my child to speak — I don ' t know — ' Christopher, how are you? Can you say something yet? ' Trust fund. If it ' s a little girl, I ' ll call her Christina. She ' ll write a book called Daddy Dearest. The National Enquirer. What a strange thing that magazine is. I put a copy of The National Enquirer in my cat box, and my cat won ' t % in there. He just looks at me and goes, ' why be redundant? ' One morning, I was asleep. Mr. Happy woke up before I did. The cat was lying on the end of the bed. He went, ' a mouse! ' (In lobster hat) Yes, I ' d like to talk to the doctor. I don ' t have the crabs, I have the lobsters. I just want some butter sauce, if you don ' t mind. (With rattle) Look, here ' s another toy. It doesn ' t work . . . what a cheap- ¢¢ toy. What kind of toy is that? It doesn ' t do % . (Looking into the audience) Little girl, you ' ve learned a lot of new words tonight, haven ' t you? As he left, he exclaimed, God bless you! Long live the Gators! Why Be Redundant? W. McNeill Robin Williams 25

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ROBIN WILLIAMS W. McNeill A tremendous roar came over Gator Field as Robin Williams came on stage. Yes, indeedee dool Let ' s hear a squeal from Hogtown! Oh wow. There ' s little gators all around me, going, ' do something funny real quick! ' Sixty-five thousand people out there — the pants fit now! The lovely pants by Hefty-Bag! Williams began talking about football. He pretended he was coach Pell with a player: Bubba, what are you majoring in? Bubba: Long distance calls. Then he commented on different positions. He asked, Bob the center, what he was going to do in the next game. Bob answers in a low, gruff voice, I ' m gonna break through the line, grab the quarterback, and then say, ' make a wish. ' Let ' s drink a toast — a toast to victory for your people. Thank you for inviting me here to Gainesville. There ' s alumni in the back going, What ' s he gonna do next? W. McNeill W. McNeill Robin finds something humorous in almost everything. Robin portrayed many different types of characters. Robin even incorporated his break into his act. Gestures helped convey the message. 24 Robin Williams

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GATOR GROWL 1982 W. McNeill W. On the cool, clear evening of Friday, October 15th, Gator fans of all ages at Florida Field for the world ' s student-run pep rally. It ' s great! Even though we ' re way back here in row 80, I ' m really having a great time. Wasn ' t the paper fight fun? That was awesome! Paper was flying everywhere! I got a big wad in my coke and the guy in front of me got hit right on his head! There was still paper on the field when the Florida A M band came out on the field. Boy, they sure had the moves! What did you think of the Spinners? They were pretty good ... brought back a lot of memories. When does Robin Williams come out? It says here in the program that there are skits, the crowning of the Sweetheart, a talk with coach Pell, a show by the cheerleaders, Mr. Two Bits, and then comes Robin. Oh, good. I can ' t wait to see him. The cheerleaders performed a dynamic show at the Growl. The music of the Spinners was the opening act. The last skit showed another part of college life, the hangout Rickey ' s. Homecoming Sweetheart Theresa Welch is driven around Florida Field in a classic convertable W. McNeill W. McNeill 26 Gator Growl