The Road That I Am On

Today is a sad day in movie history... Paul Newman passed away late last night (September 26th) and to me, it's a huge loss to not only the film world, but to the charities and organizations that he ran and participated in. I've been knee deep in a tribute project compiling Paul's films, and now i'm finding it hard to get back into it today.

If you've got a copy of a Paul Newman movie, or happen to see one on TV today, do yourself a favor and give it your time.

R.I.P. Paul

Here's a quick story about Paul's "Hole in the Wall Camp" for sick children:

This past year, at one of the usual meetings of parents and children at the original camp, Newman showed up; crowds pressed close. The mother of one little girl spoke to Ray Lamontagne, the head of the camp’s board. Her daughter wanted to tell Paul Newman something, but she couldn’t get over to him because she was in a wheelchair. Lamontagne fought his way through the crowd and brought Newman back to the little girl, and he knelt down by her wheelchair. “For the first time in my life I have a friend,” the little girl told him. “I’ve never had a friend before, because I’ve been in a wheelchair most of my life, so kids avoided me. So thank you, Mr. Newman, for this camp.” Newman had tears in his eyes.

He had already said, “I wanted to acknowledge luck. The beneficence of it in many lives and the brutality of it in the lives of others, especially children, who might not have a lifetime to make up for it.”

"Plastic Jesus" from Cool Hand Luke:



For more info on him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newman