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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cstrong>By Tom Dalzell, \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/09/04/how-quirky-is-berkeley-mark-oliviers-colusa-avenue-beach-trash-sculpture/\" target=\"_blank\">Berkeleyside\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_146922\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 480px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/RS11949_Cathy-ThirdBuddha1.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-146922 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/RS11949_Cathy-ThirdBuddha1-480x640.jpg\" alt=\"RS11949_Cathy-ThirdBuddha1\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Third Buddha and other sculpture at 1118 Colusa Ave. (Catherine MacNeal/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Colusa Avenue between Marin and Hopkins is not well-traveled, but people who have heard about Mark Olivier’s incredible — as in unbelievable — front yard at 1118 Colusa often make a point to go there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Olivier, a carpenter who found himself as a sculptor, has created a fantastical display from found objects. He walks the Albany Bulb and other beaches to collect trash, mostly plastic, that has washed up. He takes the trash home, sorts it in boxes and bins. And then the magic happens: unexpected animals and masks and figures and machines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For some pieces, Olivier sticks to one basic trash commodity. Baseball caps wash up on the beaches with some regularity, and one man’s washed-up baseball cap is another man’s material for sculpture:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_146943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Nike-of-Samothrace.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-146943 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Nike-of-Samothrace-640x488.jpg\" alt=\"Quirky Berkeley\" width=\"640\" height=\"488\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nike of Samothrace at 1118 Colusa Ave. (John Storey/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This sculpture is one of the few Olivier sculptures which is an allusion to classical sculpture. The \u003cem>Winged Victory of Samothrace\u003c/em> or \u003cem>Nike of Samothrace\u003c/em> is a second-century B.C. marble sculpture found in the Louvre. It is believed that Pythokritos of Rhodes was the sculptor and that it was erected by Macedonian general Demetrius I Poliocretes after a naval victory at Cyprus. That is quite a bit of heritage for a bunch of washed-up baseball caps in Berkeley.\u003cbr>\nOlivier has created a series of thunderbird sculptures, also made primarily from baseball caps:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_146950\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Thunderbird-series.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-146950 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Thunderbird-series-640x443.jpg\" alt=\"Quirky Berkeley\" width=\"640\" height=\"443\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the Thunderbird Series at 1118 Colusa Ave. (John Storey/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The number of disposable butane lighters that Olivier has rescued and repurposed is staggering. The Zippo lighter was introduced in 1932. Great thought was put into its design and care was exercised in preserving and using a Zippo for years of smoking pleasure. Not so with the disposables. Beaches are littered with them, and Olivier is especially fond of their symmetry and bright colors. He has several intricate bridge sculptures made almost entirely with lighters, as well as this serpent:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_146956\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Doubleheaded-Aztec-Serpent.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-146956 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Doubleheaded-Aztec-Serpent-640x399.jpg\" alt=\"Quirky Berkeley\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Double-headed Aztec serpent at 1118 Colusa Ave. (Tom Dalzell/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Braided nylon rope, especially dynamic kernmantle rope, washes up by the mile on beaches. Olivier salvages the rope and builds around wooden frames. Margate, New Jersey may have Lucy the Elephant, but we have Mark Olivier’s Babu:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_146961\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Sweet-Babu-Cathy.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-146961 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Sweet-Babu-Cathy-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet-Babu-Cathy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweet Babu at 1118 Colusa Ave.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Any one of Olivier’s sculptures is a marvel of color, form and reuse of trash. Seen as a whole in his front yard, the effect is overwhelming in a Dr. Seuss world kind of way. I visit every month or so, seeing old friends and making new ones. I am always amazed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For a fuller treatment of Mark Olivier’s beach detritus sculpture, see \u003ca href=\"http://quirkyberkeley.com/major-quirky-9-beach-detritus-art-1118-colusa/\" target=\"_blank\">Quirky Berkeley\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read the full article and see more photos \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/2014/09/04/how-quirky-is-berkeley-mark-oliviers-colusa-avenue-beach-trash-sculpture/\" target=\"_blank\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Tom Dalzell, a labor lawyer, created a website, Quirky Berkeley, to share all the whimsical objects he has captured with his iPhone. The site now has more than 8,400 photographs of quirky objects around town as well as posts where the 30-year resident muses on what it all means. This is the eighth installment in the series.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Berkeleyside publishes many articles every day. To see all our stories in chronological order, and read ones you may have missed, check out \u003ca href=\"http://www.berkeleyside.com/all-the-news/\" target=\"_blank\">All the News\u003c/a>.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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Baseball caps wash up on the beaches with some regularity, and one man’s washed-up baseball cap is another man’s material for sculpture:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_146943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Nike-of-Samothrace.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-146943 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Nike-of-Samothrace-640x488.jpg\" alt=\"Quirky Berkeley\" width=\"640\" height=\"488\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nike of Samothrace at 1118 Colusa Ave. (John Storey/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This sculpture is one of the few Olivier sculptures which is an allusion to classical sculpture. The \u003cem>Winged Victory of Samothrace\u003c/em> or \u003cem>Nike of Samothrace\u003c/em> is a second-century B.C. marble sculpture found in the Louvre. 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That is quite a bit of heritage for a bunch of washed-up baseball caps in Berkeley.\u003cbr>\nOlivier has created a series of thunderbird sculptures, also made primarily from baseball caps:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_146950\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Thunderbird-series.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-146950 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Thunderbird-series-640x443.jpg\" alt=\"Quirky Berkeley\" width=\"640\" height=\"443\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">One of the Thunderbird Series at 1118 Colusa Ave. (John Storey/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The number of disposable butane lighters that Olivier has rescued and repurposed is staggering. The Zippo lighter was introduced in 1932. Great thought was put into its design and care was exercised in preserving and using a Zippo for years of smoking pleasure. Not so with the disposables. Beaches are littered with them, and Olivier is especially fond of their symmetry and bright colors. He has several intricate bridge sculptures made almost entirely with lighters, as well as this serpent:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_146956\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Doubleheaded-Aztec-Serpent.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-146956 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Doubleheaded-Aztec-Serpent-640x399.jpg\" alt=\"Quirky Berkeley\" width=\"640\" height=\"399\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Double-headed Aztec serpent at 1118 Colusa Ave. (Tom Dalzell/Berkeleyside)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Braided nylon rope, especially dynamic kernmantle rope, washes up by the mile on beaches. Olivier salvages the rope and builds around wooden frames. Margate, New Jersey may have Lucy the Elephant, but we have Mark Olivier’s Babu:\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_146961\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Sweet-Babu-Cathy.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-146961 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/Sweet-Babu-Cathy-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet-Babu-Cathy\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sweet Babu at 1118 Colusa Ave.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Any one of Olivier’s sculptures is a marvel of color, form and reuse of trash. Seen as a whole in his front yard, the effect is overwhelming in a Dr. Seuss world kind of way. I visit every month or so, seeing old friends and making new ones. I am always amazed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcrmag/2014/09/2014-09-05e-tcrmag.mp3\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From the late 1950s to the late ‘60s, Angelenos looking for music, dancing and rides, found the party at Pacific Ocean Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The beachside theme park that jetted out into the Pacific Ocean sat on 28 acres of land at the border of Santa Monica and Venice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It featured rides created by Hollywood set designers, setting it apart from the standard, ordinary rides at Santa Monica Pier.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This was a full blown theme park,” said Christopher Merritt, the park’s designer. “There were carnival-type attractions, but there were a lot of very high-end, super-stylized theme park attractions that were built and designed to take on other Southern California parks like Disneyland and Knott’s Berry Farm.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Merritt and pop culture historian Domenic Priore co-authored “Pacific Ocean Park: the Rise and Fall of Los Angeles’ Space-Age Nautical Pleasure Pier.” The two chronicled the park’s beginnings and endings – and its futuristic, cutting-edge design that made it so popular.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10141295\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 444px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/MRDolphin.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/MRDolphin-444x450.jpg\" alt='Mr. Dolphin (later given the name Mahi-Mahi) was an oceanic redressing of the existing \"Strat-O-Liner\" which gave the sensation of flying over the water once it got going. (Pacific Ocean Park Book/Process)' width=\"444\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10141295\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Dolphin (later given the name Mahi-Mahi) was an oceanic redressing of the existing \"Strat-O-Liner\" which gave the sensation of flying over the water once it got going. (Pacific Ocean Park Book/Process)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Pacific Ocean Park was also a place to see live music. The Aragon Ballroom, which had been around for decades, brought in bands from all over the world -- from Frank Sinatra, to Harry Owens and his Royal Hawaiians, to Lawrence Welk, and later Pink Floyd, The Byrds and Janis Joplin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The musicians who performed at Pacific Ocean Park were reflective of the time, and of a changing America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Pacific Ocean Park’s history is of coastal development and competition, its postmortem is practically the same.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city of Santa Monica decided to redevelop the area. Beachfront condos replaced the bungalows across from the park. Streets leading to the park were closed, causing attendance to plummet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_10141297\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 231px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/KidTrain.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/09/KidTrain-231x225.jpg\" alt=\"A young boy stares in awe at the Banana Train, which pushed rather than pulled guests through the unique attraction. (Pacific Ocean Park Book/Process)\" width=\"231\" height=\"225\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10141297\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young boy stares in awe at the Banana Train, which pushed rather than pulled guests through the unique attraction. (Pacific Ocean Park Book/Process)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The city and the park’s creditors sued the park’s new owner to collect overdue rent and taxes. Pacific Ocean Park closed down for good in 1967, only nine years after it opened.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And its afterlife turned hellish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It sits there, from 1967 until 1975, rotting, burning, catching fire, falling apart, while the cities of Santa Monica and Los Angeles argue over who’s responsible for tearing down this eyesore,” Merritt said. “So all the kids in Venice are running through this incredibly unsafe environment. It looks like a war zone at the end.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eventually what was left of the park was demolished completely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The condos are still there, overlooking a playground and a bike and walking path that meander the old footprint. The park however, is just a memory of a brighter time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s an overall sociology to this kind of park in the ‘50s in Los Angeles, where we had an idealism and optimism in L.A. at the time, and in America as a whole, that faded away with the coming ‘70s,” Priore said. “So these are things we try to recapture now that we can fix things again. It’s really a preservationist-oriented book.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He added, “We’re trying to show how beautiful things could be, rather than accepting the lowest common denominator. This was a highly designed park because people had that kind of optimism, and we need to start saving places that are really good.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003caside class=\"aligncenter\">[vimeo 104668194 w=640 h=360]\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>While hip-hop was born in New York City, one of the culture's elements — breakdancing — owes a lot to L.A. and the Bay Area. And one of the newer styles of hip-hop dance was created on the streets of Oakland. It’s called turfin, and it looks like a mix between breakdancing and ballet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Turf dancing consists of pantomiming, acting out a story, footwork, something like Michael Jackson — a little bit of slipping and sliding, popping, staying on beat. And just putting your own swagger to it,” explains Jasmine Haynes, who hails from Richmond and goes by TurferGirl. She’s one of a growing group of women trying to make their name in this male-dominated street-dance culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Turfin is the latest in a long line of street-dance styles that borrow and evolve from each other. Many people have heard of popping and locking, popularized during the 1980s breakdancing craze. But there’s also strutting, waacking, flexing, roboting, tutting and — going way back to the 1960s — boogalooing, which was also an Oakland creation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Strutting, boogaloo and robot started first, and then it went in to popping in the '80s,” explains \u003ca href=\"http://agatron.carbonmade.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Agatha Rupniewski, also known as Agatron\u003c/a>. After competing in organized dance battles in Oakland for years as one of very few women, she became a promoter and has put on several all-female dance battles. A \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/events/655507991195038/\" target=\"_blank\">July 26 event\u003c/a>, held in a classic car restoration shop, was open to all styles, not just turfin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_146189\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/08/Turfing-Screen4.png\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-146189 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/08/Turfing-Screen4-640x360.png\" alt=\"Jasmine Haynes, AKA TurferGirl, "finger tutting," a key element of Turfin', a hip-hop dance style that originated in Oakland. (Jeremy Raff/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jasmine Haynes, AKA TurferGirl, \"finger tutting,\" a key element of Turfin', a hip-hop dance style that originated in Oakland. (Jeremy Raff/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Dance battles like these date back at least to the 1970s. Two dancers get about a minute apiece going back and forth a couple of times before a panel of judges decides who won that round. Like any sports tournament, the winners of each match advance to the next round; the final winner gets a $500 prize.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We didn't have as many women involved in the '70s and '80s, so it’s nice to see such a big number,” says \u003ca href=\"http://broadwaydancecenter.com/faculty/bios/shirakawa_aiko.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Aiko Shirakawa\u003c/a>, one of the judges. She’s a bit of a street-dance legend, having started back in 1979 in San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They (men) would make fun of you ... and then copy you and make fun of your move as if it was weak. ... And you’re like ‘Aww, really? 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But she says battling men has different dynamics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_146188\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/08/Turfing-Screen.png\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-146188 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/08/Turfing-Screen-640x360.png\" alt=\"Sixteen women competed for $500 at an all-female, all-styles dance battle in Oakland. (Jeremy Raff/KQED)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sixteen women competed for $500 at an all-female, all-styles dance battle in Oakland. (Jeremy Raff/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“A girl will enter a battle and she’s amazing. 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"content": "\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_144548\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 561px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/08/robinwilliams.png\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-144548\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/08/robinwilliams.png\" alt=\"An Instagram photo comedian and actor Robin Williams posted on his last birthday, July 21. The caption: 'Happy Birthday to me! A visit from one of my favorite leading ladies, Crystal.'\" width=\"561\" height=\"564\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Instagram photo that comedian and actor Robin Williams posted on his last birthday, July 21. The caption: 'Happy Birthday to me! A visit from one of my favorite leading ladies, Crystal.'\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 12 p.m. Thursday: \u003c/strong>Robin Williams was in the early stages of Parkinson's disease, his wife said in a statement Thursday, and he had not relapsed into drinking alcohol.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Robin's sobriety was intact and he was brave as he struggled with his own battles of depression, anxiety as well as early stages of Parkinson's disease, which he was not yet ready to share publicly,\" Susan Schneider said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Parkinson's disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that often is first noticed through trembling hands.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday: \u003c/strong> Marin County sheriff's officials say that actor and comedian Robin Williams, found dead at his Tiburon home at midday Monday, hanged himself. Here are the relevant details \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/More-details-to-be-released-in-Robin-Williams-5683229.php\" target=\"_blank\">by way of the San Francisco Chronicle, which reports that Williams' body was discovered by his personal assistant\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>The assistant became concerned about 11:45 a.m. Monday after Williams, 63, failed to answer knocks at his bedroom door, said Marin County sheriff's Lt. Keith Boyd.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The assistant entered the room and found Williams \"unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck, with the other end of the belt wedged between the clothes closet door and the door frame,\" Boyd said.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>The complete statement from the sheriff's office \u003ca href=\"#williamscoroner\">is embedded below\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 9:25 a.m. Tuesday:\u003c/strong> Marin County sheriff's officials are planning an 11 a.m. press conference on the death of comedian and actor Robin Williams. We don't know yet what information they'll release on the circumstances surrounding what they've described as an apparent suicide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meantime, an outpouring of shock and grief continues from family, friends, fellow performers and a long roster of public officials, including President Obama. \u003ca href=\"http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2014/08/11/president-obama-passing-robin-williams-he-was-one-kind\" target=\"_blank\">In a statement issued by the White House\u003c/a>, the president said:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in between. But he was one of a kind. He arrived in our lives as an alien -- but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit. He made us laugh. He made us cry. He gave his immeasurable talent freely and generously to those who needed it most -- from our troops stationed abroad to the marginalized on our own streets. The Obama family offers our condolences to Robin’s family, his friends, and everyone who found their voice and their verse thanks to Robin Williams.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee issued his own statement, praising Williams' generosity in giving to a wide range of causes. In addition to participating in benefits for organizations that included San Francisco's Project Open Hand and Neil Young's Bridge Foundation, Williams started his own foundation to donate money to Doctors Without Borders, the Livestrong Foundation and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sen. Barbara Boxer, like Williams a resident of Marin County, also issued a statement Tuesday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"I send the heartfelt condolences of my entire family to Robin Williams' family as our entire country mourns the loss of this remarkable genius who made us smile, laugh uncontrollably or cry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"His ability to connect with everyone was a rare gift indeed. We will always remember Robin and we must also rededicate ourselves to helping each other through the dark times.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Among fellow performers reacting to Williams' death was comedian Chevy Chase -- who said they shared more than just their profession in common:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"Robin and I were great friends, suffering from the same little-known disease: depression. I never could have expected this ending to his life and to ours with him. God bless him and God bless us all for his LIFE! I cannot believe this. I am overwhelmed with grief. What a wonderful man/boy and what a tremendous talent in the most important art of any time — comedy! I loved him,\" actor and comedian Chevy Chase said in a statement.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original post:\u003c/strong> Marin County authorities say actor and comedian Robin Williams has died.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=\"vHmmqd7Qe4Uwmu5ta9RXeTlVGJdRitTi\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Marin County Sheriff's Office reported that emergency responders found Williams in his Tiburon home after getting a call just before noon Monday that he had been found unconscious and not breathing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sheriff's coroner's division said Williams apparently took his own life, though it cautioned that its investigation is ongoing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Both Williams' wife and publicist confirmed his death.\u003ca href=\"http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robin-williams-dies-suspected-suicide-724724\" target=\"_blank\"> From the Hollywood Reporter\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Williams' publicist Mara Buxbaum told The Hollywood Reporter: \"Robin Williams passed away this morning. He has been battling severe depression of late. This is a tragic and sudden loss. The family respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His wife, Susan Schneider, said: \"This morning, I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am utterly heartbroken. On behalf of Robin's family, we are asking for privacy during our time of profound grief. As he is remembered, it is our hope the focus will not be on Robin's death, but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Williams was in the news last month when gossip news site \u003ca href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2014/07/01/robin-williams-actor-rehab-photo-rehab-drugs-alcohol/\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ reported \u003c/a>that he was at \u003ca href=\"http://www.hazelden.org/\" target=\"blank\">Hazelden, an addiction treatment center\u003c/a> in Minnesota, to maintain his sobriety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Williams' representative told reporters at the time, \"After working back-to-back projects, Robin is simply taking the opportunity to fine-tune and focus on his continued commitment, of which he remains extremely proud.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Williams was open about his issues with alcohol and cocaine addiction. As recounted in the Los Angeles Times recently:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Williams ... previously spent time on a Hazelden campus in Oregon back in 2006. He later explained that drinking had gradually become a problem again after 20 years of sobriety.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You're standing at a precipice and you look down, there's a voice and it's a little quiet voice that goes, 'Jump,' \" the \"Mrs. Doubtfire\" star told ABC News in October of that year. \"The same voice that goes, 'Just one.' … And the idea of just one for someone who has no tolerance for it, that's not the possibility.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Williams' latest movie, \"Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb,\" is in post-production and due for release in December. Here's how the Hollywood Reporter sums up Williams' career in \u003ca href=\"http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robin-williams-dies-suspected-suicide-724724\" target=\"_blank\">its obituary\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>A dazzling comic force whose career extended from stand-up to a major acting career, Williams' comedic talents were so quick and brilliant that he often intimidated other comedians. His improv skills were meteoric and stupefying: Williams could wing off the cuff better than any of his peers. He burst through the stand-up world into television, captivating audiences with his portrayal of the endearing extraterrestrial Mork in the '70s series \u003cem>Mork and Mindy\u003c/em>. He first limned the Mork role as a guest star on \u003cem>Happy Days\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He fractured movies audiences with his comedic and endearing performance in \u003cem>Good Morning, Vietnam\u003c/em> (1987). He delighted audiences in the box-office hit \u003cem>The Birdcage\u003c/em> (1996), playing a gay club owner who tries to convince his conservative, future in-laws of his heterosexual mainstream values. He tapped into a fey side and feminine side, as well: He delighted with his slapstick values as a hausfrau in \u003cem>Mrs. Doubtfire \u003c/em>(1993).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His rapid-fire delivery bespoke a warp-speed, associative intelligence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The mystery is in the motion: What miracle of the synapses got him from point A to point Z? At once a satirist, a comedian and a superb actor, this one-man repertory company dashes from mask to mask, voice to voice, like a man possessed by comic demons,” David Ansen wrote in Newsweek in 1986.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Williams returned to network television last year in a CBS sitcom called \u003cem>The Crazy Ones\u003c/em>. It was canceled after a single season. He said in \u003ca href=\"http://parade.condenast.com/154817/dotsonrader/robin-williams-on-returning-to-tv-getting-sober-and-downsizing-in-his-60s/\" target=\"_blank\">an interview with Parade magazine last year\u003c/a> that he was motivated to do the series in part because of financial challenges:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“The idea of having a steady job is appealing. I have two [other] choices: go on the road doing stand-up, or do small, independent movies working almost for scale [minimum union pay]. The movies are good, but a lot of times they don’t even have distribution. There are bills to pay. My life has downsized, in a good way. I’m selling the ranch up in Napa. I just can’t afford it anymore.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Asked whether he \"lost all his money in his two divorces, Williams said: “Well, not all. Lost enough. Divorce is expensive. I used to joke they were going to call it ‘all the money,’ but they changed it to ‘alimony.’ It’s ripping your heart out through your wallet. Are things good with my exes? Yes. But do I need that lifestyle? No.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's the complete statement on Williams' death released Monday from the Marin Sheriff's Office:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>On August 11, 2014, at approximately 11:55 am, Marin County Communications received a 9-1-1 telephone call reporting a male adult had been located unconscious and not breathing inside his residence in unincorporated Tiburon, CA. The Sheriff’s Office, as well as the Tiburon Fire Department and Southern Marin Fire Protection District were dispatched to the incident with emergency personnel arriving on scene at 12:00 pm. The male subject, pronounced deceased at 12:02 pm has been identified as Robin McLaurin Williams, a 63 year old resident of unincorporated Tiburon, CA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An investigation into the cause, manner, and circumstances of the death is currently underway by the Investigations and Coroner Divisions of the Sheriff’s Office. Preliminary information developed during the investigation indicates Mr. Williams was last seen alive at his residence, where he resides with his wife, at approximately 10 p.m. on Aug. 10, 2014.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mr. Williams was located this morning shortly before the 9-1-1 call was placed to Marin County Communications. At this time, the Sheriff’s Office Coroner Division suspects the death to be a suicide due to asphyxia, but a comprehensive investigation must be completed before a final determination is made. 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He arrived in our lives as an alien -- but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit. He made us laugh. He made us cry. He gave his immeasurable talent freely and generously to those who needed it most -- from our troops stationed abroad to the marginalized on our own streets. The Obama family offers our condolences to Robin’s family, his friends, and everyone who found their voice and their verse thanks to Robin Williams.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee issued his own statement, praising Williams' generosity in giving to a wide range of causes. In addition to participating in benefits for organizations that included San Francisco's Project Open Hand and Neil Young's Bridge Foundation, Williams started his own foundation to donate money to Doctors Without Borders, the Livestrong Foundation and the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sen. Barbara Boxer, like Williams a resident of Marin County, also issued a statement Tuesday:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"I send the heartfelt condolences of my entire family to Robin Williams' family as our entire country mourns the loss of this remarkable genius who made us smile, laugh uncontrollably or cry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"His ability to connect with everyone was a rare gift indeed. We will always remember Robin and we must also rededicate ourselves to helping each other through the dark times.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Among fellow performers reacting to Williams' death was comedian Chevy Chase -- who said they shared more than just their profession in common:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>\"Robin and I were great friends, suffering from the same little-known disease: depression. I never could have expected this ending to his life and to ours with him. God bless him and God bless us all for his LIFE! I cannot believe this. I am overwhelmed with grief. 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He has been battling severe depression of late. This is a tragic and sudden loss. The family respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His wife, Susan Schneider, said: \"This morning, I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am utterly heartbroken. On behalf of Robin's family, we are asking for privacy during our time of profound grief. 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He delighted audiences in the box-office hit \u003cem>The Birdcage\u003c/em> (1996), playing a gay club owner who tries to convince his conservative, future in-laws of his heterosexual mainstream values. He tapped into a fey side and feminine side, as well: He delighted with his slapstick values as a hausfrau in \u003cem>Mrs. Doubtfire \u003c/em>(1993).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His rapid-fire delivery bespoke a warp-speed, associative intelligence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The mystery is in the motion: What miracle of the synapses got him from point A to point Z? At once a satirist, a comedian and a superb actor, this one-man repertory company dashes from mask to mask, voice to voice, like a man possessed by comic demons,” David Ansen wrote in Newsweek in 1986.\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Williams returned to network television last year in a CBS sitcom called \u003cem>The Crazy Ones\u003c/em>. It was canceled after a single season. 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