everyone, especially eamon, makes fun of me for my obsession with little old men. i have a soft spot for them. (before you get grossed out, this totally a not sexual thing. well...maybe paul newman and robert redford. but they never age).
travers and i have an ongoing collection. i think it started with a little old man we saw in new orleans. he had on plaid pants, argyle sweater and cap with a pom pom on it. i fell in love instantly.
i have a tendacy to develop a strong attachment to old men on television shows and movies. peter boyle. richard farnsworth. walter matthau. jerry orbach. etc. etc.
but noone compares to the admiration i have for john spencer. he played leo mcgarry on west wing (one of my favorite television shows ever.) he passed away december of 2005, and i was really affected by it. (more on my abnormal connection to televsion and movie stars at a later date).
in this scene on west wing, chief of staff leo mcgarry (spencer) is talking to deputy chief of staff josh lyman (played by bradley whitford) after josh had been told to see a counselor. josh had been shot by a white supremecist who was targeting the presidents personal aide, and was struggling to deal with his emotions during the aftermath. josh had stood by leo during problems with alchohol and drug addiction, and this is leo's way of saying that he would do the same for josh.
note: video is a little longer than just the quote i was going for, but still worth watching
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