I almost died speedballing. Gave me a heart attack at the age of 27. Scared me straight. It’s been 4 years and my heart has thankfully healed. I’ve been clean ever since. RIP Chris Farley.
I lost my best buddy to a similar accident. I'm so glad you made it. My friend, I m sure had no clue cuz unfortunately he was a junkie. What harm could a couple sniffs and a couple random pills do. No needle...no problem, right?
You’re definitely right and everyone struggles with something.. it’s what you do with that to try to overcome them and making people laugh and smile is a great trait to face your demons
Chris was one in a million. That song Adam wrote about him makes me cry. People don't realize that a lot of very funny people are crying inside. RIP Chris.
I think a lot of performers have codependency issues that drives them to want to get approval from an audience. I wonder how much of my interest in doing theater when I was younger was due to that.
@@dontdiscriminatehateeveryo9263 I just watched it just now on UA-cam. It was a very touching tribute. I loved how he shared that his children enjoyed watching Chris's movies and how they make his children laugh. It's so sweet. Thank you for sharing. I can't believe I didn't know about the song
This thing might have come from football player John Riggins who allegedly had a down period where he lived in a van by the Potomac River. Complete urban myth, and probably nothing of the kind happened, but he did get drunk and pass out in front of a Supreme Court Justice. So that is the first time I heard that which would have been called a "meme" if meme's were a thing in 1984.
Your analysis is not only based on science but tremendously compassionate for every case you discuss. There's never emotional drama,, harsh judgement, or criticism for people and I love that you always end with what has been learned. 🤩🥰
SPEAKING STRICTLY FROM MEMORY ...I DON'T REVISIT CHRIS'S REPERTOIRE OR VIDEOS ,AND HAVEN'T FOR A LONG TIME...BUT WHAT I LIKED ABOUT HIS HUMOR ,IF THAT'S WHAT IT WAS ,WAS HIS SUBLIME SENSE OF TIMING ...AS TO WHO HE WAS AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT...LIKE ...HE'D ''PORTRAY'' A CHARACTER WHO WAS BOTH INEPT AND BUMBLING ...AND THE CHARACTER KNEW IT ...HE'D SLICK BACK HIS WILD HAIR , COCK HIS HEAD SLIGHTLY ,THINKING OUT LOUD --''HEY ! I SHOULDN'T BE HERE ! WHY AM I HERE ? OBVIOUSLY ..I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.........""..........BUT ,HE HAS TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT...........SO HE TRIPS ...AND PRACTICALLY BOUNCES OVER THE STAGE ..........GETS UP ...TUCKS HIS FLYING WHITE SHIRT BACK IN HAS PANTS .THEN ....MAYBE STARTS LAUGHING AT THE WHOLE THING ...LIKE HE '' MEANT IT ''...BUT REALLY , HE DIDN'T MEAN IT AT ALL ...THUS ,DOUBLING-DOWN ON ...''MR.STUPID --MISFIT-IN-ANY CASE ''.LIKE ...LIFE'S CURVE BALL WAS HIS---WELL ----WAS HIS !---TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT ---------------AND WHEN HE'D DEAD-PAN THIS ROUTINE ...STRAIGHT-FACED ...TO LETTERMAN .......SOMEHOW YOU KNEW CHRIS FARLEY FOR WHO HE REALLY WAS --EVEN WHEN HE WAS SERIOUS ,THIS WOULD COME THROUGH --THAT'S PART OF WHY I LOVED CHRIS FARLEY .I STILL THINK OF HIM FROM TIME TO TIME.
I'M NOT MUCH OF A CITY-PERSON ..BUT I DID LIVE IN TORONTO ONCE ...AND ALSO IN OTTAWA ...I GOT TO KNOW A PIANO-PLAYER WOMAN ONCE ,WE CHUMMED AROUND FOR A WHILE .SHE WAS A ''MODERN ENTERTAINER '' AND A SUPER MUSICIAN ...WHO KNEW ''SECOND CITY'' COMEDIANS OUT OF THE FIREHALL....OR FIRESIDE..... DINNER-THEATER PLACE IN T.O .------I SPOKE TO ONE ONCE ON A SHARED RIDE TO TORONTO ...AS HE WAS ''AUDITIONING '' FOR THAT SHOW THERE AT SECOND-CITY ..AS IT WAS THEN .......-I THINK GILDA RADNER WAS ONE OF THE TROUPE ,,,AND ONE OR TWO OTHERS WHO WENT ON TO CALIFORNIA ----------I HAD DINNER THERE ONE NIGHT...ON AN INVITATION...... ....AND TOOK IN THE SHOW ------I WAS FLABBERGASTED [ TODAY THEY CALL IT ''GOBSMACKED'' ]---THE JOKES AND SKITS WERE SO HIGH ,INTENSE ,AND FREQUENT...THAT I COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING .ONE AFTER THE OTHER ..JUST PLASTERING YOU IN THE FACE .I'D NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE IT...IT WAS THAT EMOTIONALLY ELATING----------THAT WAS THE ONLY TIME I EVER WENT TO ANYTHING LIKE THAT ...OR ANY COMEDY -THEATRICAL PLACE OF THAT NATURE -I LOST TOUCH WITH BARBARA ---THE PIANO-GIRL I KNEW WAY BACK THEN...43 YEARS AGO NOW --------BUT THOSE SECOND CITY PEOPLE ,I'LL NEVER FORGET THEM ------SO---WHEN YOU MENTION GUYS LIKE JOHN CANDY ...WHO LIVED AND GREW UP IN THE SAME NECK OF THE WOODS I DID ....AND HIS ASSOCIATION WITH CHRIS FARLEY ,AND DAN ACKROYD....WELL ........I UNDERSTAND VERY WELL WHERE THEY CAME FROM ,FOR SURE.
@@therealdeal3672 lol ok? Sorry but to me people who are suffering inside yet manage to make positive impacts on others, that’s admirable. Unlike those who needlessly make others feel bad.
I was an extra on Airheads. I remember, in between takes, Farley would talk with us and have all of us laughing. I get sad thinking about all the Farley/Spade movies that we never got to see.
When my kids don’t get their tasks done, I sometimes go into the Matt Foley routine. The beauty is that the more they laugh, the more it fits into the routine. “OH YOU THINK IM FUNNY DO YA? Well you’re not gonna be laughing when you are LIVING IN VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!” What a genius he was.
Steven Turner. I agree with you and loved him. We lost a great comedian in Chris Farley. I read a lot about him and it seemed he never thought he was good enough when he was one of the funniest people ever IMHO.
I bonded with my older brother watching Chris Farley movies. We would cry laughing on our camping trips when the family was trying to sleep just quoting his hilarious lines. We still send each other Chris Farley memes on our birthday. He’s one of my favorite childhood memories. RIP legend. Nobody compares❤️
Id have to go back & listen but I don’t remember if he said that’s what SNL said about his performance or if the Dr. just coined that. In either case..🤣🤣😅😁😜🤪🥴
"...destroyed by his reaction to fame..." "...isolated and alone with his desires..." Those two phrases jumped out at me and really tell the whole story of Farley's tragic death. This was one of the best analyses I have seen, Dr. Grande. You really hit the nail on the head when it comes to "the paradox of fame" which has cut so many young lives short. This is why I look forward to these contributions daily.
Millennials are practicing minimalist living. I dont know what gen X is going to do. Its not to late. You can live in a van as a mini vacay? If you can afford it
I always got the sense that Chris needed more unconditional love and validation in his life. Like he had learned from a young age that his value as a human being was only in what he could do for others. He was a kind, sensitive person and the calm, subtle characters he played on SNL were just as good as the louder, more famous ones.
How sad is it that his last words were, "Please don't leave me?" Even sadder, instead of getting him help, she takes a picture of him. She could have called, anonymously, after leaving if she was afraid of getting arrested. Takes a photo. smh. Thanks for this thoughtful, sensitive, and respectful analysis, Dr. Grande. And for talking about his substance abuse issues without any judgement. Not everyone would have done that. You really are the very best at what you do. GREAT job on this one. 💔💔💔
I cannot imagine walking away from someone who's lying on the floor telling me, "Please don't leave me." That's something a little boy would say to his mother. That's beyond heart-rending. Maybe we should all try to be more sensitive to the pressures of fame. He was a young man struggling with it. Famous people give us a lot of themselves and despite all their money and praise they still must struggle to cope with the pressure.
@@patrickemmett6269 I wish he'd succeeded. I swear, you can tell he was a sweetheart, even if you never knew him personally. I want to watch all his stuff now. I just realized I've never even seen the ninja movie, and somebody in these comments just reminded me of the figure skater comeback sketch. I completely forgot about that. TY for sharing.
Please analyze another comedy great, John Candy. He was one of my favorite people ever. So kind, talented, loving, but also troubled. He left us way too soon.
Chris is still loved and deeply missed here in Madison. I lived in Maple Bluff for a few years and for a while I drove past his childhood home every day on my way to work. I passed his grave on the drive home. A gentle midwestern soul who most likely was hyper-aware of his problems, but felt immense guilt and "didn't want to bother anyone" with it. In Wisconsin alcohol is an abundant, and sadly socially acceptable, treatment for mental illness. There's probably a dozen more layers to be peeled away from Farley and his relationship with intoxicants viewed solely through the lens of Wisconsin drinking culture. We're a severely unhealthy crowd.
Great video. Funny man who didn't feel happy in the end. He tried so hard to make people laugh and feel happy but in the end he wasn't happy himself. I'll always miss him and feel for his pain.
I watched a video recently where his brothers said that Chris wasn’t happy with the last movie he made. “Almost Heroes.” That movie is our family’s favorite of all his movies!! It’s a great movie. I know all of us miss his presence. Such a good hearted man. Thank you Chris Farley for all the laughs and love you brought to us all.
Really happy to see you do chris Farley. I was in high school when he passed away, and I never fully appreciated him until many years later. Thanks for another great video!
Chris Farley made an nice appearance on Letterman in 1994. Letterman told Farley that he enjoyed his work on SNL, and Chris seemed to be touched by that statement.
Chris Farley is a national treasure. He had a heart of gold and it was tragic when he passed away. What wonderful works he could have created were he still here with us?
Thank you Dr. Grande, its amazing understating celebrities you loved growing up with, contemporaries, not just the few criminals. You cover the best of all!!!!!
As a life long fan of Farley I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your analysis of him. It was honest but recognized who he was and that’s all you can ask for. Thank you Dr. G
As a person who suffers from multiple, debilitating mental illnesses, an abusive childhood & my Dad dying when I was 11, I can somewhat relate. Many days I just get apathetic about whether I live or die.
I saw that and thought Steven Seagal was being terrible on purpose. I thought it was an intentional joke, but it also felt creepy-crawly too. I remember watching this, so I am unsure, did they pull it later?
My mother-in-law was at a fat farm with him. She said he was very nice, respectful, and quiet. She was surprised when he told her he was a comic. She had no idea he was that famous until she told my husband who she had lunch with.
My son who was 13 at the time loved his humor and he didn't want to believe that he died of an overdose. It was sad he loved him in Tommy Boy. RIP Chris Farley.
what I learned from a psychologist who specializes in eastern medicine and addiction, what you described as "low conscientiousness, has meticulous goals set, but easily seeks temptations." Your daily patterns are positively reinforcing you to keep at the temptations meanwhile there is a disconnect between how your habits are actually affecting your life, compared to how you actually feel they are affecting your future, on a daily basis. this strongly correlates with procrastinating
I was only 12 when Chris Farley died and I remember very well when it happened. I already loved him at that age and I still love him today. I can watch one of his movies when I'm feeling down and his talent and comedy lift my depression for awhile. All these years later, I still miss him and I'm still sad he's gone. But man, what a legacy for such a short but brilliant life. Thanks for the laughs, Chris. You are missed. ❤️
The world misses you, Chris. I am so thankful you finally found peace...... but it’s so sad in the manner it took for you to reach that peace. We love you!!!!
Thank you for doing this analysis. I remember laughing so hard when he did all of this characters on SNL. He seemed like such a sweet soul. It was so sad to realize the pain that he carried after he died. I still smile remembering him.
Thank you Dr. Grande for the well told story of Chris. You did this with grace which I am sure Chris would appreciate. Its always sad to hear how drugs have undone so many productive and useful lives. Just a shame it continues to be a problem up to this very moment.
I never knew how he passed. How terribly sad. 💔 I loved his films and I didn't know when I was watching them that he had died until a friend mentioned it and I stopped watching them. I think I'll get into his films again now.
I cannot count how many times I’ve watched in a van down by the river, back when aired and repeats and now whenever I want. I can crack myself up just muddering that line It is a family joke with mine. Pure gold I didn’t know all those details, his words, the person taking a pic and leaving anyways, he was close to door or that he was found by his brother. Really sad. Thanks, Dr Grande. A cautionary tale for sure.
This one hit especially hard. Chris Farley was me and my dad's favorite comedian when I was growing up. I remember my dad cry-laughing at his iconic Matt Foley character. I was in high-school the day it was announced he passed away and I cried the entire day. So sad. He was the "sad clown" everyone loved.
Of course you are Chris fan. His simple sweet natural talent was God given IMO . I'm kinda like you having a more dry sense of humor and those types of comedians cracks me up.I loved the guy and this analysis!
I live in an old mobile home a block from the Colorado River...does that count? Seriously, even after all these years I miss Farley so much. When he died it left a huge hole in comedy for me.
Chris Farley was truly one of the funniest guys I've ever seen. He had a genius of making great humour out of everyday life situations and people. Just looking at the guy was funny. I loved the act of the middle aged guy, with black horned rim glasses, and a big belly, hanging over his black belt, while lecturing younger people. Really the guy was "classic." The ironic thing about this, is that it seems a lot of these guys are "deeply unhappy" inside, and have to take heavy drugs to try and mask the pain -- "it never works." Rest in peace Chris Farley -- you left us a lot of great laughs and memories.
I remember when some reporter asked him on the red carpet of some award show what else he wanted in life now that he was so famous and wealthy and he said: "A girlfriend would be nice". So tragic! God rest his sweet soul.
I graduated High School in 1994 and I spent many nights sitting in front of the tv watching SNL. I still love SNL to this day, laughing is therapeutic to me. I will have to say that Farley's slapstick spot on performance as motivational speaker Matt Foley has to be one of the funniest skits in SNL history. Adding that Christina Applegate and David Spade are trying not to break the whole time and when Farley falls on the coffee table...OMG that was comedy gold! It's one skit among many that I've shown my children many times. Excellent clip as always. I love this channel! 💖
Late in the video, you touched on something I think is often overlooked. You implied the value of comedy. Often, I think comedy is overlooked, or its impact on culture is minimized because (whether it's cerebral humor, or fart jokes) it is necessarily presented in a non-serious light. Rarely if ever has a comedy movie been awarded an Oscar for best picture. But, comedians and whatever their media oulet is, are a very positive contribution to society. Even "mean" humor may produce a positive net gain in the relative well-being of humanity. People laughing is such a good thing. Comedians, whether they intend to, contribute an amazing benefit to the world; one that is too big be measured.
Tommy Boy was a great joy! I had heard that Chris Farley would rent a truck during Christmas time and buy Food , clothes, and toys and deliver these items to poorer families in south Chicago!!
Dr Grande I love your compassion on this analysis. Especially when it comes to topics like addiction. You have such understanding and that's one of the things I love most about your content! Thank you doc!💙💙💙
Chris was truly one of a kind and and it makes me upset when people judge him yeah he struggled with drugs horrifically but at least he tired his best. I love his movies and I always will he will always live in are hearts I wish it ended better for him though. To think of all the movies and tv shows he could have been in. Rest in enteral peace
I never was a fan of Chris Farley’s humor but he appears to have been a man who had a life long struggle with his particular demons. I appreciate your compassionate analysis, Dr Grande. I learned a lot from this video.
One of my favorite movies was Beverly Hills Ninja. Farley was crude but endearing and likeable. We all saw the inevitable crash that would end his life. Thank you Dr. Grande!!! 🪴🪴🪴
Thanks once again for another great video I loved Chris Farley. He was super funny. With me it was.. i didnt really notice him that much and then later on had more appreciation for him i was thinking why didnt i like him sooner. Yes its a sad familar tale of the dangers of Showbiz and excess. Almost like he waa trying to fill a whole inside of him. RIP Chris Farley. He is very much missed.
I completely understand that mentality. I have used alcohol with dire consequences, all the time I knew I was addicted, that it was out of control. It can't be understood in terms of control disorder though. I can say from vast experience, the drug replaces instinctive impulses. It's like trying to permanently give up food, or never feel warm again. Intellectually you understand this is disordered thinking, but these behaviours aren't amenable to analysis. Visceral shock can help. So can enforced routines.
This, as like a number of recent videos regarding individuals, is where you've been very successful in adding a lot further "insight" for viewers like myself. You are competent at truly identifying how various factors, combinations of these, plus the types of circumstances can impact on these person's lives.Where you excel and provide further insight is in your competence to communicate your perceptiveness in the significance of which conditions, or other traits and factors are of reliable significance for their outcomes. You are sharpening your viewers capacity to evaluate similar problems with this insight. Plus adding caution for myself in enhancing what a true level of thoughtful analysis requires as you demonstrate which would take the years of effort and practice you have established. I'm thrilled thatI can grasp your analysis so well, but humbled in realising it's another thing entirely to have the ready skills to do it.
I wonder how much study you've done into the subject of systemic fatphobia? There are lots of studies and new data being uncovered that show that the stress of being fat in a world that reviles fat people. Similar to the stressful effects of living in poverty, or being a person of color, fatphobia has physiological, psychological, financial, and social impacts. I'd love to see you do a deep dive on the various effects that being fat in a fatphobic has on an individual. Certainly with Farley, I believe that this was a major factor in his behavior and in his pain.
I never grew up on his humor but I can tell he was a very driven and talented man who honestly couldve done so much more than just comedy. The drug use was such a disastrous situation for him, because it gave him the energy to perform but rapidly destroyed him inside, in many tv appearances I've seen of him he always looked drugged out and its sad..
Another brilliantly eloquent and thorough analysis by Dr Grande. Particularly liked the comment about "if every bad script led to drug intoxications..." Lol!
Please discuss the life of Philip Seymour Hoffmann. He was in some ways the opposite kind of performer to Chris Farley: extremely flexible in any role, no matter what size he was, and he got many roles. Maybe not the "hot hunks", but he didn't seem to want them. Yet they had the same approach to drug use: clean until the cameras stopped rolling, and then it was time to indulge. I'm still shaking my head about his death. Why?
Such a bold cautionary tale of being weighed down by getting what you ask for and just how incredibly strong and compelling SUD is for some people. Farley seemed to be quite intelligent and probably knew he could not sustain that kind of lifestyle for long, but both were too hard to give up.
Wow, this was a great analysis of Chris Farley Dr. Grande. I always presumed he was a deep thinker, at least much deeper than he appeared to be. May he now be at peace with his God in Heaven.
It’s good to hear you have appreciation for humor and what it has to offer on a broad scale. Many people right off certain types of comedy as “low brow” or with an intellectual elitism. Comedy has many forms and as long as it’s making someone laugh that’s all that matters.
Oh I was waiting for this one! I loved Chris Farley growing up... Tommy Boy used to make me roll over laughing... I miss this big guy ✌ and speed balling is ridiculous dangerous, I did a hit one time and it knocked me on my ass, literally, very scary stuff.
I remember watching this particular skit, and just DYING! A very young David Spade's reaction and just trying to keep it together. They were a great duo back in the day for just simple or shock value humor,- Tommy Boy and Black Sheep were both Funny and entertaining in a shallow way for their Genre. It's so very sad the struggles he went through, and his inability to get a grip on his demons in the end. We ALL have them, our own Demons- all we can do is try to be in control of them instead of the other way around I suppose. One could argue he maybe didn't value his life on the level it deserved- that's not judgement at ALL, just a thought. Such a joyful wonderful talent to lose way too young! As always, your Analysis is incredible Dr. Grande! I love everything you do, and your style is just unmatched. You are such a joy to watch, and so educational too! All the loves!! 🥰😘❤️
Very good presentation, Dr. Grande. I saw Chris Farley as a very creative but driven person who tried to manage that "drive" or energy by "putting it out there" in his performances. Same with Belushi. Both of them self-medicated with food, alcohol and other drugs. One fear such people have is that if their "drive" is moderated by properly prescribed medication, their creativity will dissipate and leave them.
One of the funniest SNL skits was him and Patrick Swayze auditioning for Chippendales😄Such a sad ending to his life & how disgusting she didn't help. All drugs are terrible. Thanks Dr G again💛💙❤
@@zenawarrior7442 thinkin that I'll need to get tissue expanders put in, since I want it on my neck. Lolllll! I teach high school, my old life as an artist was so much more free!
He brought me a lot of happiness when I was an abused, isolated and lonely child in the 90s. May he rest in peace.
❤ stay strong homie
Ditto. F’n ditto.
💙🙏💙Heather NIKKI 💙🦋💙 Glad u r here 2day ..: Peace 💙🙏💙 Trusting AllisWell💙🦋💙
May your precious soul find peace as well.
@Heather Nikki. May peace and love be with always. ❤🙏
Chris Farley: the only man who ever out-danced The Patrick Swayze.
I forgot all about that! It was SOOOO WRONG!🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
I CANNOT AGREE WITH YOU MORE
Patrick actually look like chris posed a threat to him during the tryouts although it was a joke 😂. Rip to both of them.
I’ll never forget the day I watched that! I laughed sooooo hard!!
I guess he did have the last laugh after all.
I almost died speedballing. Gave me a heart attack at the age of 27. Scared me straight. It’s been 4 years and my heart has thankfully healed. I’ve been clean ever since. RIP Chris Farley.
I lost my best buddy to a similar accident. I'm so glad you made it. My friend, I m sure had no clue cuz unfortunately he was a junkie. What harm could a couple sniffs and a couple random pills do. No needle...no problem, right?
Luke 21,36 KJV
Never look book. DO NOT ever do drugs again. My ex OD on Oxy.
You are loved and this world needs you.
Farley seemed like such a genuine, caring person who wanted to do the right thing but had his struggles like everyone else. RIP
You’re definitely right and everyone struggles with something.. it’s what you do with that to try to overcome them and making people laugh and smile is a great trait to face your demons
Chris was one in a million. That song Adam wrote about him makes me cry. People don't realize that a lot of very funny people are crying inside. RIP Chris.
I think a lot of performers have codependency issues that drives them to want to get approval from an audience. I wonder how much of my interest in doing theater when I was younger was due to that.
I didn't know that Adam wrote a song about him.
@@teresaperez5995 You need to listen to it bc it's great and really sad. I cry Everytime I hear it bc you can tell Adam really loves his friend.
@@dontdiscriminatehateeveryo9263 I just watched it just now on UA-cam. It was a very touching tribute. I loved how he shared that his children enjoyed watching Chris's movies and how they make his children laugh. It's so sweet. Thank you for sharing. I can't believe I didn't know about the song
Well said! RIP Chris
Why does it make me happy that the good doc knows about the “van down by the river”?
I know...I felt the same way when I saw it!👍💙
Did you hear him snicker as he said it.
I don't know.
I think everyone over 30ish knows that reference.
This thing might have come from football player John Riggins who allegedly had a down period where he lived in a van by the Potomac River. Complete urban myth, and probably nothing of the kind happened, but he did get drunk and pass out in front of a Supreme Court Justice. So that is the first time I heard that which would have been called a "meme" if meme's were a thing in 1984.
Your analysis is not only based on science but tremendously compassionate for every case you discuss. There's never emotional drama,, harsh judgement, or criticism for people and I love that you always end with what has been learned. 🤩🥰
Excellent aknowlegement so well expressed.👍
"We told him slow down you'll end up like Belushi and Candy he said 'those guys are my heros that's all fine and dandy.'"
-Adam Sandler
I’m glad to know that.😀
SPEAKING STRICTLY FROM MEMORY ...I DON'T REVISIT CHRIS'S REPERTOIRE OR VIDEOS ,AND HAVEN'T FOR A LONG TIME...BUT WHAT I LIKED ABOUT HIS HUMOR ,IF THAT'S WHAT IT WAS ,WAS HIS SUBLIME SENSE OF TIMING ...AS TO WHO HE WAS AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT...LIKE ...HE'D ''PORTRAY'' A CHARACTER WHO WAS BOTH INEPT AND BUMBLING ...AND THE CHARACTER KNEW IT ...HE'D SLICK BACK HIS WILD HAIR , COCK HIS HEAD SLIGHTLY ,THINKING OUT LOUD --''HEY ! I SHOULDN'T BE HERE ! WHY AM I HERE ? OBVIOUSLY ..I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.........""..........BUT ,HE HAS TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT...........SO HE TRIPS ...AND PRACTICALLY BOUNCES OVER THE STAGE ..........GETS UP ...TUCKS HIS FLYING WHITE SHIRT BACK IN HAS PANTS .THEN ....MAYBE STARTS LAUGHING AT THE WHOLE THING ...LIKE HE '' MEANT IT ''...BUT REALLY , HE DIDN'T MEAN IT AT ALL ...THUS ,DOUBLING-DOWN ON ...''MR.STUPID --MISFIT-IN-ANY CASE ''.LIKE ...LIFE'S CURVE BALL WAS HIS---WELL ----WAS HIS !---TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT ---------------AND WHEN HE'D DEAD-PAN THIS ROUTINE ...STRAIGHT-FACED ...TO LETTERMAN .......SOMEHOW YOU KNEW CHRIS FARLEY FOR WHO HE REALLY WAS --EVEN WHEN HE WAS SERIOUS ,THIS WOULD COME THROUGH --THAT'S PART OF WHY I LOVED CHRIS FARLEY .I STILL THINK OF HIM FROM TIME TO TIME.
That was a line from Adam's song about him. It's really sad bc he ended up being what they were trying to stop.
I'M NOT MUCH OF A CITY-PERSON ..BUT I DID LIVE IN TORONTO ONCE ...AND ALSO IN OTTAWA ...I GOT TO KNOW A PIANO-PLAYER WOMAN ONCE ,WE CHUMMED AROUND FOR A WHILE .SHE WAS A ''MODERN ENTERTAINER '' AND A SUPER MUSICIAN ...WHO KNEW ''SECOND CITY'' COMEDIANS OUT OF THE FIREHALL....OR FIRESIDE..... DINNER-THEATER PLACE IN T.O .------I SPOKE TO ONE ONCE ON A SHARED RIDE TO TORONTO ...AS HE WAS ''AUDITIONING '' FOR THAT SHOW THERE AT SECOND-CITY ..AS IT WAS THEN .......-I THINK GILDA RADNER WAS ONE OF THE TROUPE ,,,AND ONE OR TWO OTHERS WHO WENT ON TO CALIFORNIA ----------I HAD DINNER THERE ONE NIGHT...ON AN INVITATION...... ....AND TOOK IN THE SHOW ------I WAS FLABBERGASTED [ TODAY THEY CALL IT ''GOBSMACKED'' ]---THE JOKES AND SKITS WERE SO HIGH ,INTENSE ,AND FREQUENT...THAT I COULDN'T STOP LAUGHING .ONE AFTER THE OTHER ..JUST PLASTERING YOU IN THE FACE .I'D NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE IT...IT WAS THAT EMOTIONALLY ELATING----------THAT WAS THE ONLY TIME I EVER WENT TO ANYTHING LIKE THAT ...OR ANY COMEDY -THEATRICAL PLACE OF THAT NATURE -I LOST TOUCH WITH BARBARA ---THE PIANO-GIRL I KNEW WAY BACK THEN...43 YEARS AGO NOW --------BUT THOSE SECOND CITY PEOPLE ,I'LL NEVER FORGET THEM ------SO---WHEN YOU MENTION GUYS LIKE JOHN CANDY ...WHO LIVED AND GREW UP IN THE SAME NECK OF THE WOODS I DID ....AND HIS ASSOCIATION WITH CHRIS FARLEY ,AND DAN ACKROYD....WELL ........I UNDERSTAND VERY WELL WHERE THEY CAME FROM ,FOR SURE.
Oh that's sad, self fulfilling prophecy ?
Chris Farley and Robin Williams are two souls too pure for this earth. I hope they had moments of peace knowing how deeply they impacted so many.
They did drugs and cured hookers like the rest of us. They were just funny,
@@vincemcmahonreadskoran3120 Cured hookers? From what?
@@therealdeal3672 lol ok? Sorry but to me people who are suffering inside yet manage to make positive impacts on others, that’s admirable. Unlike those who needlessly make others feel bad.
I was an extra on Airheads. I remember, in between takes, Farley would talk with us and have all of us laughing. I get sad thinking about all the Farley/Spade movies that we never got to see.
I love that movie. You can't pluralize the lone trees ranger.
What was his energy like? Did he ever chill out?
@@lisbethbird8268 total pro, he would go from high energy entertaining us extras to calm and ready to do his scene.
When my kids don’t get their tasks done, I sometimes go into the Matt Foley routine. The beauty is that the more they laugh, the more it fits into the routine. “OH YOU THINK IM FUNNY DO YA? Well you’re not gonna be laughing when you are LIVING IN VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!” What a genius he was.
Steven Turner. I agree with you and loved him. We lost a great comedian in Chris Farley. I read a lot about him and it seemed he never thought he was good enough when he was one of the funniest people ever IMHO.
I bonded with my older brother watching Chris Farley movies. We would cry laughing on our camping trips when the family was trying to sleep just quoting his hilarious lines. We still send each other Chris Farley memes on our birthday. He’s one of my favorite childhood memories. RIP legend. Nobody compares❤️
Chris, hopefully you have found peace in your van down by a calm river...
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I absolutely love watching and rewatching Chris Farley movies. He was such a great talent. Just watched Beverly Hills Ninja on Sunday.
Dude I saw that for the first time a couple months ago. That movie was brilliant.
@@ajhproductions2347 check out Chris Farley in Coneheads
@@lucretiz haha he was awesome in that. I saw boneheads in the theater as a kid but didnt like it until recently.
“A humor black hole from which humor could not escape“?!?!?!!!!!!😂😂😂😂 SIR!!!😂😂💀💀
That's the doc, beautiful lady :).
I love that!
Id have to go back & listen but I don’t remember if he said that’s what SNL said about his performance or if the Dr. just coined that. In either case..🤣🤣😅😁😜🤪🥴
He really burned Segal 🤣 but Segal absolutely earned it lol
Chris Farley's death will always fill me with sadness. It always hurts to see someone that made so many other people happy, struggle so profoundly.
"...destroyed by his reaction to fame..." "...isolated and alone with his desires..." Those two phrases jumped out at me and really tell the whole story of Farley's tragic death. This was one of the best analyses I have seen, Dr. Grande. You really hit the nail on the head when it comes to "the paradox of fame" which has cut so many young lives short. This is why I look forward to these contributions daily.
The older I get, the more appealing livin’ in a van down by the river becomes.
All I need are some vittles and a van down by the river!
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Same.
@@rejaneoliveira5019 yes! Freedom. 😆
Millennials are practicing minimalist living. I dont know what gen X is going to do. Its not to late. You can live in a van as a mini vacay? If you can afford it
Also was it chris Farley that had that terrible movie made about him after his death?
I always got the sense that Chris needed more unconditional love and validation in his life. Like he had learned from a young age that his value as a human being was only in what he could do for others. He was a kind, sensitive person and the calm, subtle characters he played on SNL were just as good as the louder, more famous ones.
Nice comments...so sad
How sad is it that his last words were, "Please don't leave me?" Even sadder, instead of getting him help, she takes a picture of him. She could have called, anonymously, after leaving if she was afraid of getting arrested. Takes a photo. smh. Thanks for this thoughtful, sensitive, and respectful analysis, Dr. Grande. And for talking about his substance abuse issues without any judgement. Not everyone would have done that. You really are the very best at what you do. GREAT job on this one. 💔💔💔
I cannot imagine walking away from someone who's lying on the floor telling me, "Please don't leave me." That's something a little boy would say to his mother. That's beyond heart-rending.
Maybe we should all try to be more sensitive to the pressures of fame. He was a young man struggling with it. Famous people give us a lot of themselves and despite all their money and praise they still must struggle to cope with the pressure.
Would love to see you talk about Judge Judy Sheindlin some day...
But wouldn't she sue?
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I didn't know she was special like that...
Harsh woman.
Happy late Bday Dr Grande!
I can watch hours and hours of Dr. Grande's work and it never, ever, ever becomes tiresome. It simply gets better.
I got to know Chris a bit, before he died. He was a very sweet person.
Good to know. Sad to know. It would be so much less sad if he was a total jerk.
@@lisbethbird8268 he was trying to get sober.
@@patrickemmett6269 I wish he'd succeeded. I swear, you can tell he was a sweetheart, even if you never knew him personally. I want to watch all his stuff now. I just realized I've never even seen the ninja movie, and somebody in these comments just reminded me of the figure skater comeback sketch. I completely forgot about that. TY for sharing.
@@lisbethbird8268 I loved his interview of Paul McCartney. That showed you who he really was.
Please analyze another comedy great, John Candy. He was one of my favorite people ever. So kind, talented, loving, but also troubled. He left us way too soon.
Chris is still loved and deeply missed here in Madison. I lived in Maple Bluff for a few years and for a while I drove past his childhood home every day on my way to work. I passed his grave on the drive home. A gentle midwestern soul who most likely was hyper-aware of his problems, but felt immense guilt and "didn't want to bother anyone" with it. In Wisconsin alcohol is an abundant, and sadly socially acceptable, treatment for mental illness. There's probably a dozen more layers to be peeled away from Farley and his relationship with intoxicants viewed solely through the lens of Wisconsin drinking culture. We're a severely unhealthy crowd.
I’m so glad you made this video on Chris Farley, he is my favorite comedic actor.
I’ve said this a lot in the comments but I’m going to say it again 😆 I’m almost 23 months clean 🧼
Congratulations!
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Excellent. Keep going!
Congratulations! You deserve it 😀
Keep saying it, every one needs good news!
Great video. Funny man who didn't feel happy in the end. He tried so hard to make people laugh and feel happy but in the end he wasn't happy himself. I'll always miss him and feel for his pain.
I watched a video recently where his brothers said that Chris wasn’t happy with the last movie he made. “Almost Heroes.” That movie is our family’s favorite of all his movies!! It’s a great movie. I know all of us miss his presence. Such a good hearted man. Thank you Chris Farley for all the laughs and love you brought to us all.
Really happy to see you do chris Farley. I was in high school when he passed away, and I never fully appreciated him until many years later. Thanks for another great video!
Chris Farley made an nice appearance on Letterman in 1994.
Letterman told Farley that he enjoyed his work on SNL, and Chris seemed to be touched by that statement.
He also made a very funny appearance on Conan.
What I appreciate most about this, is learning stuff about Chris Farley I'd never find on my own.
The Chris Farley documentary that came out several years ago is one of the few things that I’ve watched that have made me cry. I loved him.
Chris Farley was hilarious. Such a sad story. Thank you for dealing with it so tenderly. As always.
Chris Farley is a national treasure. He had a heart of gold and it was tragic when he passed away. What wonderful works he could have created were he still here with us?
A lovely and compassionate analysis. May you rest in peace Chris.
Thank you Dr. Grande, its amazing understating celebrities you loved growing up with, contemporaries, not just the few criminals. You cover the best of all!!!!!
As a life long fan of Farley I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your analysis of him. It was honest but recognized who he was and that’s all you can ask for. Thank you Dr. G
I actually liked him. He seemed to be a genuine soul although I never met him.
Dr Grande thank you for being so fair and kind.
Chris Farley's didn't know how loved he was he was his own worst enemy what's a talent he was
True.
As a person who suffers from multiple, debilitating mental illnesses, an abusive childhood & my Dad dying when I was 11, I can somewhat relate.
Many days I just get apathetic about whether I live or die.
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"Steven Segall... created a humour black hole, from which no humour could ever escape."
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I saw that and thought Steven Seagal was being terrible on purpose. I thought it was an intentional joke, but it also felt creepy-crawly too. I remember watching this, so I am unsure, did they pull it later?
steven seagal LAWMAN
@@itsjustlaurel1531 I enjoyed Seagal's performance on SNL. People make it out to be worse than it was
I loved Chris Farley so much! He’s very missed by so many.
My mother-in-law was at a fat farm with him. She said he was very nice, respectful, and quiet. She was surprised when he told her he was a comic. She had no idea he was that famous until she told my husband who she had lunch with.
That's a great story. 😊 Thanks👍
wow!
My son who was 13 at the time loved his humor and he didn't want to believe that he died of an overdose. It was sad he loved him in Tommy Boy. RIP Chris Farley.
So sad😢
what I learned from a psychologist who specializes in eastern medicine and addiction, what you described as "low conscientiousness, has meticulous goals set, but easily seeks temptations."
Your daily patterns are positively reinforcing you to keep at the temptations meanwhile there is a disconnect between how your habits are actually affecting your life, compared to how you actually feel they are affecting your future, on a daily basis.
this strongly correlates with procrastinating
I was only 12 when Chris Farley died and I remember very well when it happened. I already loved him at that age and I still love him today. I can watch one of his movies when I'm feeling down and his talent and comedy lift my depression for awhile. All these years later, I still miss him and I'm still sad he's gone. But man, what a legacy for such a short but brilliant life. Thanks for the laughs, Chris. You are missed. ❤️
Great topic and analysis Dr. Grande! I loved Chris Farley for his brand of humor. He was truly unique and gifted.
The world misses you, Chris.
I am so thankful you finally found peace...... but it’s so sad in the manner it took for you to reach that peace.
We love you!!!!
I remember my family renting Tommy Boy and watching it together. It was a good time. "Fat guy in a little coat."
Most quotable movie in our family😂
Thank you for doing this analysis. I remember laughing so hard when he did all of this characters on SNL. He seemed like such a sweet soul. It was so sad to realize the pain that he carried after he died. I still smile remembering him.
Thank you Dr. Grande for the well told story of Chris. You did this with grace which I am sure Chris would appreciate.
Its always sad to hear how drugs have undone so many productive and useful lives. Just a shame it continues to be a problem up to this very moment.
I never knew how he passed. How terribly sad. 💔 I loved his films and I didn't know when I was watching them that he had died until a friend mentioned it and I stopped watching them. I think I'll get into his films again now.
I cannot count how many times I’ve watched in a van down by the river, back when aired and repeats and now whenever I want. I can crack myself up just muddering that line
It is a family joke with mine.
Pure gold
I didn’t know all those details, his words, the person taking a pic and leaving anyways, he was close to door or that he was found by his brother. Really sad.
Thanks, Dr Grande.
A cautionary tale for sure.
This one hit especially hard. Chris Farley was me and my dad's favorite comedian when I was growing up. I remember my dad cry-laughing at his iconic Matt Foley character. I was in high-school the day it was announced he passed away and I cried the entire day. So sad. He was the "sad clown" everyone loved.
Of course you are Chris fan. His simple sweet natural talent was God given IMO . I'm kinda like you having a more dry sense of humor and those types of comedians cracks me up.I loved the guy and this analysis!
I live in an old mobile home a block from the Colorado River...does that count? Seriously, even after all these years I miss Farley so much. When he died it left a huge hole in comedy for me.
I love Chris ! God Bless Him ...
RIP .
" Thank You " Dr. Grande
Chris Farley was truly one of the funniest guys I've ever seen. He had a genius of
making great humour out of everyday life situations and people. Just looking at
the guy was funny. I loved the act of the middle aged guy, with black horned rim
glasses, and a big belly, hanging over his black belt, while lecturing younger people.
Really the guy was "classic."
The ironic thing about this, is that it seems a lot of these guys are "deeply unhappy"
inside, and have to take heavy drugs to try and mask the pain -- "it never works." Rest
in peace Chris Farley -- you left us a lot of great laughs and memories.
Love to know I'm birthday twins with Dr. Grande, and a great person like Farley. 2/15 :)
I remember when some reporter asked him on the red carpet of some award show what else he wanted in life now that he was so famous and wealthy and he said: "A girlfriend would be nice". So tragic! God rest his sweet soul.
I graduated High School in 1994 and I spent many nights sitting in front of the tv watching SNL.
I still love SNL to this day, laughing is therapeutic to me.
I will have to say that Farley's slapstick spot on performance as motivational speaker Matt Foley has to be one of the funniest skits in SNL history. Adding that Christina Applegate and David Spade are trying not to break the whole time and when Farley falls on the coffee table...OMG that was comedy gold!
It's one skit among many that I've shown my children many times.
Excellent clip as always.
I love this channel! 💖
Late in the video, you touched on something I think is often overlooked. You implied the value of comedy. Often, I think comedy is overlooked, or its impact on culture is minimized because (whether it's cerebral humor, or fart jokes) it is necessarily presented in a non-serious light. Rarely if ever has a comedy movie been awarded an Oscar for best picture. But, comedians and whatever their media oulet is, are a very positive contribution to society. Even "mean" humor may produce a positive net gain in the relative well-being of humanity. People laughing is such a good thing. Comedians, whether they intend to, contribute an amazing benefit to the world; one that is too big be measured.
Oh, how I have missed the "OCEAN"! Thank you, Dr.Grande.
Matt Foley Motivational Speaker will always be my favorite!
Tommy Boy was a great joy! I had heard that Chris Farley would rent a truck during Christmas time and buy Food , clothes, and toys and deliver these items to poorer families in south Chicago!!
I love Chris. Love is never past tense. Matt Foley and Tommy Boy are two of my favorites. May he rest in powerful peace.
Aww, I adore Chris Farley.. I appreciate this one very much, Dr. Grande. Thank you 💕
Love the content!! I have struggled for many years with addiction, I know what it feels like to WISH that I wanted to quit. Thanks for the work!!!
Dr Grande I love your compassion on this analysis. Especially when it comes to topics like addiction. You have such understanding and that's one of the things I love most about your content! Thank you doc!💙💙💙
Excellent analysis as always!Thank you Dr.Grande.
oh man..please do *RIVER PHOENIX* ❤️
I would like to see that also
Chris was truly one of a kind and and it makes me upset when people judge him yeah he struggled with drugs horrifically but at least he tired his best. I love his movies and I always will he will always live in are hearts I wish it ended better for him though. To think of all the movies and tv shows he could have been in. Rest in enteral peace
Happy VERY BELATED Birthday, Dr. Grande!
I never was a fan of Chris Farley’s humor but he appears to have been a man who had a life long struggle with his particular demons. I appreciate your compassionate analysis, Dr Grande. I learned a lot from this video.
I have always loved this actor since i was growing up, his talent lives on in movies, it is so sad he lost his life in this way, may he rest in peace.
One of my favorite movies was Beverly Hills Ninja. Farley was crude but endearing and likeable. We all saw the inevitable crash that would end his life. Thank you Dr. Grande!!! 🪴🪴🪴
Thanks once again for another great video
I loved Chris Farley. He was super funny. With me it was.. i didnt really notice him that much and then later on had more appreciation for him i was thinking why didnt i like him sooner.
Yes its a sad familar tale of the dangers of Showbiz and excess. Almost like he waa trying to fill a whole inside of him. RIP Chris Farley. He is very much missed.
Chris Farley was truly one of a kind. There’s nobody else like him and there never will be.
I completely understand that mentality. I have used alcohol with dire consequences, all the time I knew I was addicted, that it was out of control. It can't be understood in terms of control disorder though. I can say from vast experience, the drug replaces instinctive impulses. It's like trying to permanently give up food, or never feel warm again. Intellectually you understand this is disordered thinking, but these behaviours aren't amenable to analysis. Visceral shock can help. So can enforced routines.
From someone who lives in my van down by the river as often as possible I miss this guy. He was my role model. Seriously though, RIP Mr Farley.
This, as like a number of recent videos regarding individuals, is where you've been very successful in adding a lot further "insight" for viewers like myself. You are competent at truly identifying how various factors, combinations of these, plus the types of circumstances can impact on these person's lives.Where you excel and provide further insight is in your competence to communicate your perceptiveness in the significance of which conditions, or other traits and factors are of reliable significance for their outcomes. You are sharpening your viewers capacity to evaluate similar problems with this insight. Plus adding caution for myself in enhancing what a true level of thoughtful analysis requires as you demonstrate which would take the years of effort and practice you have established. I'm thrilled thatI can grasp your analysis so well, but humbled in realising it's another thing entirely to have the ready skills to do it.
I wonder how much study you've done into the subject of systemic fatphobia? There are lots of studies and new data being uncovered that show that the stress of being fat in a world that reviles fat people. Similar to the stressful effects of living in poverty, or being a person of color, fatphobia has physiological, psychological, financial, and social impacts. I'd love to see you do a deep dive on the various effects that being fat in a fatphobic has on an individual. Certainly with Farley, I believe that this was a major factor in his behavior and in his pain.
I would be very interested in this.
Woah this is what I wanted!!! It isn't even Christmas,Thank you Dr.Grande. 😃
What a sad tale. Poor Chris Farley. It's 5 a.m in England and It's my birthday treat to wake up to Dr Grande 🎂🇬🇧
I never grew up on his humor but I can tell he was a very driven and talented man who honestly couldve done so much more than just comedy. The drug use was such a disastrous situation for him, because it gave him the energy to perform but rapidly destroyed him inside, in many tv appearances I've seen of him he always looked drugged out and its sad..
Another brilliantly eloquent and thorough analysis by Dr Grande. Particularly liked the comment about "if every bad script led to drug intoxications..." Lol!
Please discuss the life of Philip Seymour Hoffmann. He was in some ways the opposite kind of performer to Chris Farley: extremely flexible in any role, no matter what size he was, and he got many roles. Maybe not the "hot hunks", but he didn't seem to want them. Yet they had the same approach to drug use: clean until the cameras stopped rolling, and then it was time to indulge. I'm still shaking my head about his death. Why?
And so so talented.
Such a bold cautionary tale of being weighed down by getting what you ask for and just how incredibly strong and compelling SUD is for some people. Farley seemed to be quite intelligent and probably knew he could not sustain that kind of lifestyle for long, but both were too hard to give up.
Lots of addicts can’t sustain sobriety very long either. Being high will always feel better even when they know it isn’t really better.
Wow, this was a great analysis of Chris Farley Dr. Grande. I always presumed he was a deep thinker, at least much deeper than he appeared to be. May he now be at peace with his God in Heaven.
Thank you for this one on the great Chris Farley!
It’s good to hear you have appreciation for humor and what it has to offer on a broad scale. Many people right off certain types of comedy as “low brow” or with an intellectual elitism. Comedy has many forms and as long as it’s making someone laugh that’s all that matters.
Oh I was waiting for this one! I loved Chris Farley growing up... Tommy Boy used to make me roll over laughing... I miss this big guy ✌ and speed balling is ridiculous dangerous, I did a hit one time and it knocked me on my ass, literally, very scary stuff.
Love Chris Farley 💙❤ thanks for this video!
I have struggled with opiates for many years. Thank God for suboxone! They have helped me stay clean for about 8 months now.
Congradulations! ✌
I remember watching this particular skit, and just DYING! A very young David Spade's reaction and just trying to keep it together. They were a great duo back in the day for just simple or shock value humor,- Tommy Boy and Black Sheep were both Funny and entertaining in a shallow way for their Genre. It's so very sad the struggles he went through, and his inability to get a grip on his demons in the end. We ALL have them, our own Demons- all we can do is try to be in control of them instead of the other way around I suppose. One could argue he maybe didn't value his life on the level it deserved- that's not judgement at ALL, just a thought. Such a joyful wonderful talent to lose way too young! As always, your Analysis is incredible Dr. Grande! I love everything you do, and your style is just unmatched. You are such a joy to watch, and so educational too! All the loves!! 🥰😘❤️
Very good presentation, Dr. Grande. I saw Chris Farley as a very creative but driven person who tried to manage that "drive" or energy by "putting it out there" in his performances. Same with Belushi. Both of them self-medicated with food, alcohol and other drugs. One fear such people have is that if their "drive" is moderated by properly prescribed medication, their creativity will dissipate and leave them.
if there was a video of dr grande laughing at chris farley's skit about "i live in a van down by the river"
my heart would sing 💞
One of the funniest SNL skits was him and Patrick Swayze auditioning for Chippendales😄Such a sad ending to his life & how disgusting she didn't help. All drugs are terrible. Thanks Dr G again💛💙❤
I want a full color tattoo of that scene.
@@mariebernier3076 What a great tat that would be🥰👍
@@zenawarrior7442 thinkin that I'll need to get tissue expanders put in, since I want it on my neck. Lolllll! I teach high school, my old life as an artist was so much more free!
@@mariebernier3076 😄Good luck. Send me a pic if u get it done
My personal fave 👍