Books, Movies, Music & Entertainment - rip leo mcgarry

for those fans of The West Wing, John Spencer died of a heart attack.

i just started catching up on all the episodes on Bravo this year and i like this show a lot.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-12-16-spencer-obit_x.htm
http://www.forbes.com/technology/ebusiness/feeds/ap/2005/12/16/ap2398784.html

I, too, have been catching up on The West Wing and have found it very enjoyable. It's hard to have a favorite character on that show but Leo McGarry was definitely one of my top three favorites.

I also enjoyed him on L.A. Law, in The Rock with Sean Connery, Copland, and even the very small part he had as one of the missile command silo types in Wargames.

I will indeed miss him on The West Wing...and though I never knew him personally, his passing saddens me.

To make this a bit cycling related, in one of the first episodes the President crashes into a tree while riding Leo's bike...

Mrs. Landingham: Oh, Mr. McGarry, have they done an x-ray?
Leo McGarry: Yep.
Mrs. Landingham: And is anything broken?
Leo McGarry: A four-thousand-dollar "Lynex Titanium" touring bike that I swore I'd never lend anyone.

That always cracked me up. Any exchange with the President's secretary was bound to be a good one...

Mrs. Landingham: In my day we knew how to protect ourselves.
Leo McGarry: Well, in your day you could fight off the Indians with a Daniel Boone musket, couldn't you?
Mrs. Landingham: Ah, sarcasm - the grumpy man's wit.
Leo McGarry: Go sharpen a pencil, would you?

One of his best monologues...

Leo McGarry: This guy's walking down the street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can't get out. A doctor passes by, and the guy shouts up, "Hey, you, can you help me out?" The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a priest comes along, and the guy shouts up, "Father, I'm down in this hole. Can you help me out?" The priest writes a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a friend walks by. "Hey, Joe, it's me. Can you help me Out" And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, "Are you nuts? Now we're both down here." The friend says, "Yeah, but I've been down here before - and I know the way out."


Also, I loved how the British Ambassador, Lord John Marbury, on the show would always refer to him as 'Gerald.'

And of course, his "big block of cheese" speech was classic.

He had a very distinct voice & a remarkable laugh. And I loved his expression when he smiled.

Fare thee well, John Spencer...

I, too, have been catching up on The West Wing and have found it very enjoyable. It's hard to have a favorite character on that show but Leo McGarry was definitely one of my top three favorites.

I also enjoyed him on L.A. Law, in The Rock with Sean Connery, Copland, and even the very small part he had as one of the missile command silo types in Wargames.

I will indeed miss him on The West Wing...and though I never knew him personally, his passing saddens me.

To make this a bit cycling related, in one of the first episodes the President crashes into a tree while riding Leo's bike...

Mrs. Landingham: Oh, Mr. McGarry, have they done an x-ray?
Leo McGarry: Yep.
Mrs. Landingham: And is anything broken?
Leo McGarry: A four-thousand-dollar "Lynex Titanium" touring bike that I swore I'd never lend anyone.

That always cracked me up. Any exchange with the President's secretary was bound to be a good one...

Mrs. Landingham: In my day we knew how to protect ourselves.
Leo McGarry: Well, in your day you could fight off the Indians with a Daniel Boone musket, couldn't you?
Mrs. Landingham: Ah, sarcasm - the grumpy man's wit.
Leo McGarry: Go sharpen a pencil, would you?

One of his best monologues...

Leo McGarry: This guy's walking down the street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can't get out. A doctor passes by, and the guy shouts up, "Hey, you, can you help me out?" The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a priest comes along, and the guy shouts up, "Father, I'm down in this hole. Can you help me out?" The priest writes a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a friend walks by. "Hey, Joe, it's me. Can you help me Out" And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, "Are you nuts? Now we're both down here." The friend says, "Yeah, but I've been down here before - and I know the way out."


Also, I loved how the British Ambassador, Lord John Marbury, on the show would always refer to him as 'Gerald.'

And of course, his "big block of cheese" speech was classic.

He had a very distinct voice & a remarkable laugh. And I loved his expression when he smiled.

Fare thee well, John Spencer...



Nice. Couldn't have done him justice any better myself.

I'll miss him, too...

:(