Talk:Garrett Morris/Archives/2013

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''During his later seasons on SNL, Morris freebased cocaine and suffered from sever delusions as a result. He sometimes claimed that he was being manipulated by an invisibly robot.'' - is this verified, or is it just libel? RickK 07:11, 27 Sep 2003 (UTC)

The 1986 book Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live, by Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad, is extensively sourced, and outlines in detail the depths of Morris' freebase cocaine addiction from roughly 1978 to 1980, including his frequent assertions that he was being followed by an invisible hypnotist robot. See pp. 353-356 of the book for more. MrStarhead 12:44, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

So given that we have a reliable source in the form of Hill and Weingrad, I am surprised that freebase use is not in the article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.122.33.110 (talk) 20:18, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

Birthdate
I believed Feb 1 to be his actual birthdate on my first edit, but subsequent searches seem to be about evenly divided as to which date it is...it was originally Jan 25 here but he's listed in the 1937 births entry as Feb 1, and the external links show both as well. A Runyon 18:42, 28 April 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm amazed to be able to say that he lives in our apartment complex and I've met and spoken with him a few times; I'll see if I can ask him to fill in any gaps, correct any errors.


 * My guess is that he hasn't fully recovered from the shooting - I've seen him walking with a cane and he has a limp that is more noticeable on some days, but he's always bright and friendly with everyone, residents and staff alike. IMHO one of the "nice guys". Put him and Robin Williams in a small room and the world's energy crisis would be solved in a minute :) AncientBrit 18:59, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
 * How fascinating it must be to have this up-close connection! It's important to remember, though, that Wikipedia calls for published sources precisely because others less fortunate than you will be able to access those, but won't have the opportunity to consult Mr. Morris personally. If he's interested in the chance to correct errors, there's certainly the chance he'd know books or have clips of articles about himself that then could be used as sources; many famous people (or their agents) have a file of that kind of thing. Lawikitejana 14:57, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

WP:BIO
Please do not reinsert the allegations of drug abuse without providing a reliable source as called for by WP:BIO. The editor formerly known as Harmonica Wolfowitz 23:21, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

Freebase/Freebasing
In the Saturday Night Live section, I changed the target article for the freebase link from free base (chemistry) to freebasing. The reference is to Garrett Morris' reputed drug use, not to chemistry. Misterdoe (talk) 01:30, 3 May 2010 (UTC)