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| RIP Mr. Adam "Batman" West and thanks for the memories |
An
unknown but sizable number of middle-aged men across America continue their
grieving and mourning after learning last week that one of our boyhood superhero
characters, Adam “Batman” West, passed away.
Forever
typecast as Batman, Mr. Adam West lived a full and rewarding life for 88 years.
From
an early age, Mr. West knew he wanted to perform for a living. In his youthful and young man dreams, however, it probably wasn't likely that he envisioned one day being a 1960s-television superhero
to a generation of middle-aged men like me; a larger-than-life and new-age clever
and witty version of the comic book Batman character created almost 30 years
earlier.
As
young boys, we middle-aged men lived for the next episode of Batman, a
television program delivered weekly in a two-episode format with its patented
first episode closing of “Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!”
I
recall pleasant and vivid elementary school playground memories where we’d all engage
in chatter about last evening’s Batman episode during recess kickball games.
Eternal memories were made that, for me, had been dormant but were
powerfully resurrected last week upon learning of Mr. West’s passing.
Rest
in peace Mr. Adam “Batman” West. Thank
you for all the memories. As ambassador
of all middle-aged men across American, we continue to grieve and mourn your
passing while looking forward to when we next meet again, same Bat time, same
Bat channel!
Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum
2 comments:
I was in second grade when the Batman series started -- in my age demographic, it was the highest rated TV show to ever air. And, it made Halloween costuming a no brain-er for years to come.
I learned how to read as a young boy reading Batman and Superman comic books. The Batman TV series was my early exposure to wit, the gold standard by which all middle-aged man wit is measured.
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