I Wish I Was Batman!

I was working this morning when I got the news that Adam West had died. My friend Shawn was checking his news feed and relayed the message to me. It made me very sad. I felt choked up?I had a show to do.

When I was a kid, there really were only two superheroes, George Reeves as Superman and then later Adam West as Batman. He was my Batman.

TVs Batman was all I knew. The campy, overacted series would never hold up against the C.G.I. of today's Batmen. But I guess it was enough for me. I watched as he and Robin "The Boy Wonder" would climb directly up the side of a building via rope without effort. (How did they do that?)

Whatever the situation or the villain, they always had just the right tool in their Utility Belt. If Batman didn't have it, you could count of Robin!

For most of my youth I grew up wanting to be just like my Batman. I had Batman PJ's with a cape. I would wear them out from in my yard and climb up the fire hydrant to jump off. I'd hold my cape out and say "Come on, Robin, to the Bat Cave! There's not a moment to lose! People would see me and freak out! Probably because I was seventeen?

And then there was The Batmobile! That thing had a switch for everything. Always some kind of new gadget.

Adam West was a hero of mine. He went on to do some acting but the type had been cast. His Simpson appearances were so well written and performed by him as a voice actor. Homer once cleared snow off Adam's house entrance with Homer's Mr. Plow truck. Holy atomic pile, Batman!

It is so sad that part of growing older is watching your heroes pass away. I will feel a sense of loss for a few days. I hope he lived a life of joy and happiness. Adam West, you will be missed.

I will always, as I did as a kid, check the night sky for your signal. Still wishing I was Batman!

Lou Gallagher

Why is a woman in love like a welder? Because they both carry a torch! - Batman