So beautifully said. As someone who often did "Sweat with the Oldies," he truly is a fitness guru as well as a much-needed court jester. Your essay makes me love Richard Simmons even more. I am sorry to hear this biopic misuses his life story and is released upon the world without his permission.
Laura McLaws Helms also did a multiple part series on Richard and his exercise salon empire before he was on TV in her Substack Sighs and Whispers. It was great!
Linda Holmes had a very thoughtful piece on Richard Simmons’ apparent retirement a few years ago: https://www.npr.org/2017/03/21/520943717/missing-richard-simmons-and-the-nature-of-being-known
So beautifully said. As someone who often did "Sweat with the Oldies," he truly is a fitness guru as well as a much-needed court jester. Your essay makes me love Richard Simmons even more. I am sorry to hear this biopic misuses his life story and is released upon the world without his permission.
Laura McLaws Helms also did a multiple part series on Richard and his exercise salon empire before he was on TV in her Substack Sighs and Whispers. It was great!