John Stamos says he listened to Bob Saget’s audiobook each evening for a while after the comic’s dying.
It has been greater than two years since the premature dying of Full Home star and comic Bob Saget. That Saget was each a beloved sitcom star to a technology and one of many extra revered vets on the stand-up circuit made the loss all of the extra impactful on the earth of leisure. As is the case with dropping any shut pal, those who knew and labored with him needed to discover a approach to deal with the sudden loss. For John Stamos, it was within the consolation of his voice.
John Stamos revealed on the Full Home Rewind podcast – hosted by Dave Coulier – that he discovered himself turning to listening to the audiobook model of Bob Saget’s 2014 memoir, Soiled Daddy: The Chronicles of a Household Man Turned Filthy Comic. “Do you remember when his book came out? It was very dirty and weird. And so and for whatever reason, the night [Saget] died, I put on his audio tape and it gave me such comfort. I don’t know why. I listened to it every night when I went to sleep.”
That’s a candy gesture from Stamos – who was really impressed to write down his personal memoir after Saget’s dying – however it additionally discovered him listening to some eerie foreshadowing. “One morning I woke up and I was like, ‘Did he say, in his book, did he say he hit his head and that’s how he died?’ And I’m like, ‘Nah, that couldn’t be.’ And I went back to it and he talks, as a joke, about, ‘I would hit my head and call TMZ and [say] I’m dying.’” Saget, as it’s possible you’ll bear in mind, died from blunt head trauma, with most indications saying he seemingly hit his head and went to mattress quickly after.
Such tales of perceived premonition made the rounds not lengthy after Bob Saget’s dying, with probably the most well-known being from a 2021 episode of his Right here for You podcast, during which he stated – additionally as a joke – “So, I don’t have long to live…I’m going to be found dead in bed.” (This was in response to his spouse itemizing movies like Goodfellas and On line casino as her favorites.)
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