Pryor Convictions by Richard Pryor

Robin Williams has also been in close touch with Pryor. He finally got to go somewhere where people weren't doing a tribute to him. One of the turning points was when they decided to get out of the house and go see Little Richard at the House of Blues. Pryor was in terrible health and he didn't get out of bed. Todd Gold, a writer for People and co-author of the book, told about the first three months he and Pryor worked together. His friends, however, knew that silence was the last thing Pryor needed or wanted. The guests welcomed him with a reverent hush. Pryor's multiple sclerosis has weakened and shrunk him so that his collar hangs loosely around his neck and his wispy fingers sit lightly on the steering wheel of his chair. A spirited crowd had gathered on the patio in the early-evening sunshine when the comedian rolled in in his motorized wheelchair. If ever there was a book party in danger of lapsing into excessive solemnity, it was Richard Pryor's, held the other day at Georgia, a restaurant on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. TALK story about the book party held for comedian Richard Pryor's book "Pryor Convictions," which was co-authored by Todd Gold.