Sickly Biff

MORNING OF JANUARY 8, 2010

In real life last February, I saw comedian Tom Wilson, who played "Biff" in the Back to the Future movies, at a local comedy club. In my dream, he was back and we'd gone to see him again.

We were startled to see that he looked very old and very ill. He didn't get around well. He stood on the stage and asked the audience questions about Back to the Future, as well as fielding questions. At one point he started making fun of Harry Potter fans. None of it seemed like good-natured "roasting", but rather it seemed malicious.

Then he explained that he'd produced a series of comedic animated shorts to incorporate into his act. They showed on a screen behind him as he narrated them. That was the gimmick: the cartoons were silent, and all the supposed humor came from what he said as they played. I remember one of them starred Lydia from the 90's Beetlejuice cartoon.

At this point Tom announced he was taking a bathroom break and left the stage. He came back some time later looking even more old and frail and tired than before. He was obviously very sick. He sat in a chair offstage and began to complain that, due to his sickness, he had to "eat and poop and pee all at the same time, like a barge that carries food to the toilet!"

It was very sad to see anyone in this sickened, bitter state.