[mburbank]

When he testified before congress, he stopped taking meds, so that people could see the uncontrolled syptoms, but he was upfront about that.

My grandfather, who died of Parkinsons (at a quite advanced age, though) said that until the very end, it was possible to control symptoms for short periods of time. It's possible Fix was not exerting control. Also, sufferers have good days and bad days.

It hardly matters. No one debates that Fox has Parkinsons, or tat he'll die of it, so he doesn't need to act. In his recent performances in Scrubbs and Boston Legal, he's incorporated a fair amount of twitchiness into his characters.

Fatties riff was tactical, as are all his blusterings, and he's made quite a living off it. I think, though, that this particular bit shows he's off his game, and I think he's ctually done some damage to himself and his interests this time around.