Posted 12:14 AM by John A. Seafisk

Oh, Oscar, Oscar, Oscar!

The Academy Awards were this evening. And what did I do about it?

I went to a friend's house to watch 'Dirty Dancing'.

For a long time, I thought I was the only person in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area that did not really give two figs about the Oscars. However, during a drunken conversation in some dimly-lit bar in L.A.'s glittering West Side, someone else admitted that they, too, did not watch the ceremonies. As an alternative plan, she invited myself and another friend over to her place for dinner and a movie. And that movie would be the Patrick Swayze-Jennifer Grey choreographed masterpiece, "Dirty Dancing".

For those that likely know, I'm not one to voraciously attend any type of film viewing. However, I had not seen this film in it's entirety. And I saw this opporunity not as movie-watching, but as spending time with friends....not to mention the free meal.

And on the off-chance I do watch a movie, I am prone to 'Mistie' it. Basically, I make smart-alecky comments during the show, a la 'Mystery Science Theater 3000'. Yet, I try to carefully craft my selection of off-the-cuff remarks & bon mots so I come off more like Tom Servo & Crow T. Robot instead of Beavis & Butthead.

Since 'Dirty Dancing' featured Jerry Ohrbach as Baby's dad, I made some 'Law & Order' quips, along with some other verbal jabs I can't quite remember at the moment. The hostess, who is a huge fan of the film, asked me to refrain during certain scenes, but she did laugh at some of my remarks. And the other guest friend chuckles & guffawed at my better moments. Before too long, they were joining in on the 'Mistie' fun.

Overall, it was a good evening. I still don't know if 'Lord of the Rings' or 'Lost In Translation' swept up the most awards, but I do know I had my own night of fantastic film.

And remember...."She's Like the Wind."