Just Another Oscar Entry

I ventured to Union Station tonight for the Oscar Party being put together by the Cincinnati Mens Chorus. Being the friend of several Chorines, I like to support the home team. And going out for dinner is fun too. :)

So after having a yummy Long Island Iced Tea, I settled in with Brian (cincycub), Eric (nonljeric), and Derek (_decibel_) to watch the Academy Awards and order dinner. With two jello shots, buffalo chicken tenders, fried mac and cheese (we thought of you stripedtiger during the fried mac and cheese yumminess), and Belgian chocolate cheesecake, I was full!

I thought that John Stewart did a great job hosting, the opening sequence with past hosts refusing to do it again was funny. Whoopi Goldberg saying "Oh, hell no!" was priceless.

Some awards were expected (Philip Seymour Hoffman for Capote) and some were more surprising (I thought Brokeback Mountain was a sure thing, but everyone assures me that Crash is very worthy of the award). I was disappointed that Felicity Huffman didn't win for Transamerica as I felt she exuded considerable talent making that role so believable. There was some nice eye candy among the winners though, like bearish Gustavo Santaolalla (left), who won the Oscar for best original score for Brokeback Mountain.

The CMC were selling jello shots and raffle tickets, the former being served by a very handsome, furry-chested cowboy (sigh). We bought some of each. Every commercial break they would draw for prizes. All of us at the table won at least once. Eric won a DVD of Ed Wood and Brian got a De-Lovely DVD and a Union Station gift card. Derek and I won twice. Derek got two VHS tapes of South Park, a DVD of All About Eve, and free tickets to the Esquire theater. My booty included a Union Station gift card, two Esquire tickets, a CMC CD, and a DVD of L.A. Confidential, which strangely I've never seen, despite being a big Kevin Spacey fan.

It was a great evening, thanks for inviting me Brian. It's now past midnight and I have to work tomorrow, though I am contemplating taking a vacation day tomorrow.

Celebrities I've Met...

After such a late night, I decided to take the day off. My boss wasn't too surprised and told me over and over again that they'd make due without me. He's a sarcastic guy at times. It's why we get along so well.

I got a haircut this morning, followed by a visit to the gym, and then home. A online friend the other day asked if I had ever met any celebrities in my travels. The answer I gave was no, which wasn't quite true as I didn't remember the time I met Red Green, another fine Canadian.


Harold, Me and Red Green
I dug this photo out of the picture box. It was back in the summer of 1998 when I lived in Kansas City. Red Green had helped out the PBS stations in the annual beg-a-thon. The top ten stations got a visit by Red and Harold. I happened to pledge to the local Topeka station, who surprisingly won a visit. So I braved the crowds to meet Red and Harold when they came to Topeka and got my picture taken with them.

I've always enjoyed the comedy of the The Red Green Show. The gravel-voiced, bearded Red Green and the group of rural folks out at Possum Lodge have entertained me for years. It's not Shakespeare, but it's not meant to be.

The downtrodden Possum Lodge pledge says it all: "I'm a man.. but I can change.. if I have to.. I guess.."

So what celebrities have you met?

The Three Things Meme

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Three Names you go by

1. Mark
   
2. Park
   
3. KYbearfuzz

Three Parts of Your Heritage

1. Irish
   
2. English
   
3. Native American

( And the rest of the story... )