Ok, so I (almost) forgot the Oscars were on tonight. (Thanks merujo for reminding me by blogging about it). I happened to tune in right before the “people we lost” montage. That’s usually my favorite part. Is it bad that I only knew five of the names they showed (at least enough to tell you something they were in)? And two of them were Star Trek alums. They were (in order of listing):
- Jane Wyatt – Spock’s mother, the Lady Amanda Grayson, wife of Sarek (who passed away a few years ago)
- Don Knotts – Everybody’s favorite second banana, Barney Fife.
- Joe Barbera – Along with William Hannah, created the best cartoons of all time
- James Doohan – The miracle worker, Montgomery Scott. May the bagpipes always play for you.
- Peter Boyle – One of my favorite characters on “Everybody Loves Raymond” (yes I know that’s a TV show, not a movie.)
Finally, things I realized while watching:
- Martin Scorcese has really bushy eyebrows
- Jack Nicholson looks really old without hair
- Diane Keaton must have been really drunk or really high. She was way too enthusiastic.
And the Oscars are…over. I like the arrangement of music they are using for the credits, especially the chimney song from Mary Poppins, my favorite song from that movie. Chiminey chim chim, chim chim cheroo…
