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By: Nuclear Free Zone | Misadventures with Andi

Nuclear Free Zone | Misadventures with Andi — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:24:42 +0000

[...] September, when Patrick Swayze passed away I mentioned one of his movies Red Dawn and that I had a post in mind to expand [...]

By: Andi

Andi — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:46:26 +0000

@Patricia – So sorry about your Dad! It is hard to imagine loosing a parent so young, though I know plenty do.

@Val – yes it is great to have a legacy that we can tap into whenever we want. This is often not the case when “regular” people die. Before my grandmother succumbed to dementia and Alzheimer’s I had her fill out a memory book, and it is one of the most precious things I have of her. It is not always the case that we photos or stories that we can look back at.

@Pam – I know! Fingers just freeze over the remote, changing impossible!

@Clarabela – I know I that clay pot scene makes the movie. Someone else also reminded me of Point Break which I loved as well!

By: Clarabela

Clarabela — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:34:58 +0000

One of the best things Patrick Swayze did was to make dancing sexy. It was great to see a masculine Texan like Partick dancing the way he did in Dirty Dancing. But my favorite is Ghost. Who can forget the scene with Demi Moore when they are molding the clay pot!

By: Pam

Pam — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:45:54 +0000

Dirty Dancing – along with a few other Patrick S movies – are those flicks that when you are flipping channels you just can’t help but stop and watch for the thousandth time!

By: patricia mouille

patricia mouille — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:21:01 +0000

my dad died at the tender age of 57…i re-reflected on how young that really is in seeing P. Swayze go so soon and also his life partner left without his companionship and partnership as such an age, not unlike my mommy. We must stop and count all our blessings. You own your own life and that of the folks you love. Cherish and enjoy.

By: Val

Val — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:23:43 +0000

I agree, it has been a terrible summer of deaths and mourning. But, we’ll always have the movies, music, etc of these wonderful people to remember them by. Swayze’s life – like most of the other’s – was tragically cut way too short and it is definitely a reminder that none of us are immortal in this world. Never take the time that we have with our loved ones for grated. http://www.mythoughtlessramblings.com

By: carrie

carrie — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:40:22 +0000

Thanks for the great post. It is indeed sad about Patrick and many other cultural icons who eerily passed this summer and fall in almost a weird domino effect. Michael Jackson, Farrah, and more recently Mary Travers just yesterday. It is also worth taking note that unfortunately, it takes celebrities to bring to light many diseases that we would not otherwise think about until they take the national stage. Pancreatic cancer, drug addiction, leukemia – - many fall prey to these illnesses who are not famous, and they all deserve our prayers. Death and illness are unfortunately the great equalizers, no matter how much fame and fortune we attain in our lives. And that is also why celebrating our “new-ness” each day is indeed so important.

By: Sarah Browne

Sarah Browne — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:42:03 +0000

Andi –
Thank you so much for your kind comments about my ‘Today is the first day of the rest of your life’ post. Even more thanks for linking it to Patrick Swayze, also a favorite of mine. I have a story about him, too, but best saved for La Note, oui? You are a pleasure to read and a nudge to all bloggers that our blogs are not only about “9 New Facebook Apps that Boost Your Fan Pages” but also about eloquence and relatability.

By: Amy Spangler

Amy Spangler — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:02:00 +0000

Nicely said. I look forward to your Red Dawn commentary.

By: Andi

Andi — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:33:25 +0000

@Jen, thanks for the compliment. I think that no one would say that Patrick Swayze was a brilliant actor, I certainly would not! It was more the movies he played in that impacted my childhood, Outsiders, Red Dawn, Dirty Dancing – I would have to say Ghost is probably his best, and whereas Whoopi Goldberg was funny, I never thought it was Oscar worthy. But ah yes, we have come of age

@Angela, hi and welcome! Love new readers, just saw your post on BlogCatalog, plan on checking our your space as well!