I was six the first time I saw Dirty Dancing. My mom's friend decided to put it on while she was visiting, and I was glued. By the time I was seven I was planning my wedding to Johnny Castle. My girlfriends and I would act out THE DANCE every time we had a sleepover, I knew it step for step. To this day the last dance of the movie is still my favorite scene of all time, out of any movie. It brings tears to my eyes.
Twenty years and many movies later, Dirty Dancing is still my all time favorite. I am thrilled to have a daughter to share it with, although she does not have the love for it that I did at her age. She does enjoy it, however, and we watch it often.
The death of Patrick Swayze has devastated me in a way I cannot explain, although I am sure most women my age will understand. Dirty Dancing will never be the same, to say nothing of Ghost, or Road House, or any of his other titles.
Goodbye Johnny, I will forever carry a watermelon for you!
Here is THE DANCE, dedicated to the man himself:
The Time of My Life
RIP
Patrick Swayze
August 18, 1952~September 14, 2009
Omg, I totally cried and let out a very loud gasp when I saw everyone tweeting that he had died. Then I went to facebook to see what you said... and you didn't respond until later. So sad, of all the people that the summer of death claimed, this one hurts the most. I remember saying to someone or blogging it, I'm not sure, that if we made it through without Swayze dying that I knew it'd be ok. Of course it's never that way.
ReplyDeleteRIP Patrick.
~Ditto~
I agree, this one really devastated me. I was in denial but tonight on ET Canada they talked about it, and I lost it. What a sad week.
ReplyDelete~Ditto~