I know I'm late on this in "internet time" but I found out about the passing of Patrick Swayze as a Twitter trending topic on Tuesday morning at work after returning from vacation. That was a serious bummer to come back to...so many of our 80's icons are with the Ancestors, as life has it, but this has been a depressing year. A constant manifestation of "you don't know what you've got 'til it's gone."
So most of us know Mr. Swayze as sexy ass bad boy Johnny Castle in the cult flick "Dirty Dancing." I saw that movie in the theater with my mom, comedy. I was like 6 and didn't totally understand it (especially the abortion part) except that when I turned 18 I had to go to the mountains and find my own misunderstood hot-hot dance instructor to teach me some thangs).
A generation has also seen (and cried to) "Ghost"...another dated classic taking you back to a time and place. That movie put "Unchained Melody" and pottery sex on the map. And who can forget "Black Dog," with Swayze as the protagonist tough guy/sweetheart trucker on a mission? *crickets and tumbleweed* Not his best work, but if you missed this one, I'm sure TBS or TNT will hook you up soon.
Also, Mr. Swayze had an impact on hip-hop vocabulary; "Swayze" came to mean "ghost." I'm saying, it rhymes perfectly with "crazy." Gotta love it. The blog, Hip Hop Is Read, recounts the numerous lyrics referencing Patrick Swayze. Comical and educational, read the comments!
He brings up lots of good memories...but most notably (aside from "Dirty Dancing") is this clip from Saturday Night Live circa the early '90's. I loved that he was really a dancer, that made him extra cool to me; us women love that shit! SNL cleverly plays on that exact appeal in this skit with Chris Farley (RIP as well), a young Mike Myers, Kevin Nealon, Jan Hooks and Victoria Jackson. Mr. Patrick, my inner child and inner tween thank you, we know you're shining on the other side.
(since the embedding isn't working click here, thanks Mercury retrograde)
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