Thursday, January 05, 2006

Oscar Night Traditions

Congratulations to Jon Stewart for making it to network TV and hosting the 2006 Oscars. Even if I don't know if you are a host that is coming or going, at least you will be among the stars for the 78th Academy Awards presentation March 5th in Los Angeles.

I remember celebrating Oscar Night almost vividly blurry, was it 1999 or 2000? It was either Whoopi or Billy Crystal hosting, or was it David Letterman? We went over to a friend's house where we had a wonderful barbeque with some delicious slabs of meat, drank a little (too much), and enjoyed the Oscars under the stars in their hot tub. That year the Oscars ran long and it wasn't until 1 or 2 in the morning that we finally stumbled back home to get a few hours of shut-eye before returning to work.

Why do the Oscars have to be on Sunday evenings? I guess Hollywood doesn't have to go back to work on Monday, like the rest of us.

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