Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Patrick Swayze ... will always be my Johnny Castle


Not many knew he was the original 'Danny Zuko' in Broadway before John Travolta was cast in Grease. As a 9 year old I watched Swayze dance my heart away in Dirty Dancing with "Time of my life". I didn't even remember Jennifer Grey being in it and I so hated that song yet he stole my little heart. He made men dancing sexy, he made it ok. In Ghost he convinced us his love after death was divine. He fought for Whoopi Goldberg's role, which won her the Oscar. In point break he played a villain 'Bodhi' a cool surfer whom no one could hate but admire. Who knows how many surfers where born after that movie. In City of Joy he touched millions of people with his unbreakable friendship and love he had for a Hazari the rickshaw driver. He was Dr Max Lowe. Not one gossip, not one hatred from a fellow actor, not one bad statement. On Top all Being the very few stars who stayed married to the 15 year old girl he met almost 40 years ago is definitely worth honoring in my opinion. I would like to think he took his long awaited biggest wave of a life time. Ride the wave Bohdi, Surf on dude.
You can do what you want, and make up your own rules.
Why be a servant to the law, when you can be it's master?
'Bohdi'
M.T