CHARLENE McGREGOR:
Why don’t you get a job at the Burgerrama? They’ll hire you! My Lord, I saw on the TV – they had this little retarded boy working the register.

LELAINA:
Because I’m not retarded, Mom. I was the valedictorian of my University!

WES McGREGOR
Well you dont have to put that on your application.

Movie: Reality Bites (1994)
Lelaina: Winonoa Ryder
Writer: Helen Childress
Director: Ben Stiller

Patrick Swayze passed away yesterday, 14 September 2009, after battling pancreatic cancer. Swayze is best known for his roles in Dirty Dancing (1987) and Ghost (1990).

“I have a great deal of faith in faith; if you believe something strongly enough, it becomes true for you. I would like to believe that my father is right here with me in this room and that he’s my guardian angel, that there’s life after death — because if there isn’t, why are we here? I don’t believe that just flesh and bones can contain from the point of view of physics this very real recorded energy inside of us. Whether it’s true or not, we need to believe it.”

~Patrick Swayze

Patrick was born on 18 August 1952 in Houston, Texas to Patsy and Jesse Swayze. Patrick was the eldest son and had two brothers and two sisters. His mother had a dance school.

At the age of 19 he met one of his mother’s dance students, Lisa Niemi, who was 15 at the time. They got married in 1975. The marriage lasted until the time of his death, but produced no offspring.

In 1972 Patrick moved to New York to attend the Harkness Ballet and Joffrey ballet schools.

After doing some theatre work, including the role of Danny in Grease, he made his film debut in Skatetown, USA (1979). After a couple of years of film and television work he had his big break in Dirty Dancing.

After his brother’s death in 1982 Swayze battled with alcoholism. After his sister’s suicide in 1994, he decided to seek help for his addiction.

In January 2008 he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer for which he received chemotherapy. In January 2009 it seemed that the cancer had spread to his liver and he was also hospitalised for pneumonia. The pneumonia might have been a side effect from the chemo.

Some other movies Swayze appeared in:

• Roadhouse (1989)
• Point Break (with Keanu Reeves) (1991)
• City of Joy (1992)
• Donnie Darko (2001)
• Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
• The Beast (TV) (2009)

Trivia:

• He was voted “Sexiest Man Alive” by People magazine in 1991.
• He received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame On 18 August 1997.
• He received Golden Globe nominations for Dirty Dancing, Ghost and To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
• He was also singer-songwriter
• He was a dance choreographer
• He has pilot’s license.
• His brother Don is also an actor, with who him co-starred in Powder Blue. (2009)
• He pursued various artist and sports activities.
• He was brought up Catholic but also studied Eastern religions and Scientology.

Patrick Swayze had an extensive acting career, which included theatre performances and 47 film and TV roles. His singing and dancing talents and natural athletic ability made him an all-round versatile actor. He has definitely made a mark on the pop culture of the 90s. I think I’ll watch Ghost on DVD tonight.

May he Rest in Peace.

Sources: Wikipedia & IMDB

1. When Harry Met Sally
2. Sleepless in Seattle
3. City of Angles
4. French Kiss
5. Kate & Leopold
6. You Got Mail
7. When a Man Loves a Woman
8. Top Gun
9. Addicted to Love
10. The Doors

The band Bon Jovi was extremely popular when I was a kid.The band who took their name from lead vocalist Jon Bon Jovi produced several hit rock ballads and rock anthems. Here are my favourite songs.

1. Always
2. Bed of Roses
3. You Give Love a Bad Name.
4. Lie to Me
5. Something for the pain
6. These Days
7. In These Arms
8. My Guitar Lies Bleeding in My Arms
9. This Aint a Love Song
10. Living on a Prayer