Also, Fausto, I heart silence of the lambs!

I first noticed John Travolta’s weave about 5 years ago. He turned up at a premier in London with the cropped do, then 3 days later appeared on a chat show with the long do. In fact, if you pull out that photo of him kissing the guy from a few years back, you’ll notice he’s not wearing any wig at all.
Despite the cropped wig looking awful part of me thinks ‘good for him’. Having lost lots of hair through illness I’d go for that option too if I could afford it! Maybe.

Re Ryan Seacrest: I was interested to hear Nathan Lane’s joke on ‘The View’ about actor Gary Busey gatecrashing a red carpet interview with Jennifer Garner. He said, ‘He was really trying to get Ryan Seacrest’s attention – which is easy, you just slip him your phone number!’

And finally, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEET AMANDA! Had I known I’d have sent you a Dalek related gift. Just as well I didn’t know then!

I’ve stated many times (on this site and on the show) that the reason I donate is BECAUSE of the policy…I donate because so many of my friends can’t, so I do it in their honor.

If you read the “Happy Birthday” thread, you’ll see that the policy against gays donating is only at Red Cross and Lifesource. I talked to at least two gay guys who have no trouble donating at local hospitals.

I have this discussion with the phlebotomists almost every time I donate…they’re all VERY aware that the highest incidence of new HIV cases is among black women. And most of the people working at Lifesource ARE black women, and they agree it would be REALLY hard to enforce that, whereas gays seem to just sit back and take it.

When you donate, they ask the same 30 or so questions every time, so I’d have to be a fucking moron not to know that they exclude any man who has had sex with another man. For the record, they also exclude women who have had sex with a man who has had sex with another man, men and women who have accepted or given money for sex, IV drug users, anyone who has had sex with an IV drug user, anyone who has spent any time in England in the past five years, anyone who has spent any time in jail in the past five years, and anyone whose gotten a tattoo in the last year.

They even have a system for pos people who feel pressured to donate, perhaps because of a blood drive at work. You tell the person taking the blood that you don’t want your blood used for medical purposes, and they will put a little barcode sticker on your bag. No one around you can read it.

Please don’t make assumptions about what “doesn’t occur” to other people.

It’s funny because for me the Oscars are like THE Gayest annual television event and it’s precisely because (at the risk of gross stereotyping) LGBT folks seem to be clued into Hollywood, entertainment, interesting film, can understand it as art, and know the more obscure and talented and edgy people and films going on in Hollywood. The fashion and the makeup and the hair and being bitchy about it is a very big part of it for me, but I also respect the talents of these people, the enormous creativity it takes to produce the films being honored. Also I hoped to hear the FOF perspective on the “Queer” moments on the show – after all this is where I turn for a Queer perspective, I can’t get it from CNN or Entertainment Tonight.

I’m also a major film nut, I go to 2-3 movies a week and watch 2 or 3 more on DVD or cable each week. I saw every nominated film except “I’ll be There”, the foreign nominees (which have not been released in SF) and the shorts (animated, live action and documentary). I just have a head full of trivia and useless information about film.

And then Scott Rudin won the Oscar for Best Film (he’s the producer of No Country for Old Men) and thanked his lover, “This is also for my partner John Barlow. Without you, honey, this would be hardware. Thank you so much. Thank you.”

I think it’s refreshing to see people awarded for great performances and not worrying about what country people are from. After all the Oscars are not the awards for best achievement in American film making.

Tracy, that Sweeney Todd was fucking brilliant and you should really pursue the idea. I think it would make a great act or one woman show.

The opening montage I felt was about the fact that it was the 80th year. That was a running theme with all of them, acknowledging and celebrating the 80 year history of the awards. Jon Stewart knows himself as a performer and knows that he is not a song and dance man and should not attempt to do a cheap imitation of Billy Crystal. Yes Billy will likely be widely regarded as the best host in Oscar history , but I thought Stewart was quite good, moved the show along very efficiently and most of his jokes worked (everyone misses now and again).

Anyone who hasent watched UHF just try to keep this jingle out of your head, you will be singing this for days.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XbCWmY0eqY

SMOOCH
-Tracy

Also, I agree with George that we need to leave Tilda alone. She’s actually a wonderful freak who’s career has been incredibly queer and interesting. From Orlando and beyond. She was brilliant in Michael Clayton.

I love that she looked so andro and weird at the awards. The celebrities today are so totally boring. They all have L.A. stylists that are all into the same “safe” look. It’s BORING. Bring back Cher in a Bob Mackie gown! Let the actors express themselves. An awful outfit is way more fun than a safe one. No makeup? Now that’s daring. I’d never even dare. Go Tilda!

The fact that this was the most boring Oscar ever made it the best…how can reading a list of winners and losers be entertaining? It was boring but beautiful. The acceptance speeches did not have to compete with a slickly produced program. Tilda’s, Javier’s, Marion’s, and the short film winners’ (especially when Jon went off script and brought back the woman who was cut off) acceptance speeches were inspiring and humbling.

Happy Birthday Amanda. I was in the gym last week and I heard your ring tone. I thought it was my phone but it was the phone of a guy working out next to me. I asked him where he got it, and he said his wife got it from someone. So like I said, the voice of Amanda continues to spread!

I’m alive today to preach to the world the dangers of those nasty club toys called glow sticks —

—- SMOOCH

-Tracy

I also loved chatting with everyone…I think next year we should just chat through the whole Oscar show, then record our show after.

Does anyone have any other suggestions for stuff on TV we could all chat through?

-AS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lcmNaXmjvs

Maybe Ryan Seacrest Wanted to get in on this was upset that he couldn’t??