Comments on: What a feeling! http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/08/01/what-a-feeling/ Red Hot Reads Thu, 09 Sep 2010 22:05:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sarah Mayberry http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/08/01/what-a-feeling/#comment-3448 Sarah Mayberry Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:25:20 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=1319#comment-3448 Hi Katie. I love that you used to put on concerts for your family! How hilarious and wonderful. I can't remember if I ever subjected anyone else in my family to my "dancing". I can remember my brother slouching past when I was rehearsing throwing me disgusted, bemused looks. Don't tell anyone, but sometimes when I'm at home alone and a good song comes on my i-pod, I still break out some of the old moves. Hi Katie. I love that you used to put on concerts for your family! How hilarious and wonderful. I can’t remember if I ever subjected anyone else in my family to my “dancing”. I can remember my brother slouching past when I was rehearsing throwing me disgusted, bemused looks. Don’t tell anyone, but sometimes when I’m at home alone and a good song comes on my i-pod, I still break out some of the old moves.

]]> By: Sarah Mayberry http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/08/01/what-a-feeling/#comment-3447 Sarah Mayberry Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:42:19 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=1319#comment-3447 I heard somewhere that the music of your teen years is supposedly the music that sticks with you through your lifetime, and I am definitely an eighties girl. Everything from Duran Duran to New Order gets me out of my seat. And those movies of the eighties are stuck in my brain very strongly, too - Top Gun, Pretty in Pink, Flashdance, Footloose, Breakfast Club... I could go on and on. Ah, nostalgia. I think this is officially a sign that I am getting old... Great to catch up, Fedora. Stay well! I heard somewhere that the music of your teen years is supposedly the music that sticks with you through your lifetime, and I am definitely an eighties girl. Everything from Duran Duran to New Order gets me out of my seat. And those movies of the eighties are stuck in my brain very strongly, too – Top Gun, Pretty in Pink, Flashdance, Footloose, Breakfast Club… I could go on and on. Ah, nostalgia. I think this is officially a sign that I am getting old… Great to catch up, Fedora. Stay well!

]]> By: Fedora http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/08/01/what-a-feeling/#comment-3445 Fedora Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:12:33 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=1319#comment-3445 Hi, Sarah!! I'm embarrassed to admit that I've yet to watch Flashdance all the way through--I think I'd better go rent it! I do love Eye of the Tiger, and a bunch of other 80s songs that are pretty much guaranteed pick-me-ups :) They've got the combination of catchy beat and danceability (is that even a word? ;)) that make me want to shimmy although that isn't something I'd want to be caught doing publicly ;-) Thanks for the cheerful topic! Hi, Sarah!! I’m embarrassed to admit that I’ve yet to watch Flashdance all the way through–I think I’d better go rent it! I do love Eye of the Tiger, and a bunch of other 80s songs that are pretty much guaranteed pick-me-ups :) They’ve got the combination of catchy beat and danceability (is that even a word? ;)) that make me want to shimmy although that isn’t something I’d want to be caught doing publicly ;-) Thanks for the cheerful topic!

]]> By: Katie Mack http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/08/01/what-a-feeling/#comment-3444 Katie Mack Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:47:17 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=1319#comment-3444 There have been so many favorite moments, it's hard to pick one. So I'll pick two: the dance finale in "Dirty Dancing," and the dance finale in "Strictly Ballroom." No, it's not a coincidence that they're both dance finales. When I was in middle school I often choreographed my own dance productions and forced my parents and siblings to watch me perform. And no, I wasn't good. There have been so many favorite moments, it’s hard to pick one. So I’ll pick two: the dance finale in “Dirty Dancing,” and the dance finale in “Strictly Ballroom.” No, it’s not a coincidence that they’re both dance finales. When I was in middle school I often choreographed my own dance productions and forced my parents and siblings to watch me perform. And no, I wasn’t good.

]]> By: Sarah Mayberry http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/08/01/what-a-feeling/#comment-3443 Sarah Mayberry Sat, 01 Aug 2009 23:05:17 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=1319#comment-3443 Strange reason? Keanu Reeves is not strange! He's a perfectly logical reason to love any movie. (Personally, I have a very soft spot for Speed.) Just watched the scene. Love the way the guys are reluctantly recruited into the dance. I might have to see if my DVD shop has this one since I don't think I've seen it and it's got Jon Favreau AND Keanu, so that's got to be a good thing. Strange reason? Keanu Reeves is not strange! He’s a perfectly logical reason to love any movie. (Personally, I have a very soft spot for Speed.) Just watched the scene. Love the way the guys are reluctantly recruited into the dance. I might have to see if my DVD shop has this one since I don’t think I’ve seen it and it’s got Jon Favreau AND Keanu, so that’s got to be a good thing.

]]> By: Heather MacAllister http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/08/01/what-a-feeling/#comment-3442 Heather MacAllister Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:33:06 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=1319#comment-3442 Ooooo, this is easy!! For some strange reason, one of my favorite movies is THE REPLACEMENTS with Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman. It's about substitute football players hired during a strike and the plot is exactly what you'd expect. But there is a moment when they all dance to "I Will Survive" that gets me every time. Here's the scene on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ndJGP Ooooo, this is easy!! For some strange reason, one of my favorite movies is THE REPLACEMENTS with Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman. It’s about substitute football players hired during a strike and the plot is exactly what you’d expect. But there is a moment when they all dance to “I Will Survive” that gets me every time. Here’s the scene on YouTube: http://bit.ly/ndJGP

]]> By: Sarah Mayberry http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/08/01/what-a-feeling/#comment-3441 Sarah Mayberry Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:46:16 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=1319#comment-3441 Hi Patricia, I was just thinking of that clay scene from Ghost last night! Definitely an iconic cinema moment. As for dancing, I read in the paper over here in NZ that there is a group of people down in Wellington (NZ capital) who have formed their own amateur dance club. They're all adults, and they dress in shiny lycra and glitter and leg warmers and whatever else they fancy, and they go to a church or school hall or something and rock out to the music of their teen years. Bad choreography, crap moves, dodgy backs and hips and knees - Flashdance for the middle-aged. Sounds like good fun to me!!! Hi Patricia,
I was just thinking of that clay scene from Ghost last night! Definitely an iconic cinema moment. As for dancing, I read in the paper over here in NZ that there is a group of people down in Wellington (NZ capital) who have formed their own amateur dance club. They’re all adults, and they dress in shiny lycra and glitter and leg warmers and whatever else they fancy, and they go to a church or school hall or something and rock out to the music of their teen years. Bad choreography, crap moves, dodgy backs and hips and knees – Flashdance for the middle-aged. Sounds like good fun to me!!!

]]> By: Sarah Mayberry http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/08/01/what-a-feeling/#comment-3440 Sarah Mayberry Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:42:38 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=1319#comment-3440 Hey Sammis! I love Grease, too. I especially love the bit at the end where Olivia turns up in her slutty/sexy gear and leads John Travolta around by the nose. Another happy ending that's hard to resist. The strongest memory of I have of My Best Friend's Wedding was of disappointment that Julia didn't get to be happy at the end. Even though throughout the movie I was worried she would get the guy, since her behavior was so appalling I thought she didn't deserve him. But then when she wound up with nothing but her gay buddy at the end, I was also disappointed. Which just goes to show I can't be pleased, I think! Hey Sammis! I love Grease, too. I especially love the bit at the end where Olivia turns up in her slutty/sexy gear and leads John Travolta around by the nose. Another happy ending that’s hard to resist. The strongest memory of I have of My Best Friend’s Wedding was of disappointment that Julia didn’t get to be happy at the end. Even though throughout the movie I was worried she would get the guy, since her behavior was so appalling I thought she didn’t deserve him. But then when she wound up with nothing but her gay buddy at the end, I was also disappointed. Which just goes to show I can’t be pleased, I think!

]]> By: Sarah Mayberry http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/08/01/what-a-feeling/#comment-3439 Sarah Mayberry Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:36:32 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=1319#comment-3439 Hey Liz, great to see you here! I just listened to the Spearhead song on Youtube - it's very happy and I can totally understand how it would get your hips swinging and your toes tapping. I love those moments of triumph in sporting movies. I can't watch the Olympics coverage without getting wound up, actually. The effort and preparation athletes put in is so obvious and their opportunity to succeed or fail is captured for the world to see...There are few moments in an ordinary life that are as cut and dried. Thanks for dropping by. Hey Liz, great to see you here! I just listened to the Spearhead song on Youtube – it’s very happy and I can totally understand how it would get your hips swinging and your toes tapping. I love those moments of triumph in sporting movies. I can’t watch the Olympics coverage without getting wound up, actually. The effort and preparation athletes put in is so obvious and their opportunity to succeed or fail is captured for the world to see…There are few moments in an ordinary life that are as cut and dried. Thanks for dropping by.

]]> By: Patricia http://blazeauthors.com/blog/2009/08/01/what-a-feeling/#comment-3437 Patricia Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:54:55 +0000 http://blazeauthors.com/blog/?p=1319#comment-3437 Hi, Sarah, Also enjoyed FLASHDANCE. Wish I could dance like that--or, at least, with such abandon. Not certain if this is exactly a "feel-good", but, I continue to be so moved by the "making pottery" love scene from GHOST. It most certainly wasn't the most erotic ever, but, it made me feel how much the characters really loved each other. & their slippery hands, sliding all over their bodies, was definitely a turn-on--LOL. Patricia Hi, Sarah, Also enjoyed FLASHDANCE. Wish I could dance like that–or, at least, with such abandon.

Not certain if this is exactly a “feel-good”, but, I continue to be so moved by the “making pottery” love scene from GHOST. It most certainly wasn’t the most erotic ever, but, it made me feel how much the characters really loved each other. & their slippery hands, sliding all over their bodies, was definitely a turn-on–LOL.

Patricia

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