Little Gold Men

I barely saw any of the Oscars last night. I missed the beginning because I was standing in a long, slow-moving line at the supermarket. I missed the end because I couldn't stay awake. And I missed most of the rest because, well, I just don't care that much about the awards in the first place.

I did catch the Dead Folks Slide Show and was dismayed that Don Knotts was not included. His movies were pretty bad, but by playing Barney Fife he built up enough goodwill with me to last several lifetimes. Hopefully his death occurred too close to the broadcast date and he will be remembered next year. Otherwise I may have to cut someone!

I also saw the Academy get funky and award the Best Original Song Oscar to "It's Hard Out Here For A Pimp." Huh? Don't get me wrong, I like hip-hop, but that made no sense. Maybe they were trying to atone for all the times some crappy Phil Collins song won and they overcorrected themselves.e