It's Payback Time

[Sasha Stone]

Okay, who put money up TITANIC wouldn't win? I need numbers, gimme
numbers.

Just a few comments (because at this point, I think you've all already
seen it all, read it all):

HIDEOUS that when the AMISTAD guy came out the director cut to black
audience members like Spike Lee (who was really robbed this time and
shoulda won).

CHUNKY ARMS award goes to Drew Barrymore

IF YOU CAN'T WALK IN THEM, DON'T WEAR THEM - Sigourney Weaver, Susan
Sarandon.

VISIBLE CROTCH SHOT to sleaze gal Ashley Judd who waltzed across stage
giving everybody a sneak peak (what are you going to do, charge me with
smoking? Yes, peak not peek).

ACK-O-RAMA Ben and Matt (loved the bitter old people jokes about their
age).

HUBBA HUBBA award to Jack Nicholson for looking so nervous (and stoned).
By now, so famous everyone must acknowledge his mere presence.

WHERE DID HER BOOBS GO? Helen Hunt's (breast)smashing dress.

CRINGE-O-RAMA - Jim Cameron shouting "King of the world!" Ugh. Oy.

HUMILIATE THE OLD STARLETT to Billy Crystal for making Faye Ray talk
into the camera.

CUTE N' TEARY MOMENTS to Kim basinger and chubby, scruffy hubby, Ben and
Matt and the mommies.

FAR AND AWAY THE BEST MOMENT - Stanley Donen singing and dancing, making
the whole evening a thrill for me. Scorsese's introduction was wonderful.

PLEASE GET THAT THING OFF YOUR HEAD - Cher. Will you, please?

BUT WHAT HAVE YOU DONE LATELY - Sally O Sally Kirkland, Linda Hamilton?

"I'M WAY TOO COOL TO CARE" - Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway

ANOTHER GAP MOMENT - Sharon Stone

IDIOT'S DELIGHT - Too many montage clips of animals. All those Oscar
winners, reminding us that, yes, Marisa Tomei did win an Oscar.

AS GOOD AS IT GETS - Billy Crystal is the only host known to mankind who
can pull it all off. But he must stop with the Jack Palance jokes
already.

Sasha
Who is none too proud to have predicted the big wins. I shoulda bet
money, I coulda been a contenda.

[Virgulino]

Sasha summarizes:

>VISIBLE CROTCH SHOT to sleaze gal Ashley Judd who waltzed across stage
>giving everybody a sneak peak

Jesus, I thought it had been only my imagination/wishful thinking, but she
really did it, didn't she? NOW, to be judgmental (sleaze???) naw, naw, naw,
naw: she can get away with it because what is pretty is to be displayed!

>CRINGE-O-RAMA - Jim Cameron shouting "King of the world!" Ugh. Oy.

I guess a billion plus allow people to be pathetic.... how stupid did he look?

>CUTE N' TEARY MOMENTS to Kim basinger and chubby, scruffy hubby, Ben and
>Matt and the mommies.

INDEED, INDEED. Additionally, Robin Williams being selected and his
beautiful/emotional thank you speech.

>
>FAR AND AWAY THE BEST MOMENT - Stanley Donen singing and dancing,

No, No, No, No, No. in the eyes of this modest Brazilian boy it was definitely
Miss Judd, a Wildcat in more than one way.

Notes: James Brooks was armed robbed for losing Best Screenplay....As Good as
it gets shoulda been Best Picture....A Bear on Stage!!!.....Was it the make-up
or most actresses presenting the awards were on drugs?....Isn't it time for the
technical awards winners divide their time accordingly so everyone can say
thanks?

Virgulino, who is thankful to not have put his money up.

[Sasha Stone]

On Wed, 25 Mar 1998, Virgulino wrote:

> Jesus, I thought it had been only my imagination/wishful thinking, but she
> really did it, didn't she? NOW, to be judgmental (sleaze???) naw, naw, naw,
> naw: she can get away with it because what is pretty is to be displayed!
>

She really did it. Some of the [cool] people in the front row must have
caught a real glimpse of the fur lining.

> I guess a billion plus allow people to be pathetic.... how stupid did he look?
>

He looked silly because he didn't sell it. If he'd a sold it he wouldn't
have looked like a faker.

> INDEED, INDEED. Additionally, Robin Williams being selected and his
> beautiful/emotional thank you speech.
>

Not to mention his great exit from the stage a la Groucho.

> No, No, No, No, No. in the eyes of this modest Brazilian boy it was definitely
> Miss Judd, a Wildcat in more than one way.
>

Well okay. I'll give that to you. I didn't know you were Brazilian!
Yeah, major crotch shot.

> Notes: James Brooks was armed robbed for losing Best Screenplay....As Good as
> it gets shoulda been Best Picture....A Bear on Stage!!!.....Was it the make-up
> or most actresses presenting the awards were on drugs?....Isn't it time for
the
> technical awards winners divide their time accordingly so everyone can say
> thanks?

I think it was makeup. I hear the latest trend is the code blue look.
It was also a deliriously clear and hot day out here so the sun was high,
casting odd shadows.

Sasha