Halo? Statue? Yeah, dat's me.

Oscar time is here.  A celebration of movies by the people who make them.  It's a night of self-congratulation turned into a money making franchise monster.  Originally, is was a banquet for the show people.  Snippets might appear in a newsreel, but that was about it.

Don't get me wrong...I love the Oscars.  I'm a SAG member and root for my picks.  I (sometimes) even like the spectacle that follows along with it.  Billy Crystal was my favorite host, but his humor is a little tired now. The problem I have now is how the winners are selected.  You could give the greatest performance in the history of cinema and not even get nominated.  Or you might lose because it was a comedy-farce without the gravitas that Oscar loves.  You could be a great director who brought a difficult story winningly to the screen, yet not get nominated while your film and its actors are (aka: the movies that direct themselves).

No.  The public shouldn't get a vote.  They already voted with their $$$.  But I do think the entire membership should vote, and vote for anyone they want.  The ones with the most votes win.  Cue closing credits.

More than a Ghost of a chance-

I stopped by rehearsal for the new musical production at the Texas Theatre in Palestine the other day while they were rehearsing music.  This is going to be a great show.  Well cast, as Sandy always does, and well balanced in voices.  I'll stop by this weekend and see more.  I'm hearing great things.