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Topic Author: Susan Peters
Posted: 4:23 PM Sep 15, 2009
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I am trying to figure out why this upsets me .  Its hard to pinpoint.   It could be that I saw   "Dirty Dancing"   and "Ghost"  a million times(well maybe not a million......but at least a half dozen).   I guess I am not alone.    From what I can gather , most women who were either a teenager or a young adult during the 80's ,  had a "special fondness"  for those to movies.   Maybe "Dirty Dancing" , at least was such a "coming of age"  movie for women.     It gave us permission to "appreciate"  a very good looking guy in a rough,  yet sensative role.  

Okay...so maybe it is also the passing of an era........  that whole 80's early 90's time when it was cool to be a "Young Republican"  and appreciate firvilous movies at the theater.    That may be what I am missing....not to mention missing one of the sexist men of his time.

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Posted by: Margaret Location: Wichita
I loved Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing and Ghost. I was surprised when I saw that he and his wife had been together for so long but I was very happy for them. It is great to know there can be a long marriage in the show business. I have always liked him but I am glad he won't be suffering anymore or have the pain. He will be missed alot. And, yes, I agree he was a very good looking guy.

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