My cousin told me about this - "From unexpected pashes to one-handed push-ups; dancing on chairs to streakers ... the Oscars has seen it all in its 82-year history."

I found this posted at WWW.YOUTUBE.COM on Sunday.

My Uncle thought this was interesting.

Do you?

Tonight the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presents the 82nd annual Academy Awards. Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin are on tap to host. * Though the statuette is officially the Academy Award of Merit, it is better known as the Oscar.

This one is for my brother Phyllis:

"Dear Mick LaSalle: Why is it that most of the people who cast Hollywood movies are women? Michael Thompson, Whidbey Island, Wash. Dear Michael Thompson: It could be a coincidence that casting directors are usually women. Or it could be that women are just..."

I read this in the Des Moines paper and wanted to share it with you.

"Theater owners were banned from selling snacks during the run of Ben Hur, 1959 Best Picture. The movie was deemed to be too much of an artistic event to be denigrated by popcorn and candy."