Oh, gosh. This might have been the headline I read when I burst into real tears at the terrible news that Patrick Swayze was dying. I thought I had already known he was sick, but the thought of a five week timeline really made me cry.
Tabloids should be ashamed of themselves.
pickAfter re-watching Dirty Dancing and a couple docs about Patrick Swayze I realized I hadn't read this yet. Unfortunately, I didn't come away loving him any more. Still respect the work, still love the movies, but he's really just a guy. He worked really hard at whatever he did, but based on his description of himself I don't know if I would have liked him as a person. #29-2022
#nfn21 Started this audiobook while on a road trip for a work workshop. #TIL that Patrick Swayze was a professional ballet dancer. He had just gained the position of principal dancer for a tour and would be doing shows with Mikhail Baryshnikov when he stopped. A knee injury from high-school was just too much to deal with on a daily basis.
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pickThis almost borderlined as a “so-so”. Not the best memoir I‘ve read, but still quite enjoyable as I learned a lot and had no idea Swayze was so multi-talented. I think it would‘ve been better had there not been so many references to his wife throughout. I get that he loved her and all, but sometimes it was a bit much. Makes me sad that he was gone too soon. 😢
My mini book haul from the friends of the library sale today.
Watching Dirty Dancing last weekend, always loved Patrick Swayze so thought I'd give his autobiography a go 💃🕺
pickThis read in almost exactly the same arrangement as “One Last Dance” as far as things and events chosen to be highlighted, but it was just so much more effective, so much more heartrending, in Swayze‘s own words. Another good heart and brave spirit gone too soon, but what a life. #thetimeofmylife #patrickswayze #lisaniemi
Yep. This is a much better book, with actual engagement and heart. And Lord, did Swayze have a big heart. #thetimeofmylife #patrickswayze #lisaniemi
On to the next; I feel like it‘ll be so much more engaging to hear his story in his own words, and without the lens of a fangirl mining from interviews from other people. #thetimeofmylife #patrickswayze #lisaniemi
