Tonight, in TV wasteland (it’s only TV wasteland….) my husband happened upon Saturday Night Fever. I begged him to please watch something more amusing, such as the Walking Dead, but he was insistent. I sighed and resigned myself. Okay, I know how to deal with this, I sez to myself.
Having been a disco inferno – 10 pm – 4 am worshiper at the shrine of disco, I knew what to do. As soon as the movie went into action, I went with it, scene by scene…swingin’ the paint can, arguing about the bloody pork chop….he was annoyed until this scene started and I matched John step by step, beat by beat.
As soon as it was over, my beloved hit the off button on the remote and said to me: I knew you did the disco rounds and I’ve seen you dance ballroom, but at 62, you just put Travolta to shame. I smiled and nodded and said, “and your point?”
He said, you are a dangerous woman – and when I grow up, I want to dance like that. I shrugged. “My dear, I hope you dance better.”
So…..keep some things secret ladies…and pull out those secrets when they will make the most impact….
I’m still keeping my air guitar impression of Pete Townsend doing Baba O’Reilly for another day.
kanzen sakura 
Mar 23, 2014 @ 22:06:48
sounds like a fun way
to joyfully be staying alive 🙂
Mar 23, 2014 @ 22:14:33
It is! ha ha ha ha stayin’ alive…
Mar 23, 2014 @ 22:40:39
This brings back fond memories… John Travolta I love it! 🙂
Mar 23, 2014 @ 23:12:17
It is a blast from the past, hey?
Mar 24, 2014 @ 10:37:32
The man was stiff but he sure made you enjoy watching him anyway just because of his personality Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 02:40:42 +0000 To: thspencer51@hotmail.com
Mar 24, 2014 @ 11:11:41
Those were smooth moves that we all wanted to copy. I guess I’m telling my age. LOL
Mar 24, 2014 @ 11:44:58
I’m 62 and proud of it. I still think I am 18 and my friends say I look early 40s, so I don’t worry sbout my age. I’m tenyears older than my husband and leave him in the dust.
Mar 24, 2014 @ 19:52:48
Hahaha…I have an aunt who’s 75 that can run circles around me…and I’m close to your husbands age.. So I can definitely relate.
Mar 24, 2014 @ 02:27:33
Ohayo gozaimassu(here!) Kanzensakura! 🙂
John Travolta is a great actor, too… he did show it in Tarantino’s movies…
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@”Pete Townsend… I came across him in a “Toys r us” in NYC years ago… small world! 🙂
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have a positive week and cheers! 🙂
Mar 24, 2014 @ 10:36:49
How funny! Roger Daltry was always the family man and the one who didn’t party with the others. I love the thought of Pete in Toys r Us, maybe picking out something for his children. Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 06:27:36 +0000 To: thspencer51@hotmail.com
Mar 24, 2014 @ 11:12:28
You still got it! You ARE full of surprises. The image of you dancing has me foot-tapping and grinning. 😀
Mar 24, 2014 @ 14:37:06
then….as one of the songs in Saturday night fever says, get off your butt….you should be dancin’, yeah!
Mar 25, 2014 @ 13:26:16
Well I done dood it. 🙂
Mar 25, 2014 @ 15:59:59
Hooray!!!!!! You go girl.
Mar 25, 2014 @ 17:41:02
😛
Mar 24, 2014 @ 18:10:00
Ha! You are FULL of surprises, lady. Thanks for the smiles and inspiration. Dance on. xo
Mar 24, 2014 @ 18:22:16
That’s why he is never bored. disco isn’t real dancing though, but it is fun. Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 22:10:03 +0000 To: thspencer51@hotmail.com
Mar 26, 2014 @ 19:46:53
I loved this one, Kanzen and I have great images of the scene you set with your husband. I laughed when I clicked on the film to see how young John was and his east coast stiffness. Grin. To contrast that with how he played Michael 19 years later… Love him.
Mar 26, 2014 @ 20:09:17
Indeed yes. and he was a stiffy. Only gay men were smooth and fluid on the East coast back in them degenerate days. Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 23:46:54 +0000 To: thspencer51@hotmail.com
Mar 26, 2014 @ 20:28:17
Good point – can’t remember for the California coast scene if the gay men were better… My husband had a move he would do that was just liquid. One time when we were dancing, a woman in her eighties came up to me and said, “He’s a keeper, dear.” and winked at us.
Mar 26, 2014 @ 21:36:12
Love it. A gay friend and I were burning the floor up at one of his cousins’ wedding reception. One of the male cousins came up and asked to dance with me and when we were dancing asked, is he as good in bed as he is on the dance floor? I just gave a wicked grin and said to him, why don’t you give him a chance and see what YOU think? Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 00:28:18 +0000 To: thspencer51@hotmail.com