This week a few of the elements of my childhood and adolescents are passing and have passed. G uiding Light one of daytimes longest running daytime dramas is fading into the history books on Friday and yesterday Patrick Swayze died.
Guiding Light is and was a personal favorite of mine. I’ve strayed away from it many times but I’ve always come back to it. In fact this week i’m treasuring it like an old friend that’s going away. I watched it many times with my ma, my mom’s mom, and loved every minute of it. After she died I continued watching it. Never missing a beat. Even if I was checking out its competition I always read recaps and kept up with it. I will miss it.
Patrick Swayze has provided me with many memories. Dirty Dancing provided me with a movie that defined my adolescents and gave me hope that no matter what you looked like you could find love.
The Outsiders was my high school years in a nutshell. I read all the S.E. Hinton books because of that book and movie. I got crushes all over again with the many men that are in it and still do when I watch it. It was a big influence in my life and I love that movie.
My big Patrick Swayze moment came with the movie Ghost. When I was a teenager in high school i watched this movie with one of my best guy friends in the family room at my house. It ws the first time in my memory that I remember being with a guy and watching a movie without any adults around. While no kisses were exchanged, it was a good experience for me that I’ve never forgotten.
This week 2 things are passing and have passed that have meant so much to me. Patrick Swayze and Guiding Light you will never be forgotten.
