{"id":181,"date":"2008-02-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-25T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2008-02-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-25T05:00:00","slug":"and_the_most_inspiring_moment_goes_to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/and_the_most_inspiring_moment_goes_to\/","title":{"rendered":"And the most inspiring Oscar moment goes to…"},"content":{"rendered":"

For some odd reason, my satellite provider doesn’t consider our closest ABC affiliate a “local channel”, so we couldn’t watch the Oscars last night. (I won’t specifically trash the provider, but between you and me, it rhymes with “wish”<\/b>…as in, “I wish<\/b> we could watch the Oscars, but we have the DISH network”.)<\/p>\n

Doesn’t matter, really. I’d seen the big winner, No Country For Old Men<\/a> and really didn’t care for it. I loved Juno<\/a> but knew it was too charming and clever to win the major awards. And Once<\/a> was only nominated for best song. <\/p>\n

But what a song. And what an acceptance speech. And what a classy move on the part of host Jon Stewart<\/a> bringing back Marketa Irglova so she could “enjoy your moment” after the band cut her off for a commercial break. Here’s all of the ceremony I need to see, courtesy of YouTube:<\/p>\n


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\nGlen Hansard and Marketa Irglova sing “Falling Slowly” on the 2008 Oscars<\/b>
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As Irglova said when Stewart brought her back on stage, “Fair play to those who dare to dream”. Pretty inspiring stuff. <\/p>\n

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