UUUgggggghhhh! I stayed up late

UUUgggggghhhh! I stayed up late last night
watching Shaft with R. I was pleasantly surprised when he suggested we watch it
at 9:30p. This is a departure from his German-bred "Early to bed blah, blah,
blah" business, so I thought I had better grab the chance while it presented
itself. It was such a fun movie to watch. I have always loved Isaac Hayes'
score. It reminds me of being really young and riding through the early morning,
still dark city with my mother on my way to pre-school and on her way to work. I
loved the confidence with which Richard Roundtree played John Shaft. He is
walking testosterone! He doesn't pander to the white cops to help him out or to
back him up. It's "You scratch my back, Then I'll scratch yours." There is a
scene in which a white woman steps into the shower with Shaft. R commented that
was probably a big deal in 1971. It still is a big deal in 2003 (remember all
the attention Halle Berry got in Monster's Ball with Billy Bob?) It was fun to
watch and it was nice to just sit close to R and say nothing. This morning,
however, I am suffering! Not enough sleep!